2025 Pitch Competition

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Is this a student project? *

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Will you be available to pitch your film in person at our live event in Little Rock on 8/23/25 *

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Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community *

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Agreement

To participate in the Reel Queer Pitch Competition and submitting an Entry, each Entrant must agree to the following: 1. Entrant is the exclusive owner and sole author of the Entry and all components thereof are Entrant’s original creative work (and/or the Entrant has obtained prior written authorization to act on behalf of any co-creators) and the Entrant’s submission thereof does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property rights or other rights of any person or entity; 2. Acceptance of the Terms and participation in the Competition, including submission of the Entry, will not conflict with or violate any term or condition of any other agreement to which Entrant is a party, including but not limited to any union or guild regulation; 3. There are no threatened, pending, or current claims, actions, or lawsuits in connection with the Entry, and Entrant agrees to notify The Reel Queer Film Festival (the Sponsor) immediately upon Entrant’s notification of any such claims, actions, or lawsuits; 4. No component of the Entry has been previously published, produced, sold, licensed or optioned by or to anyone, at any time; 5. Entrant is submitting the Entry voluntarily on a non-confidential basis; 6. Publication or other use by Sponsor of the Entry via various media including web posting will not infringe on the rights of any third party; 7. Entrant agrees to be bound by the Terms and the decisions of The Reel Queer Film Festival and its assignees, which are binding and final in all matters relating to the Competition; 8. Each Entrant retains ownership of such Entrant’s Entry. Sponsor claims no ownership rights in any Entry other than the non-exclusive licenses and permissions necessary to evaluate and judge the Entries for participation in the Competition. By accepting Entries, Sponsor in no way grants Entrants any additional rights therein or otherwise expands the scope of rights under applicable copyright laws. Entrants are solely responsible for protecting their rights in their Entries, including without limitation, for filing or registering any components of the Entry with the Writers Guild of America and/or the United States Copyright Office. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor, audience members, and/or any participating independent judges may independently access or develop creative concepts and/or works which resemble the Entry or incorporate similar concepts, themes, formats, plot lines and characters to those in the Entry and that Entrant is not entitled to any compensation and has no rights of any kind in connection therewith; 9. Entrant waives any and all claims against the Sponsor, and all other Competition Entries for any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in the Competition. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision; 10. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and Competition Entities from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against Sponsor or other Competition Entities due to or arising out of my Entry, or my conduct in creating a Entry or otherwise in connection with this Competition, including but not limited to: claims for trademark infringement; copyright infringement; violation of an individual’s right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation, threatened or actual injury, loss, or damage to any person, including death and disability; and damage to or loss of property, arising out of my participation in the Competition or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

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