OFFICIAL RULES

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

IFC MEDIA LAB STUDIOS: LITTLEBIGPLANET

SHORT FILM CONTEST (the "Contest")

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter OR WIN IN THE CONTEST.

CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR VIEWING AND PLAY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE 50 UNITED STATES OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Entry into this Contest constitutes your (or, if an eligible minor, your parent's or legal guardian's) acceptance of these Official Rules.

This Contest is sponsored by The Independent Film Channel LLC (referred to herein as "IFC", "we", "us" and "our".)

Who Can Submit Short Films:

Short films may only be submitted from 12:01am Eastern Time ("ET") on November 7, 2008 until 11:59 pm ET on December 21, 2008 by legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are at least thirteen (13) years of age at the time of submission. The Contest is void outside the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia and where prohibited by law. An eligible minor should have his/her parent's or legal guardian's permission to submit a short film. Employees (and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses), regardless of where they reside or those living in the same households, whether or not related) of IFC, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, prize suppliers, distributors and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Contest Parties") are not eligible to enter or win. An eligible minor must have his/her parent's or legal guardian's permission to enter. In the event more than one person appears in an Entry, only the person who submitted the Entry will be considered a contestant. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

Submission Specifications:

All submissions, whether a pilot, trailer or other short form content (referred to herein as "short films") must be in English or contain English subtitles and be inspired by the principle themes of "Play, Create and Share" as determined by IFC in their sole and absolute discretion. The submitted short film may be in the genre of your choosing (comedy, drama, horror, trailer, music video, etc.). All submissions must address the assignment of "Play, Create and Share" and may or may not include any LittleBigPlanet™ theme or product. There is a limit of five (5) short film submissions per person and per email address per day. Each short film submitted by you must be wholly original and substantially different for any other short film submitted by you.

Short films may be a maximum of five (5) minutes in length, submitted in QuickTime (.MOV) or Windows Media (.WMV) format and cannot be larger than 100MB compressed. Please note that if your short film is selected as a finalist, you will be required to provide us with a copy of your short film in one of the following formats: (in order of most preferred to least preferred) DigiBeta, BetaSP, MiniDV, DVD (VHS will not be accepted) and provide us with clearance paperwork for your short film in forms acceptable to IFC in order to be considered for any prize.

Short films may not contain, as determined by IFC, in their sole and absolute discretion, any content that:

1. contains gratuitous or unnecessary violence, obscenity, nudity, or is sexually explicit, racially disparaging, libelous or contains other inappropriate material;
2. disparages, defames, misrepresents or is libelous to other people or companies (including, without limitation, IFC and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc) or endorse any form of hate or hate group;
3. contains trademarks, logos, or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging) owned by others without their permission; or any commercial content that promotes any product or service (except LittleBigPlanet™ and/or IFC products);
4. contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies, music or other media) without their permission (However, note that works in the public domain can be used without permission. So, for example, if you choose to include a print of the Mona Lisa in the background of a scene, you would not need permission. If you have any questions as to whether a particular work is in the public domain, please consult an attorney or omit the work);
5. contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead without their permission (for example, if your short film contains footage from inside a store and employees or customers of such store are recognizable in the footage, you will be required to provide a written release executed by each such recognizable employee or customer); or
6. violates any law or regulation.

IFC reserves the right to reject and disqualify any short film, in their sole and absolute discretion that we determine contains prohibited content or that we determine is offensive or otherwise inappropriate.

You (or, if an eligible minor, your parent or legal guardian) understand and agree that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is established by you submitting a short film to us hereunder.

Discharge/Payment of Obligations:

By submitting your short film, you (or, if an eligible minor, your parent or legal guardian) represent(s) and warrant(s) that you have discharged or paid (or will discharge or pay) all of the following: (i) Copyright: All claims and rights of the copyright holders, if any, in literary, dramatic, musical or other material, including stories, plays, scripts, scenarios, themes, incidents, plots, photos, clips, characteristics, dialogue, music, words appearing, used or recorded in your short film; (ii) Contracts: All obligations, of any kind, including, without limitation, those with artists and personnel, relating to purchases, licenses, laboratory contracts, distribution, exhibition, performance or use of your short film; and (iii) Guild/Union/Performing Rights Society/Participation Payments: Any payments required to be made to or by any performing rights society or to any body or group representing authors, composers, musicians, artists, and other participants in the production of your short film, publishers or other persons having legal or contractual rights of any kind to participate in the receipts of your short film or to payments of any kind as a result of the distribution or exhibition of your short film and any taxes thereon or on the payment thereof.

Additional Representations:

You (or, if an eligible minor, your parent or legal guardian) warrant and represent that (a) you are the sole and exclusive owner of the short film and all rights therein; (b) you have the full and exclusive right, power and authority to submit the short film and to grant us the rights to the short film herein granted upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; (c) no part of the short film has been published; (d) no rights in the short film have been previously granted to any person, firm, corporation or other entity or otherwise exercised or made use of or encumbered in any way; (e) your short film does not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights; and (f) if any short film contains persons other than yourself or third party elements not owned by you, that you have obtained express written consent to submit such short film and, if requested to do so, can produce such written consent in a form and manner acceptable to us.

Judging Process

All eligible short films submitted will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by IFC. The panel of judges will select its favorite short films based on the quality of the submission and how well it illustrates the themes of "Play, Create and Share." IFC will then determine in their sole discretion who is one (1) Grand Prize Winner and two (2) Runners Up of the Contest. IFC will post the name and short film of the Grand Prize Winner of the Contest on its website on or about January 12, 2008.

Short Film Selection For Prizes

At the completion of Judging Process, subject to all other applicable terms and conditions of this Contest, the filmmaker of the short film that receives the highest rating from the Judges will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner. The second and third place filmmakers will be deemed the two (2) Runners Up. The Grand Prize Winner and the Runners Up will be selected on or about January 12, 2008. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a prize package consisting of the following: (i) a one-time Five Thousand Dollar (US$5,000.00) "Creative Fee" as complete consideration for the rights granted herein to and for the short film (the "Property"). Each of the two (2) Runners Up will receive the following: (i) a one-time One Thousand Dollar (US $1,000.00) "Creative Fee" as complete consideration for the rights granted herein to and for the short film (the "Property").

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