Chinese Music Clips 40s

General Rules
1	Entrants must guarantee that their entries have neither been openly shown, published or broadcast in any forms or through any channels, nor have they been involved in other commercial purposes.
2	No entries shall contain materials that are obscene, violent, phonographic, defamatory, indecent, disparaging or any content that is inappropriate. Entrants failing to comply with the above shall be held responsible fully for all legal liabilities.
3	All entrants shall provide their full names on their passports when they submit their entries.
4	An entrant is allowed to submit more than one piece of work but the same work cannot be submitted more than once.
5	Once submitted, an entry cannot be modified or replaced.
6	Winning entries are assessed and decided by the Jury Panel.
7	The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Entry.
8	To ensure fairness, jurors and staff of this competition are not allowed to take part in the competition.
9	All entrants acknowledge and comply with the rules and regulations of this competition once their submissions are confirmed.
10	The Organiser reserves the right to to alter the contents of the competition.
11	The decisions of the Organiser shall be final and conclusive shall any disputes arise.

General Rules

Entrants must guarantee that their entries have neither been openly shown, published or broadcast in any forms or through any channels, nor have they been involved in other commercial purposes.

No entries shall contain materials that are obscene, violent, phonographic, defamatory, indecent, disparaging or any content that is inappropriate. Entrants failing to comply with the above shall be held responsible fully for all legal liabilities.

All entrants shall provide their full names on their passports when they submit their entries.

An entrant is allowed to submit more than one piece of work but the same work cannot be submitted more than once.

Once submitted, an entry cannot be modified or replaced.

Winning entries are assessed and decided by the Jury Panel.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Entry.

To ensure fairness, jurors and staff of this competition are not allowed to take part in the competition.

All entrants acknowledge and comply with the rules and regulations of this competition once their submissions are confirmed.

The Organiser reserves the right to to alter the contents of the competition.

The decisions of the Organiser shall be final and conclusive shall any disputes arise.

Eligibility
1	All entrants at the age of 40 or below can enter.
2	Joint-creation entries are welcome.

Eligibility

All entrants at the age of 40 or below can enter.

Joint-creation entries are welcome.

Entry requirements
1	The maximum run time is 40 seconds including end credits.
2	Format requirement: 1080 x 720 pax to be submitted in .MOV or .MP4 files.
3	All Entries must contain Chinese or English subtitles for non-Cantonese, non-Mandarin and non-English speaking works.

Entry requirements

The maximum run time is 40 seconds including end credits.

Format requirement: 1080 x 720 pax to be submitted in .MOV or .MP4 files.

All Entries must contain Chinese or English subtitles for non-Cantonese, non-Mandarin and non-English speaking works.

Awards and prizes
The Most Creative Award	HK$5,000 cash with certificate
Best Score	HK$5,000 cash with certificate
Best Editing	HK$5,000 cash with certificate
Best Actor/ Actress	HK$5,000 cash with certificate
Internet Community’s Favourite	HK$10,000 cash with certificate
Jury's Favourite	HK$15,000 cash with certificate

Awards and prizes

The Most Creative Award

HK$5,000 cash with certificate

Best Score

HK$5,000 cash with certificate

Best Editing

HK$5,000 cash with certificate

Best Actor/ Actress

HK$5,000 cash with certificate

Internet Community’s Favourite

HK$10,000 cash with certificate

Jury's Favourite

HK$15,000 cash with certificate

Copyrights & Sponsorship/Funding
Copyrights
1	All Entrants must be the sole and exclusive owner of the copyright in any Entry. Where there is more than one Entrant to an Entry, all of the Entrants must be exclusive owners of the copyright in the Entry. Entries should not infringe any rights of any third party.
2	All Entrants should only use third party’s music excerpts or film / video segments in the Entry with the prior written consent of the relevant third party. Entrants must acknowledge any authorised use of music excerpts or film / video segments in the Entry in accordance with the relevant copyright laws. The Organiser shall not be responsible whether directly or indirectly for any liability arising whatsoever or howsoever from any violation of any copyright laws. Entrants agree and undertake to accept and be responsible for all such liability arising there from.
3	For details about the Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528), please visit www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm

Copyrights & Sponsorship/Funding

Copyrights

All Entrants must be the sole and exclusive owner of the copyright in any Entry. Where there is more than one Entrant to an Entry, all of the Entrants must be exclusive owners of the copyright in the Entry. Entries should not infringe any rights of any third party.

All Entrants should only use third party’s music excerpts or film / video segments in the Entry with the prior written consent of the relevant third party. Entrants must acknowledge any authorised use of music excerpts or film / video segments in the Entry in accordance with the relevant copyright laws. The Organiser shall not be responsible whether directly or indirectly for any liability arising whatsoever or howsoever from any violation of any copyright laws. Entrants agree and undertake to accept and be responsible for all such liability arising there from.

For details about the Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528), please visit www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm

Sponsorship/Subsidy
1	If the Entry is sponsored / funded by any Organisation(s) / college(s), nature and details of the sponsorship / funding must be stated in the Work Submission Form. Entrants must ensure that the sponsor(s) will not interfere with their creativity and production.
2	Entrants must ensure that the sponsor(s) will not interfere with their creativity and production.

Sponsorship/Subsidy

If the Entry is sponsored / funded by any Organisation(s) / college(s), nature and details of the sponsorship / funding must be stated in the Work Submission Form. Entrants must ensure that the sponsor(s) will not interfere with their creativity and production.

Entrants must ensure that the sponsor(s) will not interfere with their creativity and production.

Submission
1	Entrants shall download mobile application HKIYCMF, register an account and directly upload files or either .MOV or .MP4 format with instructions given.
2	Deadline to submit: by midnight on 25 December 2017 (UTC+08:00)

Submission

Entrants shall download mobile application HKIYCMF, register an account and directly upload files or either .MOV or .MP4 format with instructions given.

Deadline to submit: by midnight on 25 December 2017 (UTC+08:00)

Photocopies of identification documents
1	All entrants of individual and joint-creation entries must submit photocopies of identification documents (e.g. Passport) for eligibility verification upon request.
2	The Organiser respects the privacy of individuals. Personal data collected from all entrants will be destroyed upon on validation accord to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). Please contact the Organiser should there are any inquiries about releasing personal data.

Photocopies of identification documents

All entrants of individual and joint-creation entries must submit photocopies of identification documents (e.g. Passport) for eligibility verification upon request.

The Organiser respects the privacy of individuals. Personal data collected from all entrants will be destroyed upon on validation accord to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). Please contact the Organiser should there are any inquiries about releasing personal data.

Entry presentation and archive
1	For Entries which are to be awarded or selected for presentation in the competition, the Organiser has the right to:
	i. use excerpt of or the entire Entries for promotional purposes；
	ii. present the entry in programmes related to the competition
	iii. arrange local and overseas non-commercial presentation and curate programme on online platform in the name of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
2	Any use of the Entries for any commercial purposes will be subject to the conclusion of a separate agreement between the Organiser and the copyright owner of the particular Entry.
3	The Organiser has the final decision on presentation arrangement.
4	Unless the Entrant objects in writing, the Organiser has the perpetual right to keep one copy of each Entry for educational, archival and research purposes.

Entry presentation and archive

For Entries which are to be awarded or selected for presentation in the competition, the Organiser has the right to:

i. use excerpt of or the entire Entries for promotional purposes；

ii. present the entry in programmes related to the competition

iii. arrange local and overseas non-commercial presentation and curate programme on online platform in the name of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.

Any use of the Entries for any commercial purposes will be subject to the conclusion of a separate agreement between the Organiser and the copyright owner of the particular Entry.

The Organiser has the final decision on presentation arrangement.

Unless the Entrant objects in writing, the Organiser has the perpetual right to keep one copy of each Entry for educational, archival and research purposes.

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Remarks
1	The Organiser reserves the right to rescale and redistribute the prizes should two or more entries share an award.
2	The Organiser reserves the right to not present any award to a certain category as per advised by the Jury.

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