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Terms and Conditions

By participating in this Competition you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Statement of Image Nation Abu Dhabi FZ LLC (“Image Nation”) and any other rules which may be mentioned or available on the Arab Film Studio website (the “Website”). If the Entrant does not agree to these Terms and Conditions, the Entrant may not participate in the Competition.

Definitions

Competition: ARAB FILM STUDIO is an instructional lab and short film competition organised by Image Nation that mirrors the process by which feature films are developed, produced, distributed and marketed.

Entrant: Any person who enters the Competition.

Prize: 1 (one) winner and 1 (one) runner-up each of whom will receive a cash prize and an opportunity of an internship in a leading international film production entity.

Rules

Entrants must be UAE Nationals Only.
Entrants must be aged 21 (twenty-one) years or over at the time of entry. Entrants aged under 21 (twenty one) years at time of entry are required to obtain and register permission to play from a parent / guardian. Failure to observe this will deem any winning entry invalid and Prizes will be forfeited. Each Entrant must ensure that his or her participation in the Competition is lawful in accordance with the laws of the country of which he or she is a citizen and/or resides, and/or happens to be at the time his entry is made. Image Nation shall not be taken to make any representations, express or implied, as to the lawfulness of any Entrant's participation in the Competition.
Employees of Image Nation, its group companies, agents or affiliates or Abu Dhabi Media Company (its group companies, agents or affiliates) and members of their respective families or households and any agencies associated with the Competition, including the providers of any Prizes or the sponsor of the Competition (where applicable) and members of their immediate families or households are not allowed to enter the Competition.
The only acceptable and permitted method of entry into the Competition is by submitting a short film online through the Website.
All films submitted to the Competition must meet the following criteria;
- Duration must be a minimum of 1 (one) minute and a maximum of 3 (three) minutes in length;
- The genre of the short-film is “narrative”, which means that it must be a story that is created in a constructive format which describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events:
- Films must be submitted in any type of video format; and
- The dialogue of each film MUST only be constructed of the 3 (three) sentences provided in the official announcement for the Competition.
Submissions for the Competition may be made from 1 November 2011 until 18 December 2011.
After 18 December 2011, Image Nation will select 12 (twelve) Entrants, 6 (six) of whom will take part in the Competition. Image Nation will interview each of the 12 (twelve) selected Entrants during the period 19 December 2011 to 31 December 2011 to identify the 6 (six) Entrants who will take part in the Competition.
Competition workshops will take place from January 1st 2012 to March 31st, 2012.
The selected 6 (six) Entrants are required to attend workshops as follows;
- A total of 6 (six) classes on specific Mondays and Wednesdays during the period 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012;
- Each class will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 PM;
- Practical exercises / challenges will take place on specific Saturdays from 1 January 2012 until 31 March 2012, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, as notified by Image Nation.
After the end of workshops, each of the selected Entrants will be required to shoot a final film during the period April 1st 2012 to May 15th 2012.
The winner and the runner-up of the Competition will be announced at the Arab Film Studio 2011 Finale, which will be aired live on television on May 29th, 2012 or on such other date as decided by Image Nation in its sole discretion. By participating in the Competition, the Entrant hereby consents, if requested by Image Nation, to appear in recorded television footage of the Competition workshops and challenges and in the live, televised screening of the “Arab Film Studio: Journey to the Big Screen”, or such other title as approved by Image Nation in its sole discretion, (“the Programmes”) and to record their voice, performance, poses, acts, plays and appearances and use their picture, photograph, silhouette and other reproductions of their physical likeness and sound, without compensation, as part of the Programmes and thereafter for the unlimited distribution, advertising, promotion, exhibition and exploitation of the Programmes, without compensation, by any medium now known or hereafter invented in the future throughout the universe and in perpetuity and whether for commercial gain or otherwise.
By participating in the Competition, the Entrants hereby agree that the Programmes confer upon them no rights of use, ownership or copyright in the Programmes and that all intellectual property rights arising out of, or in connection with, their appearance in the Programmes shall immediately, on creation, vest in and become the property of Image Nation.
The winner and runner-up of the Competition will receive a Prize, the final details of which are yet to be determined by Image Nation, in its sole discretion.
Image Nation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delay notification of the winner or delay the collection of the Prize until proof of eligibility and identity has been confirmed or to disqualify the Entrant from the Competition.
The winner and runner-up of the Competition is required to co-operate with the Programmes’ television production crew and the photographers or reporters of Image Nation or its parent company, Abu Dhabi Media Company, to publicise their win as Image Nation deems appropriate. Failure to comply with this rule may result in disqualification of the Entrant from the Competition.
The winner and runner-up of the Competition will collect the Prize directly from Image Nation, at the offices of Image Nation, PO Box 63, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Image Nation shall notify the winner and runner-up of the time period for the collection of the Prize and failure to claim the Prize within the time period as specified may result in forfeiture of the Prize.
The winner and runner-up of the Competition are solely responsible for all insurance, applicable taxes and for any costs, expenses and charges relating to the Prize, or the Competition.
Prizes are non-negotiable and no alternative prizes will be given. All prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable. However, Image Nation reserves the right to change the Prize due to circumstances beyond its control or to offer an alternative prize of similar value.
By participating in the Competition, the Entrant accepts that Image Nation may use their personal information for its own purposes including, but not limited to, fulfilling requests for products and services, contacting the Entrant, conducting research, and sending the Entrant marketing email and SMS messages and/or providing the Entrant’s personal information to promotional partners and trusted third parties.
Image Nation has made all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Competition is provided using reasonable skill and care. However, no warranties are made whatsoever in relation to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness or otherwise of the Competition.
Image Nation reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to rule on any unforeseen circumstances or circumstances beyond its control in whatever way Image Nation deems most appropriate (including the cancellation or postponement of the Competition or changes to these Terms and Conditions) in order to reach an equitable solution for the Entrants to the Competition. Image Nation’s decision will be announced as soon as reasonably practicable after such a decision has been reached. No correspondence will be entered into by Image Nation in respect of such a decision which will be final and binding in all respects.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates and Entrants hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Abu Dhabi in connection with any dispute that may arise regarding any aspect of the Competition or these Terms and Conditions.
Image Nation shall not be liable for its failure to fully perform its obligations under this Competition, if and to the extent that such failure is due to reasons of force majeure or changes in law or regulations or any other occurrence beyond Image Nation’s reasonable control.
Image Nation reserves the right to cancel, suspend or amend the Competition or these Terms and Conditions without notice. Any changes will be posted on the Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you review these Terms and Conditions regularly to familiarize yourself with any changes. Your participation in the Competition following the posting of changes to these Terms and Conditions means you accept such changes. Please print and store or save a copy of these Terms and Conditions for future reference.
Miscellaneous: If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in place.