Terms and conditions (2024 comp)

• All participants must be aged 12 – 24 years. Only entered team members can be involved in the making of your film.
• Teams must have at least one member that are in education, work or reside on the Northern Beaches.
• All films must be shot and submitted between 5pm Friday 9 August – 11:59pm Sunday 11 August., 2024
• All films must be no longer than 7 minutes in length, including intro and credits.
• Films must include specific items and phrases. These will be released 5pm Friday 9 August, 2024. Find out what they are on the Competition rules and guidelines page
• Participants must agree to and sign the Participant Consent and Indemnity form. Participants under 18 will need parent / guardian to sign on their behalf.
• Filmmakers must have permission of all actors/extras featuring in the film. Please be aware of people in background shots also – i.e., children in a public location cannot be present in your film
• All films must adhere to an M Rating or less. No inappropriate content should be present for an all ages audience. If unsure, check out Australian Bureau of Classification or contact us at youth@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au to clarify appropriateness of content before submitting. 
• Teams are not to partake in dangerous, offensive, unlawful and/or irresponsible stunts or locations. Doing so will result in disqualification from the competition. Your safety during the Beaches Young Filmmakers Comp is our number one priority.
• Please do not use toy/replica guns for filming.
• You must have permission to use music in your film. There are a number of free copyright music websites you can access. Please acknowledge music source in film credits.
• Films are permitted to use superimposed text and animation.
• By entering a film, you are giving permission for your work to feature in any way, shape or form as part of any related and/or other event in its entirety or in edited format.
• The decision of the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Most importantly, all participants are required to have fun in the making of your film!