TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR IRIS PRIZE 2012 ENTRANTS
We're sorry there has to be some small print but we try and keep it to the minimum. Please read through it carefully as by submitting your work to us you're agreeing to this.
1. All entries should be by, for, about or of significant interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences and must have been completed within 2 years prior to the submission deadline. (That is they must have been completed between 3 July 2010 and 6 July 2012.)
2. A short film is defined as a moving image work having a running time of 39 minutes or less. Any work with a longer running time will be considered a feature.
3. There are three awards:
- The Iris Prize will be awarded by the international jury to the short film that in their opinion represents the best of those works shortlisted for the Prize;
- The Best UK Short award will be given by the international jury to the best short film made by a United Kingdom citizen or UK resident of 3 or more years;
- The Iris Prize Best Feature Award will be awarded to the most popular feature film in the programme as decided by a ballot of the Friends of Iris.
4. All entrants must certify that appropriate copyright clearances for public exhibition of the work in the United Kindgom has been obtained. Failure to do so will result in the entry being disqualified.
5. By submitting your work to the Iris Prize Festival, you grant The Festivals Company Limited a non-exclusive licence to exhibt your work (if selected) theatrically during the 2012 Iris Prize Festival. Shortlisted film makers are encouraged to also license their work for use in secure on-line streaming in the United Kingdom for one month after the theatrical exhibition. In addition you also grant The Festivals Company Limited a non-exculsive licence to use an excerpt of your submission upto two minutes in length for promotional purposes only and without limitation as to time in all media including but not limited to internet and television broadcast.
6. It is the intention of the Iris Prize to compile a selection of the shortlisted entries for the Prize to be made available as a package to festivals worldwide to promote Iris and the shortlisted entries. By entering your work, you agree to have your entry included as part of the package (exceptions can be made if requested).
7. The Iris Prize Festival, The Iris Prize and The Friends of Iris are trading styles of The Festivals Company Limited. The Festivals Company Limited reserves the right to vary the programme and detail of the Iris Prize Festival and Iris Prize competition in the light of commercial, economic or other operating requirements.
8. The International Jury will comprise film makers, film industry personnel, journalists and authors invited by The Festivals Company to fulfil the duties allocated to them. The decision of the Jury and The Festivals Company will be final.
9. The Iris Prize Festival takes place in Cardiff, Wales – part of the United Kingdom. All terms and conditions will be interpreted according to the laws of England and Wales.
(updated 9 January 2012)
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