37th cleveland international film festival :: April 3 - april 14, 2013
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March 20th, 2011 @ 8:30pm

Who will be the mayor of the 35th CIFF?

It’s hip to be Foursquare.

Again this year, the Cleveland International Film Festival is using Foursquare to elect a mayor of this year’s festival. The mayor, who will be announced on the final day of the festival — Sunday, April 3 — will receive a special CIFF polo shirt.

To get started, all you need is a Foursquare account (sign up at www.foursquare.com), a mobile phone to check in from and a decent SMS package. Foursquare apps are available for Android and iPhone, while BlackBerry users can check-in at http://foursquare.com/mobile.

Users get points for checking in at various CIFF-designated locations within Tower City (see below). You get one point for checking in; five points are awarded to places you’ve never checked in from before; another point if it’s the second, third, fourth place of the evening; and another still for checking in multiple nights in a row. Here’s an important tip: if you want to become mayor, you need to have uploaded a profile photo, and you must become a friend of “CIFF” on Foursquare.

The following venues will be recognized as possible check-in locations during the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival:

CIFF-Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland

CIFF-MK Ferguson Plaza (opening night only)

CIFF-Renaissance Cleveland Hotel

CIFF-Hard Rock Cafe, Cleveland

CIFF-Walkway to Gateway at Tower City (lines for screenings)

CIFF-Challenge Match / Tower City Cinemas Lobby

CIFF-Tower City Cinemas (one check-in per film)

CIFF-Tower City Food Court

CIFF-Tower City Fountain

CIFF-Tower 230

The mayor will be elected based on the total number check-ins across all the check-in locations combined. Being the mayor of one venue does not guarantee mayorship of the entire festival. The last chance to check in will be Friday, April 1, and the winner will be contacted on Saturday, April 2.

For more information on how Foursquare works, visit www.foursquare.com or contact thedaily@clevelandfilm.org.

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