Submission Agreement
This Agreement is made by and between the ("Film Owner") and Coast Film Festival (CFF) a division of New Brand Strategies, LLC , a California based company, in connection with CFF's official selection of your film as a film entry ("Film") for the Coast Film Festival 2022 Program (“Festival”) and is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) SELECTIONS
We accept documentaries about adventure, action sports, human interest, conservation, the outdoors. We welcome being able to nationally premiere films as well as 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 strictly at the discretion of Coast Film programming staff. Some films may screen twice or more and CFF reserves the right to schedule additional last minute screenings of the film on a to be announced basis. The scheduling and Q & A panels are at the discretion of CFF programming staff. CFF also reserves the right to screen all or parts of the Film within marketing and promotions prior to the festival.
(2) Coast Film ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS
All Films selected will be included in the CFF online festival and will be considered for additional showings which you will be contacted for for either in person events in other US markets under the name "Coast Film Tour" or web platform partners as "Coast Film Selects"
(3) COAST FILM ONLINE MEDIA CONTENT
CFF may promote your film before, during or after the festival in conjunction with our media and industry partners. The CFF may ask to conduct interviews with you and people in your film about your film that will be live or recorded.
(4) COMPENSATION TO THE FILM OWNER
With the exception of a Festival pass and an award if selected, the Film Owner will receive no monetary compensation for exhibition of the Film during the Festival or additional screenings at this time.
(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 CFF 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 CFF 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
This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Coast Film and Film Owner’s respective licensees, successors and assigns.
(7) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT
This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and 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 in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to choice of law rules.
(9) DISPUTE RESOLUTION
All disputes under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in California before a single arbitrator pursuant to the commercial law rules of the American Arbitration Association. 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 provision for arbitration shall be specifically enforceable by the parties and the decision of the arbitrator 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.
