Rules (summary)

• Submission Requirements

• 2023's FINAL Deadline is April 17, 2023 @ 11:59 pm for student, class, employee, and district resident submissions.. No new, or additional submissions will be accepted after that time.

  • Any filmmaker's entries that violate contest rules will be notified within 72 hours. 

  • Filmmakers will then have until May 5, 2023 @ 11:59pm to make any required re-edits and resubmit.

    • All entries will then be final.

• Submit/share a computer video file (ex. .mov, .mp4, .avi) via a Google Drive link.  The name of the creator, the title of the project and its total running time MUST be included in the computer file name. 

  • (Ex. "FilmTitle_byJohnDoe_4min30sec")

• A brief written synopsis of your project; including location information, non-original media list and full cast and crew list.

• All related permission forms must be signed and dated by the appropriate parties. You must then scan, or take a digital photograph of each completed form. (See below for links to required forms.)

• Completely Your Work

  • All production and post-production work must be completed by the film’s submitter(s).

• Rights To Content

  • Document the creator/provider of rights free music and sound effects using the:

    • Materials Use Release Form

      • Looking for the perfect song(s) and/or sound effects? YouTube Studio's audio library has 1000s of searchable rights free music selections and sound effects.

      • Click here to learn How 2 Find & Use YouTube Studio's Audio Library, or scroll down and check out an interactive lesson.

      • Copyrighted/non-original music not from the YouTube Studio's audio library must also be vetted through YouTube's copyright sensors. If YouTube blocks, or even restricts use of a song, you may be asked to re-edit your film without the song.

      • Original music, photography, graphics created just for your film also requires signed Materials Use permission forms (even if the work is original and you are the artist, or the composer).
        
        

  • All actors/talent must sign Talent Release permission forms allowing you to broadcast both their likeness and their voice on PRTV, YouTube and www.pinerichland.org.

    • Talent Release Form
      

  • If filming off* campus, you must have signed Location Release permission forms from the property owner, or a building manager allowing you to broadcast images of their property.

    • Location Release Form

  •  If filming on any PRSD campus, you do not need a Location Release Form
    
    

• Length and Rating

  • Must be TV-Y, or G rated.  The Rammys board will confirm each entry's rating prior to approval.  (If the board determines the rating is above/older than what is allowed, the filmmaker will have the same window to re-edit and re-submit.)

  • 5 minute maximum including opening and closing credits.