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DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Entries for The SWEP Film Contest (the “Contest”) can be submitted between 1 September 2016 at 12:01a.m. and 16 September 2016 at 11:59p.m. EST.
ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to Victorian schools that are participating in the Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP) as at the 22 July 2016. One entry per school campus is permitted.
HOW TO ENTER: Create a film of three (3) minutes or less in length (plus credits). Visit www.myswep.com.au and follow the instructions to submit your Film.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: To submit your schools film you will be required to provide the contact details of a relevant school employee:
School name (including campus details)
Comprehensive list including the first and last name of staff and students involved in the production
Email address (specifically for the staff involved in the production)
Contact phone number
Model release forms for all appearing staff and students are required to be provided to the contest organisers upon request
The information you provide will be used for contest administration and to contact contest winners and place getters. Your information will not be used for any other purpose or shared with any party not affiliated with the Contest except to the extent permitted by law.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS: Winners will be announced on October 5th 2016 at the ‘SWEP Awards Show’ (time and venue to be announced). Winners will be chosen by the Contest judges on the merits of each entry in accordance with a set of criteria (see below). All winners will be notified via the email address provided in the entry form.
RULES FOR ENTRY: Entries may not contain, as determined by the Contest organisers, in their sole discretion, any content that:
An Entry must be the original work of the Entrant, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If an Entry contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submitting such entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the Entry by the Contest organisers in the manner set forth in these Terms, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions from any person who appears in or is identifiable in the Entry, music licenses and location releases. The Contest organisers reserve the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to the Contest organisers from any entrant at any time. Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render Entry null and void. By submitting an Entry, the Entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein. Any Entry not in English must contain English subtitles.
By submitting an Entry, the Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Contest Organisers may obtain many Entries in connection with this Contest, and that such Entries may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to other Entries submitted in connection with this Contest. The Entrant waives any and all claims that any Entries and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the contest organisers and judges may be similar to the Entrant’s Entry, or that any compensation is due to the Entrant in connection with such other Entry or other works used by the Contest Organisers.
PRIZES: Prizes are payable to the relevant schools by EFT only, prizes cannot be paid directly to individuals. Prizes are non-transferable or subject to substitution.
Provision is made for $5,100 worth of cash prizes, prize categories include:
1st Prize – Primary School/Campus - $2,000 (AUD)
2nd Prize – Primary School/Campus - $500 (AUD)
1st Prize – Secondary School/Campus - $2,000 (AUD)
2nd Prize – Secondary School/Campus - $500 (AUD)
Judges commendation award (awarded at the discretion of the judges) - $100 (AUD)
TERMS FOR WINNERS: Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees as well as all additional costs that may be incurred. The Contest reserves the right to condition the award of prizes upon the execution by the winner(s) of a publicity release. Notwithstanding this reserved right, entry is conclusively deemed to be permission by the Entrant for the Contest organisers to use the Entrant’s name (without compensation to the Entrant) if the Entrant is a winner to publicise the Contest and otherwise, as determined by the Contest Organisers, unless prohibited by law. In the event a winner fails or refuses to execute or provide any required documentation, the Contest Organisers reserve the right to award the prize or award to a substitute winner at the Organisers sole discretion. The Contest Organisers may require the winner to be present for/participate in press and promotional activities. In addition, the Contest Organisers may request actors and other participants in the Film to be present for/participate in press and promotional activities and the Entrant shall not direct any such individuals to refuse to so participate.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By submitting an Entry, each Entrant agrees:
(a) To abide by these Terms, and the decisions of the Contest Organisers, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest;
(b) To the use of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph/Film, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide, including without limitation, on the Internet, and in perpetuity by the Contest Organisers and its designees, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from the Entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so; and
(d) To hold the Released Parties harmless and to indemnify the Released Parties from and against all costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by the Released Parties in connection with the defence of any claim or claims on account thereof, including reasonable attorney’s fees. By participating, the Entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on his/her own or through someone else regarding his/her participation in the Contest without the prior consent of the Contest Organisers, which it may withhold in its sole discretion.
OWNERSHIP/USE OF SUBMISSIONS: By submitting an Entry, you hereby grant to the Contest Organisers a royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, combine with other works, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, edit and display such Entry (in whole or part) including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. These rights include, without limitation, the right to exhibit the Entry at the SWEP film Contest awards ceremony and to use the Entry in any and all media including but not limited to the Contest Organisers social media properties and/or offline media, in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to the Entrant or any third party. By submitting an Entry, The Entrant acknowledges that the Contest Organisers has no obligation to use or post any Entry submitted.
Criteria:
In developing their submissions participating schools must incorporate or observe the following set of criteria:
Must be a Victorian school
The submission must demonstrate that a major proportion of the work done was done by students
Must have registered for SWEP before 22 July 2016
Film is not to exceed 3 minutes plus credits
Must demonstrate that the school has actively used SWEP for the purposes of leak detection or in classroom activities
Schools monitoring their electricity use as part of SWEP may also incorporate electricity monitoring into their submission
Must demonstrate student leadership in learning and leading water efficient practices at the school
If a language other than English is used subtitles are to be incorporated into the film
Must incorporate provided assets (SWEP logo, SWEP webpage, etc.) into the film.
Disclaimer:
As per the SWEP terms and conditions. The SWEP team will endeavour to ensure all data provided via the SWEP website remains up to date. In the event that data loggers are damaged, stolen or vandalised the SWEP team will take all steps to replace the units within a practical timeframe.
Any questions, please contact us.