Contest Rules
CONTEST RULES & GUIDELINES
Please read and carefully consider the following rules and guidelines for Filmfest Contest before submitting your short film (“the Material”).
All entrants must adhere to the following guidelines:
Online entry system
In order for your entry to be valid, you must submit it using the online entry system on this website, including:
- Completing all compulsory fields on each step the entry form.
- Uploading/submitting your short film.
Only 1 entry per month/per person will be accepted.
Free to Submit
There is no submission fee required to submit your short film.
Withdrawal of Material
You are at liberty to request that any of the material you have submitted be withdrawn from the contest, deleted from our website, Instagram Account, or from any marketing or advertising content used to promote the contest or festival via a written notice sent to: admin@filmfest.net. We undertake to withdraw or delete any material subject to such notice within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notice.
No association with Social Media Websites
You acknowledge and understand that we are not in any way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or any other social media used throughout the contest.
Rights and Release
We require films to have the necessary right and releases secured for us to feature them including music. Filmfest will showcase your film on our Instagram Account and may use your film in future promotions, advertisements, and showcases.
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You agree that we may use the material submitted by you for advertising or promotional purposes. If you would like your Material not to be considered to be used for advertisements or promotions kindly inform us by written notice sent to: admin@filmfest.net
Copyright Information
Music copyright (synchronization rights)
If you have used, or plan to use, music that is not your own (and that you have not already obtained permission to use), you will need to seek synchronization rights. This licensing will be done directly by the copyright holders, rather than by a central organization.
Two kinds of copyright can be involved:
- The copyright on the musical composition. This copyright is connected to the writer(s) of the music and is usually administered by a publishing company (in other words, you will usually be dealing with a publisher rather than with composers/songwriters themselves). Rights attached to musical compositions are often referred to as the publishing rights.
- The copyright on the sound recording (if an existing sound recording is being used). This copyright is connected to the recording artist(s) and is usually administered by the record company that releases the recording. Rights connected with sound recordings are often referred to as the master rights.
Eligibility
All genres and types of short films are eligible to be submitted, even if they have premiered at other film festivals or online before.
Film specifications
✓ Films must be less than 30 minutes in duration.
✓ Films must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe on the copyright or any other rights of any third party.
✓ By submitting your film, you grant Filmfest the right to make your film ‘Free to View’, available on the Filmfest website for public viewing.
Disqualification
Filmfest reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it has reasonable grounds to believe has breached any of the rules of the contest or our terms and conditions. We reserve the right to reject any film that does not meet the above guidelines or is not of sufficient quality.
Prize
The Contest shall be held entirely online on Filmfest’s website Filmfest.net.
A prize of $1,000 USD will be awarded to the film chosen by our panel of judges. The winner will be announced at the end of that month’s festival.
The Prize Money shall be sent to the winner of the Contest via wire transfer or other method to be agreed upon. Should you win the Contest we will attempt to contact you three (3) times via e-mail and Instagram to inform you of the same and work on the modalities of how you may access the prize money. You agree that in the event that you fail to respond or communicate within ninety (90) days from date when we first attempted to make contact then you will be deemed to have forfeited the Prize Money which shall be passed on to the 1st runners up.
Response
We will let you know as soon as your film is a part of one of our upcoming festivals. Please be patient as we go through submissions.
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