UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

About

The first Palatka Art and Film festival is an event that takes place on 10.31.22. It showcases the best film, art, and photography both nationally and internationally.

We believe that every artist from every town around the world deserves recognition, education, and encouragement. We embrace every inspirational voice and celebrate their interpretive work that is revealed through film, animation, writing, photography, and art.

About The Founder

The festival was founded by Shalisha Bynoe, owner of Amina Gold Publishing & Media Inc. She recognized that aspiring screenwriters, filmmakers, and photographers have limited avenues to showcase, market, and have their work recognized by a larger audience. This led to the organization's creation; to allow others to build worlds, conquer planets, and become legendary creators in their own right. No matter what never give up! Create & Conquer!

Winners from the categories may receive:

Exposure through social media and streaming your film or photography through the organization's streaming channel (The Azalea Channel, which will be premiered on Roku).

Winners will have their work featured on a new streaming channel associated with Amina Gold Publishing and Media Inc.

10 Winners Will Receive:

Signature Octagonal Award

6 month Writing Fellow Through Amina Gold Publishing And Media Inc (Screenwriters Only)

All others will receive a certificate to boast of their success.

Discounts on services from our Sponsor Screen Readers (for the Screenplay Category only). Discounts include:

-50% off on any services for finalists.
-35% off on any services for semi-finalists.
-25% off on any services for quarter-finalists.
(For more information about Screen Readers, please visit https://www.myscreenreaders.com/)

1. Eligibility

The Palatka Art and Film Festival (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) States and throughout the world. Those that enter must be at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Amina Gold Publishing & Media and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee, are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

2. Sponsor

The festival is sponsored by Amina Gold Publishing & Media.

3. Agreement to Official Rules

Participation in the Contest constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.


4. Contest Period

The Contest begins on November 1st, 2021, at 12 am Eastern Standard time and ends on October 31, 2022, at 12 pm Eastern Standard (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods:

Online


5. How to Enter

Online: This method of entry will be available through filmfreeway.com.

Limit (2) entries per person, per email address, and per household for the duration of the Contest Period, regardless of method of entry. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

6. Awards/Recognitions

On or about September 24, 2022, the Sponsor will select potential winners. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone or email on or about September 24, 2022. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries.

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the Prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

8. Release and Limitations of Liability

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) lost, late, incomplete, garbled, illegible, undelivered, stolen, damaged, delayed, postage-due or misdirected mail, entries, application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

9. Disputes

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Florida. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights, and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Florida.

10. Privacy

Information collected from entrants is subject to the sponsor's privacy policy.