CIFF PRODUCTION CONTRIBUTOR RELEASE FORM
Contributor release forms are very important in order to give consent for each individual’s involvement in A Children's International Film Festival project. Without a signed form, we will not be able to include images and/or vocals from you or your child in the final edit of the production, including showcasing the production at the Festival itself as well as any secondary events run by the CIFF team and on our digital channels. Signing this form also provides The Children's International Film Festival with permission to share images and videos taken from the final production, and during the production process, amongst the organisations associated with the production, the Festival and on digital and social media channels.
Please tick the check box below to release your contribution to the production to The Children's International Film Festival. All the terms and conditions are set out below the form so do have a read through those before submitting and get in touch if you have any questions. Thank you for your contribution, we can't wait to share it.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. I hereby agree that the copyright (if any) and all other rights title and interest in and in respect of my contribution shall vest in and is hereby assigned to the The Children's International Film Festival, known hereafter as as The Organisation (and this assignment shall operate to the extent necessary as a present assignment of future copyright) and that the Organisation shall have the unfettered right to deal with the Project containing such contribution or any part of it in any way that it thinks fit. Accordingly I agree that my Contribution and/or the Project incorporating my contribution or any part of it may be exhibited or otherwise however exploited (and such exploitation may include the exploitation of ancillary rights therein) in all media and formats available now and in the future for the full period of copyright and all renewals and extensions thereof and thereafter so far as may be possible, in perpetuity.
2. I hereby waive any so-called "moral rights of authors" in the Project and such rights under section 77 and section 80 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 as I now have or hereafter acquire in relation to the Project.
3. The Organisation may without my further consent use my name, likeness, biography, photographs of me and recordings of interviews with me, as well as images and videos of me taken throughout the production process for all purposes of advertising, publicising, distributing and exploiting the Project and/or advertising, promoting or publicising the Organisation and its Festivals, in all media and formats available now and in the future.
4. The Organisation shall not be liable to me or my legal representatives for any loss or damage or injury to me or my property caused or suffered in connection with the Organisation's making of the proposed Project unless caused by the negligence of the Organisation and recoverable on that ground.
5. The Organisation shall be under no obligation to make any use of my Contribution within the Project and shall not be liable to me in the event that my Contribution is not included in the Project or if the Project is not exhibited.
6. I agree that the contribution shall not contain anything which is an infringement of copyright or which is calculated to bring the Organisation into disrepute or which is defamatory provided however that the Organisation shall not be entitled to bring claim against me in respect of any defamatory material that was included in my contribution without negligence or malice on my part.
7. The Courts of England shall have sole jurisdiction in relation to the terms and conditions of the agreement contained in this release which shall be interpreted according to the laws of England.
Should you have any questions regarding this form please do email The Children's International Film Festival : info@ciffest.org and include 'Release Form' in your subject line. Thank you.
All data submitted within this form will be held in compliance with GDPR regulations. Any information captured here-in will only be provided to directors and trustees of the Organisation for use solely in safely and efficiently running Film Festivals and supporting events.