The Showcase at Brighton’s Big Screen 2016 rules of entry
1. Students on the following courses at the University of Brighton are eligible to submit their
coursework to The Showcase at the Brighton Big Screen and will be eligible to win the prize.
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BA Hons Broadcast Media (Top Up)
BA Hons Digital Film
BA Hons Digital Media Design (Hnd Top-Up)
BA Hons English Language And Media
BA Hons Film and Screen Studies
BA Hons Media And English Literature
BA Hons Media Studies
BA Hons Moving Image
BA Hons Multimedia Broadcast Journalism
BA Hons Performance And Visual Arts (Dance)
BA Hons Performance And Visual Arts (Theatre)
FDA Broadcast Media
FDA Digital Media Design
FDA Digital Post Production
FDA Television Production
MA Creative Media
MA Digital Media Arts
MA Performance And Visual Practices
MA Sustainable Design
2. How to submit your film
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Open an account at www.vimeo.com
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Upload your film
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Email your course tutor - the title of the email should be ‘Brighton Big Screen
The Showcase’
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In the email you must include the vimeo URL link, full name, email address,
contact telephone number, student number to your course tutor
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Your email must arrive by midnight on 20 May 2016
Course tutors will send the vimeo URL to artsnews@brighton.ac.uk
All entrants will be notified by the College of Arts and Humanities (artsnews@brighton.ac.uk) by 3
June 2016 to confirm if your film has been shortlisted.
One film will win £100 Amazon gift voucher with 9 runners up. Winning film will be picked by a panel
of 4 judges.
3. The film must be submitted in the following format:
 AVI, MP4, MOV video files only – no Premiere/Final Cut files, SWF or FLV
 We recommend stereo 2.0
 16:9 aspect ratio resolution including 1280 x 720 minimum 1024 x 576
 1:1 pixel aspect ratio (square pixels)
4. Films must include the following top and tail slides:
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Front slide
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student name, film name and course name in the font Helvetica Neue
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University of Brighton, College of Arts and Humanities – available at
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/bigscreen
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Final slide – University of Brighton, College of Arts and Humanities –
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/bigscreen
5. The Film must be part of your course work, suitable for family viewing (no sex, drugs, swearing
etc.) and not longer that 10 minutes (or 600 seconds) in length.
6. By submitting your films you confirm that you have permission from all people, music and
locations shown in your film.
7. Maximum three entries per person will be accepted.
8. Prize:
 The winner will receive one £100 Amazon voucher (non-refundable or exchangeable)
 9 runners up will have their short film showcased on Brighton’s Big Screen
9. No responsibility is accepted by the Promoters for entries lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete
or which cannot be played for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of entry is not
proof of receipt.
10. The judges will be looking for an entry which complies with the above conditions.
11. The panel of 4 judges shall be provided by the College of Arts and Humanities, University of
Brighton. The judges' decision shall be final and the Promoters will not enter into any discussion
or correspondence concerning the results. The College of Arts and Humanities may change the
panel of judges without notice to entrants
12. Initial judging will be to immediately eliminate any film that:
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Is not in the correct format
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Does not include logo, student name, film name and course name as instructed
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Is longer than 10 minutes
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Is not suitable for family viewing
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Has not been submitted as instructed
13. Timings
 Stage One: All entries submitted (by 20 May 2016)
 Stage Two: Shortlisted films and winner will be notified (by 3 June 2016)
 Stage three: Films to be shown on the Big Screen (10 June to 10 July)
Finalists will be shown within The Showcase as part of Brighton’s Big Screen programme.
Schedule.
14. The finalists will be required to agree that their film may be screened as follows:
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On “Brighton’s Big Screen”
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On the University of Brighton website (including third party websites where the
University has an official institutional profile)
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On Brighton’s Big Screen website
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On plasma screens at Grand Parade
15. Prior to acceptance of the prize, the finalists shall be asked to give consent for the use of his/her
name and image in connection with promotional activities.
16. The Promoters exclude liability for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment
incurred or suffered by any entrant as a result of submitting their films.
17. These terms and conditions are governed by English law and are subject to the jurisdiction of the
English courts.
18. Submission to The Showcase is acceptance of these terms and conditions.
19. The Promoters may cancel this opportunity and amend these terms and conditions without
notice.
20. The Promoters may refuse or disqualify any entry (including the winning entry) if it does not
comply with any of these conditions or if the winner acts in a way which the Promoters
reasonably consider to be inappropriate, unlawful or offensive. If a winning entry is disqualified
the Promoters reserve the right to award the prize to another entrant.
21. By entering, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal
information in order to process your competition entry.
22. By submitting a film you warrant that the film is your own work and does not infringe any third
party copyright. You hereby grant the Promoters a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free,
licence to use your film as per paragraph 7 above.
23. The Promoters are the University of Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT
and Big Beach Screens Ltd, 1 Blatchington Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3YP