BeverlyHillsShortsFestivalRules

RULES:
Official Regulations for the
2012 Beverly Hills Short Festival

ELIGIBILITY

1. Entries that have screened on US television prior to the
Festival will not be eligible for a Festival screening.

2. Productions produced after January 2006 are eligible.

3. Productions must provide their film on DVD Region 0 or
1 unless previously arranged.

4. Entries must be postmarked by August 26th, 2011.
Late entries will be accepted until December 23rd, 2011
provided that the entry is accompanied by the late entry
fee (see entry fee section). WAB Extended Deadline is
January 20th, 2012.

5. Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority
to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music,
images and content in the entry.

6. Entrant will allow usage of clips from the entry and all
related publicity material submitted for promotional use on
television, radio, in print, web and at live Festival events.

7. All entries must be either in English or contain English
subtitles. Non-English entries submitted without subtitles
or with supplementary printed translations will be
automatically disqualified.

8. We will look at works in progress.

9.NO Fee Waivers will be offered.

10. All Decisions by judges, programmers and organizers
will be final and NO REFUND of entry fee will be
permitted.

11. Filmmakers will pay all transportation costs of
shipping print to festival while festival will return prints to
address on shipping container and pay those costs.

DVD's WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

ENTRY REGULATIONS

1. Only completed entries (including entry form, payment,
and film or tape) will be processed and considered for
screening.

2. Entrant's name, address, running time and the
production's title must be on each case or videotape

SHIPPING

The cost of shipping an entry to the festival must be paid
by the entrant. Collect or COD shipments will not be
accepted.

All international entries must be sent “free domicile” to the
Festival office with all transportation charges, duties, and
taxes prepaid by the shipper. Be sure to include all the
proper customs documentation required by your shipping
service. For films
accepted for screening at the 2012 Beverly Hills Shorts
Festival, the Festival will cover one-way shipping costs
only for the public screening video or film print.

RETURN OF ENTRIES

Entries submitted on dvd WILL NOT be returned.

Every reasonable effort will be made to protect films and
tapes from damage or loss, but the Festival, its
management, or its juries cannot assume liability for
damage or loss.