Library Announces Record.Play Teen Film Competition

Record. Play is a student film competition that invites teens to create a "trailer" promoting the services, collections and programs of the East Brunswick Public Library. It is the goal of the Record.Play competition to promote EBPLay media lab, support East Brunswick teen filmmakers' creativity, and foster a culture that encourages peer to peer learning. In addition, the competition will share the results with the community.

There are two Information Sessions for students interested in participating in the competition. This an opportunity to find out about Library services and collections as well as ask questions. Attendance is recommended!

Saturday, June 21, at 10 a.m.
Monday, June 30, at 7 p.m.

Rules of Entry & Screening Agreement

Please read this agreement carefully before you submit your film. By submitting your film, you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of this agreement.

The Record.Play competition is open to all East Brunswick teens ages 13- 18 years old. All films must be original work. Entries will be evaluated on how they interpret the theme, visual and audio quality, and editing skills, in addition to other criteria. Films must be a minimum of 90 seconds and not exceed 5 minutes in length.

Music used in the films should be original, if not, the music should be obtained from a royalty-free service or music you have paid for or received permission to use. Please submit proof to avoid claims of copyright infringement.

Any other content used in the films should be original, if not, the content should be obtained from a royalty-free service or you should have paid for or received permission to use. Please submit proof to avoid claims of copyright infringement.

All material must be appropriate for general audiences of all ages. All entries that contain material determined by the East Brunswick Public Library to contain obscene material or foul language or which might, in the sole opinion of the East Brunswick Public Library, violate the Law Against Discrimination will be automatically disqualified.

In order to qualify for the Record.Play competition, all filmmakers must complete the online entry form and include the link to their film on YouTube or Vimeo by August 15, 2014. Incomplete entry forms will not be accepted. If submitting multiple entries, a separate entry form must be submitted for each film. All filmmakers must submit a signed Record.Play Authorization & Release to the Library by August 15, 2014. GET RELEASE HERE

All entries meeting the submission requirements are automatically included in the Record.Play competition. After the final submission deadline, the judges will review all the films in the competition in their entirety, and select final films to advance to the festival screening phase of the competition.

Notification of acceptance for the Record.Play Film Festival will be sent to the email address provided on the entry form. If accepted, the filmmaker grants permission for the film to be shown to all attendees of the 2014 Record.Play Film Festival.

The judges will choose the winners of a 1st place prize valued at $250, 2nd place prize valued at $150, and 3rd place price valued at $100. All awards will be announced at the festival's closing reception on Sunday September 7, 2014.

All selected films may be used by the East Brunswick Library for publicity and/or marketing purposes. The East Brunswick Public Library reserves the right to use the films in broadcast or Internet media.

The East Brunswick Public Library reserves the non-exclusive right to broadcast the festival entries on EBTV local cable access channels and post on the Library and EBTV website without any compensation or notification to the filmmaker.