NAMMA
The North American Movie Makers Awards 2012
open only to residents of the United States of America and Canada
Closing Date: September 1st 2012
General entrants
Productions made solely for fun and pleasure, for artistic expression or
to make a statement about society with no profit motive in mind, have not
been subject of any sales or rental agreement prior to entry in the Festival
nor expect to be after the Festival and have not been made as a part of a
high school/college course. No person working on any aspect of the production
may be paid for their services nor may the production be sponsored by any
commercial organization. Entries may be made by individuals or more than
one person, such as a club or group, provided the financial conditions set
out are met. This Festival is for non-commercial productions only and we
ask that the makers respect this requirement.
Rules
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The Festival is open to all motion picture makers resident in the United
States of America and Canada.
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The language of the Festival is English and dialog or narration must be in
English or with English sub-titles provided by the producer.
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Entries must have been completed within the past three years. Previous entries
may not be re-entered.
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Entries must be on DVD or on BluRay (BD) discs.
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Entries may be on any subject with a maximum running time of 45 minutes including
title and credits.
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The producer must secure all copyright clearances where applicable.
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The use of purchased stock footage is permitted but must not exceed 15% of
the running time and must be acknowledged in the credits.
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The use of buy-out and royalty free music is permitted.
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Only one entry per disk.
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Enclose a separate entry form with each entry. Please duplicate the entry
form if needed.
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The judge's decisions are final and binding on the entrants and the organizers.
Entry Information
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Payment of entry fees may be by PayPal accessed from the AMPS website
www.ampsvideo.com or in US$ checks, money orders or drafts payable to AMPS.
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Receipt of entries will be acknowledged by e-mail or by self addressed and
stamped postcard.
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Whilst great care will be given to all entries neither the Festival nor its
sponsors or organizers can be responsible for damage or loss.
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We request your permission to make copies of winning entries to a winners
DVD. This is available for loan to members of AMPS and other interested
non-commercial groups. No charge is made for this and we ask that no further
copies be made without the film makers permission.
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A list of the winning entries and their makers will be published on the AMPS
website.
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The judge's report sheets will be mailed to all entrants with a list of the
winners.
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No entries will be returned and entries will be held in
the Society's library.
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Mailing, please allow at least one week for US entries, three weeks for Canadian
entries. When entries are received after the closing date we will notify
the entrant and hold them for next year's Festival.
Entry Fees
|
First entry (AMPS members ) |
US$ |
8 |
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First entry (non-members) |
US$ |
12 |
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Each additional entry (AMPSmembers) |
US$ |
4 |
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Additional entries (non-members) |
US$ |
6 |
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New AMPS membership
(new members qualify for the members entry fees immediately) |
US$ |
10 |
Mail your entry to:
NAMMA
PO Box 50908
Midland
TX 79710-0908
USA
Download these rules
as a pdf.
Download the 2012 entry form as a
pdf.
Pay online through PayPal
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