RULES AND TERMS

The competition closes at 11:59pm (CST) on March 22nd 2025.

• Completed films need to be uploaded at the time of entry. We do not accept rough cuts, trailers or unfinished projects.
• All submissions may be retained by the Festival for adjudication, on-demand, and archival purposes.
• The Entrant grants the Festival and its successors, licensees and assigns the right to copy and version the entry in its entirety to facilitate technical operations of the Festival, in and through any and all media formats now known or hereafter devised.
• The Entrant grants the Festival and its successors, licensees and assigns the right to use up to three minutes from the entry AND accompanying photos submitted to the Festival for promotional purposes of the Festival and its activities in or through any and all media formats now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet throughout the universe.
• The Entrant acknowledges and agrees that all matters will be decided by Festival organizers or the Festival jury at their sole discretion.

SUBMISSION LINK:

Filmmakers must submit their completed film for pre-screening at the time of entry via the submission form. If you are using a secured link, be sure to include the password. If English is not the original language of the film, it MUST be entered into competition with English subtitles or be dubbed in English. 

FINALISTS:

If your film is selected as a finalist, you will be required to provide a high resolution file. Finalists will be contacted by the festival with technical requirements and instructions on how to upload.

INDEMNITY

The Entrant agrees to indemnify Momentum Film Fest, their respective successors, assigns, licensees, and their respective officers, directors, members, agents and employees and hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal fees) and penalties arising out of, resulting from, based upon or incurred because of a breach by the Entrant of any statement, representation or warranty made by the Entrant in this entry form.

GRANT OF RIGHTS AND WAIVER

By entering the film competition, the Entrant represents and warrants that:

• The Entrant hereby grants Momentum Film Festival the rights to use the film as outlined in this entry form.
• All music licenses including, without limitation, all synchronization, mechanical and master use licenses, as applicable, have been obtained and all required payments to all artists and to any applicable performing rights organization have been made that are required for the public performance of the music incorporated in the film.
• No material in the film being submitted by the Entrant to the Festival is libelous or is slanderous or defamatory or violates any right of privacy or publicity of any person, and the full use of the rights in such film will not violate any rights, including copyright or moral rights, of any person, firm or corporation.
• To the extent that the Film Producer may now or in the future be entitled to any so-called moral, author’s or similar rights in the film pursuant to the Copyright Act or otherwise, the Producer hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes all such rights in favor of Momentum Film Festival and its assignees and licensees to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• By entering the Momentum Film Competition, the entrant acknowledges and agrees to all entry Rules and Terms.
•  The Entrant owns all right, title and interest, including the copyright and all intellectual property rights, in and to the film being submitted to the Festival and has the right to distribute, exhibit and promote the film in or through all media formats now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet throughout the universe.

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