By submitting to The Hollywood Draft you agree to the following terms:
Eligibility & General: Works must be original or submitted with authorization. English-subtitled versions required for films not in English. Submission does not guarantee selection.
Publicity & Promotional Use: The Festival may use stills, excerpts, synopses, and bios for promotion and will credit filmmakers where practicable.
Content Warranty & Responsibility: Submitter warrants they own or have obtained all necessary rights and clearances and that the work does not infringe third-party rights or violate laws.
Indemnification: Submitter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Festival, its officers, volunteers, and partners against claims arising from the submitted work.
Grant of Rights & Exhibition License: Submitter grants the Festival a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to screen the work at Festival events and Festival-promoted presentations. All other rights remain with the submitter.
Fees for Additional Services: Optional services (feedback) are provided as subjective opinion; the Festival is not responsible for downstream results.
Technical Delivery & Screening Formats: Filmmakers must provide exhibition-ready files by deadlines. Failure to do so may result in withdrawal.
Liability Limitations: Festival liability is limited to the amount of submission fees paid. The Festival is not liable for incidental or consequential damages.
Cancellation & Force Majeure: Festival may modify or cancel events due to circumstances beyond its control and is not responsible for third-party costs incurred by filmmakers. The festival reserves the right to change dates, venue, or format if necessary.
Decisions by the festival and jury are final.
Privacy: Submission contact and project information will be used to administer entries; data will not be sold. By submitting you consent to Festival communications.
Submission Fees & Refunds: Fees are non-refundable. If the Festival is cancelled, alternative exhibition options may be offered at the Festival’s discretion.
Dispute Resolution & Governing Law: These Terms are governed by Maryland law. Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of Maryland courts.
Acceptance: Submission confirms acceptance of these Terms on behalf of all rights holders.
