Re/Mixed Media 2010 Festival: Rules, Terms and Conditions

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Entry into the Re/Mixed Media Festival is open to professional and non-professional filmmakers from all over the world who utilize remix/mashup techniques, and that are under 10 minutes in length.  You may remix the work of others (see guidelines below) or your own original work.

Additionally, your film should comply with the following guidelines:

1. Remix does not mean stealing someone else’s work and claiming it as your own, but using it to create a work that is substantially different from the appropriated work, even if it depends heavily on it.
2. The materials used in the remix should be either owned by the artist, granted permission from use from the creator, licensed under a creative commons license which allows such use, in the public domain, or fall within the parameters of the Fair Use doctrine of U.S. Copyright Law.
3. Attribution for works used will be given where required.
4. To be considered for the festival, submitted works must be freely redistributable, except as limited by source material restrictions.  This means that other artists in the festival may remix your submission after entries are chosen and the resulting work may be used in the festival.

A filmmaker may enter more than one film. Each entry must be submitted as a separate entry and appropriate fee for each entry. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Please label the outside of your package “For Festival Preview.”

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Entrants warrant that they have the legal right to enter film work to Re/ Mixed Media Festival 2010. As the Creative Director of the video, entrants represent and warrant that the Film does not contravene the rights of any person or entity. Entrants acknowledge and agree:

1. I have read, understand agree to and have complied with all the Re/Mixed Media Festival rules and regulations including the entry eligibility and terms of entry for the RMM.
2. This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.
3. The entrant has cleared and/or obtained written permission for the use of any music, photographs, logos, or other copyrighted material.
4. The entrant is duly authorized to submit this film to the RMM.
5. The entrant holds RMM harmless from any damage to the print en route or otherwise during the course of the RMM possession of the film
6. Entering the festival constitutes permission to use the filmmakers names and likenesses for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation.  Up to 2 minutes of all selected films may be excerpted for publicity purposes.  We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered films.
7. To the best of the entrant’s knowledge, all of the statements in this document are true.

DVD’s should be screened prior to submission to ensure that there are no freeze ups. Do not send masters, originals or irreplaceable cassettes. Preview DVD’s must be in a protective case or envelope. Both the DVD and the case must be labeled with title, contact information and running time. 
Preview materials must be sent to the Festival labeled “WITHOUT COMMERCIAL VALUE, FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY.”