RULES OF THE COMPETITION

SHOOTING

The timing of the shooting: Starts at 10 AM local time, 15th of April, 2023 (Saturday), finishes at 10 AM local time, 16th of April, 2023 (Sunday)
During this time span of 24 hours, the participants have to shoot and edit a creative, smart short film with a maximum length of 60 seconds.
The films can be made with a digital video camera, mobile phone, tablet or digital camera.
Shooting must be done during the official time span of the competition. Pre-shooting is not allowed.
The music of the uploaded film must be properly licensed and the images must be original, legitimate recordings made by the crew after 10 AM local time, 15th of April, 2023.

Stock photos and/or stock videos are not allowed to be used!

COMPULSORY ELEMENT

The Organizers will announce three compulsory elements. Out of these three elements the Participants have to choose one they believe fits their film the best. This one element must be used and incorporated into the uploaded film. These compulsory elements will be announced publicly via the website of the competition at 10 AM local time, 15th of April, 2023 (Saturday).
The compulsory element could be a color, an object, etc. that the participants get to know at the moment of the start of the program.
Those entries that don’t have any compulsory elements will be disqualified from the competition!
The uploaded films must be made of original, legitimate images made by the Participant crew after 10 AM local time, 16th of April, 2023 (Saturday).
The maximum length of the films must be 60 seconds. Any entries that are longer than that could be disqualified by the Organizers.

FILMS MUST INCLUDE

– Title of the film
– Producer (Participant), leader of the crew
– Director
– Director of photography
– Editor
– Actors

The credits and the appearance of the title are not counted in the 60 seconds time limit.

The title of the film could be appearing at the end of the film, too.

IMPORTANT

Anything said and portrayed in the uploaded films fall under the responsibility of the creators of the film and do not reflect the ideas of the Organizers. The Organizers shall not be liable for any contents of the films.

The Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any videos that are discriminatory, promote hatred or otherwise do not comply with the theme and spirit of the competition.

The competition is not open to religious-themed or politically charged films.

The entries will be judged by a professional jury.

The Organizers allow the jury to choose or leave out entries, as well as award the prizes to the participants based on any criteria set by themselves.

The list of the winners will be announced after the end of the competition.

The decisions of the jury are not subject to appeal!

The Organizers reserve the right to change the prizes.

The Organizers reserve the right to use the entries for non-commercial means, for example in on-air television broadcasts, on the internet or as part of advertisements or other publicity efforts.

The Participant, the creator and maker of the film waives any financial claims he might have in the future for the usage of his film according to the rules of the competition.

Any participant of limited legal capacity or minors under the age of 18 state that they have the consent of their legal representatives to accept the rules of this competition, and upon request they can present this consent.

The Participant declares that he is the author of the entry and guarantees that no third person has any right that restricts the right of the Organizers as stated above. The Participant declares that the entry does not include any work that falls under collective management rights.

In case the Participant uses images or music that are not properly licensed in his film all the legal consequences will be the responsibility of the Participant.

Anyone taking part in the competition has to declare that the uploaded film is original and does not violate any copyrights.

The uploaded films must not contain product placement!

The Organizers reserve the right to censor or even disqualify those entries that contain product placement illegally.

By taking part in the competition the Participant consent that his film and all his personal information previously sent to the Organizers can be appearing on the websites and social media platforms operated by the Organizers.

Everyone takes part in the competition on his own responsibility. The Organizers are not liable for any injuries and damages suffered during the competition.

The Organizers reserve the right to change the Rules of the competition.