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The 2011 GoPro/Racer X Amateur Film Festival Official Rules

Modified September 14, 2011, 12:30 p.m. EST

Make an awesome motocross video, submit it to Racer X Online, and hope yours is one of eight to make the first cut. If you’re a semifinalist, Racer X Online viewers will determine your fate—which could include some pretty cool prizes, serious bragging rights, and a budget to do an exclusive video for Racer X Online.

The GoPro/Racer X Amateur Film Festival is governed by the rules below. By entering the contest, you agree to abide by those rules and the decisions of Filter Publications and the contest judges. You also agree to comply with all applicable laws. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

How to Enter

Read and understand all contest rules. If you want your entry to count, you have to follow the guidelines.

Make sure you download all of the official video assets to include in your video filmfestival.racerxonline.com/downloads/2011-gopro-racer-x-online-amateur-film-festival-assets.zip and keep your video to 4 minutes max (it can be shorter).

Upload your video to your personal YouTube account.
We will only accept submissions via Youtube link. If you don’t have a YouTube account, it's easy and free to set one up at www.youtube.com. If you make the semifinals, we’ll have you submit an actual video file, to be uploaded to the official Racer X Online YouTube channel for the voting rounds.

Enter the contest.
This is the easy part. Once your video is created, go to filmfestival.racerxonline.com/entry and fill out the entry form in its entirety. We’ll need the URL for your video on YouTube, plus some info about you and your submission. You’ll also need to accept the contest rules in order to enter. All entries will go before our panel, and we’ll narrow them down to eight finalists, who will square off against each other, tournament-style, for all the marbles.

How to Win

Make an awesome video that will qualify you as a semifinalist, and then get your friends to vote for you on Racer X Online.
The first step to winning is impressing our panel of judges (see panel details below). Our group of experts will watch and analyze every entry we receive, and we’ll narrow the submissions down to eight semifinalists. (Our decision is final.) From there, we’ll run two videos against each other each week for a month. The winner of each week, as determined by viewer voting, will advance to the final four. A final round of viewer voting will then determine our GoPro/Racer X Amateur Film Festival winner and runners-up from the four finalists.

IMPORTANT: We are not looking for daredevil videos here. Do not go out and film stupid stuff. Do not try to emulate professional riders and stunt people who are highly trained to do dangerous things. Don’t have riders jump dangerous jumps, don’t film riders on dangerous terrain, and do think responsibly in general. We will immediately reject any videos depicting irresponsible behavior. This contest is about your ability as a video artist to build a compelling entry.

Also, it is NOT required to include GoPro camera footage in your submissions. You’re certainly free to, but it is not mandatory.

Prize Details

Winning videos will be acknowledged on Racer X Online, and the winner and runners-up will be mentioned in a print issue of Racer X Illustrated. Additionally, the following prizes will be awarded:

1st-Place Winner:

  1. A $1,000 budget from Racer X to make an exclusive video for Racer X Online
  2. One of everything GoPro makes! gopro.com/products/
  3. The Answer Racing pants, jersey, and gloves of your choice
  4. Autographed MSR Kevin Windham, Nick Wey, Josh Grant, and Ronnie Faisst jerseys
  5. Pro Taper handlebars, throttle tube, bar pad, grips, and grip donuts
  6. A one-year digital subscription to Racer X Illustrated

2nd-Place Winner:

  1. A GoPro HD Motorsports Hero camera, including a chest harness and LCD BacPac
  2. An Answer Racing Comet helmet
  3. The MSR pants, jersey, and gloves of your choice
  4. Pro Taper sprockets, chain, and sprocket bolt set
  5. A one-year digital subscription to Racer X Illustrated

3rd-Place Winner:

  1. A GoPro HD Motorsports Hero camera
  2. Answer Racing Podium boots
  3. MSR helmet and goggles
  4. Pro Taper 2.3 Platform footpegs
  5. A one-year digital subscription to Racer X Illustrated

4th-Place Winner:

  1. A GoPro T-shirt and hat
  2. Answer Racing sweatshirt and hat
  3. MSR sweatshirt, T-shirt and hat
  4. Pro Taper tie-downs
  5. A one-year digital subscription to Racer X Illustrated

Submission Guidelines

All entries to the GoPro/Racer X Amateur Film Festival must adhere to the following guidelines. Not following these guidelines can lead to disqualification.

  • Prominently features motocross, dirt bikes, off-road motorcycling, etc.
  • Contains nothing illegal, lewd, irresponsible, or loathsome.
  • Contains only music and other elements that you have the rights to. There’s important information about music and other assets in the downloadable assets package at filmfestival.racerxonline.com. Don’t overlook this or your video will probably be rejected!
  • The video must be no longer than 4 minutes.
  • The video can be color or black-and-white and may be enhanced with animation, graphics, etc. We suggest paying a lot of attention to the details, to make your video look as finished as possible.
  • Contestant shall be responsible for securing all necessary rights, licenses, clearances, releases, consents, and/or permissions from any and all third parties that appear in the video entry.
  • The video output settings should be optimized for YouTube.

Please note that Filter Publications is not associated with YouTube. You must comply with YouTube’s terms of use, and Filter Publications will not be liable to you regarding your use of (or inability to use) YouTube.

Contest Eligibility

Judging Criteria & Panel

Our panel of judges from the American motocross community will pick the eight semifinalists. Viewer voting will determine the four finalists, as well as the finishing order of those finalists. Criteria for initial judging will include:

  • Focus on motocross/off-road motorcycle riding
  • Creativity
  • Inspiration
  • Technical proficiency

Members of the initial judging panel may include, but are not limited to:

  • Davey Coombs: Founder/editorial director of Filter Publications
  • Bryan Stealey: President of Filter Publications
  • Simon Cudby: Racer X photographer/videographer
  • Matt Francis: Racer X videographer
  • Andrew Fredrickson: Racer X photographer/videographer
  • Greg Loughery: GoPro representative
  • Dave Casella: Answer/MSR/Pro Taper representative

Contest Timeline

Contest Starts: September 16
Submissions Due: October 28 at 11:59.59 p.m.
Semi-Finalists Announced: November 3
Week 1 Semi-Finalist Voting: November 4-10
Week 2 Semi-Finalist Voting: November 11-17
Week 3 Semi-Finalist Voting: November 18-24
Week 4 Semi-Finalist Voting: November 25-December 1
Finalist Voting: December 2-8
Winner and Runners-Up Announced: December 9

License to Filter Publications Inc. and GoPro

By entering a video in the contest, you waive all rights you may have with respect to the video, including all moral rights and rights of personality, publicity, or privacy, and you grant to Filter Publications and GoPro the unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license (but not the obligation) to use, reproduce, communicate, modify, and display the video (in whole or in part) for any purpose without any fee or other form of compensation, and without further notification or permission, including without limitation the following purposes: reproducing, publishing, communicating and displaying some or all of the video as part of the contest or otherwise; identifying you by name as the owner of the video; judging the contest; displaying the winning entries in the contest; and for Filter’s' and/or GoPro’s advertising purposes, including to advertise the contest, future contests, and Filter's and/or GoPro’s products and services.

By participating in this contest, you release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless Filter Publications, Inc., and its employees, directors, officers, affiliates, agents, judges, and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest or receipt or use of any prize.

By participating in this contest, you release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless all contest prize sponsors and their employees, directors, officers, affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest or receipt or use of any prize.

Personal Information

You consent to Filter Publications using and disclosing your personal information for the purposes of administering the contest; advertising the contest and any future contests and any of Filter Publications’ products and services; and for the other purposes described in these rules.

Laws

The Rules will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of West Virginia, United States, and the federal laws of the United States.

Disputes

All disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the contest, prizes or these rules will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court of the state of West Virginia, United States.

More Information

Where can I send questions or feedback about the video contest?
Please contact us by email at [email protected] to share your feedback and questions about the GoPro/Racer X Amateur Film Festival. If for any reason Filter Publications cannot run the contest as planned (including as a result of bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, infection by computer virus, or any other cause that corrupts, impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest), Filter may cancel, modify, extend, or suspend the contest at its sole discretion.