Rules for Participation 1. Dates and Venue The British Animation Film Festival will take place in February 2014. The absolute final submission deadline is as dictated on withoutabox.com. The category winners will be announced after the Festival. The venue will be announced closer to the Festival. 2. Competition The Festival reserves the right to place entries into alternative categories if they feel it is to the benefit of the title. Each submission must be entered separately. Entries will be assessed and successful submissions will be programmed for screening and enter the Festival competition. Failure to submit a screener copy four weeks prior to the festival will rule out eligibility for an award. If your films is selected we reserve the right to show your film at a time and date of our choosing. 3. Formats For the selection process acceptable formats: DVD & Blu-Ray / Secure Online Screener / .AVI, .MOV, .MPEG. For successful submissions that are granted a screening: DVD, DCP or Pro Res files. Final date for submissions is as dictated on withoutabox.com Please address your entry to: The British Animation Film Festival 2014 82 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 0AS UK 4. Selection The Festival is organized by the Film Festival Guild. The festival directors reserve the right to invite films for the competition and programme. Screening schedule will be announced after the final submission deadline. The final award winning entries will be selected by a festival jury and audience votes. Award winners will be notified within 14 days of the festival screenings. 5. Screenings It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that films for screening are deposited with the festival organisers on the date mentioned in the notification email. Any films that do not adhere to this will be pulled from the festival. Please 'remove any head/tail lead in/out on your film. The film should start at the start of the supplied file and any head/tail will not be removed and will appear as part of your film 6. Publicity We reserve the right to use extracts from submissions for festival publicity and marketing purposes. Press kits are not required, but are useful, so please feel free to send these with your submissions. 7. Categories Short Film, Feature Film, TV Episode (Under 15 Mins), TV Episode (Over 15 Mins), Animated Games Trailer. Each category is also an Awards Category. Awards may be subject to change at the discretion of the Film Festival Guild. 8. Submission, Selection for Screening, Awards and VOTING There are 3 distinct stages. Submission, Screening and Awards. The administrators' decision is final. COMPETITION CERTIFICATION: I have read all of the British Animation Film Festival 2014 ‘Rules for Participation’. I understand them and will comply with these rules. I warrant the submission of my original work and there are no disputes regarding the ownership of the submission. I also warrant the submitted material does not defame or invade the rights of any person living or dead and I fully indemnify the Festival against any claim made for such violations of law. To the best of my knowledge, all of the statements herein are true and correct. I understand that failure to adhere to the Festival rules will result in disqualification and forfeiture of any entry fee. The Festival reserves the right to use a clip and/ or clips from accepted entries, up to three minutes in length, or 50 words in length for screenplays, for publicity purposes. I agree to hold the British Animation Film Festival and the Film Festival Guild harmless from and defend them against all claims, demands, losses, damages, judgements, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims by third parties, whether or not groundless, based on any film submitted by myself to the Festival. Once submitted I agree to the Festival showing my film if it wins at a time and date of the Guild's choosing.