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RULES/DEADLINES

• HOW DOES IT WORK?
• DEADLINES & FEES
• FORMATS
• RULES & REGULATIONS

TV can only stay relevant if it reflects what audiences, not just Hollywood executives, want to see. Therefore, we are adding 5 more spots in the finals this year for AUDIENCE FAVORITES.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1. SUBMIT YOUR WORK

Apply online. Web Series, Shorts, Docs, Trailers, Pilots, Animation, music videos content for advertisers (spec commercials, motion graphics)…

2. GET YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK to VOTE YOU INTO THE FINALS

At the beginning of each month, audiences will have 4 weeks to choose their monthly favorite from the previous month’s submissions.

A great prize will be awarded to each month’s winner along with a…FREE PASS TO THE FINALS

3. HEAR WHAT OUR INDUSTRY LEADERS HAVE TO SAY

EXPOSURE is the best prize we can offer, so…Our PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS will have FINAL SAY over the competition winners.

All submissions (regardless of monthly/audience results) will remain in the competition and be eligible to move on to the finals and beyond.

DEADLINES AND FEES

FORMATS

• We have made UPLOADING your work directly onto our site easy.

• We will  accept LINKS to your work, submissions via our APPLY section and on VHS, DVD.

a) You can use www.yousendit.com (a free service) or other services that allow you to email large files, copy and paste the link in the APPLY section.

b) If applying with a ‘link’ to your web series, it should lead our judges directly to the episode that is your primary submission or judges will assume that episode #1 is your primary submission. Judges may look at additional episodes.

• Due to the high volume of worldwide submissions, DVD/VHS materials will NOT be returned, so only send a copy of your film…no returnable material or originals are to be sent.
• Foreign language material will be acceptable only if Subtitled or Dubbed in English.
• For foreign DVDs, you must send playable/formatted for Region Code 1 (North America) or Region 0 (Universal).
• For foreign VHS, only send in NTSC format…PAL will not be accepted.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

This competition is open to any filmmaker, worldwide, 18 or older. Entering the competition constitutes permission to use the winners’ names and likenesses for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered project. Additionally, entering the competition constitutes permission for NexTv to post your submission online in association with the competition, though WE DO NOT OWN YOUR WORK.

• We recognize the wide-ranging nature of New Media, so submissions may have a running time of as little as 30 seconds and as long as 45 minutes.

• Students are welcome.

• Multiple Directors/Creators are allowed, and will be listed on our site and in all press releases, but one person must be designated to receive awards/prizes.

• Multiple Producers and Writers are also acceptable and will be listed on our site and all press releases.

• Multiple entries from the same Director/Creator are accepted but each must have its own Entry Form & Fee.

• Do not include any additional materials with your submissions such as scripts, production photos, publicity, press kits, or any other written materials.

• No substitutions or updated/re-edited version of the project will be accepted.

Entry must be accompanied by the following:

a. completed ENTRY FORM
b. the appropriate entry fee (if paying by check; payable to: “NexTv Entertainment”)
c. completed project

If you become a Finalist, you will be contacted to provide a close-up photo of the Creator/Director and 2-3 production photos from your project which may be displayed with your film title on our sites and on all press materials and releases.