UBC student chats with his idol thanks to Wind Mobile's Best Conversation Ever competition
Today, UBC student and aspiring filmmaker Ian Holliday had the conversation of his dreams with his idol, Academy Award-nominated film director Christopher Nolan.
Ian was one of more than 10,000 people to register for WIND Mobile’s competition Best Conversation Ever, which offered Canadians the chance to speak to anyone in the world. By submitting a creative entry, inspired by Nolan’s own work, and rallying hundreds of votes, Holliday’s entry won him the conversation of his dreams.
“When my friends and I found out about WIND Mobile’s contest, Best Conversation Ever, we knew it was the opportunity of a lifetime and had a lot of fun creating the video,” said Ian Holliday. “We never imagined that we would actually win so talking to Mr. Nolan this morning was truly an unbelievable experience. I am still in awe.”
Ian is the third of five Canadians to win their best conversation ever through the WIND Mobile competition. Christopher, who is currently filming The Dark Knight Rises, took time out of his schedule to talk to Ian this morning. The first two winners chose to speak with entrepreneur and philanthropist W. Brett Wilson, and Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulous.
“I am honoured that Ian chose to have a conversation with me,” said Christopher. “I wish Ian the best of luck heading into this industry and hope our conversation provided him with some useful information to make breaking through easier.”
Each of the five personalities who participate is asked to choose one Canadian charity to receive $100,000 for a total of $500,000 in donations from Wind. Christopher selected the Canadian Film Centre as the recipient for his donation.
“This first-of-its kind competition is completely unique – it’s not only making dreams come true for several lucky Canadians but it’s also making a real different to several Canadian charities,” said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of WIND Mobile. “As a mobile company, we definitely see this as the power of conversation at its most powerful – it has allowed us to change lives and give back to our communities.”
