CALLING ALL MULTI-CULTURAL FILMMAKERS

Don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to create a 30-second commercial which will air on Red Nation Television Channel (The First All Native Internet Television Channel-EST. 2005) and shown at the 8th Annual Red Nation Awards Gala in front of industry executives.

CREATE: Produce a 30-second commercial spot about the Environment!
SUBMIT: Follow the submission guidelines and get it to us by OCTOBER 24, 2011
VOTING: will take place at 8th Annual Red Nation Film Festival Opening Night Tuesday, November 1, 2011
WIN: Three winners from 10 finalists will be announced NOVEMBER 2, 2011

GRAND PRIZE:
1. All-Access to Red Nation Film Festival
2. A chance to meet celebrities, actors, filmmakers and Hollywood Insiders at all
film festival screenings, events, workshops, panels and parties!
3. Your commercial seen by millions on Red Nation Television Channel.

ALL COMMERCIALS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Your commercial must be based on at least one of our themes:
social change, sacred sites, environmental issues, human rights

DEADLINES:
Call for entries & kick-off: October 1st
Deadline for submissions: October 24th
Voting begins: November 1st
Winners announced: November 2nd

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
For further questions please email: media@rednation.com

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES:
Red Nation Film Festival
social change, sacred sites, environmental issues, human rights
30-Second Commercial Challenge Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN,
WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON SKILL.

1. TO ENTER: Submit: www.rednationfilmfestival.com.
All entries must be received in digital format by 11:59 PM (PMT) on Monday, October 24, 2011. THREE finalists will be chosen by the audience at the Opening Night of 8th Annual Red Nation Film Festival.
Contestants are permitted one entry per person. Entries must include the following:
2. Your commercial must be based on at least one of our themes:
social change, sacred sites, environmental issues, human rights

3. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins with “Call for Entries” on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 PM Monday, October 24, 2011. TEN finalists will be chosen.

4. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age, or older at the time of entry but is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of RNFF, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, advertisers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the households, of the above, whether related or not, are not eligible to participate.
The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Applicants are required to have had access to the internet and video equipment prior to contemplating entry. Entries containing inappropriate subject matter, as determined by RNFF in its sole discretion, and including, but not limited to, items that contain profanities or inappropriate gestures, acts resulting in injury or damage to person’s property or the legal rights of others will be disqualified. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted commercial is an original work created by the entrant, that the commercial does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the commercial. If the commercial contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the commercial, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to the submission of the commercial, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and unlimited usage of the commercial by RNFF without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any commercial is under the age of 18, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required. Each entrant must be prepared to provide (within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of RNFF’s request) a signed release from all persons who appear in the commercial submitted, and/or the owner of any material that appears in the commercial entry, authorizing RNFF and its licensees to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry in any media now or hereafter known. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification at any time during the Contest and selection of an alternate winner.

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Selection of the Contest Winner shall take place within ONE day after the end of the Contest Period and will be announced on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at http://www.facebook.com/JoanelleRomero and http://rednationfilmfestival.com. The selection of the Grand Prize Contest Winners will be based on the highest number of votes received for Contest Videos at the end of the Contest Period. In the unlikely event that two or more Contest Videos receive an equal number of votes, there will be multiple Grand Prize Contest Winners. The selection of the TEN Finalists will be based on the “Skill Factors”. Contestants who are selected as TEN Finalists will be notified by e-mail on November 2, 2011. The TEN Finalists will be required to submit a DVD version of their electronic video entry to 9420 Reseda Blvd, Suite 352, Northridge, CA 91324 by October 24, 2011. By entering Contest, entrants agree to the use by RNFF and its designes of their name, video entry, and photograph/likeness for advertising, promotional and other marketing purposes, in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media (including the Internet) without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. RNFF will not sell entrant information to outside third parties.

6. PRIZES: No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of prizes are permitted except at the sole discretion of the RNFF, who reserves the right to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. RNFF and/or its affiliates reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate such Contest, including without limitation changing the prize winnings. Winners are responsible for the payment of taxes on the prize, as well as, without limitation, any license and/or registration fees associated with transfer of the prize to the winner, and for any other expenses not specifically described above. The following prizes will be awarded in the Contest:
Grand Prize: Winning 30-second commercial will air on Red Nation Television Channel (internet) and at the Red Nation Awards Gala on November 7, 2011 and at Red Nation Film Festival “On the Road”. Air dates and times to be determined.
Ten Finalists: The Ten Finalists’ commercials will air at film screenings at the 8th Annual Red Nation Film Festival 2011 and will be featured on http://www.facebook.com/JoanelleRomero and http://rednationfilmfestival.com

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS RNFF ITS RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY INJURIES, LOSSES, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS AND ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM OR ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, MISUSE OR NONUSE OF THE PRIZE (INCLUDING ANY TRAVEL OR TRAVEL-RELATED ACTIVITY THERETO) THAT MAY BE AWARDED. ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL GOVERN ANY AND ALL DISPUTES. RELEASES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPUTER, PRINTING, TYPOGRAPHICAL, HUMAN, OR OTHER ERRORS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ERRORS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIZE, THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES OR IN ANY CONTEST RELATED MATERIALS; OR FOR ILLEGIBLE ENTRIES OR ENTRIES THAT FAIL TO ENTER INTO THE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OR ARE PROCESSED, REPORTED, OR TRANSMITTED LATE OR INCORRECTLY OR ARE LOST FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING COMPUTER, TELEPHONE, PAPER TRANSFER, HUMAN OR OTHER ERROR; OR FOR ELECTRONIC, COMPUTER, OR TELEPHONIC MALFUNCTION OR ERROR. IF IN RNFF ’S OPINION, THERE IS ANY SUSPECTED OR ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC OR NON-ELECTRONIC TAMPERING WITH ANY PORTION OF THE CONTEST, OR IF COMPUTER VIRUS, BUGS, UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION, FRAUD, OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR FAILURES COMPROMISE OR CORRUPT OR AFFECT THE ADMINISTRATION, INTEGRITY, SECURITY, FAIRNESS, OR PROPER CONDUCT OF THE CONTEST, THE JUDGES RESERVE THE RIGHT AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO TAMPERS WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS AND OR VOID ANY ENTRIES SUBMITTED FRAUDULENTLY, TO MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE CONTEST, OR TO TERMINATE THE CONTEST AND CONDUCT A RANDOM DRAWING TO AWARD THE PRIZES USING ALL ELIGIBLE NON-SUSPECT ENTRIES RECEIVED AS OF THE TERMINATION DATE. AS A CONDITION OF ENTERING THE CONTEST, PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT: A.) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND PARTICIPANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES; B.) ALL CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; AND C.) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS FEES. RNFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY PRIZE AWARD PROCEDURES.

9. WINNER CONFIRMATION: The winners shall be announced at http://www.facebook.com/JoanelleRomero and http://rednationfilmfestival.com Wednesday, November 2, 2011

10. SPONSOR: Red Nation Film Festival (RNFF), 9420 Reseda Blvd, Suite 352, Northridge, CA 91324.