for this Contest. You may use any visual format, including without limitation film, animation and digital photography, tocreate the short film submitted for this Contest. A short film will be ineligible for this Contest if it contains any: (i)stock/file film or photo footage or any footage that is not originally created material; (ii) patent, trademark, trade secret,copyright or other proprietary rights without the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and written permissions, (iii)copyrighted or third party works (audio and visual) without authorization of the third party/copyright owner; (iii) images ofany person, locations or property without owner’s explicit consent, or (iv) commercial endorsements, advertisements orsolicitations. Short film cannot have been undertaken on behalf of any political candidate or party. Short films shouldbe in keeping with Sponsors’ image and may not contain material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous,threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would beconsidered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; obscene orinappropriate, as determined by Sponsors in their sole opinion.
Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any short filmfor any reason, in their sole and absolute discretion. You should be able to provide all necessary third partyauthorizations, consents or permissions to submit film and grant the rights set forth herein in a form acceptable toSponsors if requested by Sponsors to do so. If any minor appears in your film, you must have his/her parent’s or legalguardian’s permission to submit the short film and to grant the rights set forth herein and be able to provide suchpermission in a form acceptable to Sponsors if requested by Sponsors to do so. Any short film that does not complywith the requirements set forth in these Official Rules will be deemed disqualified.
Right to Display Short Film Entries
Submitted short films may be broadcast on the BET networks in connection with the Lens on Talent: A Johnson &Johnson Filmmakers Challenge program. By entering this Contest, you hereby grant to Sponsors (and their respectiveagents, licensees, parent companies, subsidiaries, successors and assigns) (i) the worldwide, perpetual,
non-exclusiveright to print, publish, broadcast, use, make available, post, stream, edit, modify, cut,
publicly display, publicly performand otherwise distribute your short film, in whole or in part, in any medium whatsoever, now known or hereafterdevised, in accordance with the Lens On Talent: Johnson & Johnson Filmmakers Challenge License Agreement(“License Agreement”), attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference; (ii) the right to submit your short film forconsideration for national broadcast syndication; and (iii) except where legally prohibited, the right to use and publishyour name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state), biographical information and testimonials, in anymedium whatsoever, now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, in connection with the promotion of your short film,this Contest and Sponsors and their products and services.BET is under no obligation to broadcast or otherwise distribute any film entries. If a submitted film is broadcast by BETin connection with this Contest, the filmmaker shall receive $500 (awarded as a check). In the event of any conflictbetween this section and the License Agreement, the License Agreement shall govern.
Contest Entry Period
Entries must be submitted by mail, must be postmarked on or before November 30, 2009 and must be received by BETby December 7, 2009 (the "Entry Deadline”). Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for any lost,stolen, illegible, damaged, delayed, misdirected, postage-due or undelivered entries or mail, or any entries or mail thatare not received by the Entry Deadline, for whatever reason. BET reserves the right to (i) suspend, modify or cancelthis Contest, or any contestant's participation in this Contest, at any time in its sole discretion if a computer virus, bug orother technical problem corrupts the administration or security of this Contest, or for any other reason and, if thisContest is cancelled, to select a winner from among the non-suspect, eligible entries received prior to the cancellationdate using the selection procedure set forth herein; (ii) modify these Official Rules in any way, at any time, by providingnotice of such modification on the Lens on Talent:: Johnson & Johnson Presents A Filmmakers Challenge contest pagelocated atwww.bet.com;
Winner Selection
THIS IS A CONTEST OF SKILL. The reviewing committee will watch all eligible short films timely received and will judge them on the basis of creativity, technical merit, storytelling ability and innovation. The judging committee willselect one (1) grand prize winner on or before January 10, 2010. In the event of a tie, an additional tie-breaking judgewill determine the grand prize winner from among such tied films using the judging criteria set forth herein. Sponsorsreserve the right not to award the prize if, in their sole discretion, they do not receive a sufficient number of eligible andqualified short films. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any contestant that they find hastampered with, or has attempted to tamper with, the entry process or the operation of the Contest, or to be in violationof these Official Rules or who has acted in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner and void all associated short films.ALL DECISIONS OF SPONSORS AND THE REVIEWING COMMITTEE ARE FINAL AND BINDING.
Winner Notification
BET will notify the potential grand prize winner by e-mail, phone or first-class mail within five (5) business days afterhis/her selection. If the potential grand prize winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period and does notrespond to such notification within five (5) business days, an alternate potential grand prize winner may be selected, atBET’s discretion. Released Parties shall not be liable for (i) failed, returned or misdirected notifications due to
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