►GENERAL RULES
►一般要求
The applicant must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
参赛者须满18周岁以上（含18周岁）。
Submission is open to applicants worldwide. However, all submitted scripts must be in either Chinese (Simplified or Traditional) or English.
赛事报名将向全球的申请者开放。提交的剧本须为中文（简体或繁体均可）或英文。
Entries are accepted between April 23, 2021 and August 11, 2021 through receipts of the online application form. Invitation code is required for late submission after August 11, 2021. Deadlines close at 11:59 PM PST.
接受报名时间为：2021年4月23日 至 2021年8月11日。报名方式为（依大赛要求）提交线上申请。2021年8月11日后的报名申请为逾期申请，需获取邀请码方可报名。截止时间为规定日期的11:59PM PST（洛杉矶时间）。
All submissions must be accompanied by the appropriate submission fee PER ENTRY. Submission fees are non-refundable.
所有提交的参赛作品必须按每份作品附缴相应的报名费。
Contents related to or containing Chinese element(s) are most welcome and encouraged.
我们欢迎及鼓励含有华语元素的作品。
All submissions should be the final version. Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entry script(s) be accepted.
所有提交的参赛作品应为最终版本。在任何情况下，任何以更改页面或报名剧本之新草稿作为替换都不予接受。
Submitted scripts will not be returned.
被提交的剧本将不予退回。
Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. Each submission must include its own entry and must include a separate file and separate entry fee.
大赛接受来自同一参赛者的多份（不止一份）作品报名。所提交的参赛作品须就每个单独作品进行报名，并上传各自单独的文件，且须缴纳各自单独的报名费。
►FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
►格式要求
All script entries must be in PDF format and follow standard industry screenplay requirements (e.g. font, and margin).
所有参赛的剧本须以PDF格式上传，并同时符合剧本行业之标准要求（例如字体、边距）。
A complete entry should include all required materials listed in the Submission Details section.
一份完整的报名应当包含全部的于报名细则（Submission Details）所列明的所需材料。
The recommended length for the Narrative Feature script is 60-150 pages; for the TV Pilot script is 30- 90 pages; and for the Short Film script is under 60 pages.
叙事长片剧本的建议长度为60-150页；电视试播集剧本的建议长度为30-90页；短片剧本的建议长度为60页以下。
Only the TITLE of the screenplay should appear on the front cover page. Please DO NOT include the author's name, contact information, or any other personally-identifying information on any page of the script (including the cover page) in order to preserve anonymity in the judging process.
所提交剧本之首页封面上仅可出现剧本的标题。请不要在所提交的剧本中任何一页包含任何作者的姓名、联系方式或其他任何个人识别信息，以保证评审阶段的匿名性。
►EVALUATION PROCESS
►评估流程
Entries will be evaluated by at least 2 judges, and screened through multiple rounds of review. Winners and finalists will be contacted through our official email (screenwriting@lacff.org). The winner will be announced at the event Summit.
参赛作品将由至少两（2）名评委进行评估，且将经过多轮考核筛选。优胜者及决赛入围者将由本大赛官方邮箱（screenwriting@lacff.org）进行联络。
The LACFFSC judge committee will evaluate and score the submissions mainly focusing on the following criteria: i) Story, ii) Characters, iii) Structure, iv) Theme, v) Dialogue, vi) Originality, vii) Demonstration of Chinese elements.
洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛的评审委员会（“组委会”）将主要根据以下标准对参赛剧本进行评估和打分：1）情节 、2）人物、 3）结构 、4）主题 、5）台词、 6）原创性、 及 7）华语元素的呈现。
The judge committee reserves the right not to issue awards if in their opinion none of the submissions received is of sufficient merit.
若大赛组委员会认为某一竞赛单元中，所有提交的参赛剧本皆不具有足够的优点，组委会保留不予颁发奖项的权利。
Scripts that have multiple authors will be considered as one award recipient; the monetary prize will be only given ONE SET to the recipient. Submitter is solely responsible for the split.
具有多位作者的参赛剧本将被视为一（1）位获奖者；将仅授予该位获奖者一份奖金。参赛作品的提交者应全权自行负责该份奖金（在多作者间）的分配。
Winners receiving cash prizes are solely responsible for payment of all applicable local, state, and federal taxes.
领取奖金的优胜者应全权自行负责支付任何所适用的地方、州及联邦税费。
►COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP
►版权和所有权
By entering the competition, the applicant represents and affirms that the entry is an original creative work, and does not infringe, misappropriate or violate the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual rights of any third party.
凡报名参加本大赛的参赛者即表示并确认：参赛作品为原创作品，且不侵犯、盗用或违反任何第三方的著作权、商标权或其他知识产权。
Story must be original and fully owned by the applicant(s). Adaptations are ineligible (including unpublished, unproduced work) unless the underlying rights are owned by the applicant or the work is in the public domain and the applicant has retained all film and television rights to such work.
情节必须为原创且由参赛者全权所有。改编作品（包括未出版、未制作的作品）无参赛资格；以下情形除外：参赛者拥有对原剧本的著作权，或该作品已在公有领域且申请人已保留该作品所有电影及电视权利的。
Scripts that are adaptations of the applicant’s original work, or scripts based on a true story, must be noted in the logline.
若参赛剧本系参赛者的原著作品之改编，或参赛剧本系基于某真实故事，须在情节概要处注明该等情况。
Script must NOT have been currently optioned, purchased, or produced at the time of submission. Submission is deemed ineligible if the submitted script is purchased or optioned during the competition period.
在提交参赛时，参赛剧本须不得处于被预售（optioned）、被购买或制作之状态。若在参赛过程中所提交的参赛剧本被购买或被预售（optioned），将被取消参赛资格。
Entry must be submitted by the writer(s) of such work. Entry that has multiple authors/owners must obtain consent from all authors/owners, and indicate all authors/owners in the application form.
参赛报名应当由参赛作品的著作者进行提交。 对于有多名作者/所有权人的参赛作品，其报名参赛须取得该等作品的全部作者/所有权人之同意，且须在报名申请中指明该等作品的全部作者/所有权人。
It is strongly recommended that original material be registered with the WGA or the US Copyright Office or your local intellectual property and copyrights authorities before submitting to any competition. However we do not require registrations.
强烈建议参赛者在向任何比赛提交前将其原创作品向美国编剧工会（WGA）、美国版权局（US Copyright Office）或当地的知识产权与著作权机关进行注册。但本大赛并不强制要求该等注册。
All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remain with the original rights holders until or unless otherwise agreed upon by the original rights holders and LACFFSC.
向本大赛提交的参赛剧本之全部所有权及权利仍属原权利人所有；原权利人与洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）另有约定除外。
►COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
►比赛条款及条件
By submitting the project, you have read and agree to the following terms and conditions:
通过提交此项目/文件，代表您已阅读并同意以下条款和条件：
That the information supplied in this application is accurate and that the material submitted is my (our) sole and original work.
本参赛申请中所提供的的信息皆准确无误，并且所提交的作品为我（们）专属的原创作品。
To my (our) agreement to hold the LACFFSC, its subsidiaries and partners, and every one of their respective members, directors, employees, and representatives harmless from, and defend them against, all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any stories submitted to the LACFFSC or any screenplay developed out of such stories.
我（们）同意：洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）及其附属组织或合作伙伴，及其各自成员、董事、雇员或代表免受由向本大赛提交的任何情节故事或任何以该等情节故事发展所得的剧本所引发的、或与之相关的所有索赔、请求、损失、成本、损害赔偿、判决，以及责任及费用（包括律师费），并为之辩护。
That LACFFSC and its subsidiaries may retain the material submitted for internal educational, showcase, and training purposes, to which I (we) expressly grant to LACFFSC the non-exclusive license to use the submitted material and waive compensation.
我（们）明确授予洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）非排他性许可：洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）及其附属组织可以，出于内部学习教育、展示及培训等目的，免费保留并使用所提交的参赛作品材料。
That the burden of obtaining copyright or otherwise protecting any proprietary interests in the material, if I (we) wish to do so, rests entirely with me (us).
如果我（们）有意愿取得参赛作品材料之版权或其他任何专有权利保护，取得该等权利之责任由我（们）全权负责。
That I am (we are) eligible for the competition, and that I (we) will notify LACFFSC if I (we) become ineligible as early as possible prior to the conclusion of the competition.
我（们）具备参赛资格；当我（们）不具备参赛资格时，我（们）将在比赛结束前第一时间通知洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）。
That providing false or misleading information on the submission(s), or failing to comply with the rules of the competition, will subject me (us) to disqualification, forfeiture of prize money, and/or other penalties.
若在参赛作品上提供虚假或误导性信息，或未能遵守比赛规则，我（们）将被取消参赛资格、没收奖金和/或承担其他处罚。
That I (we) grant the consent of LACFFSC’s use of my (our) identification on LACFFSC social media pages for the purpose of promoting the scripts without obtaining further permission from me (us).
That I (we) agree to receive emails from LACFFSC and its subsidiaries and partners. Emails can be unsubscribed at any time.
我（们）同意洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）在其社交媒体上使用我（们）的身份信息，以做推广剧本之用；无需进一步取得我（们）的许可。我（们）同意从洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）及其附属组织和合作伙伴接收邮件。邮件可随时被取消订阅。
That I (we) authorize LACFFSC to use any trusted third-party online and cloud-based services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or transmitting my (our) submission file(s).
我（们）授权洛杉矶华语电影节剧本大赛（LACFFSC）使用任何可信赖的第三方之在线或基于云计算的服务及数据库，以托管、管理和/或传输我（们）所提交的文件。
Questions? Email us at : screenwriting@lacff.org
如有任何问题，请与我们邮件联系：screenwriting@lacff.org
