AFF Commercial Challenge
VOTE NOW!
SUBMISSIONS HAVE ENDED, WATCH THE TOP 6 FINALISTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, THEN CLICK THE VOTING TAB TO PLACE YOUR VOTE! VOTING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 31, 2011. GO THERE NOW! facebook.com/abqfilmfestival
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- Michael Madsen will receive the AFF Maverick Award
and host Q & A following retrospective screenings - Dean Stockwell will receive the AFF Dennis Lee Hopper Award
- Director of Marvel Games, Todd Jefferson will host panel on Games, Comics & Movies
- Haskell Wexler will receive AFF Cinematography Award
- ComedyFilmNerds.com to host Happy Hour podcasts
- Michael Madsen will receive the AFF Maverick Award
and host Q & A following retrospective screenings
- Dean Stockwell will receive the AFF Dennis Lee Hopper Award
- Director of Marvel Games, Todd Jefferson will host panel on Games, Comics & Movies
- Haskell Wexler will receive AFF Cinematography Award
- ComedyFilmNerds.com to host Happy Hour podcasts
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to create a 25-second commercial which will air on Comcast Cable throughout New Mexico and Southern Colorado!
CREATE: Produce a 25-second commercial spot about the Albuquerque Film Festival!
SUBMIT: Follow the submission guidelines and get it to us by JULY 22, 2011
VOTE: Campaign for your spot! Get everyone you know, even your dog,
to vote for your commercial JULY 25-29, 2011
WIN: One winner from SIX finalists will be announced AUGUST 1, 2011
GRAND PRIZE:
1. Two All-Access Albuquerque Film Festival Passes worth $900
2. Hotel accommodations throughout the festival:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18-SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011
3. A chance to meet celebrities, actors, filmmakers and Hollywood Insiders at all
film festival screenings, events, workshops, panels and parties!
4. Your commercial seen by millions on Comcast Cable throughout New Mexico
and Southern Colorado!
ALL COMMERCIALS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Your commercial must be based on at least one of our themes:
hip, cool, funny, strange, social change
2. Festival Dates in TEXT: “August 18-21, 2011”
3. These words in TEXT: “Films, Music, Comedy, Panels, Workshops, Parties”
4. At least ONE of the following festival highlights either in VOICE OR TEXT:
5. Ticket information in TEXT: “Buy tickets at abqfilmfestival.com”
6. Facebook and Twitter icons + our handle in TEXT: “abqfilmfestival”
DEADLINES:
Call for entries & kick-off: Friday, July 1st
Deadline for submissions: Friday, July 22nd
Fan voting begins: Monday, July 25th
Fan voting ends: Friday, July 29th
Winner announced: Monday, August 1st
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GO TO OUR SUBMISSION PAGE ON FACEBOOK:
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
For further questions please email: challenge@abqfilmfestival.com
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES:
Hip, Cool, Funny, Strange, Social Change
25-Second Commercial Challenge Contest Rules
For the purpose of the Official Rules, “Contest” refers to “The Albuquerque Film Festival Hip, Cool, Funny, Strange, Social Change Commercial Challenge Contest” and “F4C/AFF” refers to “Film 4 Change and The Albuquerque Film Festival and its affiliates.”
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN,
WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON SKILL.
1. TO ENTER: First visit: http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/aff-commercial-challenge for complete submission guidelines. To submit your commercial, visit http://www.facebook.com/abqfilmfestival. All entries must be received in digital format per the submission guidelines and instructions by 11:59 PM (MST) on Friday, July 22, 2011. SIX finalists will be chosen by F4C/AFF appointed judges by 11:59 PM Sunday, July 24, 2011. This voting contest (the “Contest”) begins and ends on the time and dates specified in Section 2 below (the “Contest Period). Contestants are permitted one entry per person. Entries must include the following:
1. Your commercial must be based on at least one of our themes:
hip, cool, funny, strange, social change
2. Festival Dates in TEXT: “August 18-21, 2011”
3. These words in TEXT: “Films, Music, Comedy, Panels, Workshops, Parties”
4. At least one of the following festival highlights either in VOICE OR TEXT:
5. Ticket information in TEXT: “Buy tickets at abqfilmfestival.com”
6. Facebook and Twitter icons + our handle in TEXT: “abqfilmfestival”
2. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins with “Call for Entries” on Friday, July 1, 2011. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 PM Friday, July 22, 2011. SIX finalists will be chosen by F4C/AFF appointed judges by 12:00 PM Sunday, July 24, 2011. Contest Voting Period begins at 12:00 AM (MST) on Monday, July 25, 2011 and ends at 12:00 PM (MST) on Friday, July 29, 2011. All voting must be complete by the close of the Contest Period.
3. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age, or older at the time of entry but is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of F4C/AFF, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, advertisers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the households, of the above, whether related or not, are not eligible to participate. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Applicants are required to have had access to the internet and video equipment prior to contemplating entry. Entries containing inappropriate subject matter, as determined by F4C/AFF in its sole discretion, and including, but not limited to, items that contain profanities or inappropriate gestures, acts resulting in injury or damage to person’s property or the legal rights of others will be disqualified. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted commercial is an original work created by the entrant, that the commercial does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the commercial. If the commercial contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the commercial, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to the submission of the commercial, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and unlimited usage of the commercial by F4C/AFF without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any commercial is under the age of 18, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required. Each entrant must be prepared to provide (within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of F4C/AFF’s request) a signed release from all persons who appear in the commercial submitted, and/or the owner of any material that appears in the commercial entry, authorizing F4C/AFF and its licensees to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry in any media now or hereafter known. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification at any time during the Contest and selection of an alternate winner.
4. ODDS OF WINNING: Visitors of http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/aff-commercial-challenge, as well as F4C/AFF Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/abqfilmfestival), and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/film4changechannel) pages will evaluate and vote on the entries on the basis of “Skill Factors” described below for the purpose of awarding prizes. Visitors may vote once
F4C/AFF Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/abqfilmfestival). Voting is not limited to residents of the United States. The odds of each video being selected for votes will depend upon the content of individual videos. Skill Factors that users will consider include: Originality, Creativity; Effectiveness, Entertainment Value; Production Value; Filmmaking Quality; Comedic Timing; Performance; Composition; and Editing Style.
5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Selection of the Contest Winner shall take place within two days after the end of the Contest Period and will be announced on Monday, August 1, 2011 at http://www.facebook.com/abqfilmfestival and http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/aff-commercial-challenge. The selection of the Grand Prize Contest Winner will be based on the highest number of votes received for Contest Videos at the end of the Contest Period. In the unlikely event that two or more Contest Videos receive an equal number of votes, there will be multiple Grand Prize Contest Winners. The selection of the Six Finalists will be based on the “Skill Factors” described above as determined by F4C/AFF -appointed judges .Contestants who are selected as Six Finalists will be notified by e-mail on July 24, 2011. The Six Finalists will be required to submit a DVD version of their electronic video entry to 2505 Jefferson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 by August 1, 2011. By entering Contest, entrants agree to the use by F4C/AFF and its designees of their name, video entry, and photograph/likeness for advertising, promotional and other marketing purposes, in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media (including the Internet) without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. F4C/AFF will not sell entrant information to outside third parties.
6. PRIZES: No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of prizes are permitted except at the sole discretion of the F4C/AFF , who reserves the right to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. F4C/AFF and/or its affiliates reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate such Contest, including without limitation changing the prize winnings. Winner is responsible for the payment of taxes on the prize, as well as, without limitation, any license and/or registration fees associated with transfer of the prize to the winner, and for any other expenses not specifically described above. The following prizes will be awarded in the Contest:
Grand Prize: Winning 25-second commercial will air on Comcast Cable throughout New Mexico and Southern Colorado prior and during the 2011 Albuquerque Film Festival. Air dates and times to be determined. Two All Access Albuquerque Film Festival Passes and hotel accommodations (one room for two people) throughout the duration of the festival: Thursday, August 18 – Sunday, August 21, 2011.
Six Finalists: The Six Finalists’ commercials will air at film screenings at the Albuquerque Film Festival 2011 and will be featured on http://albuquerquefilmfestival.com and http://www.youtube.com/film4changechannel
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS F4C/AFF ITS RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASEES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY INJURIES, LOSSES, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS AND ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM OR ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, MISUSE OR NONUSE OF THE PRIZE (INCLUDING ANY TRAVEL OR TRAVEL-RELATED ACTIVITY THERETO) THAT MAY BE AWARDED. ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WILL GOVERN ANY AND ALL DISPUTES. RELEASEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPUTER, PRINTING, TYPOGRAPHICAL, HUMAN, OR OTHER ERRORS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ERRORS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIZE, THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES OR IN ANY CONTEST RELATED MATERIALS; OR FOR ILLEGIBLE ENTRIES OR ENTRIES THAT FAIL TO ENTER INTO THE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OR ARE PROCESSED, REPORTED, OR TRANSMITTED LATE OR INCORRECTLY OR ARE LOST FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING COMPUTER, TELEPHONE, PAPER TRANSFER, HUMAN OR OTHER ERROR; OR FOR ELECTRONIC, COMPUTER, OR TELEPHONIC MALFUNCTION OR ERROR. IF IN F4C/AFF ’S OPINION, THERE IS ANY SUSPECTED OR ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC OR NON-ELECTRONIC TAMPERING WITH ANY PORTION OF THE CONTEST, OR IF COMPUTER VIRUS, BUGS, UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION, FRAUD, OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR FAILURES COMPROMISE OR CORRUPT OR AFFECT THE ADMINISTRATION, INTEGRITY, SECURITY, FAIRNESS, OR PROPER CONDUCT OF THE CONTEST, THE JUDGES RESERVE THE RIGHT AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO TAMPERS WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS AND OR VOID ANY ENTRIES SUBMITTED FRAUDULENTLY, TO MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE CONTEST, OR TO TERMINATE THE CONTEST AND CONDUCT A RANDOM DRAWING TO AWARD THE PRIZES USING ALL ELIGIBLE NON-SUSPECT ENTRIES RECEIVED AS OF THE TERMINATION DATE. AS A CONDITION OF ENTERING THE CONTEST, PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT: A.) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND PARTICIPANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES; B.) ALL CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; AND C.) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS FEES. F4C/AFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY PRIZE AWARD PROCEDURES.8. WINNER CONFIRMATION: The winners shall be announced at at http://www.facebook.com/abqfilmfestival and http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/aff-commercial-challenge on Monday, August 1, 2011
9. SPONSOR: F4C/AFF, 2505 Jefferson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
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