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Eddie Redmayne announces new prize to benefit Lumos

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Eddie Redmayne announces new prize to benefit Lumos

Prizes include:

  • Two tickets to red carpet premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in New York, Paris or London
  • Roundtrip flights to chosen premiere location (New York, Paris or London) provided by American Airlines & 4-star hotel supplied by Expedia
  • Opportunity to meet the cast at the premiere
  • Opportunity for exclusive Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald merchandise

Additional prize added:

One additional winner will have the opportunity to host a private screening of the film for friends and family at their local cinema.

Actor Eddie Redmayne has today announced a new prize in a competition to benefit J.K. Rowling’s international children’s charity, Lumos.

In a newly-released greeting, the actor says that another lucky winner will have the chance to host a private screening of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at their local cinema.

This is in addition to the prizes launched on 8 June 2018, where three lucky winners have the chance to win a pair of tickets to the New York, Paris or London premieres.

Lumos, J.K. Rowling’s international children’s charity, in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment, is running the competition from 8 June until 6 July 2018. Every $10 donation at www.crowdrise.com/FantasticBeasts will count as one entry to the global sweepstakes run through the online fundraising platform CrowdRise. Lumos CEO Georgette Mulheir says:

“Every entry helps to transform the future of the 8 million children trapped in orphanages and other institutions around the world. Children thrive in families, not orphanages. Everyone who enters can be proud that they are helping Lumos achieve its mission to support all children to grow up in loving, protective families. We are grateful to the generous support of our partners at Warner Bros. Entertainment, American Airlines and Expedia.”

Competition details

The competition runs from 8 June until 6 July, 2018. Winners will be announced the week commencing 8 July 2018. Every $10 donation at www.crowdrise.com/FantasticBeasts counts as one entry to the global sweepstakes with one winner per premiere. The Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald premieres will be held in New York on 8 November 2018; Paris on 12 November; and London on 13 November. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will be released in cinemas worldwide on 16 November 2018. The CrowdRise sweepstakes’ terms and conditions are available here.

Opportunities to obtain exclusive Fantastic Beasts merchandise include:

  • Fantastic Beasts gold-foiled print @ $50, courtesy of MinaLima
  • Fantastic Beasts t-shirt @ $75
  • Fantastic Beasts gold-foiled print and t-shirt @ $120
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay books signed by J.K. Rowling @ $2,500

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For more information, please contact Chloe Kay 07387 326442 / chloe.kay@wearelumos.org