| 1. Submission and
application |
| 1.1 |
The film and application form
may be submitted in one of two ways |
| (a) |
Electronically via FTP (preferred) |
| i |
please compress the film and
completed application form into a single ZIP archive file (e.g., using "Winzip"
http://www.winzip.com) |
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ii |
upload this file
to the following FTP address: |
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ftp://shortfilm.videohelp.com (anonymous user) |
| iii |
then
post a new topic in the VideoHelp.com Short Film Competition forum
here: |
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http://shortfilm.videohelp.com |
| iv |
the
film and application form must be uploaded before the closing date
of the competition |
| v |
we take no responsibility for
lost or late applications due to the quality of the webhost or the world wide web in
general |
| (b) |
By post (only
if you do not have good internet access) |
| i |
please record the film and
completed application form onto a standard 12 cm CD-R disc as a CD-ROM |
| ii |
then post it to the following
address: |
| |
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VideoHelp.com Short Film Competition
c/o Dr Michael Tam
PO Box K786
Haymarket, NSW 1240
Australia |
| iii |
the package must be post
marked on or before the due date |
| iv |
in addition, late packages
that arrive more than 10 days past the due date will not be accepted |
| v |
we take no responsibility for
lost or late or damaged applications due to the postal service |
| 1.2 |
the application form must be
completed satisfactorily and must include the following: |
| (a) |
acceptance of the terms and
condition of the VideoHelp.com Short Film Competition |
| (b) |
the name of the entrant (a
pseudonym is acceptable) |
| (c) |
a valid contact e-mail
address |
| (d) |
the name of the video clip |
| (e) |
a
description of the video clip |
| (f) |
declaration of any sponsors |
|
optional fields in the application include: |
| (g) |
mailing
address (required if the entrant wishes to receive any material
prize that may be won) |
| (h) |
an
article on the inspiration for the film and what the entrant was
trying to achieve |
| (i) |
an
article on how the short film was produced including hardware,
software and any special techniques |
| 1.3 |
there may only be one short
film application per entrant |
| 1.4 |
any persons involved with the
sponsoring or judging of the competition are forbidden from entering this competition |
| 1.5 |
the entrant may quit the
competition at any time by writing an e-mail to: |
|
vitualis (at) michaeltam.com
(replace (at) with @) |
| 3. Content
restrictions |
| 3.1 |
(a) |
films depicting pornography will be
disqualified |
| (b) |
films depicting a real criminal offence
perpetrated (or suspected of being perpetrated) by the entrant will be disqualified
and relevant authorities contacted |
| 3.2 |
any film that contain the
following: grossly offensive material, inflammatory material, depiction of extreme
violence or sexual violence (even if simulated), cruelty against animals (even if
simulated), incitement of racial or religious hatred, etc. (the list is not exhaustive) may be disqualified after deliberation by
the judges |
| 3.3 |
the decision by the judges to
disqualify a film from the competition is final and not subject to further discussion
or appeal |
| 3.4 |
films should be relevant to
the theme or topic of the competition |
| 5. Judging and prizes |
| 5.1 |
(a) |
the decision of the judges is final |
| (b) |
the judging
criteria and process are described at
http://shortfilm.videohelp.com or is linked to from that site |
| (c) |
we have no obligation to explain judging
decisions |
| 5.2 |
(a) |
prizes are
allocated according to the published judging criteria at
http://shortfilm.videohelp.com or is linked to from that site |
| (b) |
any material/physical prizes can only be
delivered if a valid postal address was submitted on the application form |
| (c) |
prizes will not be given if the
competition is terminated |
| (d) |
we take no responsibility in lost or late
prizes due to the postal service |
| 5.3 |
if an entrant is discovered
to have breached the terms and conditions after judging and the allocation of prizes, they
will be formally stripped of that award |
| 6. Copyright |
| 6.1 |
the author/producer of the
clip maintains and owns the copyright of the film |
| 6.2 |
by
entering this competition, the entrant gives VideoHelp.com and its
moderators the limited right to copy the film, re-encode the film and to distribute the film
for the purposes of the competition (including and not limited to judging, public
appraisal, creation of public world-wide web content and the generation of revenue) |
| 6.3 |
(a) |
the entrant can revoke this
right by formally quitting the competition by sending an e-mail to: |
|
|
vitualis (at) michaeltam.com (replace
(at) with @) |
| (b) |
the entrant can only revoke
this right before the announcement of winners in the competition |