Eligibility: The 70-second video contest is open to students who live and/or study in the Boston area. Videos from those over 14 but under 18 require permission from a parent. Please sign the form and either scan and send the form by email to DanS@cjp.org or send it to Dan Seligson, CJP, Kraft Family Building, 126 High Street, Boston, MA 02110.
How to Enter: Create a video that is no more than 70 seconds with the topic of Celebrating Israel for its 70th Birthday. The video can include travel videos from Israel, personal reflections, songs, etc. Videos must be uploaded to You Tube, and all entrants must complete the CJP (Combined Jewish Philanthropies) submission entry form with name, address, school (high school or college), and link to the video. Submissions must be received by Sunday, March 11, 2018.
Entry Requirements: The entry and all elements of the entry must be the entrant’s original work. The entry must not exceed 70 seconds total running time. The entry must convey a positive experience. The entry must not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. That means that the video should not contain a trademark or logo of another company, nor any copyrighted materials such as music, photographs, or posters. The entry must be suitable for publicity/broadcasting purposes as determined by CJP in its sole discretion. Entries must be in good taste and must not contain obscene or defamatory statements nor portray Israel or any third party in any way that might tend to subject them to public contempt, scandal, disrepute or ridicule. Entrant acknowledges that CJP may use entry without any compensation to entrant or persons appearing in the video, in any and all media, throughout the world, in perpetuity, including derivative works. The entry may not contain the following: Nudity, profanity, or any situations which expose any persons appearing in the entries to physical injury. CJP reserves the right to make determinations of suitability in its sole and absolute discretion, and to disqualify any entries it determines to be inappropriate for any of the reasons listed above, or for any other reason.
Winner Selection: Eligible entries will be judged by a panel of CJP executives, and top videos selected for community voting via JewishBoston.com. Winners will be announced March 1st at JewishBoston.com
Prizes: One Grand Prize of $500 cash, Three Runner-Up prizes of a Soda Stream. Total approximate retail value $800. Limit one prize per person/family/household.
Rights in Submissions: In consideration of entrant’s submission being reviewed and evaluated for this Contest, each entrant hereby grants to the CJP a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, modify or make derivative works, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete or display such submission, or any portion thereof, in any media now known or hereafter devised including, but not limited to, all forms of television and all forms of internet and wireless protocol without any further right of approval or additional compensation. Each entrant grants CJP the right, but not the obligation, to use the story, characters, and any other information presented in the entry, including the name and likeness of entrant and any persons appearing in the entry, in a commercial or other advertising and publicity for CJP. In connection with your video entry, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize CJP to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary right in all video entries to enable inclusion and use of the entry in the manner contemplated by this Contest and these Official Rules. You further agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret, or is otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to submit the material and enter the Contest and to grant Sponsor of all the license rights granted herein. To obtain permission from third parties for appearing in the entry, a legal release form, available by clicking here, can be used.
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