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Team Leader’s Agreement This is an agreementbetween _____________________________(“Team Leader”),representingthe filmteamknown

as _____________________________ (“Team”),andtheStudentFILMCollective72-HourShortFILMChallenge,(“72HSFC”),

with respect toTeam Leader’s and Team’s involvement inthe72-HourShortFILMChallenge andcreation ofa short film

orvideo (the “Film”) pursuant totheterms below. Team Leader hereby agrees onbehalfo f him /herselfa n d Te am to t a k e p a r t i n t h e GreaterNewYork72-HourShort FILMChallenge (“Challenge”), being produced bythe Stude nt FILM

Collective and scheduled to take place from 4:00PM Friday November 4th

to 4:00PM Monday, November 7th, 2011.

q Team Leader has read, and agrees on behalf of

h im /h er se lf a nd T ea m t o a bi de b y, the “Filmmaking

Rules” and the “Competition Rules” (collectively “Official

Rules”)oftheproject, thete r m so f w h i c h a r e a v a i l a b l e

at http://72HSFC.StudentFILMcollective.org/rules and

by referencemade a part hereof. It is understood that

72HSFC reserves the right to disqualify from screening or

exhibitionandremovefromconsideration forawardsand

prizesanyfilms/videos,whichdonotadheretotheOfficialRules.

w Team Lead er he re by u nde rstan ds th at he/she is

responsible for all crew, cast, equipment, sets, locations,

a nd o th er i te ms n ec es sa ry for p ar ti ci pa ti ng i n the

Project, and al l costs, expenses, damages and claims

related thereto. 72HSFC is providing the event and

guidelines in which the Team Leader is taking part; a

screeningopportunityfo r all qualifyingfilms /videos;an d

aprizefortheProjectwinner.

e TeamLeaderherebyaffirmsthathe/she willsecureallrights(includingwithout limitationcopyrights)in and to

all materialincludedin theFilm,i n c l u d i n g w i t h o u t

l i m i t a t i o n a n y a n d a l l Images,photographs,perf

ormances, appearance(s) byanyperson(s), sounds,

soundtrack an d music (including without limitation

compositions, recordings and performances). In no

mannerlimitingtheforegoing,TeamLeader w i l l o b t a i n

a s i g n e d T a l e n t R e l e a s e f r o m a l l persons

appearing in the Film, a signed LiabilityWaiver from all

castandcrew,asigned MusicReleasefromallpersonsor

entities providingmusic, and a signed Location Release

forall locationsusedintheFilm.TeamLeaderrepresents

and warrants that he/she (a) is free to enter into this

Agreement,(b)that,exceptwithregard to72HSFC’s rights

as set forth herein, Team Leader is the sole copyright

holder in and to theFilm;and(c)theFilmdoesnottothe

best of Team Leader’s knowledge (including what Team

L ea de r sho ul d k no w o r h a v e k no wn i n t h e

exerciseofreasonableprudence) violatethecopyrightof

any person or entity, or defame or infringe upon any

rights of any kind of, including the right of privacy, off

anypersonorentity.

r TeamLeaderherebyagreesto indemnify,defend,and

holdharmless72HSFC,itsofficers,directors,employees,

licensees,partnersandassigns (collectively“Indemnified

Parties”)fromanyandall claims,costs,damages,expenses

andliabilities includingwithout limitation attorneys’fees

(collectively “Claims”) a r i s i n g f ro m t he creation,p r o d u c t i o n ,use, exhibition, promotion, marketing,

merchandising, or other exploitation of the Film by the

Indemnified Parties and/or any of them, Team Leader,

Tea m a nd /o r a ny m e mb er thereof (including without

lim itatio n Claim s fo r negligence and other torts,

unauthorized useof likeness, invasion of right ofprivacy,

publicity orpersonality,defamation, fraud, infringement

of copyright and/or trademark, and breach of contract),

and forAn y breachbyTeamLeaderof any

Rep re se ntatio n, w a r r a n t y o r o b li ga ti on o f Te am

Leaderhereunder.

t Team Leader and 72HSFC will jointly own, as co-

authors, t h e c o p y r i g h t i n a n d t o t h e F i l m , a n d

hereby agree to the following division of rights:

From the date Team Leader submits his/her filmtothe

72HSFCandcontinuinguntilJune30,2012(“EndDate”):

(a) Team Leader shall have the following non-exclusive,

non-assignable rights:(i) Toenter the Film infilmfestivals

& competitions;(ii)toscreentheFilmatlocalfilmevents;

(iii) to stream the Film oranyportion thereof forfreeon

TeamLeader’spersonalwebsiteorforfreeonanythirdparty website for Internet viewing, provided that the

Film orportion thereof asso streamed contains aninitial

fullscreentitlecardstating“ThisFilmwascreatedforthe

72-HourShort FilmChallenge (orother language asmay

be designated by 72HSFC); (iv) to distribute the film for

freeviaDVD;(v)to use the Film onaprofessionalreel to

promote Team Leader, Team oranyTeammember; and

(vi)anyotheruseagreedtoinwritingby72HSFC.



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(b) 72HSFC shall have thefollowing rights, which, except

for the limited rights of Team Leader as set forth above,

shall be exclusive to 72HSFC: to copy, screen, show,

e xhi bi t, tel ec ast, broadcast, advertise, m a r k e t ,

e xp l o i t , a n d d i sse m i n a te th e Film and/or any portion

thereof throughout the universe in perpetuity, via any

mediu m and in any manner whether now known or

hereafter invented,includingbutnotlimitedtotheatrical,

television (including without limitatio n all forms ofbroadcast, cable, Video On Demand (VOD) and digital

television), DVD/home video/videogram (including any

videogram successor), Internet distribution and any

means of digital download, and to sell, license and/or

assignanyorallofthe foregoingrights toany third party.

In no manner limiting the foregoing, 72HSFC shall have

th e righ t to use the Film and any portion thereof to

advertise, promote and publicize the S T U D E N T F I L M

CO LL E C T I V E , t h e 72-HourShortFILMChallenge and/or

any sponsor t h e r e o f i n a n y m a n n e r a n d v i a

a n y mediumatStudentFILMCollective’ssolediscretion.

y The parties agree that the following terms shallapply

should 72HSFClicense, sell,orotherwiseassign(“license”)

any rights inthe Film toa thirdparty licensee prior tothe

EndDate:

(a) Individual L i c e n s e (i.e., S tu den t F IL M C olle ct iv e

licensestheFilmindividually):72HSFCwillreceivethe

first $150 ofanylicense fee and/or royalties orreuse fees

receivedtherefrom;TeamLeader shallreceive80%ofthe

net proceeds from the remainder (i.e., those in excess of

$150)ofsuchlicensefeeand/orroyalties/reuse fees.

(b) Collection (i.e., 72HSFC licenses two or more films

(“Collection”)o f whichtheFilmis one):IfTeamLeader’s

entireFilmisincluded intheCollection, TeamLeader will

receive aprorata share of 50% of 72HSFC’s net proceeds

therefrom. Pro ration will be dependent upon number of

filmsincludedinthecollection.

(c)SponsorLicense:Notwithstanding theforegoing, in the

event the licensee ofthe Film orCollection isasponsorof

72 HSFC o r the Project (“Sponsor”) as determined by

72HSFC, 72HSFCwill retain 100% of all proceeds, if any,

fromany suchlicense. (d) Official72HSFCDVD:IftheentireFilm is includedona

72-Hour Short FILM Challenge compilation DVD, Team

Leader will receive apro ratashareof 50%of netproceeds

rece ivedby 72HSFCwhenmorethan 2500DVDs aresold.

Pro ration will be dep endent upon number of films

included onsaidcompilation.

72HSFC’s netproceeds forthepurposes ofthisparagraph

6 shall be defined, computed, paid and accounted for

pursuant to 72HSFC’s standard definition, which shall

include allowances for the deduction from gross receipts

72HSFC’s customary d e d uc t io n s i n cl u di n g, w i th o u t

l imitation,distributionfees,distributionexpenses, and

overhead. 72HSFCshallmakesemi-annual(i.e.,twice per

year) reports to Team Leader, provided, however, that

72HSFC need not issue a report if Team Leader has notaccumulated revenue to report. 72HSFC shall issue

checks toTeam Leaderon a semi-annualbasis so long as

total revenue for a Team Leader h as reached a

minimumof$25.

u If 72HSFC does not license the Film to a thirdparty

prior to the End Date, then upon the End Date

72HSFC’s rights as set forth above at paragraph (5)(b)

shall become non-exclusive, and shall be owned and

shared equally by both Team Lead er a n d 7 2 HS F C i n

perpetuity. However,i f 72HSFC does license the Film

toathird partypriortotheEndDate,then72HSFC’srightsas set forth above at paragraph (5)(b) shall remain

exclusive to 72HSFC and continue until June 30, 2012

(“Exte nded End Date”). No license (in clu ding any

extensions and/or renewals) of the Film by 72HSFC to

any third p ar ty s ha ll , w it ho ut T e am L ea de r’ s prior

written permission, extend past the ExtendedEndDate.

Notwithstanding theforegoing,TeamLeadershall not at

an y tim e (w he th er b ef or e o r after the End Date or

Extended End Date) assign or license any rights in

and/or to the Film to anythird party without the prior

written permissionof theStudent FILM Collective (SFC),

andSFCshallnotassignorlicense anyrightsinand/ortothe Film toany thirdpartywhichwouldprecludeTeam

Leader from exercisingits rights in and/orto the Film

as set f or th a bo ve a t Par ag ra ph 5 (a ) a nd /o r i n this

paragraph(asapplicable),withoutthewrittenpermission

ofTeamLeader.

i Should the Team Leader receive a distributionoffer

priorto theEndDateandnotinitiatedby 72HSFC,Team

Leader may enter into the deal provided the following

r e qu i re m en ts a r e m et: 1)72HSFCgivesauthorization

i n w rit in g; 2 ) 72HSFC Receives 20% of all distribution

proceeds.



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o TeamLeaderherebyacknowledges thatparticipation

in the 72-Hour Short FILM Challenge is without

remuneration or monetary compensation whatsoever.

The consideration for participating inthechallengeisthe

screening of Participant’s completed film/video at the

conclusion of the Project; and thepossibility, although

not the obligation by the Student Film Collective, for

future screenings an d Distribution; and the opportunity

forpublicityorexposureforbeingaparticipant.1) Team Leader acknowledges that, in the event of any

breach by 72HSFC orany third party, the damage, if any,

caused to Team Leader therebywillnotbeirreparable or

otherwise sufficient to entit le T eam Leader t o se ek

injunctiveorotherequitablerelief. TeamLeader’srights

and remediesin such event will be strictlylimitedtothe

right, ifany, to recover compensatory(butnotpunitive or

consequential) damages in an action at law, and Team

Leader will have neither the rightto rescind or terminate

this agreementor any of 72HSFC’s rights hereunder,nor

the right to enjointhe exhibitionor other exploitationofthe Film or any subsidiary or allied rights with respect

thereto.

1! Team Leader may not assign thisAgreementora n y of

i t s o b l i g a t i o n s hereunderwithout72HSFC’sprior

written consent. 72HSFC may freely assign any and all

rightsandobligationsunder this Agreementin wholeor

in part to any otherparty. TeamLeaderacknowledges

andagreesthat Team Leader isnot anemployee oragent

of 72HSFC foranypurpose,including all taxobligations,

but that the parties are contractors independent of one

another.

1@ TeamLeaderherebyacknowledges thata“Makingof

the 72-Hour Short FILM Challenge” (the

“Documentary”)m ay be shot during the 72-HourShort

FILMChallenge,andherebyagreestoallowcameracrews

totapehis/her team during anyproductionstageofthe

project;andfurtheragrees to immediatelyprovidet o

t h e 7 2 H S F C a s i g n e d release for each of his/her

participating castandcrewmembers,usingtheattached

“Release” (Exhibit A). 72HSFC has no obligation

whatsoever to produce or exhibit the Documentary,

however.

1# 72HSFC willnot beliable for any special, indirect or

consequential damages, without limitation, damages

arising under any Claim or cause of action, including

contract, warranty, strict liability or tort, whether or not

72HSFC has been a dv ised o f the p ossi bi li ty o f suc h

damages. Furthermore, it is understood that 72HSFC’s

total liabilityforanyClaimsand/orcausesofaction shall

n o t e x c e e d , a n d i s l i m i t e d t o , t h e t o t a l amount

paid to72HSFC in entry fees byTeam Leader under this

agreement.Theselimitationsshallapplynotwithstanding

thefailureoftheessentialpurposeofanylimited remedy.

1$ Thisagreementshallbegovernedbyandconstrued in

accordance with the internal laws of th e Ne w Yor k,

without any reference toitsconflictsoflawsprovisions.

Agreed toandAcceptedBy:

Signature:

(TeamLeader)

Name:

(pleaseprint)

Date:

Address:

StudentFILMCollective72-HourShortFILMChallenge

By:

Its:

Date:

Phone:

Email:



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72-HourShortFILMChallengeOfficialRules

IntheUnitedStates,theChallengeisintendedforplaybythemembersoftheStudentFILMCollective.Tobecomea

membervisitwww.StudentFILMcollective.org/join

1. ELIGIBILITY:In the United States, the

Challenge is open only to individual

legalresidentsand legalvisitorsof the

United States, New York and the

GreaterNew York Area. The following

arenoteligible:employees,contractors,

directors and officers of the Student

FILMCollective,and72-HourShortFILM

Chal lenge, ("72HSFC"), its parent,

subsidiaries and affiliated companies,

distributors, web design, advertising,

fulfillment, judging and Challenge

agenciesinvolvedintheadministration,

development,fulfillmentandexecution

of this Challenge (collectively,

"ChallengeParties"),andtheimmediate

family members of each (spouse,

parent, child,sibling, grandparent,and

spouse or "step" of each) and those

living in their same households (those

personswhetherrelatedornotwholive

inthesameresidenceforatleastthree

monthsduringthetwelve-monthperiod

preceding the start date of the

Chal lenge). Outside of the United

States, residency requirements may

vary.Voidwhereprohibited.

2. TOENTER:ToregisterfortheChallenge

followtheinstructionsfound

onwww.StudentFILMCollective.org/Cha

llenge72.Registrationisbasedona

first-comefirst-servedbasisandspaceis

limited .

3. TheChallengewillcommenceandend

asannouncedonthe72HSFCwebsite.

4. Ifateam("Entrant")mustwithdraw

fromtheChallenge,Entrantmustnotify

72HSFCassoonaspossible.

5. Someoftheevents(e.g.,Kickoff,Drop

Off)maybeheldin"21yearsofageor

older"locations.Everyeffortwillbe

madetoensurethatanyunder21

teamswillnotbeaffectedadversely.

Entrantsmaywishtoconsiderhavingat

leastonememberofitsteambe21

yearsorolder.

6. Entrantswillberequiredtosignthe

standard72-HourShortFILMChallenge

TeamLeader'sAgreement.Ifunderthe

legalageofmajorityinyourstateof

residence,yourparentorlegalguardian

mustsignitonyourbehalf.Acopyof

thisagreementisavailableat

www.StudentFILMCollective.org/Challe

nge72.

7. Allcostsassociatedwiththeproduction

oftheEntryaresolelytheresponsibility

oftheEntrant.

8. EligibleEntrieswillbejudgedbasedon

thejudgingcriteriastatedbelow.

9. Entrantsmustbepresentatthe

designatedtimesatthedesignated

Eventtoparticipate.

10. BasicRequirementoftheChallenge:AttheKickoffEvent,Entrantswillreceive

anassignmentandbegivenexactly72

hourstomakeavideo(an"Entry").

Seewww.StudentFILMCollective.org/Ch

allenge72fordetails.

11. CHALLENGETERMSOFSUBMISSION:

BysubmittinganEntryintothis

Challenge,eachEntrantwarrantsand

representsthattheEntrantownsall

rightstotheEntryhe/sheisenteringin

thisChallenge,including,without

limitation,thevideoordigital

recording,andtheperformance

containedineachEntry,withthe

exceptionofanyassetsprovidedbythe

72HSFCforusebyEntrantsin

connectionwiththisChallenge.Each

Entrantfurtherwarrantsandrepresents

thattheEntranthasobtained

permissionfromeachpersonwho

appearsintheEntrytogranttherights

totheChallengePartiesdescribedin

theseOfficialRules,andwillsubmit

copiesofsuchpermissionstothe

ChallengeParties.Bysubmittingan

Entry,EntrantagreestotheOfficial

Rules,andfurtheragreestoindemnify

andholdthe72HSFC,ChallengeParties

andtheirrespectiveaffiliates,officers,

directors,agents,co-brandersorother

partners,andanyoftheiremployees

(collectively,the"Challenge

Indemnitees"),harmlessfromanyand

allclaims,damages,expenses,costs

(includingreasonableattorneys'fees)

andliabilities(includingsettlements),

broughtorassertedbyanythirdparty

againstanyoftheChallenge

Indemniteesduetoorarisingoutofthe

Entrant'sEntrymaterialsinthis

Challenge,ortheEntrant'sconduct

duringandinconnectionwiththis

Challenge,includingbutnotlimitedto

trademark,copyright,orother

intellectualpropertyrights,rightof

publicity,rightofprivacyordefamation.

Entrantagreestorelease,indemnify

andholdharmlessTheStudentFILM

Collective,72HSFCandtheChallenge

Partiesfromanyandallclaimsthatany

advertising,presentation,webcontent

oranyothermaterialsubsequently

produced,presented,and/orprepared

byoronbehalfof72HSFCorthe

ChallengePartiesinfringesontherights

ofEntrant'sworkascontainedinany

Entry.

12. Asaconditionofentry,participantsmustagreetotheTeamLeader's

Agreement,whichsetsforththerights

ofEntrantand72HSFCwithrespectto

theuseofEntriesby72HSFC.Entries

thatdonotincludeallrequired

informationandadheretothe

foregoingandfollowingrequirements

willbeconsideredvoidandwillnotbe

consideredinthisChallenge.

13. TeamsareencouragedtousethemembersoftheStudentFILMCollective

ontheirfilms.

14. Memberswhowishtoparticipatebutdonotbelongtoateammayregisterto

participate.Howevertheymustattend

theKick-offeventandfindateamto

workon.

15. IfanygroupofindividualselectstocollaborateonanEntry,theyare

requiredtodesignateone(1)personas

theagentofthegrouptoenterthe

Challenge,agreetotheseOfficialRules,

signtheTeamLeader'sAgreementand

accepttheprizeonbehalfofthegroup.

Neither72HSFCnoranyofthe

ChallengePartiesareliableforany

disputesbetweencollaboratorsarising

outoforrelatedtotheChallenge.



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16. SELECTIONOFWINNERS:Entrieswillbe

judgedbyaprocessinwhichqualified

panelsofjudgeswillevaluatethe

eligibleentriesbasedonthefollowing

judgingcriteria:

ArtisticMerit (e.g.,Story,Creativity,

EntertainmentValue)(45%)

TechnicalMerit (30%)

AdherencetotheAssignment (25%)

The Top Entry will be declared the

winner.Intheeventofatie,thetiewill

bebrokenbasedonthehighestscorein

the first Judging Criteria, continuing

thereafter to each Judging Criteria in

order, as needed to break the tie.

Entrantsagreethatthe72HSFChasthe

sole right to decide all matters and

disputesarisingfromthisChallengeand

that all decisions of 72HSFC are final

andbinding.

17. ONE(1)TOPPRIZE:ThetopEntrywill

beawarded(prizeyettobedetermined);andwillbefeaturedatthe

CollectiveShortsFILMShowattheend

oftheyear.

18. GENERALCONDITIONS:By

participating,Entrantsagreetothese

OfficialRuleswhicharefinaland

bindinginallrespects.TheChallengeis

governedbythelawsoftheCityofNew

York,NewYork,USA,andallclaims

mustberesolvedinNewYorkcourtsor

theFederalcourtslocatedinNewYork

City.

19. LIMITATIONSOF LIABILITY AND

RELEASE:Noliabilityorresponsibilityis

assumedbytheStudentFilmCollective,

The New School, 72HSFC or Challenge

Parties resulting from any user's

participation in or attempt to

participateintheChallengeorabilityor

inability to upload or download any

information in connection with

participating in the Challenge. No

responsibility or liability is assumed by

the 72HSFC or Challenge Parties for

technical problems or technical

malfunction arising in connectionwithanyofthefollowingoccurrenceswhich

may affect the operation of the

Challenge:hardwareorsoftwareerrors;

faulty computer, telephone, cable,

satellite, network, electronic, wireless

orInternetconnectivityorotheronline

communication problems; errors or

l imitations of any Internet service

providers, servers, hosts or providers;

garbled, jumbled or faulty data

transmissions; failure of any e-mail

transmissions to be sent or received;

lost,late,delayedorinterceptede-mail

transmissions; inaccessibility of the

Web Site in whole or in part for any

reason; traffic congestion on the

InternetortheWebSite;unauthorized

human or non-human intervention of

the operation of the Challenge,

including without limitation,

unauthorizedtampering,hacking,theft,

virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of

any aspect of the Challenge, or loss,

miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility

or unavailability of an email account

usedin connectionwith theChallenge.

72HSFC and Challenge Parties are not

responsibleforanytypographicalerrors

intheannouncementofprizesorthese

Official Rules, or any inaccurate or

incorrect data contained on the Web

Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own

risk.72HSFCand the Challenge Parties

are not responsible for any personal

injury orproperty damage orlossesof

any kind which may be sustained touser's or any otherperson's computer

equipment resulting fromparticipation

intheChallenge,useoftheWebSiteor

thedownloadof any informationfrom

the Web Site. By participating in the

Challenge, Entrant agrees to release,

indemnify and hold 72HSFC and

Challenge Parties harmless from any

and all claims, damages or liabilities

arisingfromorrelatingtosuchEntrant's

participationintheChallenge.

20. WINNERS:Winnerswillbeannounced

attheFilmScreeningonMondayNovember7andpostedonline

atwww.StudentFILMCollective.org/Chal

lenge72.

21. CHALLENGEORGANIZER:TheStudent

FILMCollective,

StudentFILMCollective.org,90FifthAve,

NewYork,NY10011

22. FILMMAKINGRULES:Thefollowing

rulesapplytoeachparticipating

group/productionteam:

A. Times

The72-HourShortFILMChallenge

(72SHFC)willoccurinTheGreater

NYAreaandOfficiallybeginatthe

KickoffEventonFridayNovember

4th,2011@3:00PM,inRoom

D1009,at6E16thSt,NYC.(See

RuleE)

The72-HourShortFILMChallenge

willoccurbetweenFriday

(November4th2011)4:00pmlocal

timeandthefollowingMonday

(November7th)4pmlocaltime.

Thisisthe"Official72-HourTime

Period".

Theparticipatinggroup/teammust

completeitsfilm/videoworkin

timetodeliverittoalocationtobe

announced,byeMondayNov7at

4:00pm. Onlyworksthatmeetthedeadline

willbeofficiallypartofthe

competition.Allfilmsreceivedon

Monday(on-time)willbe

screened.

B. Allcreativitymusttakeplaceduring

the"Official72HourTimePeriod."

Anycreativityworkinadvanceofthe

competitionweekendisprohibited.

Creativeworkincludes,butisnot

limitedto:

Writingthescript

Rehearsing

Costume/SetDesign

Shooting

Editing

SoundDesign

Rendering

Outputtingtotapeorothermedia

C. Theonlyworktobeginpriortothe

"Official72HourTimePeriod"is:

OrganizingCrew

OrganizingCast

SecuringEquipment

Scouting/SecuringLocations

(SeealsoRuleDandRuleJ.)

D. Allfootagemustbeshotwithinthe72

hourtimeperiodoftheproject.

Nostockfootageorfootageshot

orcreatedatanothertimemaybe

used.

Animationandspecialeffectsare

permitted,butmustbecreated

duringthe72hourtimeperiod.

(Note:Stockfootage,aspartofa

specialeffectinathirdparty

specialeffectsprogram,ispermissible.)

Stillphotographsarepermitted,

providedthattheteamhasthe

rightstothem.Thephotosdonot

needtobecreatedduringthe72

hourtimeperiod;however,stills

createdoutsideoftheofficial72

hourtimeperiodmaynotbeused

insequencetocreatetheillusion

ofmotion.



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E. Eachparticipatinggroupmusthavea

representativeattheofficialKickoff

Eventofthe72HourFilmProject.

Attheevent,eachgroupmust

submitacompleteTeamLeader's

Agreement,signedbyitsteam

leader.(Thisformcanbefoundon

the72-HourShortFILMChallenge

website.)Ateammaynot

participatewithoutsubmittingthis

agreement.

Eachgroupwillchoosethegenre

ofitsfilminarandomdrawing.

Teamswillbegiventheoptionof

relinquishingthegenreselectedin

thedrawingforaWildCardgenre.

IfoptingfortheWildCard,teams

maynotgobacktotheiroriginal

genre.

F. Eachparticipatinggroupwillbe

assignedrequiredelementsthatmust

appearinitsfilm,suchasagenre,a

character,apropand/oralineofdialogue.

TherequiredCharacterandProp

mustbeseenon-screen.

TherequiredLineofDialoguemust

beusedverbatim.Itmaybe

spoken,sungand/orwritten.It

maybeinanylanguage,thoughif

itisunclearthatitistherequired

Line,theremustbeatranslation.

Toqualifyasan"Official72Hour

Film,"eachgroup'sfilmmustbein

thegenreitselectsandmust

containallrequiredelementswithintheofficialtimelimitand

priortothecredits.

G. Allcastandcrewmustbecome

membersoftheStudentFILM

Collective,andmustparticipateas

non-paidvolunteers.

H. Anytypeofvideoorfilmcameramay

beused,however,amaximumofonly

threecamerasmaybeusedtoshoot

footageforuseinyourfilm.Sound

recordersareallowedinadditiontothis

three-cameralimit.Camerasusedforapurposeotherthanrecordingvideo

footage(forexample,asprops,editing

decks,soundrecorders,ortorecord

solelybehind-the-scenesfootage)are

allowedinadditiontothisthree-camera

limit.

I. Filmmakersareencouragedtouse

StudentFILMCollectivemembersas

castandcrew.

J. Participatinggroupsareencouragedto

workwithalocalcomposerand/or

musicianstowriteandrecordmusicfor

thefilms.Itispermissiblefora

participatinggrouptousepre-recorded

music;howevertheparticipating

groupmust havetherightstoanymusic

usedinitsfilmandmustprovide

releasesforallmusicused.Aswith

music,pre-recordedsoundeffectsare

allowed,butyoumusthaverightsto

usethem.

Note:Songparodies(i.e.,useof

identifiablepre-existingcompositions

withneworalteredlyricsormusic)may

notbeincludedinthefilmwithouta

signedreleasefromthecomposition’s

rightsholder.Thisruleapplieswithout

regardtowhetherthesongparody

arguablyconstitutes"fairuse"underUS

orinternationalcopyrightlaw.

K. Thefinishedfilmmustbeaminimumof

4minutesinduration,andamaximumof6minutesinduration—notincluding

credits.SeeRuleL.

L. Creditsattheendofeachfilmare

limitedtoamaximumof30seconds.

The30secondsisconsideredadditional

tothelengthofthefilm,asstated

inRuleK.(Thatis,afilmmaybe6

minuteslong,withanadditional30

secondsofcredits,foratotalrunning

timeof6minutes30sec)

Theendcreditsmustincludethewords:

"ThisfilmwasmadefortheStudent

FILMCollective72-HourFilmProject.

www.StudentFILMCollective.org"

Openingcreditsareconsideredtobe

partofthefilm,andthereforecount

againsttheseven-minutemaximum.

Additionally,ifyourfilmhasopening

creditsotherthansimplythefilm'stitle,

youmustincludeoneofthefollowing:

• Thetext"[yourteamname]

presents"immediately

followedby"a72HourFilm

Project"or

• Thetext“a72HourFilm

Project”immediately

followingthetitleofyourfilm

"A72-HourShortFilm"shouldnotbein

quotesandmaybeentirelylowercase

(i.e.,"a72hourshortfilm").

M. FortheUnitedStates,Canada,Chile,

Japan,Peru,SouthKorea,andTaiwan,

thefinishedfilm/videomustbeinNTSC.

Forallothercountries,itmustbein

PAL.

Unlessotherwiseinstructedonthe72-

HourShortFILMChallengewebsite,

yourfilmmustbesubmittedononeof

thefollowingmedia:

• (Preferred)aself-contained

QuickTimefilewithnoproprietary

codecsoneither:

-adataDVD,or

-aUSBflashdrive

Pleasecheckyourcitypageforcomplete

submissionrequirements.Ifyourfilmdoes

notconformtothesubmissionrequirements

inyourcity,itmaybedisqualified.Also,if

yourfilmcannotbeviewedon72SHFC

equipment,itmaybedisqualified.

N. Notesonsubmissions:

Werecommendthateachteam

submittwocopiesofthefinalfilm.

Werecommendthatyoumake

soundlevelsrelativelyeven

throughoutyourfilm.(Ifyourfilm

hasunevensoundorsoundthat

peaks,itmaybemodifiedto

protecttheplaybackequipment.)

Projectionspecsvaryfromtheater

totheaterandarebeyondthe

controlofthe72SHFC.Ifyourfilm

isverydark,itmaybedifficulttoseeinyourtheater.

Allfilmsreceivedontheeveningof

thedeadlineon-timewillbe

screened,presumingtheyare

eligibleaccordingtoRuleR.



4

O. Beforethefinishedfilmbegins,the

mediashouldhave:

5secondsofblack

Atitlecardwith:teamname,title,

genre,city,anddate

Atitlecardwith:

"Thisfilmwasmadein

CollaborationwiththeStudent

FILMCollectivefortheFall2011

72-HourShortFILMChallenge.www.StudentFILMcollective.org"

2secondsofblack

Yourfilm

P. Eachteammustsecurereleasesfor

talent,crew,musicandlocations(and

anyotherapplicablereleases),which

mustbeturnedintotheproject

organizerswiththefinished

film/video.(Thereleaseformscanbe

foundonthe72-HourShortFILM

Challengewebsite.)Thefilm/videowill

notbescreenedbeforethe72-Hour

ShortFILMChallengeOrganizersreceivethesignedreleases.

Q. TheEntrantmustsubmitaCertification

Statementwithhis/hercompleted

Entry,certifyingadherencetoallOfficial

Rules.

R. TobeeligiblefortheProject,Entries

mustbetheoriginalworkofthe

Entrant;mustnotinfringethird-party's

rights;mustbesuitableforpublication

(i.e.,maynotbeobsceneorindecent);

mustnotcontainobsceneor

pornographicmaterial;maynotcontain

defamatorystatementsaboutany

person,company,organizationor

entity;maynotinvadeprivacyorother

rightsofanyperson,companyorentity;

maynotinanyotherwayviolate

applicablelawsandregulations;and

maynotcontainanycopyrighted

elements(otherthanasownedbythe

Entrantand/or72SHFC).

Entriescontainingprohibitedor

inappropriatecontentasdeterminedbythe

72SHFC,initssolediscretion,tobe

inappropriatewillbedisqualified.72SHFC

reservestherighttomakethefinal

determinationastowhichEntriesare

eligible.72SHFCalsoreservestherightto

refusetoscreenafilmortomakean

announcementatthescreeningregarding

thecontentofthefilm.

S. TheEntrantshouldnotdistributetheir

filminanywaybeforethepremiere

screenings.Thisincludesuploadingthe

filmtoanywebsite.TheEntrantis

encouragedtomakeatraileroftheir

filmanddistributethatinstead.This

trailershouldbenolongerthan72

seconds.

T. Tobecertifiedasan"Official72Hour

Film,"eachparticipatinggroup's

film/videoproductionmustfollowall

rulesherein.The72-HourShortFILM

ChallengeOrganizersreservetherighttoscreenonlycertified"Official72Hour

Films."

U. NoEntries(mediaordocuments)willbe

returned.

V. 72SHFCandProjectPartiesmay,intheir

solediscretion,disqualifyEntries

deemedtobeinappropriateor

otherwisenon-compliant.

W. Allcertified"Official72HourFilms"are

eligibletocompeteforthetitleofBest

72HourFilminitscity.

X. Allfilmsareeligibletocompetefortitle

ofBest72HourFilm.Panelsof

independentjudgeswilldeterminethe

winners.

Y. TheStudentFILMCollectiveOfficers

andEventOrganizersmayaddtoor

amendtheserulesatanytimepriorto

thebeginningofthe72Hourtime

period.

Everysecondcounts,whenyouhave72

hourstomakeafilm!



TEAM CHECKLIST

(make sure you have all of these items with you on Monday) Forms to be placed in 72HSFP envelope*

Wrap Up Form Receipt

Fill out the Wrap Up Form at http://studentfilmcollective.org/wrapup

Certification Statement

Team Roster

Waiver and Release Form(s)

All cast and crew must sign

Music Release Form(s)

Materials Release Form(s)

For photographs and other materials

Location Release Form(s)

* An envelope will be given to the team leader or his/her representative at the Kickoff.



CERTIFICATION

(Please complete and submit with your film on Monday) I, __________________________________________, team leader/producer

for __________________________________________________________, a

team participating in the (your city)

72-Hour S h o r t Film Challenge, hereby certify that all creative work on our f ilm,

(film title),

including all writing, shooting and editing, occurred during the official 72

hour time period beginning Friday at 4 p.m. Local time and ending

on Monday by 4:00 p.m. local time.

Signature

Printed Name Date



TEAM ROSTER

(Please complete and submit with your film on Monday;

attach additional sheets as necessary) Group Name: Team Leader:

Waiver and

Release

Form?

Title/Job(e.g., Producer,

Director, etc.)

Name E-mail Address



Waiver and Release Form (For All Cast and Crew)

1. For good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which ishereby acknowledged, I agree to participate in and in connection with a motionpicture _____________________________________________(“Film”) beingsubsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, licensees, sponsors, successors andassigns, and t h e directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors,partners , produced by ______________________________________as part of the72-Hour Short FILM Challenge on or about

______________________________________ (date) (the “Challenge”), as well as inconnection representatives and members of each of the foregoing entities.

2. I voluntarily assume any and all risks, known or unknown, associated with myparticipation in the Project and actions and undertakings in connection with theProject and the Footage (collectively “my Participation”). I acknowledge thatmy Participation may present certain risks to me, and I hereby assume any andall risks associated therewith, with any “behind the scenes” recordings taped,filmed, recorded and/or otherwise produced by the 72-Hour Short FILMChallenge, Inc. (“72HSFC”) with regard to the “making of” the Project(“Documentary Footage”). For the purposes hereof, the Film and the DocumentaryFootage including without limitation any portion thereof shall be collectively andseparately referred to herein as the “Footage”.

3. I hereby grant to Filmmaker and 72HSFC and their respective parents, affiliates,subsidiaries, licensees and assigns: (a) the right (but not the obligation) to film,photograph and otherwise visually and audiovisually record me and to record myvoice, conversations, sounds and performances, and any pre-existing materialsfurnished by me (“Pre-existing Materials”) in and in connection with the Footage;(b) all rights of every kind and character whatsoever (including without limitation

copyrights) in and to the results and proceeds of my appearance in the Footageincluding, without limitation, all film, photographs and video and audio recordingsproduced by 72HSFC and/or Filmmaker in connection therewith (collectively“Recordings”), any and all performances, stories, statements or actions made byme, whether written, spoken, sung, or otherwise uttered or expressed by me,or information given by me, captured on any such Recordings (collectively the“Results and Proceeds”).

4. Filmmaker, the Student FILM Collective, and 72HSFC shall be the exclusiveowner(s) of the Footage and the Results and Proceeds giving them the right to,without limitation, in perpetuity throughout the universe, in any and all languages,in any and all media know known or hereafter invented: (a) exhibit, broadcast, use,reproduce and license others to use as they see fit all or any part of the Footageand/or the Results and Proceeds; (b) edit, dub, subtract from, add to or modifythe Results and Proceeds in any manner, combine it with any other materialand/or incorporate it into other films, projects or programs; and (c) use and licenseothers to use my name, voice, likeness, image, photograph, performance,participation, expressions, personal experiences and biographical material(collectively “Name and Likeness”), in and in connection with the production,distribution, advertising, publicity, promotion, exhibition and other exploitation of the

Footage, the Results and Proceeds and/or any portion thereof, and in connectionwith 72HSFC or 72HSFC’s products and services, an unlimited number of times,

without any obligation of any kind to me whatsoever.5. I hereby expressly waive any and all so-called “moral rights” or “droits morale”

in connection with the Footage, Results and Proceeds, my appearance(s) and myfurnishing of any Pre-existing Materials in and in connection with the Footage.My signature hereon subsequent to the production of the Footage and/or theResults and Proceeds shall have the same effect as if I had signed in advancethereof.

6. I represent that my appearance in the Footage (and my furnishing of Pre-existing Materials, if any) will not to the best of my knowledge (i.e., what I know or should know after the exercise of reasonable prudence) infringe upon the rights of any third party. I represent and warrant that I have all rights and authority to enter into this Waiver and Release (“Release”) and to grant the rights granted herein.No other authorization is necessary to enable Filmmaker and/or 72HSFC use myName and Likeness, the Results and Proceeds and/or the Pre-existing Materials(if any), for the purposes herein contemplated. I hereby waive any right of

inspection or approval of the Results and Proceeds, the Footage, my Name andLikeness and/or the uses to which such Results and Proceeds, the Footageand/or my Name and Likeness may be put.

7. As used in this Release: (a) the term “Releasing Parties” means and refers to eacme, my heirs, next of kin, spouse, spousal equivalent, guardians, representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; and (b) the “Released Parties” means and refers to Filmmaker and 72HSFC and each and atheir respective parents, including, without limitation, the risk of physical or mentaemotional injury, minor and/or severe bodily harm, and/or illness, which arise by means, including, without limitation: acts, omissions, recommendations or adgiven by Filmmaker and/or 72HSFC or their agents, employees, or other personentities affiliated with the Project; participation in inherently dangerous activities, laor apparent defects or conditions in any equipment used in the Project; weatheother natural conditions; human error; my physical and mental condition; my own or omissions; first-aid, emergency treatment or other services rendered to meothers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I hereby agree to voluntarily acceptassume any and all such risks as well as any risks not mentioned herein that are in way associated with my Participation and the subsequent or simultaneous exhibitioother exploitation or dissemination of the Footage, the Results and Proceeds and/or portion thereof in perpetuity throughout the universe in any and all media, whenow known of hereafter invented (“Exhibition”).

8. I and the other Releasing Parties hereby voluntarily and knowingly, releasdischarge and relinquish any and all claims, actions and lawsuits of any kinagainst the Released Parties related to or arising from my Participation, includinwithout limitation, travel to and from any location used in connection with the Projecthe making, taping, production, use, editing, distribution, licensing, promoting, and/Exhibition of the Footage, the Results and Proceeds and/or any portion thereoincluding, without limitation, any claims, actions or lawsuits for wrongful deatnegligence and/or other fault, either active or passive, personal injury, wrongfdeath, defamation, false light, violation of right of publicity, invasion of privacdisclosure of embarrassing private facts, fraud, breach of contract, infringement copyright, and negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress.

9. I acknowledge that I may hereafter discover claims in addition to the ones released this document, and I and the other Releasing Parties hereby release the ReleaseParties from any such unknown and/or unsuspected claims. I and the othReleasing Parties acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essentia l amaterial term of this Release, and without such waiver neither Filmmaker no72HSFC would have accepted my participation in the Project. I and the othReleasing Parties hereby represent that we have been advised by legal counsel have been given ample opportunity to be so advised and understand anacknowledge the significance and consequence of this Release and of this specifwaiver.

10. The validity, interpretation and legal effect of this Release and any othagreements into which I may enter or documents I may execute in connection withe Project shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia applicable agreements executed and fully performed within the District of Columbia, withoregard to its conflicts of law provisions. Should any provision hereof be found inval

in whole or in part, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisiohereof or of that provision insofar as it is not invalid or unenforceable. Any waiver any term of this Release in a particular instance shall not be a waiver of such term fthe future.

11. This Release shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and therespective successors, assigns, heirs, legal representatives, administratorexecutors, and guardians. I represent that I am at least 18 years of age, and that under 18 my parent or legal guardian has signed below.

12. I acknowledge that 72HSFC and Filmmaker will rely on the waivers, releases anpermissions granted herein potentially, at substantial cost to 72HSFC and/Filmmaker and hereby agree not to assert any claim of any nature whatsoeveagainst anyone relating to the exercise of the permissions granted hereunder.

Agreed and Accepted: Name: Signature:

Date: Phone: Email:

Address: If Signatory is under 18:

I represent and warrant that I am the parent or guardian of the minor whose name appears above, that I have read and approve of the foregoing Release, and consent to its execution by mchild/ward. For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I hereby release the Released Parties as set forth and in accordance with thforegoing Release from any claims and/or causes of action I may have against them of any nature whatsoever, and I hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee my child's/ward’s releasewaivers and grant of rights as set forth above.

Name of Parent or Guardian:

Signature: Date:



Music Release Form

1. For good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, thundersigned (I, me, my) agree to furnish the musical compositions, recordings, performances, and/or other materia

described below (collectively “Material”) intended to be incorporated in and used in connection with a motiopicture (“Film”) being produced by (“Filmmaker”) as part of th

72-Hour Short Film Challenge for (City) on or about (date) (th“Challenge”).

The description of the Material is as follows: ( please list title of music; if original work, list composer and/musician; if from music service or music library, please list the name of the service/library and contact information.) 2. I hereby irrevocably grant to Filmmaker, the Student FILM Collective, and 72-Hour Short Film Challenge (“72HSFC

(collectively, “Producer”) the right to incorporate the Material, and any portions thereof, in whole or in part in thFilm in any manner at Producer’s sole discretion, and to use and exploit the Material (as incorporated in th

Film) in all media, versions and forms, whether now known or hereafter devised, in all languages, throughout thuniverse, in perpetuity, including, without limitation, television, the Internet, DVD, books, merchandise and a

ancillary exploitation, and in any advertising, publicity or promotion for the Film, the Project, 48 HFP and/or ansponsor of 72HSFC and/or the Project. Producer has the right to alter or modify the Material in any manner, at it

sole discretion. Producer may in its sole discretion accord me credit in the Film and/or otherwise for such use. 3. I represent that I have the right to grant to Producer the right to use the Material without the necessity o

obtaining the consent of any third person or entity, and that the Material does not infringe the copyright or violatany right of publicity, privacy or any other right of any person or entity. Nothing herein requires Producer t

use the Material. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Producer and any person claiming under Producer, anthe officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives thereof, from and against any liabilitieslosses, claims, demands, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses arising iconnection with any breach or alleged breach by me of any above representations or agreements. I hereby agre

not to assert any claim of any nature whatsoever against anyone relating to the exercise of the permissiongranted hereunder. I acknowledge that, in the event of any breach by Producer or any third party, the damageif any, caused me thereby will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle me to seek injunctive or othe

equitable relief. I acknowledge that my rights and remedies, if any, in any such event will be strictly limited to thright, if any, to recover compensatory monetary (but not punitive or consequential) damages in an action at law, anI will have neither the right to rescind or terminate this Agreement or any of Producer’s or its licensees’ or assignrights hereunder, nor the right to enjoin the production, exhibition or other exploitation of the Film or any subsidiar

or allied rights with respect thereto, nor will I have the right to terminate my obligations hereunder by reason of sucbreach.

4. I agree to timely execute and deliver (or to procure the timely execution and delivery to Producer of) anadditional documents which Producer may require to evidence its rights. I hereby appoint Producer, or its nomineeas my irrevocable attorney-in-fact, with the right, but not the obligation, to prepare or complete any such documentand to execute the same in my name, or to obtain execution thereof by others.

5. In addition to any of its other rights or remedies, Producer will be entitled to seek injunctive relief in the event of any

breach of my representations, warranties and agreements hereunder. Producer and shall have the right to freelyassign and license this agreement and all or a portion of its rights and remedies hereunder, without my consent.This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and will be binding upon the parties’ respective affiliates, successors,

licensees, assigns, heirs and representatives. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreementof the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and cannot be amended except by a written

instrument signed by the parties hereto. 6. I give Producer the foregoing grant of rights with the full knowledge and understanding that Producer may incu

substantial expense in reliance thereon. Producer may at any time elect not to use the Materials, in which casneither party will have any obligation to the other hereunder.



Agreed and Accepted:

Name: Signature:

Date: Phone: Email:

Address:



Materials Release Form

1. For g oo d a n d v al ua bl e c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e r ec ei pt a n d a de qu ac y o f w hi ch i s h er eby a c k n o w l e d ge d , t h e

undersigned(I,me,my)agreetofurnishthematerialsdescribedbelow(collectively“Material”)intendedtobeinco

rpo ra ted in an d u sed in connection with a mo t ion p i c tu re ( “F i lm ” ) b ei ng p rodu ced by

(“ Fi lm ma ker ”)aspa rtofth e72- Hou rShort Fi lmChallengeonorabout (date)(the“Project”).

Thedescription oftheMaterialisasfollows:

2. Ihereby irrevocably grant toFilmmaker and72-HourShortFilmChallenge, Inc. (“72HSFC”) (collectively, “Producer”) therigh

to incorporatethe Material, and any portions or images contained therein, in whole or in part in the Film inanymanne

at Producer’ssole discretion,and to use and exploit the Material (as incorporatedin the Film) in all media,versions and

forms, whether nowknown orhereafter devised, inall languages, throughout theuniverse, inperpetuity, including, withou

limitation, television, the Internet, DVD, books, merchandise andall ancillary exploitation, andinanyadvertising, publicityo

promotionfortheFilm,theProject,72HSFCand/oranysponsorof72HSFCand/ortheProject.Producer has the right to alte

or modify the Material in any manner, at its sole discretion. Producer may in its solediscretion accord mecredit inthe

Filmand/orotherwise forsuchuse.

3 . I representthat I have the right to grant to Producerthe right to use the Materialwithoutthe necessityof obtaining theconsent of any third person or entity, and that the Material does not infringe the copyright or violate any right o

publicity,privacy or any other right of any personor entity. NothinghereinrequiresProducerto use theMaterial.

agree to indemnify and hold harmless Producer and any person claiming under Producer, and the officers, directors

shareholders, employees, agents and representativesthereof, from and against any liabilities, losses, claims,demands, costs

(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses arising in connection with anybreach or alleged

breach byme ofany above representations oragreements. Ihereby agree nottoassertany claimofany nature whatsoeve

against anyone relating to the exercise of the permissions granted hereunder. I acknowledge that, in the event of any

b re ach b y Prod ucer or any third party, the d amage , if any, cau sed me the reb y will not be irreparable or otherwise

sufficient toentitle meto seek injunctive orother equitable relief. Iacknowledge that myrightsandremedies, ifany,in any

such event willbestrictlylimited totheright,if any, torecovercompensatory monetary (butnotpunitive or

4. (Consequential) damages inan action atlaw, andI willhave neither the right torescind orterminate thisAgreementor any

of Producer’s or its licensees’ or assigns’ rights hereunder, nor the right to enjoin the production,exhibition or otheexploitation of the Film or any subsidiary or allied rights with respect thereto, nor will I have the right to terminate my

obligations hereunder byreasonofsuchbreach.

5. I agree to timely executeand deliver (or to procurethe timely executionand deliveryto Producerof) anyadditional

documents, w h i c h Producer may require to evidence its rights. I hereby appoint Producer, or its nominee, as my

irrevocable attorney-in-fact, with the right, but not the obligation, to prepare or complete any such documents and to

execute thesameinmyname,ortoobtain execution thereofbyothers.

6. Inaddition toanyof itsotherrightsorremedies, Producer willbeentitledto seekinjunctive reliefintheeventofanybreachof

my representations, warranties and agreements hereunder. Producer shall have the right to freely assign and license this

agreement andall ora portion ofits rights and remedies hereunder, without my consent. ThisAgreement will inure tothe

benefit ofand will bebinding upon the parties’ respective affiliates, successors, licensees,assigns, heirs and representatives.This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement ofthepartieshereto with respect tothesubject matter

hereof andcannotbeamended except byawritteninstrument signed bythepartieshereto.

7. Igive Producer the foregoing grant ofrights with the full knowledge and understanding that Producer may incursubstantial

expense inreliance thereon. Producer may atany time elect not touse theMaterials, inwhich caseneitherpartywillhave

anyobligation totheotherhereunder.

Agreed and Accepted:

Name:

Signature:

Date: Phone:



LocationRelease

DATE: ______________, 2011 NAME: [“Owner”]

ADDRESSOFPROPERTY:

Owner hereby grants to ________________________(“Producer”) and the Student FILM Collective 72-Hour Short FIL

Challenge, (“72HSFC”) and theirrespective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, licensees, successors and assigns (collective“the ReleasedParties”), for good and valuable consideration, receipt ofwhichis hereby acknowledged, permission to acces

enterupon and use the Property identified above and the contents thereof and the appurtenances thereto (the “Propertyfor the purpose of photographingand recording certain scenes in connectionin andin connectionwith a motionpictu(“Film”) being produced by ________________________(“Producer”) as part of the 72-HourShort FILM Challenge on o

about __________(date) (the “Project”), as well as in connection with any “behindthe scenes” recordings taped, filmerecorded and/or otherwise produced by 72HSFC with regard to the “making of”the Project (“DocumentaryFootage”), durinproduction thereof. All physical embodiments of filming, recording and photography on the Property shall hereinafter b

knownasthe“Materials”.

72HSFC and/or Producer may place all necessary facilities and equipment on the Property and agree to remove it aftecompletion of work and leave the property in as good of condition as when received. 72HSFC and/or Producerwill us

reasonablecaretopreventdamagetosaidProperty.

Owner irrevocablygrants to Producer and 72HSFC allrights of everykind in andtotheMaterials includingwithoutlimitatiothe rightto exploit the Materials throughoutthe world, inany and alllanguages,an unlimited numberoftimes,inperpetui

in any and all media, now known or hereafter invented, in and in connection with the Film and/or theD o cu me n ta rFo ot ag e,7 2 H S F C orotherwiseandf o ra d v e r t i s i n g a n d p r o m o t i o n a l p u r p o s e s i n co n n e c t i o n therewitand all rights, including copyright in the Materials shall be and remain vested in Producer and/or 72HSFC.In no mannlimitingtheforegoing, Producer and 72HSFC shallhave the perpetual right to edit, dub, subtract from,addtoormodifyth

Materials in any manner, combine the Materials with any other material and/or incorporate it into other Film and/orthDocumentaryFootage(s). Owner’s signaturehereon subs eque nt to theproductionof the Materials shall have the sam

effectasifOwnerhadsignedinadvancethereof.

Ownerherebywaivesanyright ofinspection orapprovalofthe appearanceof the Property inthe Materials, and the uses t

whichsuchappearanceand/ortheMaterials may beput. OwneracknowledgesthatProducer and/or 72HSFCwill relyon thpermission and this Release potentially at substantial cost to them and Owner hereby agreesthat neitherOwner, nor antenant,no r otherparty nowor hereafterhavinganinterestinthe P r o p e r t y (collectively“ReleasingParties”),shallhave anright of action against the Released Parties or any of them or any other partyarising out of theproduction (includinwithoutlimitation trespasstoreal or personalpropert yand/orinvasionof privacy) or any use of said Materials whether o

not such use is,or may beclaimed tobe,defamatory,untrueorcensorablein nature. Inno manner limitingtheforegoinnoneofthe ReleasingPartieswillbe entitled to equitable orinjunctivereliefin conjunctionwithanyclaimoractionofany kinagainsttheReleasedPartiesoranyofthem.

T h e u n d e r s i g n e d r e p r e s e n t s a n d w a r r a n t s t h a t t h e u n d e r s i g n e d h a s a l l r i g h t s a n d a u t h o r i t y t o e n t e r i n t o t h i

agreement and to grant therights grantedhe reu nde r. No other authorizationis necessary toenableP rod uce r and/o72HSFCtousethePropertyforthepurposeshereincontemplated.

Producer and/or 72HSFC are not obligated to actually use the Property or produce the Film and/or the DocumentaFootage orincludethe Materials inthe Film and/or the Documentary Footage for whichit was shot orotherwise. Thisis th

entire agreement.This releaseshall bindOwner andOwne r’s personalrepresentat ivesand/orexecut ors.ThisreleaseshabegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheDistrictofColumbia.

Agreed and Accepted: Name:

Signature:

Date:

Phone:

Email:

Address (if different than above):

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