TRIBUTE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
ELIGIBILITY: Short and feature documentary films completed after January 1, 2017, are eligible for Tribute Film Festival 2020.
ROUGH CUTS: We strongly encourage you to submit the most complete version of your film possible. We cannot guarantee that replacement cuts will be viewed. If you are submitting a rough cut, please indicate in your application what elements are still incomplete: temporary sound, temporary graphics, missing scenes, etc. To discuss the timing of submitting a rough cut, please email tributefilmfest@gmail.com.
UPDATED CUTS: Our programming team will review the original screener received. Tribute Film Festival cannot guarantee that we will review updated versions of your film, but links to new cuts can be emailed to tributefilmfest@gmail.com.
PREMIERES: Tribute Film Festival does not have a formal premiere requirement. When making final decisions, programmers do take a film’s exposure into consideration, especially prior screenings in Texas, wide play on the festival circuit, a national television broadcast, or a theatrical release.
FEEDBACK: Unfortunately, due to the festival’s limited resources, we are unable to guarantee individualized feedback to filmmakers at this time.
Have additional questions about submitting? Please email tributefilmfest@gmail.com.
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2020 TRIBUTE FILM FESTIVAL TERMS OF ENTRY
Exhibiting filmmaker (“Exhibitor”) represents and warrants that:
1. All persons who are featured in the film have given unrestricted permission for use of their images, words, and performances, waiving or assigning to Exhibitor all rights including but not limited to copyrights and moral rights.
2. To the extent any pre-existing material is used in the film that is not original to Exhibitor, except brief clips of video and/or audio material used only to the extent reasonably necessary for purposes of public criticism, commentary and documentary reporting relevant to the thesis of the film, Exhibitor has obtained unrestricted permission from all rights holders for use of the material in the film and for display and performance of the film or any portions thereof in any and all venues and media, including for promotional purposes.
3. To the extent any remaining rights relating to the film are owned by third parties, Exhibitor warrants that Exhibitor has all rights and permissions necessary to permit the showing of the film at the Tribute Film Festival (a program of Frontier Texas! Inc. referred to hereinafter, collectively, as “Tribute Film Festival”) and any other events sponsored by the Tribute Film Festival at which Exhibitor agrees or has agreed the film may be exhibited, and for use of excerpts or portions thereof in any and all venues and media, including for promotional purposes.
4. All materials submitted to Tribute Film Festival are otherwise the original work of Exhibitor (and its employees, if any) or were commissioned by a museum whereas the museum retains the rights to show/distribute the film.
5. Exhibitor has good and marketable title to the entire submitted work. Exhibitor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Tribute Film Festival from any and all liability, loss, costs, damage, judgment, or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) resulting from or arising in any way out of any such claims by any third parties that are based upon, or are the result of any breach of the warranties in this Exhibition Agreement.
By completing the online entry form, Exhibitor constitutes his/her full and complete acceptance of the terms hereof and that Exhibitor has read and complies with the 2020 Tribute Film Festival Terms of Entry.