2020 Alexandria Film Festival Agreement to Participate and Release
Please read the following terms and conditions for your entry to the 2020 Alexandria Film Festival. By submitting your film, you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of this agreement.
I, as an entrant to the Alexandria Film Festival hereby agree to permit any film submitted by me to be screened at the 2020 Alexandria Film Festival and any subsequent Alexandria Film Festival or related event. I certify that am the sole owner of all legal rights and title and that I have the authority to submit the enclosed materials to the Alexandria Film Festival. I guarantee that all rights necessary for screening by the Alexandria Film Festival have been obtained and I hereby assign those rights, to the full extent necessary for inclusion in the Alexandria Film Festival, to the Alexandria Film Festival. I warrant that I have the right to make such assignment hereunder, and further warrant that such assignment shall not infringe or misappropriate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party. If notified promptly in writing of a claim of any infringement or other violation of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party, I will immediately notify the Alexandria Film Festival of same.
Indemnification.
I indemnify and hold harmless the Alexandria Film Festival, its judges, sponsors, volunteers, and the City of Alexandria, individually and collectively, from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, judgments, liabilities 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, publicity, screening, credits, and loss of or damage to the screening materials entered.
No Compensation.
I understand that, unless otherwise specified in writing, the Alexandria Film Festival provides no financial compensation for any exhibition of my work.
Publicity and Use.
The Alexandria Film Festival reserves the right to use any submitted publicity information, photos, and excerpts in its marketing and publicity, including online formats, for the festival and for any other uses related to the promotion of the festival. By accepting inclusion in the Alexandria Film Festival, I grant non-exclusive rights to showcase my film during the festival in as many screenings as required, and for screenings thereafter at the discretion of the Alexandria Film Festival. Such screenings include, but are not limited to, competition screenings and a highlights showcase which may play after competition ends. In addition, the Alexandria Film Festival has non-exclusive rights to repeat the showcase during the year for fundraising purposes. All ticket sale receipts are the sole property of the Alexandria Film Festival.
I hereby grant the Alexandria Film Festival unlimited rights to use the film, information and images provided by me within my entry, and any additional material, in accordance with the goals and needs of the Alexandria Film Festival. I understand and consent to the use and release of my entry and all related materials by the Alexandria Film Festival. I understand and agree that my entry and any related materials may be copied and used by the Alexandria Film Festival without further permission from me. The Alexandria Film Festival may my name or logo in any marketing materials, or describe publicly the nature of the film submitted, without my further consent.
Limitation of Liability.
In no event shall the Alexandria’s Film Festival have any liability to me, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise and whether at common law or statute. Further, in no event shall the Alexandria Film Festival be liable to me for: (i) punitive, special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages; or (ii) loss of profits or business, loss of revenues, loss of opportunities, loss of savings, loss of or damage to data, loss of use damages or failure to realize expected savings arising out of this agreement even if been advised of the possibility of such damages.
I understand, am authorized to accept, and agree to abide by all terms listed in this release and in the submission guidelines.
Please note: If selected, filmmakers will provide their own transportation to the festival. Out of town, feature-length film representatives may be offered housing or a hotel night for their festival screening dates. Additional nights can be purchased at a discount. If we have more comped hotel rooms than visiting filmmakers, additional room nights may be provided to filmmakers at no cost.
Filmmakers will be provided with 2 all-festival passes for themselves and one guest which will admit 2 people to all screenings, parties and events. We will not issue complimentary tickets to additional people.
At minimum, filmmakers must submit two working Blu-Ray discs of their film. However, if selected to screen at AMC Hoffman, filmmakers will be required to submit a DCP copy of their film. We will not accept any encrypted files of any kind. All film assets MUST be received by the Alexandria Film Festival by October 7, 2020 (no exceptions).