By entering the SYFF competition you confirm that you agree to the following Terms & Conditions:
A competition for young people living in Scotland aged up to 26 years old. All films must be 7 minutes or shorter in duration. We unfortunately cannot accept trailers into the competition.
1. To enter a competition you must be the relevant age for the category entered on the day of submission. The entry shall be made in the name of the specified Director. Note that only residents of Scotland are eligible for the festival.
2. No purchase necessary.
3. Only one entry per person.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost or delayed, or which are not received for any reason.
5. The winner will be contacted via email. The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity and material as SYFF may require.
7. The prize will not be transferable to another person.
8. No part of a prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.
9. Incorrectly completed entries will be disqualified.
10. It is the responsibility of the film maker to ensure that all relevant rights and permissions are secured. The film maker indemnifies the festival against any and all claims regarding copyright, etc.
11. Use of AI:
Submissions will not be accepted if:
· The film is entirely or almost entirely generated by AI. i.e. with negligible human creative contribution, or with human role limited to "pressing generate and uploading the result."
· AI is used to replicate or deep-fake a real person’s appearance/voice/identity without documented permission and explicit consent.
· The submission relies on copyrighted material or training data unlawfully, or violates the terms of service of an AI tool, or fails to secure necessary rights for third-party content.
· The submission misleads the audience by presenting AI-generated content as a real recorded event or performance (e.g. fake documentary “footage” of real-world events, or synthetic “interviews” with real persons) without clear artistic framing or disclaimers.
