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DUE TO THE DIVERSE AMOUNT OF STORY IDEAS WE RECEIVE, ALL SUBMITTING PARTIES MUST BE AWARE AND AGREE THAT COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY STORYLINE WHICH COLOSSAL MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH NOW OR IN THE FUTURE THAT MAY APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THAT OF A SUBMITTING APPLICANT(S) .
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FILM SCRIPTZ CHALLENGE
RULES AND CONDITIONS
THIS CHALLENGE IS OPEN TO ANY WRITER, INCLUDING WRITERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. ENTRIES WILL BE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH.
YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.
SCRIPTS MUST BE THE ORIGINAL WORK OF THE APPLICANT(S). ALL GENRES WILL BE ACCEPTED. WE WILL ACCEPT COLLABORATIVE WORK. EACH WRITER MUST BE LISTED ON THE SUBMISSION FORM.
THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF SCRIPTS YOU MAY SUBMIT. THE SUBMISSION FEE PER SCRIPT IS $250.00 U.S. DOLLARS PLUS $35.00 U.S DOLLARS PROCESSING FEE PER SCRIPT SUBMITTED. FEES ARE PAYABLE BY CREDIT CARD OR PAYPAL ONLINE. NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PROCESSING FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
SCRIPTS SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 90 TO 120 PAGES. FONT IS REQUIRED TO BE COURIER NEW 12-POINT AND PAGES MUST BE NUMBERED. INCLUDE A TITLE PAGE WITH YOUR WGA REGISTRATION NUMBER (if applicable).
SCRIPTS MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT AND UNDER 10MB IN SIZE. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS BY U.S. MAIL. ANY SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BY U.S. MAIL WILL NOT BE RETURNED AND WILL NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE CHALLENGE.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMISSIONS WHICH ARE LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.
AFTER THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT IS SUBMITTED, WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY REVISED SCRIPTS.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 30, 2015. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME ON APRIL 30, 2015. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EXTEND THE ENTRY DEADLINE. SUBMISSION IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE ONLY UPON PAYMENT OF THE SUBMISSION FEE, PROCESSING FEE, RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND SCRIPT.
APPLICANT(S) ARE FREE TO ENTER THEIR SCRIPT(S) IN OTHER CONTESTS; HOWEVER, IF A SUBMISSION BECOMES OPTIONED OR PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY DURING THIS CHALLENGE PERIOD, APPLICANT(S) MUST CONTACT COLOSSAL AND THE SCRIPT WILL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE.
ALL SUBMISSIONS AND WINNER(S) ARE DEEMED TO BE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTING PARTIES. THEREFORE, COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WITHHOLDING TAXES OR PAYMENTS TO ANY GOVERNMENT
AGENCY, AT ANY LEVEL, BE IT STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL. TAXES WILL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ANNOUNCED WINNER(S).
PRIZE: COLOSSAL STUDIOS WILL PRODUCE THE WINNING APPLICANT(S) SCRIPT AT COLOSSAL STUDIOS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN A VALUE NOT TO EXCEED $500,000. U.S. DOLLARS.
THE JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL. APPLICANT(S) ACCEPT, WITHOUT RESERVATION, THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES BY ENTERING THE CHALLENGE.
JUDGES, READERS AND EMPLOYEES OF COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC, ALONG WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, ARE INELIGIBLE TO ENTER.
THE WINNING ENTRY WILL BE POSTED TO FILMSCRIPTZ.COM ON OR ABOUT JUNE 15, 2015. EACH APPLICANT WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ANNOUNCING THE WINNING SCRIPT. APPLICANT(S) MUST MAINTAIN AND UPATE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION.
UPON SUBMISSION OF YOUR SCRIPT, YOU AGREE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE SCRIPT CHALLENGE RULES AND CONDITIONS AND HOLD FILMSCRIPTZ.COM, FILMSCRIPTZ, COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC, ITS ASSOCIATED PARTNERS, OUR EMPLOYEES, JUDGES, AND READERS HARMLESS FROM ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITIES WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, FROM THE DATE OF SUBMISSION FORWARD.
USE OF WINNING LITERARY MATERIAL
THE WINNING APPLICANT(S) GRANT(S) FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC, THE RIGHT TO USE THE TITLE AND SUBMITTED LITERARY MATERIAL OF APPLICANT FOR INCLUSION IN ANY FILM:
FOR THE GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, RECEIPT OF WHICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY APPLICANTS, BY SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION AND SCRIPT, I DO HEREBY CONFIRM THE CONSENT HEREBY GIVEN FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC WITH RESPECT TO FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC USE OF THE ABOVE TITLE AND/OR LITERARY MATERIAL (THE “MATERIALS”) IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILM. I DO HEREBY GRANT TO FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC, ITS AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, LICENSEES AND ASSIGNS, THE PERPETUAL RIGHT TO USE THE MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILM AS DEEMED NECESSARY IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION. I AGREE THAT FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC MAY RECORD THE MATERIALS ON FILM, TAPE OR OTHERWISE AND USE THE MATERIALS AND RECORDINGS IN AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, EXPLOITATION, AND ANY OTHER USE OF THE FILM AS FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC MAY DESIRE, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.
I REPRESENT THAT THE CONSENT OF NO OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IS REQUIRED TO ENABLE FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC TO USE THE MATERIALS SUBMITTED, AND THAT SUCH USE WILL NOT VIOLATE OR INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTIES AND FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC HAS THE RIGHT TO RELY ON THIS REPRESENTATION. I HEREBY RELEASE FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC, ITS AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, LICENSEES AND ASSIGNS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, COSTS AND EXPENSES, WHATSOEVER, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS, LLC USE OF THE MATERIALS AS PROVIDED HEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCRIPT AND FILM.
FILMSCRIPTZ.COM/FILMSCRIPTZ/COLOSSAL STUDIOS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE IF A SCRIPT IS SUBMITTED THAT MEETS OUR STANDARDS TO BE DECLARED THE WINNER. IF NO WINNER IS ANNOUNCED FOR ANY REASON, AS DETERMINED IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, THE APPLICATION FEES WILL BE REFUNDED TO THE SUBMITTING PARTY.
[] BY CHECKING THIS BOX AND SUBMITTING MY APPLICATION AND SCRIPT IN THIS FILM CHALLENGE, I AM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I ACCEPT THE RULES AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
