We are proud to announce the winners of
VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR'S MOST FASHIONABLE PUG CONTEST.

The contest was organized to celebrate the theatrical release of "Valentino The Last Emperor", the hit documentary feature about Italian fashion designer and pug owner Valentino. The winners were selected by Mr. Valentino himself from among the 475 pugs who entered the contest between March 18 and April 17, 2009. Thank you to all who entered.

• First Place:

  Ito‚ dressed as one of the most fashionable women on the planet, Vogue's Anna Wintour. His full name is Ito Montgomery Aldridge-Lungren. He will turn five on September 6th and has a little sister Evie Irene, a black pug who is three. He lives in the Bernal Heights of San Francisco with his parents John Aldridge and Eric Lungren. When proclaiming the winner, Valentino exclaimed, "You cannot talk fashion without talking Anna Wintour!"

• Second place:

  Jolly, looking very glamorous in a toile de Jouy dress. Owned by Sarah Horton of Hampton, New Hampshire, Jolly tells us her designer was inspired by a dress in a Cortina shop window, and thought the color and silhouette would suit Jolly. Obviously, Valentino agreed.

• Third place:

  Blue, Bono and Roxy who reside in Rohnert Park, CA with their parents, Philip and Susan Lauer. They wear parkas designed by Susan; perhaps Valentino will invite them all to Gstaad next winter?

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A selection of the best entry photos will be posted daily on this page. Deadline: Thursday, April 16.
Winners will be notified by Friday, April 24.

Valentino The Last Emperor is playing nationwide.
For a list of cities, click here.

Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Subject to all laws. Open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. (Employees of Acolyte Films and their families are prohibited.) Contest begins at midnight EST on March 10th 2009 and ends at midnight EST on April 17th 2009. Limit: One (1) entry per person. Approximate Retail Value of Prizes: first prize, $700; second prize, $215-$245; third prize, $50-$70. Contest sponsor: Acolyte Films, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 5th floor, New York, NY 10013. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you hereby represent and warrant that the dog featured in the submitted photo is owned by you. Photos of dogs not belonging to the submitter are forbidden and will be disqualified. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you hereby grant Acolyte Films an irrevocable, perpetual and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, modify, publish and otherwise make use of the submitted photo, along with your name and location and the name of your dog. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you acknowledge and agree that Acolyte Films shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any photo or information submitted by you. Photos or information submitted by you to the contest shall be the property of Acolyte Films, and Acolyte Films shall have no obligation to preserve, return or otherwise make available to you or others any photos or information so submitted. Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees, and all such additional costs that may be incurred.

HOW TO ENTER

'Win a Valentino Gown' Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Phase 4 Films (USA), LLC, Decades, Inc. ("Sponsors"). The Sweepstakes begins September 1st, 2009 and ends December 31, 2009. 

1.ELIGIBILITY
Open to legal residents of the United States (void in Puerto Rico), 21 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees of Sponsors, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions partners, and the officers, directors, agents, representatives, and the immediate family members (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents) of each are not eligible to enter. This Sweepstakes is void outside of the United States and where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  

2.HOW TO ENTER
You can enter this Sweepstakes via email. To enter, send an email to valentinodvdcontest@phase4films.com with the following information in the body of your email: your name, address (including zip code), phone number (including area code), date of birth, and e-mail address.   

There is a limit of one entry per person or e-mail address. To be eligible, all entries for Sweepstakes must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 31, 2009, the Sweepstakes Expiration Date. Entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), forged, illegible, mutilated, incomplete, misdirected, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules will be disqualified. Multiple entries are ineligible. More than one entry from any person or e-mail address will void all entries from that person or e-mail address. Entrants must have a valid email address. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. Sponsors are not responsible for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic, which may affect entry. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsors.   

3. SELECTION OF WINNER
Winner will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries on/about January 10th, 2010 by Sponsors, whose decisions are final in all respects. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be notified by e-mail or phone on/about January 10th, 2009. If a potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been exerted during three (3) business days from the date of the Sweepstakes drawing, or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner may be selected.   

4. PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE(S): Approximate retail value (“ARV”): $3,200 One (1) Authentic Valentino Gown, size US 6. One (1) DVD copy of Valentino The Last Emperor DVD ARV: $29.99. Sponsors will cover standard shipping costs.   Premium shipping or insured shipping costs should they be requested, will be covered by the winner. Total ARV = $3,229.99.   

Total Approximate Prize Value = $3,229.99   

No cash redemption or prize substitution (including size substitution) is allowed except at the discretion of the Sponsors. If a prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsors, a substitute prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Prize is not transferable.  Prize is awarded “as is.”   

5.CONDITIONS
By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these complete Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All applicable federal, state and local taxes are the responsibility of prize winner(s). By participating, all entrants, winners and guests agree that Sponsors, and their officers, directors, parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the "Sweepstakes Entities"), are not responsible for, (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, stolen, postage due or illegible entries; (ii) any injuries, losses, damages, costs or expenses whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, or participation in Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery; or (iii) printing, distribution or production errors. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsors and their agencies to use the winner’s name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation or authorization, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on the Internet, unless prohibited by law. Each winner (or parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor) must complete, sign, notarize and return an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability / Publicity Release before claiming prize. Failure to do so will result in disqualification of the winner, and an alternate winner will be selected. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, such as tampering or infection by computer virus, Sponsors at their sole discretion reserve the right to modify, suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited.   

6.DISCLAIMERS
The Sweepstakes Entities are not liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from acceptance/possession and/or misuse of prize(s), participation in Sweepstakes, or any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer Internet system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof, or any entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, postage-due, forged, illegible, mutilated, mechanically duplicated, mass machine printed, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant’s or third person’s computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from Sweepstakes.   

7.USE OF DATA
Sponsors will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Please review the Sponsors’ privacy policies at phase4films.com, valentinomovie.com. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsors’ collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsors’ privacy policies.   

8. COPY OF OFFICIAL RULES/WINNERS LIST
For a copy of the Official Rules please visit valentinomovie.com#contest. To obtain a list of winners send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by January 10th, 2010 to: Phase 4 Films® Attention: Marketing. 460-A Greenway Industrial Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina, 29708.  

9. SPONSORS:
The Sponsors of this Sweepstakes are: Phase 4 Films® Inc. 1865 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 1Y5, Decades, Inc. 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90046.

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BONUS MATERIAL
The DVD and Blu-ray of VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR brings you even closer to the maestro's world of high fashion. In addition to the original feature-length film, the disks include 46 minutes of never-before-seen bonus material: Three mini-features covering the unique world of haute couture and the unmatched highlife of Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti.