New Hamsphire Film & Television Office :: High School Short Film Festival

THE FINE PRINT (ALL THE LEGALESE YOU CARE TO READ):

You retain all ownership rights in your film. However, by submitting to the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, you hereby give the New Hampshire Film & Television Office and the Festival organizers permission to view the film and format it for presentation and grant the same a nonexclusive right and license to use, modify, prepare derivative works of, reproduce, perform, distribute, transmit or otherwise display the film (including derivative works thereof) to the public, in all media formats and through all media channels including but not limited to film, video, television, Internet, and other electronic, broadcast and other media, now known or later developed, and to authorize others to do the same, provided the foregoing is in furtherance of the Festival's non-profit, educational, or promotional purposes. The above licenses granted by you are perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, non-terminable and irrevocable.
In the event that the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival or the New Hampshire Film & Television Office posts the film on its website, you understand that the Festival cannot guarantee that the film, if posted, will not be forwarded,
used, modified and/or further distributed by third parties. The Festival and those it may authorize shall not be responsible for unauthorized duplications, modifications, distributions or use of the Film by third parties on the Internet or otherwise.
You agree that the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival and the New Hampshire Film & Television Office and its designees shall have the right to use your name, likeness, and biography in connection with the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival and in advertising, publicity and promotion related thereto.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the necessary contracts or releases have been obtained from those individuals or entities whose, names, likenesses, trademarks, written materials, scripts, photographs, artworks, musical compositions, or similar materials or rights are used in connection with the film. Copies of such contracts or releases shall be provided to the Festival upon request. You agree that you will not submit your film unless you are the owner of all proprietary rights (such as copyrights, trademark rights, rights of privacy, rights of publicity, trade secret or other rights) in and to the film and all materials
included in the film or unless you have written permissions from the rightful owners to use the film and all materials included in the film and to grant the licenses herein granted to the Festival to use the film and all materials included in the film.
You represent and warrant that the film contains no libelous or unlawful material, contains no instructions that may cause harm or injury, and that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and to authorize
the Festival to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to the Film and any and all material in the film, in the manner contemplated by this agreement. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, the New Hampshire Film and Television Office, and its officers, directors, sublicensees and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: (a) your violation of this agreement, and (b) the violation ofany third party rights, including but not limited to any copyrights, trademark rights, rights of privacy or publicity, trade secret or any other proprietary right, by your film. This obligation and the representations and warranties made by you in this agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this agreement.
The New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival and the New Hampshire Film & Television Office is under no obligation to exhibit or display any submission to the Festival. All decisions regarding the selection of films for the Festival and their subsequent display shall be at the discretion of the Festival organizers.

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