Short Film Competition T & C's

Capture the ‘Spirit of Adventure’ through Film

The award winning Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky, in partnership with Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), is delighted to announce an exciting short film competition!

The Whisky:

Cutty Sark, one of the Top 10 blended Scotch whiskies in the world, was created in 1923 to challenge the whisky convention of the time and pioneered a new easy drinking, smoother style of whisky. Created specifically for cocktails and mixing, it became an instant classic.

Named after the famous tea Clipper, Cutty Sark has always had a sense of adventure and a pioneering spirit at its heart. It is this that we are looking for contestants to capture.

The Brief

Entrants are asked to depict the personality of Cutty Sark, The Spirit of Adventure, in a 60-90 second short film. Each short film will be considered to be one film for the purposes of the competition. The judges are looking for films which fuse the sociable nature of Cutty Sark with the sense of adventure which lies at the heart of the brand. Any adventure, however great or small, can be portrayed – it doesn't need to be in the most extreme destination or climate.

Cutty Sark is predominantly consumed in bars and clubs across Southern Europe by men and woman in their twenties and thirties. Submissions should look to convey this energy and sociability in an original and creative way.

Entrants should familiarise themselves with the brand’s philosophy and this ethos should underpin each submission as it will form part of the judging criteria.

The Judging

A shortlist of films will be selected by a panel of judges, including representatives from the CMI and Cutty Sark plus others.

These films will be showcased during the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 ("EIFF 2012") and on the Festival and Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky websites. The final winner will be selected and announced in June 2012. Please see the terms and conditions below for further details.

The Prize:

The successful filmmaker will win a £5,000 commission from Cutty Sark to develop part of the ongoing global visual communications for the whisky. This will involve liaising with the Cutty Sark marketing team and design agencies during the commissioning process. The winner will receive the Prize in a one-off payment within 30 days of the winning film being announced.

Terms and Conditions:

Please note that by entering this competition, entrants are deemed to have read and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions.

PROMOTER DETAILS: This promoter of this competition is The Edrington Group Limited, a private limited company registered in Scotland (Registered Number SC 36374) (the 'Promoter'). Cutty Sark is one of the Promoter's brands.
This competition is open to individuals over the age of 18 who are resident in the United Kingdom. However employees of the Promoter and the Centre for the Moving Image, their immediate families and those living in the same household of any such employees are not eligible to enter this competition.
The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of entrants including by asking for proof of age.
This competition opens on the end of November 2011 and all entries must be received by 30th May 2012. The competition will close May 2012. Entrants must submit their film during this time by sending their film to The Cutty Sark Brand Team, The Edrington Group, West Kinfauns, Perth, SCOTLAND PH2 7XZ. Entrants must provide their name, age, address, telephone number and email address together with their film.
To be eligible for this competition, films must:
- be received by the Promoter before the Closing Date;
- be a digital video link on Vimeo
- be in English or contain English subtitles if in any other language;
- be in a 16 : 9 format
- not exceed 90 seconds in length; and
- comply with the requirements set out in these terms and conditions.
The competition is open to films of all production techniques, including animation, documentary, drama, experimental or artist film and hybrid work.
There is no limit on the number of films that each entrant may submit provided that each film complies with these terms and conditions.
All eligible films will be judged by judging panel, which will include a member of staff from Centre for the Moving Image, representatives from the Promoter and an independent judge (the "Judging Panel"). The Judging Panel will select a shortlist of films. In compiling this shortlist, the Judging Panel will select the films they consider to be the most original, entertaining and consistent with the ethos of the Cutty Sark Blended Whisky brand. The shortlist of films will then be screened during the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 (date to be announced) and the winner selected. The winner will be announced at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 on the Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky and Edinburgh International Film Festival websites. A press release announcing the winner will also be issued. The winner will also be notified by e-mail at the same time.
If the winner does not accept the prize for any reason or the Promoter is unable to contact the winner after making reasonable attempts to do so, the Judging Panel will select another film from the shortlist of films and the entrant who submitted that film will be the winner. The decision made in relation to the winning film will be final and the Promoter will not enter into any discussion or correspondence with any entrants.
There is only one prize available for this competition.
The prize is a sum of five thousand pounds sterling (£5,000) (excluding VAT) to be paid to the winner. The £5,000 must be used by the winner to help the Promoter to develop part of the global communications strategy for the Cutty Sark Blended Whisky brand (the "Prize"). This will involve liaising with Cutty Sark marketing team and design agencies during the commissioning process. The winner will receive the Prize in a one-off payment within 30 days of the winning film being announced.
Each film must be the original work of the entrant. The entrant warrants that they have obtained all the necessary permissions and consents for all content contained in the film. A non-exhaustive list of such content includes: name, voice and likeness of any person appearing in the film, location shot e.g. specific building, any props and set dressings and any audio and/or audio-visual material which the entrant does not own.
If any actor appearing in the film is a minor, the entrant will obtain the necessary consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian.
All copyright and other intellectual property rights which subsist in the films submitted by each entrant for this competition will remain with the respective entrant. By entering the competition, each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, sub-licensable licence to the Promoter to use any film in whole or in part in any website, promotion, documents or materials produced by the Promoter whether or not it is connected to this competition.
By submitting a film, each entrant warrants that the content of the film:
- does not infringe the copyright or other intellectual property rights of any third party;
- is not libellous, sexually explicit, disparaging or otherwise inappropriate;
- is legal; and
- is not offensive or contains any material which could be considered to be offensive by any reasonable person.
The film must not contain any advertising material, other than for Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky (e.g. it must not promote a product or service other than Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky).
The Promoter reserves the right to refuse any film in its sole discretion. In addition, the Promoter reserves the right at any time during the competition to remove or disqualify any film which it believes in its sole discretion does not comply with these terms and conditions.
No purchase is necessary to enter the competition.
No cash alternative to the Prize is available. The Prize is not transferable. The Promoter reserves the right to provide a substitute Prize of same or similar value should the specified Prize become unavailable for reasons beyond its control.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any lost, stolen, incomplete, corrupted or late films. Proof of submission will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
The Promoter will not be liable for any loss suffered by any entrant or any third party resulting from: (i) the Promoter's use of the film (or any part of the film); (ii) the entrants entry into this competition; (iii) any technical malfunctions resulting from the submission of any film by an entrant; (iv) the administration of the competition by the Promoter; or (v) any events outside the reasonable control of the Promoter. To be clear, nothing in these terms and conditions intends to exclude or limit the Promoter's liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.
Any entrant or winner may be required to participate in publicity connected with the competition.
To find out the full names of the members of the Judging Panel please send your request together with a stamp addressed envelope to: The Cutty Sark Brand Team, The Edrington Group, West Kinfauns, Perth, SCOTLAND PH2 7XZ.
As explained above, in order to enter the competition, entrants will be required to submit their name, age, address, telephone number and email address. This constitutes personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Promoter is the data controller in respect of this personal data. The Promoter will process this personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and, in particular, will only process this personal data in order to administer this competition.
These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with Scottish law. Any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these terms and conditions, their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.