Author: Vivian Gu

World Wide has launched an exciting sweepstakes to promote the upcoming release of Applause. From now until Friday, November 12, visit the film's Facebook page and enter to win a VIP invitation to a private press screening of the film in either New York or Los Angeles. Winners will be announced on Monday, November 15. For further details and sweepstakes rules, visit http://www.applausemovie.com/promotions/63. Tell your friends and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook!

Just who is Paprika Steen? In addition to being the critically acclaimed star of Applause, the Danish-American actress is an international stage and screen award winner and a really funny lady to boot! Visit www.paprikasteenofficial.com, the performer’s new web site, to view photos, learn more about her past career, hear the latest about her upcoming projects, and find out when she’ll be in the States. The actress even invites feedback and will answer questions about her new site and her films. Visit the contact page and leave her a message!

It’s ready! The North American version of the trailer for the critically-acclaimed feature film Applause has now been completed, and we couldn’t be more excited and proud to show it to you.

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Applause star Paprika Steen is coming stateside this fall to promote this award-winning film. In anticipation of her visit to North American audiences, the Danish actress (who was actually born in the U.S.) has launched her own official website at http://www.paprikasteenofficial.com. On it, fans can find photos and learn more about Ms. Steen’s upcoming films, past career, international awards, and future plans. In other news, the first round of World Wide’s “Ask Paprika” promotion continues. The deadline to submit questions is Friday, October 1, at which point the actress will be selecting a few to answer via YouTube.com video. Don’t miss out! Questions can be submitted via Facebook & Twitter.

In anticipation of the fourth quarter release of Applause, World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation is busy crafting a compelling North American version of the film’s trailer. Upon its completion, the trailer will be made available for viewing on the Web site, and the marketing team will be launching a campaign to take it viral. In other news, plans are being finalized for Paprika Steen’s U.S. press tour, which will begin Sunday, November 28, and run through the film’s scheduled premiere on Friday, December 3. Ms. Steen will be making appearances at screenings and doing interviews on both coasts. She will also be accompanied on select dates by the film’s producer, Mikael Christian Rieks, and director/co-writer, Martin Pieter Zandvliet.

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (World Wide) is gearing up to launch an exciting, interactive promotion called “Ask Paprika.” The award-winning star of Applause wants to get to know her audience here in the States. Over the next few months, fans will be able to ask Ms. Steen questions via the official Facebook and Twitter for Applause. Fans can ask not only about the film, but also about the evolving motion picture industry in Europe, Paprika’s past features, her future projects, her acting style, and more. She encourages fans to be creative with their questions and not to be afraid to ask something original and interesting. Paprika’s personalized video responses to the questions selected will be posted on YouTube. The promotion will commence this month.