INDEMNITY, ORIGINALITY, PERMISSIONS,
RELEASES, AND SCREENINGS:
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- Films entered in the Global Climate Film Festival must be the applicant’s original work. If a film is based on another person’s life or upon a book or other underlying work, the applicant(s) must secure any necessary rights to make such adaptations. However, submitting the adaptation rights agreements to the Festival is unnecessary. Neither the Festival nor its jurists investigate or attest to the authenticity of an applicant’s statement of authorship or rights secured. By entering the competition, you represent that you have secured all necessary rights to the story, the footage you have used, and actor/model releases.
- Applicants are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary rights and permissions for third-party materials included in their films, including but not limited to music, trademarks, logos, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights. Global Climate Film Festival expressly disclaims all liability or responsibility for any violations of the foregoing.
- Applicants registering for the competition consent to having their films screened at non-profit festivals and other mediums.
- The Award ceremony and Screening will occur on April 26th, 2024
