Terms & Conditions for FilmMerton Short Films

  1. The commission is delivered as part of FilmMerton
  2. The “applicant” is the named person making the application.  However, there is no limit to the amount of people who can be involved in making each film
  3. For the Established Filmmaker commissions, applicants must be resident or studying in the United Kingdom
  4. For Young Merton Filmmaker commissions, applicants must be aged 18-25 and living in the Borough of Merton on date of application
  5. The fee will be payable in three stages:

Established Filmmakers:

FIRST £3,000 (week of 25th February 2019) on approval of production plan

SECOND £3,000 after progress meeting (week of 17th June 2019)  

FINAL £1,000 on receipt of final edited film (week of 23rd September 2019)

Young Filmmakers (18-25):

FIRST £250 (week of 25th February 2019) on approval of production plan

SECOND £200 after progress meeting (week of 17th June 2019)  

FINAL £50 on receipt of final edited film (week of 23rd September 2019)

  1. No additional expenses will be paid for by FilmMerton
  2. The selection panel will comprise representatives from film industry and Merton Cultural Advisory Group
  3. Closing date for applications is 6th January 2019
  4. Films must be produced between March and September 2019
  5. Copyright (IP) of films will be held jointly with the filmmaker and FilmMerton
  6. Each film must include an end card (supplied by FilmMerton) displaying FilmMerton and funder/sponsor logos
  7. Established Filmmakers must commit to obtaining their own public liability insurance up to £1,000,000 and ensure that all equipment is adequately insured by the start of the project. Young Filmmakers will be assisted by FilmMerton with insurance requirements
  8. In submitting a film all filmmakers must declare that all music copyright is agreed and paid for
  9. All filmmakers must obtain signed release forms from all contributors and share these with FilmMerton
  10. FilmMerton reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions if necessary
  11. On selection successful applicants will be required to sign a letter of agreement containing full details of commitment and delivery of materials before the advance payment of the commission fee is paid.
  12. Commissioned Young Merton Filmmakers will be offered a maximum of 5 mentoring sessions with an industry expert
  13. 8 shortlisted Young Filmmakers will be offered a place on the BFI Future Film Festival on 21-24 February 2019

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