TERMS AND CONDITIONS – HEARD ON THE STREETS COMPETITION

• These are the standard terms and conditions for the Heard on the Streets competition conducted by or in association with Electronic Media Network Limited (“M-Net”).
• Your entry into the competition and/or your acceptance of a prize (in the event that you win a prize) constitutes your binding acceptance of the terms and conditions on behalf of yourself and any person with whom you may share a prize (in the event that you win a prize which is for you and one or more additional persons (“your partner”).
• The competition opens on 5 April 2011 and ends on 20 June 2011. Winners of the competition will be announced on 1 July 2011.
• To qualify as an entrant of this competition you must:
  • complete the entry form in full, which entails completing your name, surname, physical address, contact numbers, and submitting your concept summary, full concept, treatment, budget breakdown and providing a link to your show reel;
  • be at least 18 years old and hold a valid identity document;
  • a South African citizen or permanent resident of the Republic of South Africa.
• Ten entrants each stand to win a prize of R10 000.00. You acknowledge and agree that this prize will strictly be used to film and produce your own two minutes Heard on the Streets video filler to be aired on M-Net’s channel, Vuzu and on www.vuzu.tv, and not for other purposes.
• The competition is not open to
  • directors, members, partners, agents, employees or consultants of the Naspers Group of companiesor any supplier of goods or services in connection with the competition; and
  • the spouse, life partner, business partner or associate, or the natural or adopted parent, child, or sibling, of any of the persons specified in 6.1 above.
• You may not participate in or win a competition if you have won a competition promoted by us within the past six months. You will be eligible to participate in a competition promoted by us after the expiry of six months after the date on which you won the last competition.
• If you use a mobile phone for entry into the competition, the telephone calls / text messages you make will be charged at the prevailing rates, which may vary from time to time. "Free" minutes under a cell-phone contract do not apply.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that your entry is received by us prior to the closure of the competition. Any entries which are not received by us prior to the closure of the competition will not be eligible to participate, regardless of the reason for the late entry. We and our affiliates are not responsible for any entries which are not received by us, whether timeously or at all, regardless of the cause thereof. Without limitation, we and our affiliates are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failure or malfunction, traffic congestion (whether physical, or on the Internet, telephone lines or at any service provider, web site or other device or medium), or any combination thereof, or any other technical or other problems.
• We and our affiliates are not responsible for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer, mobile telephone or other device used by you to enter into, or obtain any materials related to, the competition.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that any information which you provide to us is accurate, complete, up to date and does not infringe intellectual property rights or other rights of other people or entities.
• Any costs or expenses which you may incur other than in respect of those items specifically included in a prize are for your own account. M-Net will not be responsible for any costs or expenses which you, or your partner (if applicable), incur during and for purposes of your entry into the competition and your acceptance and/or use of a prize.
• We do not make any representations or give any warranties, whether expressly or implicitly, as to a prize, and in particular, but without limitation, make no representations and give no warranty that –
  • your entry or participation in the competition will necessarily result in you winning a prize;
  • a prize, or any aspect thereof, will meet your, or, if applicable, your partner’s, requirements, preferences, standards or expectations; or
  • a prize, or any aspect thereof, will be satisfactory, punctual, free from defects, safe or reliable.
• We and our affiliates will not be responsible for any harm, damage, loss or claim relating to the provision of any element of a prize or any changes to a prize that may be made at any time.
• Prizes are not transferable and may not be deferred, changed or exchanged for cash or any other item.
• You may not win a prize if it is unlawful for us to supply such a prize to you. If you do win such a prize, you will forfeit it.
• You must possess whatever documents and permissions that may be required in order to accept and use a prize, including, as regards international travel, a valid passport and all necessary visa and travel documentation, which documents and permissions it is your responsibility to obtain at your own cost, and which documents and permissions must remain valid in such minimum form and for such minimum period after the prize date as may be required by the relevant authorities.
• The winners will be notified by means of the contact details provided to us. If we are, or a third party supplier is, unable to contact a winner within 14 days or if the winner is unable to collect the prize within 14 days, the winner will forfeit the prize and M-Net reserves the right to re-draw a new winner under the same conditions.
• In the event that you win a prize you agree to the publication of your name and to appear in person in the electronic media and the print media, and you agree, within reason, to endorse, promote or advertise our goods or services, for which no fee will be payable.
• We may require you to provide us with such additional information as we may reasonably require in order to process and facilitate your acceptance and/or use of a prize.
• In the event that you win a prize provided by a third party supplier, the supplier will contact you to arrange the collection thereof. In this regard, you must collect the prize at the time and date arranged with the supplier of the prize. All correspondence regarding the prize must be directed at the supplier of the prize. M-Net will not be responsible for any further correspondence, harm, damage, loss or claim relating to the provision of any element of the prize.
• We and our third party suppliers, as the case may be, reserve the right to vary, postpone, suspend, or cancel the competition and any prizes, or any aspect thereof, without notice at any time, for any reason which we deem necessary. In the event of such variation, postponement, suspension or cancellation, you agree to waive any rights, interests and expectations that you may have in terms of this competition and acknowledge that you will have no recourse against us, our affiliates and third party suppliers.
• You agree that your participation in the competition, and your acceptance and/or use of a prize, or any aspect thereof, is at your own risk.
• We and our affiliates will not be responsible, and disclaim all liability, for any loss, liability, injury, expense or damage (whether direct, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential) of any nature, whether arising from negligence or any other cause, which is suffered by your participation in the competition or the acceptance and/or use by you, or your partner (if applicable), of any prize, or by any action taken by us or any of our affiliates in accordance with the terms and conditions.
• You, and in the event of your death, your family, dependants, heirs, assignees or any other beneficiaries of your estate, indemnify and hold us and our affiliates harmless against any claim by you, or your partner (if applicable), (whether direct, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential) of any nature, whether arising from negligence or any other cause, relating to any injury, loss, liability, expense and/or damage which you may suffer, howsoever arising, in relation to your entry into this competition and/or acceptance and/or use by you of a prize.
• You acknowledge that the acceptance and use of the prize is subject to the proviso that -
  • You will sign M-Net’s terms and conditions regulating the production of the two minutes Heard on the Streets video filler to be aired on Vuzu and other matters incidental thereto;
  • Copyright in the two minutes Heard on the Streets video filler filmed and produced by you pursuant to this competition shall exclusively vest in M-Net for the duration of such copyright including any renewal thereof;
  • all of the terms and conditions will apply to both you and your partner (if applicable), and you will ensure that your partner agrees to be bound and complies, and will continue to comply, therewith;
  • you will take full responsibility for your partner;
  • you indemnify and hold us and our affiliates harmless against any claim by your partner or any third party in the event that your partner suffers any loss or damage pursuant to your partner’s acceptance and/or use of a prize.
• If you fail or, if your partner (if applicable) fails, to comply with any of the terms and conditions, then without prejudice to any other remedy which we may have –
  • you will be automaticallydisqualified and you will forfeit the prize/s (in the event that you have already won a prize);
  • you will pay us for any loss or damage incurred by us directly or indirectly as a result of your (or, if applicable, your partner's) non compliance, including all of our legal costs (including attorney and own client costs) which we may incur in taking any steps pursuant to your (or your partner’s) non-compliance; and
  • you indemnify and hold us and our affiliates harmless against any claim by any person, (whether direct, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential) of any nature, whether arising from negligence or any other cause, relating to any death, injury, loss and/or damage which may be suffered howsoever arising in relation to your failure (or that of your partner, if applicable) to comply therewith.
• For purposes hereof, "affiliate" means our partners, co promoters and sponsors of this competition, our subsidiaries, our and their subsidiaries and respective holding companies, the subsidiaries of their holding companies, and our and their directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives.
• These terms and conditions will be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of contract and dispute resolution in the Republic of South Africa.
• M-Net and the judges' decision on any matter concerning the competition and/or arising out of these terms and conditions is final and binding on you, and no correspondence will be entered into.

SHOWREEL LINK EXPLANATION

We want to see what you're capable of, so impress us and prove you're the best person for the job. If your showreel isn't online yet you'll have to change that. Go to www.youtube.com or www.vimeo.com and create a profile, upload your video and copy the URL here.

CONCEPT EXPLANATION

What's your idea for a conversation? Just a few sentences explaining the action is perfect. For example: "Vusi and Viwe fight over whose wearing the coolest sneakers while walking down the street, only to find a bucket of paint outside a shop that spills out over Viwe's high tops...."

TREATMENT EXPLANATION

We'd like to know what your vision for your Heard on the Streets conversation is. Talk us through the action, we don't need to know the full dialogue, cliff notes will do fine. Start at the beginning, tell us what the action is, introduce your locations and your characters. If your film was a book, this would be the summary that makes us to want to read it. (Upload accepts Microsoft word documents or Adobe PDF files.)

BUDGET BREAKDOWN EXPLANATION

Obviously you have to plan where the money goes, and we need to make sure you're making every cent count. Give us a breakdown of where you're going to be spending the R10 000 if you get chosen. Are you booking out Mary Fitzgerald square for a day or casting a celebrity? What lighting are you using? Are you renting equipment? (Upload accepts Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF files.)