Film Competition Rules & Info

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DATES;

KICK OFF EVENT & Film Mixer

Sun, 08/25/2024  5pm - 8pm (Announcements at 7pm)

LOCATION: 

Boozy Bird

2661 Midway Rd Apt 109, 

Carrollton, TX 75006

DROP OFF EVENT: 

Sun, 10/13/2024 12pm - 11:59pm Midnight (cut off time) 

Email (google drive) completed films and release forms texashorrorcult@gmail.com   

PREMIERE SCREENING / AWARDS: 

Monday, 10/28/2024  7pm - 10pm (Films play at 8pm) 

LOCATION: 

Texas Theatre  

231 Jefferson Blvd Dallas, TX 75208

***UPDATES COMING SOON***

REGISTRATION: 

TEAM LEADERS MUST REGISTER THEIR TEAMS ONLINE FOR THE FILM COMPETITION VIA THE “REGISTER YOUR TEAM” PAGE ON THE TEXAS HORROR CULT - FILM COMPETITION WEBSITE. SPONSORS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER A TEAM IN THE COMPETITION, BUT CAN NOT WIN A PRIZE THEY HAVE SPONSORED.   

THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON TEAM SIZE. 

REGISTRATION FORMS AND PAYMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE TEXAS HORROR CULT - FILM COMPETITION'S WEBSITE. TEAM LEADERS MUST GIVE THEIR TEAM A NAME (I.E., A PRODUCTION COMPANY NAME). 

A $100 REGULAR ENTRY FEE  IS REQUIRED WITH TEAM REGISTRATION.   

ALL FEES ARE PUT TOWARDS COMPETITION COSTS AS WELL AS THE FILM AWARDS, PRIZES, AND MARKETING MATERIAL. 

ALL TEAMS MUST BE REGISTERED AND ALL REQUIRED ENTRY FEES MUST BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO 

ATTENDING THE MAIN KICK-OFF EVENT. 

IF THE EVENT WERE TO CANCEL DUE TO UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES, EACH TEAM WILL BE OFFERED A CREDIT ON THE NEXT FILM COMPETITION OR REFUNDED WITH IN 60 DAYS OF CANCELING EVENT.

OUTSIDE OF THIS THERE IS NO REFUNDS.

****NO REFUNDS****

KICK-OFF EVENT: 

TEAM LEADERS MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED TEAM LEADERS AGREEMENT, MATERIALS RELEASE FORM TO THE TEXAS HORROR CULT - FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS AT THE KICK OFF EVENT.

NOTE: FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DISQUALIFY TEAMS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS HORROR CULT - FILM COMPETITION. PRIOR TO ELEMENTS DISCLOSURE, FILM COMPETITION ORGANIZERS WILL CLARIFY COMPETITION RULES AND ANSWER ANY TEAM LEADER QUESTIONS. 

THE SHORT FILMS ARE NARRATIVE FICTION AND THE FILMMAKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS.. THE ELEMENT WILL NOT BE REVEALED UNTIL THE DAY OF THE KICK OFF.

OPEN STATE WIDE:

 An exception to this rule will be made for filmmakers who live too far out of town to make the pick up or drop off such as, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, etc. The out of town filmmakers will receive TEAM LEADER and MATERIAL RELEASE forms by email to fill out and send back on the day of the kick off after the kick off event as well as other information needed in order to start.

Out of town teams must discuss this in email with the  event organizers beforehand

to properly prepare for it and approve it. All teams registered are responsible to be at the screening to receive their awards if they win, or  they must choose some one to accept the rewards on their behalf but letting the event organizers know at least 24 hours ahead of time by email. If prizes are required to be shipped, the contestant is responsible for paying for shipping to receive their prize. 

FILM REQUIREMENTS: 

EACH TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THEIR OWN PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT,  CREW AND TALENT RELEASE FORMS, etc..., PRODUCTION INSURANCE, TALENT, AND POST-PRODUCTION NEEDS.  THIS INCLUDES ALL CAST, CREW, LOCATION, MUSIC, STOCK FOOTAGE RELEASE FORMS, ETC. WE DO NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH THESE FORMS.

COMPLETED FILMS WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 5 MINUTES AND A MAXIMUM OF 7 MINUTES IN RUNNING TIME – INCLUDING CREDITS. (The length may be changed before the kick off by the event organizers depending on the amount of teams signed up before kick off)

CREDITS:

OPENING CREDITS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE FILM, AND THEREFORE COUNT AGAINST THE 7 MINUTE MAXIMUM.

CREDITS AT THE END OF EACH FILM ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 SECONDS AND ALSO 

COUNT AGAINST THE 7 MINUTE MAXIMUM.  (The length may be changed before the kick off by the event organizers depending on amount of teams signed up before kick off)

FILMS MUST INCLUDE ALL SPECIFIED ELEMENTS FOR THE COMPETITION.

COMPLETED FILMS MUST NOT CONTAIN COPYRIGHTED IMAGES, CHARACTER, LOGOS, MUSIC, OR OTHER MATERIALS. IF COMPLETED FILM SUBMISSIONS CONTAIN QUESTIONABLE CONTENT (I.E., PORNOGRAPHY, RECORDINGS OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, ETC.), 

EVENT ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY THE SUBMISSION. 

NO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED. 

THE TEXAS HORROR CULT - FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHICH FILM SUBMISSIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRY, SCREENING, AND/OR COMPETITION. FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO SCREEN A FILM OR TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE SCREENING REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THE FILM.  THIS INCLUDES ANY DISTRIBUTION,  

COMPLETED FILM SUBMISSION:

ALL COMPLETED FILMS MUST BE SUBMITTED AS A QUICK TIME FILE COMPRESSED 

WITH H.264 AT 1080P 23.97.   

MP4 IS ALSO WELCOMED AND PREFERRED.   

ANY OTHER FORMAT WILL BE REJECTED. YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR FILM AS A GOOGLE DRIVE

ON THE DAY OF SUNDAY,  October 13th,  2024, NO LATER THAN 11:59PM MIDNIGHT, BEFORE MONDAY. 

NOTE:  IF COMPLETED FILM SUBMISSION FILES ARE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED BY FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS, THEY WILL NOT BE SCREENED AND, THEREFORE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS AND PRIZES. 

COMPLETED FILMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO FILM COMPETITION ORGANIZERS NO LATER THEN SPECIFIED DEADLINE.  ANY FILM SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE MAY POSSIBLY STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED, BUT WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE COMPETITION'S AWARDS AND PRIZES. 

DURING THE KICK-OFF EVENT,  FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS WILL DEFINE A LIMITED POST-DEADLINE “GRACE PERIOD” DURING THEY WILL ACCEPT COMPLETED FILM SUBMISSIONS 

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCREENING. 

TEAM LEADERS MUST SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND RELEASE FORMS FOR THEIR SUBMISSIONS. 

RELEASE FORMS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE DAY OF KICK OFF EVENT ONLY, UNLESS YOU HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE FILM COMPETITION ORGANIZERS THAT YOU ARE AN OUT OF A TOWN FILMMAKER. 

THE TEAM LEADER AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THESE RELEASE FORMS BEFORE THE START OF THE FILM COMPETITION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE. PLEASE ARRIVE AT KICK OFF AT AN EARLY ENOUGH TIME TO SIGN THESE FORMS. THESE  FORMS ARE NOT PRINTABLE FROM THIS WEBSITE. ONLY IN PERSON AT KICK OFF, UNLESS YOU ARE OUT OF TOWN WE WILL SEND THESE  TO YOU TO SIGN ON KICK OFF DAY.

· TEAM LEADER AGREEMENT

· MATERIALS RELEASE FORM

THE TEAM LEADER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS A COPY OF EACH OF THESE RELEASE FORMS WHEN THEY TURN IN THEIR COMPLETED FILMS AT THE TIME OF THE DROP OFF, ALL OTHER RELEASE FORMS MUST BE CREATED AND PROVIDED BY TEAM LEADERS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THEIR FILMS ON DROP OFF DAY IN EMAIL WITH YOUR COMPLETED FILM. THESE RELEASE FORMS ARE MUST BE PROVIDED BY YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE THESE FORMS FOR YOU.

· TALENT OR CREW WAIVER AND RELEASE FORMS 

· LOCATION AGREEMENT FORMS 

· MUSIC/STOCK RELEASE FORMS 

FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY COMPLETED FILM SUBMISSION THAT HAS FAR EXCEEDED THE LIMITED POST-DEADLINE “GRACE PERIOD,” IF MISSING ANY REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND RELEASE FORMS, AND/OR OTHERWISE FAIL TO COMPLY WITH COMPETITION RULES AND REQUIREMENTS. 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  

FILM COMPETITION EVENT ORGANIZERS MAY ADD TO OR AMEND THESE RULES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FILM COMPETITION.

DATES;

KICK OFF EVENT & Film Mixer

Sun, 08/25/2024  5pm - 8pm (Announcements at 7pm)

LOCATION: 

Boozy Bird

2661 Midway Rd Apt 109, 

Carrollton, TX 75006

DROP OFF EVENT: 

Sun, 10/13/2024 12pm - 11:59pm Midnight (cut off time) 

Email (google drive) completed films and release forms texashorrorcult@gmail.com   

PREMIERE SCREENING / AWARDS: 

Monday, 10/28/2024  7pm - 10pm (Films play at 8pm) 

LOCATION: 

Texas Theatre  

231 Jefferson Blvd Dallas, TX 75208