San Jose Independent Film Festival

REGULATIONS
1-San Jose Independent Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless the festival and its sections from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

2- By submitting your film the festvial or its sections you commit to a possible online screening of your film with the festvial. Films submitted may be moved, at the programmer’s discretion, within sections

3- San Jose Independent Film Festival and its sections are not liable for the return of films which have been submitted for screening or adjudication.

4- San Jose Independent Film Festival and its sections do not pay screening fees.

5-San Jose Independent Film Festival and its sections reserve the right to cancel and/or change screening dates without prior contact.

6- All submission fees to the festival and/or sections are nonrefundable. Filmmaker understands that submitting to multiple sections does not improve their chances of screening.

7- By being accepted into one of the section programs you agree to send a Digital screener within the stipulated deadline or forfeit your screening date. The festival and its sections are not responsible for rescheduling films which have been pulled from consideration by the submitting party or have not furnished an accompanying digital screener within reasonable time.

8- San Jose Independent Film Festival and its sections are not responsible for the costs of receiving or shipping DCPs and all DCPs must be accompanied by a digital screener.