Paradise 48 Film Festival is open to legal residents and visitors of the United States Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands.
Paradise 48 Film Festival Organizers may add or amend these rules at any time prior to the beginning of the Official Competition Weekend.
These are the rules that govern the competition. It is important to also read the official Filmmaking Rules.
1. Eligibility
The Team Leader must be a legal resident or legal visitor of the U.S. Virgin Islands or British Virgin Islands. A team is not eligible if either the Team Leader or any Team Member is one of the following: contractor, director or officer of Paradise 48 Film Festival; XR Entertainment, LLC; distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging or Project agencies involved in the administration; development; fulfillment, and execution of the Festival; or the immediate family member of any Festival Organizer (e.g. spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and soup or step child) or those living in their same household. Void where prohibited.
2. How to enter
To register for the Paradise 48 Film Festival, follow the instructions found on www.paradise48.com. Registration is based on a first-come first-served basis and space is limited. Early registration fees are $115, Regular registration fee is $125, and Late registration fee is $145.
3. Official Shoot Weekend
The Official Shoot Weekend begins on Friday, May 14 at 8pm and ends on Sunday, May 16 at 8PM.
4. Withdrawing from the competition
If a team needs to withdraw from the competition, refunds are issued by the following stipulations:
• Notify the Festival Organizers more than 30 days prior to the competition weekend, receive a full refund minus a $25 administration fee.
• Notify the Festival Organizers 7-30 days prior to the competition weekend, receive a full refund minus a $35 administrative fee.
• No refunds less than 7 days prior to the Kickoff event.
If the Team Leader is diagnosed with COVID-19, contact us to request a full refund.
5. Participation of Minors
Minors are encouraged to participate, however, at least one person on the team must be 18 or older.
6. Participation Agreement
All teams are required to have their Team Leaders sign the Participation Agreement. If the Team Leader is under legal age, a parent or guardian must sign the Participation Agreement on the minor’s behalf.
As a condition of entry, Participants must agree to the Participation Agreement, which sets forth the right of Entrant and P48FF with respect use of Entries by P48FF. Entries that do not include all required information and adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in the Paradise 48 Film Festival.
7. Production costs
All costs associated with the production of the Entry are solely the responsibility of the Entrant.
8. kickoff event
All Team Leaders must be present at the Kickoff Event. The whole team can attend, but it is important for Team Leaders to be For participants in who are unable to attend the Kickoff event in person, there will be a virtual Kickoff Event. Information will be released on how teams can attend the Virtual Kickoff Event.
9. Collaboration
If any team decides to collaborate on an Entry, the newly formed team must designate one person to agree to the official rules, sign the Participation Agreement and accept the prize on behalf of the group. P48FF is not liable for any disputes between collaborators arising out of or related to the Festival.
10. Selection of Winners
There will be two rounds of judging. Festival Managers will create a shortlist from the teams who submitted their films by the deadline. Only 10 teams will make it to the final round. From those 10 films, the guest judges will decide the winners of the festival.
Entries will be judged on the Adherence to Genre, Use of Required Elements, Creativity, Originality, Production Value, Technical Merit, Entertainment Value, and Character Development.
The audience (in person and virtual) will also receive a chance to vote on their favorite film. The film with the most votes will win the distinction of being the Paradise 48 Fan Fave!
11. Awards
There are 8 categories in which participants can win awards: Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Paradise 48 Fan Fave, and the grand prize winner, Best Picture.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the Paradise 48 Fan Fave and Best Picture. Trophies and other prizes will be awarded to other categories.
12. General COnditions
By participating, all Entrants agree to these official rules which are final and binding in all respects.