“It Starts Now” is sponsored by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). It is very important that you understand and agree to the Terms and Conditions under which you are providing a submission, and under which your submission is being accepted by ASMBS.
Terms & Conditions
The film and video contest is open to individuals 18 and older residing in the United States.
You agree that you have complete authorization from all the actors portrayed in the submission to have both filmed them, and to submit such film to ASMBS for purposes of the contest and will provide ASMBS proof of such authorization upon request.
You agree that you will not include any proprietary commercial information in the submission. For example, no commercial product placements or advertisements will be in the video or film.
You agree that you are not in violation of a third party’s pre-existing rights to any aspect of the submission. For example, you cannot sell the video or film to a third party and then submit it to ASMBS as if it were your property.
You agree that upon ASMBS accepting your submission, the submission becomes the property of ASMBS.
Once the film submission becomes the property of ASMBS, ASMBS is free exclusively to utilize the film in furtherance of its mission to increase public understanding of obesity and advance the science of obesity-related medicine until 90 days following the announcement of the winning videos.
ASMBS in turn agrees that it will not edit your submission to change the submission’s intent or message, though you agree to minor, stylistic editing for continuity and quality.
ASMBS agrees that your submission will not be used for any purpose other than the furtherance of the public understanding of obesity and the science of obesity-related medicine.
ASMBS agrees that your submission will not be used for any for-profit purposes.
ASMBS agrees to your use of your submission, after ASMBS accepts it and takes ownership of it, on a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free basis, but only after granting such permission to you in writing, 90 days after the announcement of the wining videos.
You agree that you will not in any manner attempt to use the submission after ASMBS accepts it and owns it, unless or until ASMBS agrees to such use, in writing.
You agree to indemnify and hold ASMBS harmless from any third-party claims, damages, or losses due to your use of the submitted film, both prior to submission to ASMBS and after.
ASMBS agrees to indemnify and hold you harmless from any third-party claims, damages, or losses due to ASMBS’s use of the submitted film.
You understand that your submission will not be returned to you from ASMBS after you submit it.
You understand that these Terms and Conditions apply to all copies of the submitted film, regardless of form, media or format.
You understand that these Terms and Conditions are a legal commitment and that they are enforceable by both you and ASMBS.
Submissions
To enter the “It Starts Now” Film and Video Contest, you must be a registered member of Vimeo. Registration as a basic member of Vimeo is free.
Your video must be submitted, along with the completed application, using the Vimeo “E-mail” sharing function. Videos must be submitted to itstartsnow@asmbs.org. Videos will not be accepted by any other means.
Your submission must include the completed application below. This can be done by copying and pasting the form into the “message” section on Vimeo when submitting an entry via Vimeo email.
Your video must be password-protected and enabled for downloading. For more information on enabling these functions, please visit Vimeo’s Managing Your Videos section.
Contest Application
Copy and paste the following into the "message" section on Vimeo when submitting your video.
Title of Project:
Film Genre:
Shared Video Password:
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Your Name:
Email:
Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip Code:
Telephone:
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Film or Video Synopsis (50 words or less):
Director’s Statement including bio (100 words or less):