Universal Pictures (the ‘Prize Supplier') are providing Into Film, (the ‘Promoter') with the below listed prize(s) subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. The Prize Supplier is merely providing the Promoter with prize/prizes for their own promotion and shall not have any liability for how the Promotion is run or be deemed to be a co-promoter of any kind.
2. The Promoter must run any promotion in accordance with all applicable laws within the territory it is run.
3. The prizes listed in the Prize Description below must only be used as a prize/prizes to be awarded to the winner(s) of the promotion run by the Promoter and for no other purpose.
4. The clauses incorporated into the Prize Description below must be fully incorporated into the Promoter's own terms and conditions for the promotion.
5. The Prize Supplier takes no responsibility for the Promoter's promotional terms and conditions and the Promoter waives all liability against the Prize Supplier.
6. If the Promoter does not accept any of these terms they should not accept the prizes from the Prize Supplier and notify the Prize Supplier immediately.
1. This competition is open to educators in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Any entrants outside of the UK will not be eligible.
2. No purchase necessary.
3. Only one entry per learner.
4. For the competition, an entry is defined as a written journal entry from the imagined perspective of any Shakespearean character.
5. Entries should be submitted by email as a photograph, or scanned copy to entries@intofilm.org with the subject line ‘Hamlet Competition', or posted to the Promoter at FREEPOST RTAE-BAZG-CSZZ, Hamlet, Into Film, 31 Islington Green, London, N1 8DU.
6. Entries must be submitted by an authorised adult (18+ teacher, parent, guardian, carer) on behalf of the learner. Entries submitted from a learner email account under the age of 18 will be void.
7. All entries must detail the entrant's first name, age, school and their authorised adult's name and email address. The authorised adults who submit the entry on behalf of the learner(s) must state their permission for the learner(s) to enter the competition by signing their name on the Modern Shakespeare competition sheet.
8. The winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges from the Promoter, Into Film. Entries will be judged on the creativity of the writing and how well they adapt the character's role to the modern day.
9. The winner will be chosen after the closing date of Friday 27 February 2026, and the winner's authorised adult will be notified by email (to the address on the competition submission) within 6 weeks of the deadline.
10. Winners of the Character Journal competition will win prizes as outlined below:
- 1x winner will receive an Apple iPad
- 2 x runners up will receive book vouchers to the value of £50
11. All prizes will be awarded on the condition that the winner agrees to take part in Universal Pictures UK and Into Film publicity requests as appropriate. If this condition is not met by the winning learner, the prize will be awarded to another entrant that does agree to this condition. The Promoter will not pass on the winning learner's competition entry details to anyone other than the Prize Supplier.
12. The promoter reserves the right to disqualify an entry if it's believed the competition entrant is not able to qualify their entry as their original work.
13. The promoter reserves the right in their reasonable discretion:
a. to disqualify any competitor whose conduct is contrary to the spirit of the rules or the intention of the promotion and to declare as void any or all of their claims or entries based on such conduct.
b. to declare as void any claims or entries resulting from any printing, production and/or distribution errors (including but not limited to any error(s) on this website, and/or other printed materials) or where there has been error(s) in any aspect of the preparation for or conduct of the promotion materially affecting the result of the promotion or the number of claimants or the value of claims.
c. to add to or to waive any rules on reasonable notice.
d. and/or to cancel the promotion or any part of it at any stage in the event of circumstances beyond reasonable control.
14. Competition entries will be anonymously and securely destroyed 30 days after the competition prize has been delivered to protect personal data included on entry forms.
15. Please refer to our privacy policy and general terms for full details on how your information is used by the Promoter at: https://www.intofilm.org/terms-and-conditions
16. Employees and agents of Universal Pictures UK, Into Film or any company connected with the production or distribution of a promotion or any of their associated companies are not eligible to take part in the applicable promotion, nor are their relatives or members of their families or households. Proof of eligibility must be provided on request.
17. By entering the competition, the entrants agree to be bound by the rules and by other requirements set out in this competition.
18. Promoter is Into Film. Into Film is the trading name of Film Nation. Company No: 08210217 | Registered Charity Number: 1154030 | VAT Number: 163402437. | Address: 31 Islington Green, London, N1 8DU.