Screenplays will be judged based on their originality, writing ability, and a stellar understanding of the Military service.

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1 THE 29 PALMS SCREENPLAY CONTEST ABOUT How many military-themed stories are out there, waiting to be produced? The 1 ST ANNUAL 29 PALMS MILITARY FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY CONTEST will provide a platform for established and burgeoning screenplay writers who have a vision and a voice, and give them the opportunity to have their scripts read by a prestigious jury, receive industry recognition and possibly win an all expenses paid, month long residency in Twentynine Palms, Ca, including exclusive access to military consultants from the Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Command Center. Supported by the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the Screenplay Contest is dedicated to presenting the best stories about military personnel and their service. The contest and award ceremony will take place at the 29 PALMS INN, Saturday May 14th from 5 PM to 7 PM. Screenplays will be judged based on their originality, writing ability, and a stellar understanding of the Military service. Three winners will receive personal consultancy and assistance from Military experts and personnel, followed by meetings with entertainment industry members to discuss potential production. Runner-ups will also have access and opportunity to discuss their stories with personnel from Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY TODAY! Submission opens: 14th November 2015 Final Deadline: 19th February 2016 Entry fee: $25 The first twenty script writers receive free entrance to the festival along with free attendance to our two day screenplay workshop that includes discussions with military personnel on their actual experiences along with mentoring from screenplay professionals on how to develop those military experiences into a feature film outline. We look forward to reading your work and welcoming you to the First Annual 29 Palms Military Film Festival!

2 RULES & REQUIREMENTS The competition is open to entrants from all over the world. Your script can be an original story and/or based on existing material such as books, documentaries, news pieces, and/or personal accounts. Only one entry per person and no writing teams. Multiple submissions will be void. Shortlisted writers will be offered a 2-night stay in Twentynine Palms (Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14, 2016) and VIP access to the festival s screenings and sidebar events. Category: Screenplays Genre: Any genre is accepted. Length: between 110 and 140 p. Spacing, fonts and formatting: Single spaced, fonts pt, industry formatting (e.g.: Final Draft) - script must be sent in an electronic format (PDF, DOC, DOCX). PRIZES Screenplays will first be read by professional readers. Those that are selected will be announced on the website () then read by film professionals. Three screenplays will be chosen and awarded prizes by the jury. Two Runner-Ups will receive honorable mentions The three winners and the two honorable mentions will receive a free shuttle service from Los Angeles to the Festival site at Twentynine Palms, two free nights at a hotel and free meals and drinks during their stay. The winners will be offered: 4rd place and 5th place (honorable mentions): Opportunity to present to a panel of influential producers, managers, agents and key studio executives searching for new material and fresh voices. 3nd place: Opportunity to present to a panel of influential producers, managers, agents and key studio executives searching for new material and fresh voices. + Private consultation with a key industry player attending the Festival. 2nd place: Opportunity to present to a panel of influential producers, managers, agents and key studio executives searching for new material and fresh voices. + Private consultations with key industry players attending the festival. + A weeklong residency in one of Twentynine Palms landmark house. 1st place: Opportunity to present to a panel of influential producers, managers, agents and key studio executives searching for new material and fresh voices. + Private consultations with key industry players attending the festival. + A one-month residency in one of Twentynine Palms landmark house. + A continued free consultancy by Military Personnel of TPMCAGCC on their script for one month. Winners and honorable mentions will be announced on Friday 13th of May 2016

3 FAQS CAN I SUBMIT A NEW DRAFT OF MY SCRIPT AFTER ENTERING? All entrants, including those requesting optional written feedback, may submit an updated draft of their script at an extra fee ($15) as long as we receive it before the final deadline. SHOULD I SUBMIT A COMMERCIAL SCRIPT? The entry must be dealing with the military and military service. If your story is commercial or not it will be up to the jurors to decide. We appreciate a fantastic, smaller indie script, as well as studio projects. WHAT SHOULD I PUT ON THE COVER PAGE? Name, contact info (including phone number), and . However, you won t get disqualified if your cover page is missing any of this information. CAN I SUBMIT ALSO IDEAS, PITCHES, OUTLINES? No, we are looking for feature screenplays. CAN I SUBMIT ADAPTATIONS OF EXISTING MATERIAL LIKE BOOKS ARTICLES ETC. Yes, as long as you declare on the front page of your script which underlying work it has been adapted from and that you hold the rights (or an option) to this underlying work. DO YOU ACCEPT ENTRIES WITH MULTIPLE AUTHORS? Yes. Please make sure any other authors are noted on the title page of the entry, or we re made aware of co-authors or dual owners of the material. DO I RETAIN THE RIGHTS TO THE MATERIAL? All rights remain with the author. By entering, you re not surrendering any rights to your script. IF I WIN, AM I GUARANTEED MY SCRIPT WILL BE OPTIONED OR SOLD? Winning writers of the teleplay and feature screenplay divisions are introduced to our industry partners, who will review their material and solely determine if they wish to move forward. WHAT HAPPENS IF I WIN AND CAN T MAKE IT TO 29 PALMS FOR MEETINGS WITH PRODUCERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL? Of course we d love to have you in Twentynine Palms. It is a lovely spot absolutely worth the trip. We will pay for your travelling expenses (or offer Shuttle Service) from Los Angeles. But if you are not able to attend for whatever reason it is not a problem. We ll ensure that the winning entrants are given the opportunity to speak with any interested parties via phone and . DO YOU ACCEPT ANIMATION SCRIPTS? 100% yes. Any genre as long as it is a Screenplay. ANY OTHER RULES? Preference is given to scripts that have not won any other major contests, or have not been widely

4 THE 29 PALMS FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY CONTEST Terms and Conditions 1. ELIGIBILITY The Palms Film Festival Screenplay Contest ( The Promotion ) is open to writers worldwide who are eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Basic Lead LLC or any of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, or any other company or individual involved with the design, production execution or distribution of the Promotion and their immediate family (spouse, parents and stepparents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. Rights must be available at time of entry. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules (the Rules ) and Basic Lead LLC s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a Prize (as defined below in Section 8) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Promotion consists of a contest (the Contest ). 2. SPONSOR The Promotion is sponsored by Basic Lead LLC, a California limited liability company, with a principal place of business at: 6399 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 511, CA (the Sponsor, Basic Lead we or us ). 3. TIMING The Promotion begins on November 14th, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time ( PST ) and ends on February 19th, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. PST (the Promotion Period ). Sponsor s computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion. Remittance of the Entry Fee, the amount stated on the Promotion website, to Sponsor during the Promotion Period, together with your completed Order Form and at least one (1) original screenplay (the Entry ) entitles you to participate in the Promotion and shall constitute your entry ( Entry ) in the Promotion. Any form of entry than that described herein is void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations or entries, which will be disqualified. 4. ENTRIES You may submit one (1) Entry in English language for evaluation and consideration by the Sponsor or its designee. The Entry must be your original creative work, and you hereby warrant and represent that you are the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Entry and/or have obtained prior written authorization or license to submit the Entry from any and all third party rights holders therein. You are prohibited from submitting any Entries that have previously been produced or sold at any time, and you warrant and represent that the Entry has never been produced or sold. 5. WINNERS SELECTION On the dates set forth below, Sponsor or an independent judge will select three (3) winners and two (2) honorable mentions listed on the Promotion website. The winning entrants (the Winners ) will be selected from among the entrants based upon the level of creativity, originality, entertainment value and writing skill of the associated Entry, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor or independent judge, as applicable. The Winners will be contacted using the addresses and/or telephone numbers provided on the corresponding Entry Forms and may be awarded the Prizes (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Rules.) Sponsor s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winners will be notified approximately seven (7) days after winners are selected. Failure to respond to the initial verification notification within fourteen (14) days or return of notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts will result in disqualification. 6. VERIFICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS Potential Winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Rules, and winning are contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential Winners will be required to sign and return to Sponsor, within five (5) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited by law). If a potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, the potential Winner forfeits their status. In the event that a potential

5 Winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the applicable prize to an alternate Winner from among all remaining eligible Entries. 7. ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASE By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters relating to the Promotion; (b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, Prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest and Promotion, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, members, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the Released Parties ) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights arising out of or relating to a participant s Entry, participation in the Promotion and/or acceptance or use or misuse of Prize; provided however, that such release will not apply to any commercial exploitation of the Entry by a Released Party in violation of your rights under applicable copyright law; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorney s fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant s participation in the Promotion and/or entrant s acceptance, use or misuse of Prize. 8. PUBLICITY Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Promotion constitutes each Winner s consent to Sponsor s and its agents use of Winners names, likenesses, photographs, and/or personal information for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. All uses of a Winners information are in accordance with our Privacy Policy (see Section 15). 9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES You hereby warrant and represent the following: You are the exclusive owner and sole author of the Entry, such that the Entry is your original creative work and your submission thereof will not infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any third party; and/or you have obtained prior written authorization to act on behalf of any co-creators of the Entry; Neither your execution of this agreement nor your participation of in the Promotion, including your submission of the Entry, will conflict with or violate any term or condition of any other agreement to which you are a party, including but not limited to any union or guild regulation; There are no threatened, pending or current claims, actions or lawsuits in connection with the Entry and you agree to notify Basic Lead immediate upon your notification of any such claims, actions or suits; You are submitting the Entry voluntarily on a nonconfidential basis; You ate at least eighteen (18) years of age; and You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this agreement, and you agree to abide and be bound the terms and conditions herein. 10. CHOICE OF LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION This agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within California, without giving effect to the state s conflicts of law statute. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or related to the agreement or your participation in the Promotion shall be settled by an arbitrator, within in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, subject to the Rules and Regulations of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, except that such arbitration shall be handled by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with such rules and regulations. The arbitrator shall be well acquainted with the entertainment business in the County of Los Angeles, and the arbitrator s decision shall be final and binding. Each party to any arbitration shall bear its own costs, including attorney s fees. Failure to appear at any arbitration hearing entitles the arbitrator to proceed ex parte.

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