Submission Agreement
This Agreement is made by and between the ("Film Owner") and Coast Film & Music Festival (CFMF) a division of The Coast Film Foundation, a California-registered 501 C3 nonprofit company, in connection with CFMF's official selection of your film as a film entry ("Film") for the Coast Film & Music Festival Program (“Festival”). It is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) SELECTIONS
We accept documentaries about adventure, action sports, human interest, conservation, and the outdoors. We welcome being able to nationally premiere films and films with limited exposure in Southern California.
Due to the volume of submissions, we can only guarantee to notify applicants when the film is accepted.
2. COAST FILM SCREENINGS
Selected films will be screened at times and venues which will be at the discretion of the Coast Film programming staff. CFMF reserves the right to schedule additional screenings of the film on a to-be-announced basis during the festival dates. The scheduling and Q&A panels are at the discretion of the CFMF programming team. CFMF also reserves the right to screen all or parts of the Film within marketing and promotions before the festival. We encourage filmmakers and people in the film to attend the festival.
(2) Coast Film ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS
All selected Films could be included in the CFMF Encore festival if you want to be. Films will also be considered for additional in-person events after the festival throughout the year. Coast Film Foundation produces shows at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, The Ecology Center Summer Series, and other shows nationwide. We do a separate licensing agreement for those events.
(3) COAST FILM ONLINE MEDIA CONTENT
CFMF may promote your film before, during, or after the festival in conjunction with our promotion media and industry partners. We may ask to conduct interviews with you and people in your film about your film that will be live or recorded and archived on our website.
(4) COMPENSATION TO THE FILM OWNER
Except for a Festival pass and an award, if selected, the Film Owner will receive no monetary compensation for the showing of the Film during the Festival or additional screenings at this time. We hope you will appreciate the value of being able to promote your film to our audiences and the opportunity to win an award.
(5) REPRESENTATIONS BY FILM OWNER
The signer represents and warrants that the Film Owner has the full and sole right and authority to enter into this Agreement and make the grant of rights made herein, that the person signing this Agreement is fully authorized to do so by the Film Owner, and that CFMF may rely on the terms of this Agreement if the Film is selected and Film Owner does not object to this Agreement but fails to sign and return it; that the Film is wholly original with Film Owner; that no claim or litigation exists relating to the Film or purporting to question or adversely affecting the rights granted herein; and that, to the best of Film Owner’s knowledge (or that which Film Owner should have known in the exercise of reasonable prudence), the Film does not violate the rights of privacy of, or constitute a libel or slander against, or violate any common law or other rights of, any person or entity. Film Owner agrees to defend, indemnify and hold CFMF and its successors and assigns harmless against and from any and all liability, loss, cost (including reasonable attorneys' fees), causes of action and damages incurred as the result of any breach of any representation, warranty, or agreement made by Film Owner under this Agreement.
(6) BINDING AGREEMENT
By submitting your film here on FilmFreeway you agree to these terms concerning Coast Film Foundation and Film Owner’s respective licensees, successors, and assigns.
(7) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT
This Agreement is the parties' final, complete, and exclusive agreement concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes. It merges all prior or contemporaneous representations, discussions, proposals, negotiations, conditions, communications, and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and all past courses of dealing or industry custom. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by each of the parties.
(8) GOVERNING LAW
This agreement is to be construed following the laws of the State of California without regard to the choice of law rules.
(9) DISPUTE RESOLUTION
All disputes under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in California before a single arbitrator under the commercial law rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration may be commenced at any time by any party hereto giving written notice to the other party to a dispute that such dispute has been referred to arbitration. Any award rendered by the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto. This arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable by the parties and the arbitrator's decision in accordance herewith shall be final and binding without right of appeal.
(10) SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provisions shall be fully severable, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement; and, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(11) WAIVER
The waiver by either party of a breach of or a default under any provision of this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of or default under the same or any other provision of this Agreement, nor shall any delay or omission on the part of either party to exercise or avail itself of any right or remedy that it has or may have hereunder operate as a waiver of any right or remedy.
(12) ATTORNEY’S FEES
If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled.
(13) CAPTIONS
The headings used in this agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used to limit or construe the contents of any of the sections of this Agreement.
