1. Lexogen organizes a competition: “Lexogen 15^th anniversary short film competition”
2. This competition is open to everyone aged 12 or more. Lexogen employees and customers are welcome to participate.
3. To compete, participants must register on our landing page and send a short film lasting no more than 2 minutes (size not bigger then 2GB) via download link using WeTransfer platform or Dropbox.

• • The participants must send a short film that they will have realized themselves.
  • The theme, “15 years”, is imposed (to be interpreted freely!).
  • Participant must mention Lexogen at least once in the short film (excluding the opening and closing credits of the film!). It can be a logo, a text or in a sentence of a dialog.
  • Participants have complete freedom of choice as to the direct or indirect way of dealing with the imposed theme, subject to compliance with the laws and regulations in force and more generally with the provisions relating to public order and good morals.
  • Registration and participation in the competition are free.
  • Each participant may only send one and only one short film – Even directed by several people, each short film will be signed by only one person; the winners’ prize will be awarded to the signatory.
  • The means of filming remains free: Mobile phone, camera, camera, provided that the quality of the image is sufficient for projection on a large screen.

4. Short films must be sent by internet only, accompanied by the registration form (non-selected films are not broadcast on the Internet). For selected films which will be screened and posted on the Lexogen Website, parental authorization will be required for the participation of minor directors and image rights for actors: Download the image rights form.
5. The films must be sent via the festival website before the 31^st of August 2022 (submission deadline). UPDATE! The deadline for the film competition submissions has been prolonged till 13^th of October, 2022.
6. The music must be free of rights and is the responsibility of each of the directors.
7. The participants guarantee to Lexogen the full and peaceful enjoyment of the rights transferred so that Lexogen cannot be worried or sought for trouble, claim or eviction of any nature whatsoever.
8. In the promotional context, subject to the moral rights of their authors, Lexogen reserves the right to display all or part of the courts films selected on its website and the sites of partners (Distributors) without the latter being able to claim any remuneration.
9. The organization reserves the right to interrupt, cancel or postpone the competition if exceptional circumstances beyond its control so require and/or to ensure the security, fairness, integrity or smooth running of the competition. It cannot be held liable for this, and no compensation can be granted to participants.
10. Registration for the “Lexogen 15^th anniversary short film festival” competition implies acceptance of these rules. settlement with a bailiff is not compulsory.

Any dispute on the interpretation or application of these rules will be subject to the discretion of the organizers, without prejudice to any appeal to the court of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal economic Chamber in Vienna (Vienna Rules) the only one authorized. (The organizers will endeavour to answer your questions. However, it may not be possible to reply to all messages.)