2012 Great
Lakes International Film Festival
Scriptwriting Competition
Printable Entry Form
FEES, DEADLINES and RULES:
By submitting your film to this competition
you acknowledge that you have read, fully
understand and agree to all of the below terms
of submission and rules.
Short Length Script:
$25.00
($20.00 Student)
if postmarked by January 28, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$35.00
($30.00 Student)
if postmarked by April 21, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$45.00
($40.00 Student)
if postmarked July 21, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$55.00
($50.00 Student)
if postmarked by
August 11, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
Withoutabox entries ONLY
Feature Length Script
$35.00
($25.00 Student)
if postmarked by January 28, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$45.00
($35.00 Student)
if postmarked by April 21, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$55.00
($45.00 Student)
if postmarked by July 21, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
$65.00
($55.00 Student)
if postmarked by August 11, 2012
(U.S. Currency only)
Withoutabox
entries ONLY
ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE
TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL
BE ACCEPTED. For all entries submitted outside
the United States, we will only accept payment
for submission fees in the form of
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS
Scriptwriting Eligibility:
Must be 18 years of age or older
Applicants under the age of 18 are allowed
to enter this contest. Any applicant who is
under the age of 18 must have a parent or
legal guardian enter the competition on
their behalf and provide their signature on
each entry form submitted. Should an
applicant under the age of 18 win the
competition all monies and prizes will be
made payable to the parent or legal guardian
and/or that person whose name and signature
appears on the application. Teachers may
always submit entries on behalf of their
students. Each entry must include the
teacher's signature. Each entry must also
include a copy of the teacher's teaching
credential.
The entered script must not be or previously
been optioned, sold, or produced
Scriptwriting Rules:
Any genre considered
Scripts must be original work of the author
Multiple authorship is allowed. If the script
wins, the writers will divide the prize.
Multiple entries are allowed, but their own
completed entry form and their own appropriate
entry fee must accompany each entry.
No corrected pages or additional pages will be
accepted after the script has been entered.
Script Guidelines:
Submitted Scripts must be in English.
Do not send originals, scripts will not be
returned.
Scripts must be in industry standard format
and bound with 2 or 3 brads unless submitted
electronically as an Adobe PDF or Word File.
Body pages must be correctly numbered.
Script title page should only contain name of
screenplay.
Must be on white paper.
Covers must be card stock only
Teleplay Rules:
Teleplays must be original material. We will
not accept spec scripts for existing shows,
treatments or reality television pilots.
Teleplays must be hour or half-hour or one
hour pilots. Additional material will not be
read or considered.
Teleplays must not have been previously
optioned, purchased or produced.
Competition Awards:
Prizes for the winning script will include
cash award of $1,500.00. The winning script
will be forwarded to agents and industry
professionals for consideration.
Script Length:
Feature Length scripts 70 pages or more
Shorts length scripts 69 pages or less
Teleplay Feature Length scripts no more than
60 pages
Teleplay Short Length Scripts no more than 30
pages
Stage Play Full Length scripts 50 pages or
more
Stage Play Short Length Scripts 49 pages or
less
All entries must be postmarked no later than
the appropriate entry deadline they were
submitted under. Additional entry fee will be
required if not postmarked by the appropriate
deadline. Entries received with uncompleted
information will not be considered.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL BELOW INSTRUCTIONS
ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE
TRANSFERS, OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
For all entries submitted outside the United
States, we will only accept payment for
submission fees in the form of INTERNATIONAL
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS
Checks returned to us will incur a standard
$25 fee that must be paid, even if you choose
to pull your script/film from the competition.
Script selections will be announced
no later than August 31st, 2012
Not following the guidelines, rules,
regulations, or eligibility may be cause for
disqualification.
General. By entering this Contest, entrants
agree to abide by the terms of these Official
Rules, which are final and binding on all
matters pertaining to this Contest. All
federal, state, and local laws and regulations
apply. All taxes (including, without
limitation, federal, state, and local taxes)
on or connected with any prize (including,
without limitation, prizes that are
opportunities to make donations to a
charitable organization), and the reporting
consequences thereof, are the sole and
exclusive responsibility of respective
winners. Each Winner must, if so requested by
Promoter, complete Promoter's winner
verification process and/or execute and return
an Affidavit of Eligibility and a
Liability/Publicity Release within a period of
time required by Promoter. All prizes awarded
in connection with the Contest are
nontransferable and nonendorseable. No
substitution of prizes is permitted. The
Promoter or Host's employees or agents or
representatives may view all Concepts in the
interest of providing technical assistance to
Contestants. Technical questions may be
referred to Host for assistance at Promoter's
discretion. Dates of official announcements
are subject to change. Release, Waiver and
Indemnification. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST,
ENTRANTS RELEASE AND HOLD THE PROMOTER AND
HOST AND ALL OTHER CONTEST ENTITIES HARMLESS
FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES,
RIGHTS, CLAIMS, AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND
ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, FROM THE CONTEST OR PARTICIPATION
IN ANY CONTEST-RELATED ACTIVITY (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE REMOVAL FROM THE SITE
OF, OR DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, ANY
SUBMISSION OR OTHER MATERIAL), OR RESULTING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACCEPTANCE,
POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE
AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION PERSONAL INJURY,
DEATH, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS WELL AS
CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION,
AND/OR INVASION OF PRIVACY. THE PROMOTER, THE
HOST AND CONTEST ENTITIES DO NOT NOW AND SHALL
NOT HAVE IN THE FUTURE ANY DUTY OR LIABILITY,
DIRECT OR INDIRECT, VICARIOUS, CONTRIBUTORY,
OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE INFRINGEMENT
OR PROTECTION OF AN ENTRANT'S INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS, IF ANY, RESPECT TO ANY
SUBMISSION OR CONCEPT, REVIEWS, MATERIAL,
VIDEO AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST. BY ENTERING THE
CONTEST, ENTRANTS RELEASE, WAIVE ANY CLAIMS
WITH REGARD TO, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE
PROMOTER, THE HOST AND THE CONTEST ENTITIES
FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF ANY
KIND THAT ARE OR COULD BE ASSERTED WITH
RESPECT TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE CONTEST.
ENTRANTS FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND
AND HOLD THE PROMOTER, HOST AND ALL OTHER
CONTEST ENTITIES HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL
DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, FEES AND COST INCURRED
IN DEFENDING AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS OR
THREATS OF CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST PROMOTER,
HOST AND/OR OTHER CONTEST ENTITIES ARISING
FROM ANY ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN OR CONDUCT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST. Entrant agrees to
convey, transfer, and give promoter, host, and
contest all rights to submitted materials for
the purposes of but not limited to fundraising
activities and such fundraising activities
shall be at the complete and total discretion,
consideration, and full and complete authority
of the promoter, host, and contest in
perpetuity.
Force Majeure. Nonperformance of any party
shall be excused to the extent that
performance is rendered impossible by strike,
fire, flood, earthquakes, war, governmental
acts or orders or restrictions, or any other
reason where failure to perform is beyond the
reasonable control, and not caused by the
negligence of, the nonperforming party.
Governing Law and Waiver of Damages. The
Contest and these Official Rules are governed
by and shall be construed in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
United States of America, without regards to
its principles of conflicts of law. For any
dispute not subject to arbitration according
to Section 4(g) above, entrant agrees to
personal jurisdiction by the federal and state
courts located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United
States of America, and waives any
jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum
objections to such courts. Further, in any
such dispute, under no circumstances will
entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and
hereby irrevocably waives all rights to claim,
punitive, incidental, or consequential
damages, or any other damages, including
attorneys' fees, other than participant's
actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs
associated with participating in the Contest),
and entrant further irrevocably waives all
rights to have damages multiplied or
increased.
Privacy. Information submitted in connection
with the Contest will be treated in accordance
with these Official Rules and the Site's
Privacy Policy, provided that in the event of
any conflict between these Official Rules and
such Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions
of these Official Rules shall prevail. All
Contestants and Team Members hereby
acknowledge and agree that Promoter will have
access to some or all of their personally
identifiable information, including but not
limited to registration information collected
by the Host.
Script selections will be announced
no later than August 31st, 2012
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