Rules & Terms
1. The CORAL COAST FILM FESTIVAL (“CCFF” or “the Festival”) Entry Fees are non-refundable.
2. All films must be in English or subtitled in English.
3. Once a Project has been submitted for consideration it cannot be withdrawn.
4. Please note we prefer DVD entries and a NTSC DVD ( region 0 or 1) MUST be provided if selected
to screen.
5. The Festival disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any failure to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided in FilmFreeway It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the contact information provided in FilmFreeway is correct through the end of the Festival period.
7. The Festival will attempt, but is under no obligation, to view a submission that arrives after the designated deadline without refund of the submission fee.
8. The Festival reserves the right to disqualify any film for non-payment of the submission fee. The Festival will attempt to contact the applicant with the information on the application form to resolve the non-payment status, but is under no obligation to do so.
9. The Festival is under no obligation to provide comments or feedback regarding the submitted Film to the Applicant or any other representative of the submitted Film. The Fesitval will not be held responsible or liable for the contents of any internal comments or feedback regarding any submitted Film obtained by the Applicant or any other representative of the submitted film or any third party.
10. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to secure clearance from the copyright holders of any copyrighted materials included within the submitted Film. The CCFF will not be held responsible for the unauthorized inclusion of any copyrighted materials within or relating to the submitted Film. The CCFF reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Film with any unauthorized inclusion of copyrighted materials.
11. Successful applicants to the Festival will be notified through the contact information provided in FilmFreeway. The Festival will notify all applicants by the beginning of July 2016, and will be required to submit screening copies within two (2) weeks of the date of the notice. The contact information on the application form must be kept valid from submission to the end of the festival. The Festival will not be held responsible for the failure to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form.
12. CCFF reserves the right to adjust screening schedules of films at the discretion of CCFF without any notice.
13. The Filmmaker agrees that CCFF will be held harmless for delays due to equipment failure, shipping delays, and or condition the prints delivered which may prevent screening. CCFF cannot be held liable for your exhibition materials which are lost or damaged.
14. CCFF does not pay screening fees at this time.
15. Filmmakers or screenwriters accepted and attending the Festival are responsible for travel, lodging, and all other expenses.
16. All jury decisions are final and will be announced at the Festival Awards Dinner and will be posted on the CCFF website shortly thereafter.
17. All stated information, eligibility and submission guidelines, terms and conditions of entry, and entry information are subject to change by the CCFF, without notice.
18. By making the submission to the CCFF, the submitter warrants that it/they have the legal right to enter film work to CCFF own all rights to all elements of their film, or are authorized to use all elements in the film, and are authorized to submit for the film for exhibition and related uses by the GSFF. Furthermore to, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the CORAL COAST FILM FESTIVAL (“CCFF”), its officers, directors, committee persons, agents, volunteers, and all other connected with or providing services to, whether paid, in-kind or volunteered (collectively “Indemnitee”), from liability, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that such Indemnitee might incur relating to, arising out of or existing by, whether by act or omission, including negligence, by reason of (1) the decision or act to exhibit or not exhibit a Submission submitted to CCFF by the Submitter; (2) the advertisement, publicity, or exhibition of said Submission; or (3) the other use of said Submission by the CCFF.
19. By submitting a film, I freely and voluntarily give and express my full and complete acceptance of all of the terms and provisions set forth in these General Rules and the Terms and Conditions. I acknowledge that no oral representations, inducements, promises or assurances of any kind, and no representations, inducements, promises or assurances not set forth in these General Rules or the Terms and Conditions, below, have been made to me or the Film’s Owners by the CCFF or any Indemnitee.
Each filmmaker can submit max. 2 works.
Submission of a short to one of the above mentioned platform, constitutes acceptance to the entry Rules and Regulations of the Festival, including declaration of authenticity of the material.
The Applicant declares that the material is attributable to the filmmaker indicated in the submission.
