tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2023

The tve Global Film Sustainability Awards have clearly defined Eligibility Criteria and Rules & Terms.

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

• The tve Global Film Sustainability Awards is a competition that is open to any company, organisation or individual in any country.
• To be eligible for the tve Global Film Sustainability Award 2023 (GSFA 2023), all entered films must be original and creative productions by or about the participating organization.
• It is the responsibility of all filmmakers submitting titles for inclusion in the tve Global Sustainability Awards to ensure that they have received clearance from the rights holders of all archive film, stills and music used in the film. tve will not be responsible for any rights not cleared in the films that are screened as part of the tve Global Sustainability Awards.
• To be eligible for GSFA 2023 all entered films must be made between the period September 1, 2020 and 15 September, 2023.
• All films must be entered for one of the 6 competitive categories along with the entry fee which are specified in the Categories and Entry Fee section. Entries are eligible for the GSFA 2023 only if entered through the FilmFreeway website along with submission of the online Entry Form and payment of the specified Entry Fee.
• Films entered for all short award categories should not be of more than 25 minutes duration except for the entries for the Documentary Impact Award category, which is open to feature or broadcast documentaries of at least 25 minutes and a maximum of 100 minutes. A variation in the duration of the film of up to 20 mins for the Documentary Impact Award category could be considered by the Awards Team on a special request by the submitter.
• Entries can only be submitted in English. Films originally made in other languages must be subtitled or dubbed into English. Dialogue lists are not acceptable.
• Films that have had private, unpublicized screenings are also eligible for submission.
• Entries for the GSFA 2023 close at 11:59 pm BST on Friday 15th September, 2023.
• A film that has been shortlisted or disqualified in a previous year for the GSFA cannot be resubmitted this year.

RULES AND TERMS

• All films entered for the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2023 (GSFA 2023) must be cleared for tve’s use in association with the Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA). If submitted films containing copyrighted or trademarked materials are included, you must have written permission for their use. It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure their submission does not infringe the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, or otherwise be unlawful.
• Entries for the GSFA 2023, along with the entry fees, payment must be made through the FilmFreeway website. Any entries not submitted through FilmFreeway, or where the entry fees are not received or the documentation is incomplete or incorrect, may be disqualified. It is the responsibility of the entrants to ensure that their submission meets all the requirements and that all necessary information is provided via their FilmFreeway account.
• If the film entered does not meet the submission criteria for its respective category, it may be disqualified at the discretion of the award organisers.
• By entering the Awards, you grant to tve, our licensees and affiliates a worldwide royalty-free, non-exclusive right to record, edit, use, reproduce, screen and distribute, in association with the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards, extracts of up to 3 minutes duration in the following media: film, television, online, electronic or by any other means currently known or yet to be devised. Such right will be limited to use in connection with the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards (either in 2023 or in the future).
• By entering the awards, you grant to tve, our licensees and affiliates the world-wide royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use excerpts of up to 3 minutes of the submitted film, its stills, and trailers, for the purposes of publicity and marketing of the film at the 2023 awards, and for other non-commercial uses related to the delivery and promotion of the awards. You hereby agree to indemnify tve, in the event that such rights have not been properly transferred.
• By agreeing to these terms, you grant tve the right to share submissions with judging panels, delegates, media and other constituencies associated with and participating in GSFA 2023.
• The evaluation and decision of the shortlisting panels and the final judging panel will be final and binding for all participants.
• Entry fees once paid are not refundable. Refunds will not be granted for films that are disqualified due to failure to meet the submission criteria or withdrawn by the submitter.
• The organizers are entitled without liability to change the rules and terms of the competition during any stage or cancel the awards.
• The competition is governed by and subject to the laws of England and Wales. The decisions of tve are final and binding in all discretionary matters relating to this competition.
• By submitting an entry, participants agree that they have read, understood, and agreed to the rules and terms of the GSFA 2023 and that the information supplied to tve in relation to their film is correct.