EASTBAYMEDIACENTER PRESENTS
BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL
2009
VIDEO + FILM ENTRY + RELEASE FORM
Complete and return the ENTRY + RELEASE FORM with entry fee and video/film, by May 31, 2009. Send completed form, video/film and fees, make checks payable to EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER, sign this form and mail back to:
EastBayMediaCenter
Berkeley Video & FILM Festival
1939 ADDISON STREET. BERKELEY, Ca94704-1179usa
entry Fees
$40.00 each video/film entry (select one category – see below )
$25.00 each additional video/film entry (select one category – see below )
$30.00 each video/film entry -- EBMC members,Young Producers, & Student Filmmakers
$15.00 each additional entry – EBMC members,Young Producers, & Student Filmmakers
*N0 FEE WAIVERS
*'Entry Fee Waivers' policy: NO FEE - NO ENTRY!
We will not respond to emails, snail mail and phone calls asking for entry fee waivers - No exceptions!
Eligibility
Open call to all producers.
All Video entries must have been completed within the last 24 months.
Past entries in Berkeley Video & FILM Festivals are ineligible.
Awards
Awards will be presented in each category.
Awards will be selected from entries in each category.
2009. BVFF DATES
Last Call for Entries Deadline – MAY 31, 2009
BVFF Screenings SEPTEMBER, 2009 - FINAL DATES T.B.A.
BVFF BroadCasts/CableCasts/WebCasts – DECEMBER 2009
Video & film Tape Formats*
Entries may originate in any format, however, *Entries must be submitted in DVD-R, Mini-DV, DVCAM, BETACAM SP. All must be in NTSC format. All videos must be labeled with title, producers name, category and total running time.
Film – 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm, Super 16mm, 35mm, 70mm Panavision, IMAX
Video – ½” reel, 2” Quad, 8mm, Hi-8, ED-Beta, ¾” U-matic/SP, VHS, Super VHS, Betacam/SP, MII, Digital Betacam, HDCam, D-1, D-2, D-3,D-5, D9, DVCAM, DVCPro, Digital S, DVD-R, 1” Type C, W-VHS, HDTV, PAL, SECAM, all computer formats.
All videos must be labeled with title, producers name, category and total running time.
If your film is selected for final theatrical screening, you must submit your entry in either *Mini-DV or *DVCAM tape formats.
Entry Category ( Choose ONE category )
___Feature ___Short Feature___Young Producers ___Music Video
___Ethnographic ___Documentary
___Experimental ___Commercials/PSA ___Comedy
___Animation ___Educational ___Arts
___Student Filmmakers
___Cell Phone Vids
___Elder Producers
Student Filmmakers must be enrolled in a college, a university, or a film school.
Young Producers must be 17 years old or younger.
Short Features must be 45 minutes or less.
Arts include Theatre, Dance, Performance, and narratives on artists.
Elder Producers must be 71 or older
Berkeley Video & FILM Festival 2009 ENTRY & Release
I am the sole person responsible to make the decision to enter this media material in the BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL (hereafter called BVFF). I understand when I fill out this entry form and thereby enter this media entry in the BVFF, that I indemnify, release, and hold harmless BVFF, its managers, employees, interns, sponsors, co-sponsors, individual and institutional supporters and EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER (hereafter called EBMC) from any liability related to the use of my entry. I further understand that by submitting my entry to BVFF & EBMC, I indemnify, release and hold harmless EBMC of any responsibility and liability, for any or all damages or losses that may occur to my entry. I am the person responsible and give my express permission to BVFF & EBMC to exhibit my entry at events which include but are not limited to judgings, previews exhibitions, festival screenings, dvd and video cassette distribution, television broadcasts, cablecasts, satellite down and uplinks, radio, and electronic on-line transmissions, webcasts and streaming of my entry. The entrant further agrees that all rights and permissions for any materials contained within the said entry, including all music rights, have been granted and the entrant holds harmless BVFF & EBMC from any or all disputes or claims that may arise from these rights and permissions granted. I give my permission to exhibit my entry at the festival screenings of the award winning entries and authorize BVFF & EBMC to retain my entry and allow BVFF & EBMC to include my entry for any or all promotions, compilations, screenings, webcasts and exhibitions of the BVFF, in perpetuity and further grant the right and permission to edit and use any part of my entry to promote previous and subsequent BVFF’s.
*Please Note
The above Release cannot be altered and/or addended in any way or the Entry Submission will not be accepted for screening
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Video/Film/Media Producers Name ( type or print CLEARLY )
Area Code & Telephone # Fax# e-mail
Address City State Zip
Title of Video/Film/Media Category Total Running Time
Signature ( Entries will not be accepted without signature ) Date
( The description below must be typed filled out - no exceptions - use an additional sheet if needed)
In 25 words or less describe your entry and include any photos of the production:______
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Please sign and date this form; return entry form, entry fee and entry to: