WCTE-PBS Student Film Festival

**PROOF OF CURRENT STUDENT STATUS REQUIRED**

- All submissions must be submitted, with all required documentation and necessary file share, no later than Thursday, December 10th at 11:59PM, unless submitting for the Tennessee Local category, which offers a waiver period through Thursday, December 17th.

-Competition is open to all students, ages 13+. Proof of current student status will be required for all submissions of filmmakers over 17. Proof of 2019-2020 student status will be required for recent graduates for all Tennessee Local category submissions.

-Films not in the English language must be subtitled in English. Any films not in the English language submitted without subtitles will be disqualified.

-Each filmmaker may submit up to two entries in different categories.

-WCTE employees, including seasonal staff, board members, sponsors, and their immediate families, may submit films for screening consideration, but are not eligible for competition in any category at this festival.

-By submitting your work, you are giving permission for the WCTE-PBS Student Film Festival to showcase your work at the festival and for promotional purposes.

FESTIVAL SCREENING
The individual or corporation submitting the film warrants that he/she/they is authorized to commit the film to screening at any time during the WCTE-PBS Student Film Festival, including online and live screenings at any time during the future. Films must be submitted in MP4 format without any need for editing.

LIABILITY
Every possible care will be taken with entries while in our possession, however, we cannot accept responsibility for loss, damage or additional charges incurred en route, or due to normal wear and tear, or due to equipment failure. Do NOT send original prints or master copies. Additionally, WCTE is held harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity or screening of any film.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR ENTRY:
- A 3-Line Synopsis (may be used for Festival Program and website)

- A 200 Word Synopsis (may be used for Festival Program and website)

- Accepted entries must submit at least one digital, horizontal 300dpi still photo from the film and at least one web-ready still at 72dpi and 560x315 pixels.

- Notification of Festival acceptance status is scheduled to be given to all entrants by December 18, 2020.

All submissions must be submitted digitally through FilmFreeway. If released, all experiences must have download link submitted to WCTE-PBS Downtown Film Festival AND a submission form filled out on FilmFreeway for submission to be considered complete.

American Portrait Submissions: PBS American Portrait films should be submitted to https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/create. Please select WCTE as home station when submitting. Each entry must contain a unique email address. When selecting a prompt for entry, keep in mind that the categories for competition at the Student Film Festival include:

1. I was raised to believe...
2. When I step outside my door...
3. I took a risk when...
4. My Saturday looks like...
5. My American story started...
6. The tradition I carry on...

Original Content: All entries submitted to the WCTE-PBS Downtown Film Festival must be original works by the applicant. By submitting to this competition, you are attesting that this work is yours and that you have the authority to submit this work to the WCTE-PBS Downtown Film Festival and agree to all of the rules of the competition and the festival as a whole.

Revisions: WCTE-PBS Downtown Film Festival considers all entries to be complete. You may send in revisions after an initial or work-in-progress has been submitted, but the revised copy will only be used going forward. Any scoring already complete will remain the same, based on the initial submission.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Holloway, Festival Director, by emailing lholloway@wcte.org and include in the subject line: “FILM FESTIVAL INQUIRY.”

NOTIFICATIONS
Notification of Festival acceptance status is scheduled to be given to all entrants on or about December 18, 2020.

ADDITIONAL TERMS OF ENTRY:
By submitting this documentary, I understand that I am agreeing to the following:
I am currently the copyright owner of this work. Should ownership or rights to my film change, this agreement to screen at the 2020 WCTE-PBS Student Film Festival, if accepted, will be upheld and not be infringed. I own or control the copyright in and to, and am duly authorized to submit this documentary film to the WCTE-PBS Student Film Festival and to the best of my knowledge, all statements on this document are true; This documentary contains no material which could result in tort claims, royalty claims, claims for breach of contract, or claims of any sort whatsoever; If this documentary is selected for screening at WCTE-PBS Downtown Film Festival, I grant WCTE the right to screen this film online January 13-15, 2021; I understand and agree that this film entry, if selected for the Festival, may be used for promotional purposes for the Festival, WCTE and/or its partners and I grant WCTE and its partners the rights to use up to two minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes; I fully indemnify and hold WCTE and its partners harmless from: a) damage to or loss of the film print or videotapes en route to or from WCTE or during the course of festival possession of the entry; and b) from any claims which may arise in connection with this documentary film. If a claim arises in connection with this film, I will bear all the costs of defense incurred by WCTE and pay any award of damages which may ensue. I also agree to reimburse WCTE for any attorney fees incurred in connection with the defense of such a claim. I understand that WCTE reserves the right to place my film in the appropriate competition category. By submitting my film, I am indicating that I understand, comply with and agree to the Terms of Entry and the eligibility requirements.