Video Submission Contest Terms and Conditions
Official Rules and Terms and Conditions
(The Uncut Version)
1. Eligibility.
Anyone can enter so long as entrant meets the qualifications for the “Friends of Screen on the Green” Contest (the “Contest”) and follows the Official Contest Rules (the “Official Rules”). If two or more persons enter, or a company enters, the group of persons or company must designate one individual as its or their contact. Entities must reside in the Washington, DC area at the time of submission. Only legal U.S. residents at least 18 years of age who are physically located in the the Washington, DC area may participate.
If you are entering on behalf of a group of persons or an entity, you understand and acknowledge that use of the words “you” or “your” in these Official Rules refers to the group of persons or entity on whose behalf you have entered (unless the context indicates otherwise).
2. Entries.
(a) To enter the Contest, you must submit a digital video of at least fifteen seconds (:15) in length demonstrating the “HBO Dance” (the “dance” that is performed during the 1983 HBO “Starship” introduction (seen here) prior to the feature presentation during the Screen on the Green festival on the National Mall as demonstrated here). Submissions can be in any style or genre of film or video, including, but not limited to, animation, drama, still art, imagery, comedy or documentary. Submissions may not contain nude or lewd gestures.
The Contest begins on August 6, 2011, and the entry deadline is 11:59pm EDT on August 29, 2011. No editing tools supplies or other assistance will be provided to you.
To submit the video, videos are to be submitted to FriendsofSOTG@gmail.com with the video attached (attachments must be under 5 MBs). Accepted file formats include: .mpg4, .flv, .avi, .wmv, .swf, .flv, .mov. The following information is required of each entry:
Name of Contact Person
Phone Number(s) of Contact Person
Designation for how participants would like their attribution to appear in the posted entry (e.g., “Mary Smith, Washington, DC”, “M. Smith, Washington, DC” or “Mary S., Washington, DC”)
Video Title
One group and/or person may only enter ONCE. Each entrant must designate one contact person who must have at least one (1) valid email account in order to qualify. By entering, you agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, to be bound by these Official Rules.
b) Each submission must be original and created entirely by entrant. Submissions may include materials which are in the public domain or for which you have obtained the prior written permission or clearance of the owner. Submissions must not incorporate or include anything that violates any law or the copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right or any other right of any third party.
3. Use Of Your Submission and Personal Information.
(a) Entries and other submitted material become the property of FOSOTG and will not be acknowledged. By submitting an entry:
(i) You represent and warrant that, if you are the designated person for a group of persons or company that has entered this Contest, you are authorized to make representations and warranties on behalf of the group or the company.
(ii) You represent and warrant that your entry and all elements contained therein (“Content”) is original and, to the extent the Content incorporates or includes anything that is owned or controlled by any third party, you have obtained in writing all rights necessary to comply with the Official Rules of this Contest; and, that Content does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, or any other right of any third party.
(iii) You agree that Content shall be, to the maximum extent eligible, a “work made for hire,” under the U.S. Copyright Act, as amended, with all rights therein, including without limitation the exclusive copyright, being the property of FOSOTG Otherwise, if your entry or any element thereof is considered not to be a “work made for hire,” you hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfer to FOSOTG all right, title, and interest in the Content (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, wherever produced or located, including the right to use, copy, distribute, perform, display and to create derivative works of the Content for advertising, trade, other commercial purposes or any other purpose; provided, however, to the extent Content contains third party materials, you have obtained written permission granting FOSOTG a perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid, freely transferable (with full rights to sublicense) universal, unconditional and irrevocable right and license to copy, distribute, perform, display and to create derivative works from such third party materials for any and all purposes relating to the promotion, marketing, advertising, distribution and/or sales of FOSOTG or other third party products and services for colon cancer and colon cancer screening.
(iv) You represent and warrant that you meet the requirements and qualifications for this Contest, and that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with them.
(b) You agree (and if you are the designated contact person for a group of persons or a company, agree as an authorized agent on behalf of that group of persons or company) to indemnify, and hold FOSOTG , its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents and representatives (“Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any third party claim (including reasonably attorneys’ fees and costs) arising from any use of the Content. You waive (i) any right to publicity, privacy or moral rights relating to the Content or your participation in this Contest, and (ii) any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses. To the extent these rights may not be waived legally, you agree not to assert them.
(c) By submitting an entry, you grant to FOSOTG and its affiliated companies the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), e-mail address, voice, biographical information, submission/entry and written or oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the Contest, FOSOTG and its mission and services, without compensation unless required by law. You shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, rights of integrity or attribution, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e-mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to FOSOTG and its affiliated companies and agents with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including the entrant who is selected as the grand prize winner and those entrants who are not selected. FOSOTG is under no obligation to use the winning entries or any other entry for any purpose.
4. Selection of Winner and Prizes.
(a) Until the Finalists are selected, only FOSOTG Board Members will have access to the identities of those who created the submission, and all prescreening and judging will be performed by the Board of Directors. Each entry will be prescreened to ensure that it qualifies and otherwise complies with the Official Rules. Board Members will evaluate each entry that passes the prescreening and score it based on four criteria: creativity, “accuracy” of the HBO Dance, memorable content and delivery, and overall presentation. The top ten entries will become “Finalists”. The initial decision of the Board of Directors regarding which entrants become Finalists shall be final and binding in all regards.
Each Finalist’s submission will then be posted to YouTube.com. The public will be allowed to view each Finalist’s submission and to post comments, as allowed by YouTube.com’s user rules. The FOSOTG Board of Directors will select from the Finalists four (4) winners, informed by the video’s public appeal. The Board of Directors will base their decision on the same five criteria of originality, creativity, concept, information and overall presentation, and may, at their sole discretion, review and rely on comments and opinions posted to YouTube.com. The decision of the community judges regarding the winner and runners-up shall be final and binding in all regards.
The winner and runners-up (“Prize Winners”) will be notified by telephone or email of their selection.
(b) ONLY ONE PRIZE PER ENTRANT. If an entrant makes more than video, that entrant is eligible to win only one of the following prizes:
Dinner for Two at Poste Moderne Brasserie;
Dinner for Two at Jaleo;
5-Pack of Passes to the DC Short Film Festival; or
Four (4) Tickets to a Nationals Game
At the sole discretion of FOSOTG, the winner’s video (or any other video submitted in the Contest) may be used as part of any informational, public relations or media campaign by FOSOTG, whether broadcast on television, online or otherwise. No compensation will be provided to winner or any other entrant in the event an entry is selected for broadcast.
NOTE: BY WINNING THIS CONTEST THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOUR VIDEO WILL BE USED BY FOSOTG OR OTHERWISE.
Other conditions and restrictions apply.