Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival

OFFICIAL PROJECT RULES
1. Submissions may be made through Vimeo links. For films selected for festival screening, preferred format for submissions is HD 1080p 16x9. Acceptable file formats are MP4 or MOV. Acceptable codecs are H.264 and Quicktime. Exclusions may apply - please contact us by email with questions.

2. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator, and background information as requested by Great Wonders Productions.

3. All submissions must be films either produced in the Four States (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma) or were produced by filmmakers who are residents from one of these states.

4. All submissions should adhere to the content standards of a PG-13 or lower rating (including those of nudity, profanity, sexuality, and violence) with the exception of projects that appropriately address mature subject matter that would warrant a higher rating. The jury reserves the right to disqualify any films it considers as outside these standards.

5. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

6. By submitting to this festival, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Uplift Film Festival website. Public voting may be used to help the festival sponsor determine the final rank order.

7. Videos must be in the English language or include English subtitles.

8. Only one award will be granted to any single film, including Best in Festival, with the exception of the People’s Choice Award.

9. Submissions may be made by individuals 16 and older. Those who were high school students at the time of submission must specify this upon registration.

10. All submitted films must have been completed during or after 2021.

COPYRIGHT & LEGAL TERMS
By entering your film for consideration to the Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival, you authorize that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein. The submitter and all filmmakers associated with the project shall indemnify and hold harmless the Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival and any representative or affiliates 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.

SUBMISSION NOTES
We recommend that you make sound levels relatively even throughout your film. (If your film has uneven sound or sound that peaks, it may be modified to protect the playback equipment.)

RIGHTS TO THE FILM
Entrants agree that the film may be used for promotional purposes and that Great Wonders has full rights to use the film for those purposes, but the producer has full rights to their film for any use they may desire.

PHYSICAL LIABILITY
Great care will be taken with entries while with us, however we cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage incurred en route, or due to normal wear and tear. Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival is held harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses that may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity or screening of any film.

DISQUALIFICATION
Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify entries from consideration and exhibition if deemed to be inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant. To avoid disqualification, the content of films should be rated the equivalent of PG-13, PG, or G based on the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system.