1. The Promoter is Into Film. Into Film is the trading name of Film Nation UK. Company No: 08210217 | Registered Charity Number:1154030 | VAT Number: 163402437. 31 Islington Green, London, N1 8DU.
2. This competition will run from Wednesday 14 May 2025 to Monday 28 July 2025 for postal entries and midday on Wednesday 30 July 2025 for emailed entries (the "Closing Date"). Entries received after the Closing Date will not be considered. Responsibility will not be accepted for corrupted, illegible, incomplete, lost or damaged entries, whether due to system error or otherwise. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt and proof of entering the competition is not proof of the Promoter's receipt of entry.
3. This competition is open to residents in the UK aged 13-19 on date of entry, except:
(a) employees and agents of the Promoter;
(b) employees of Swatch LTD - The Prize Giver whose registered offices are at Swatch LTD, Nicolas G. Hayek Strasse 1, 2502 Biel, Switzerland
(c) or any company connected with the production or distribution of this promotion or any of their associated companies, or
(d) members of the immediate families or households of (a) to (c) above.
Proof of eligibility must be provided on request.
4. No purchase necessary.
5. Entries can be by individuals or groups of up to 6 people. If selected as the winner, individuals will need to recruit friends to assist with the filmmaking process. Entrants can be part of more than one entry.
6. To enter the competition, you must download our entry form and complete the 'About Our Film' sheet, 'Entrants' Details' sheet, and 'Time to Inspire Storyboard' sheet.
Your entry should be for a short film that:
- is made in response to the competition theme - Time to Inspire
- is live action i.e. not animation
- could be filmed in no more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds
- is consistent with the criteria of a U certificate from BBFC - for more details see https://www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/u
- is drawn, either digitally or by hand i.e. not made up of photographs/film.
If you are unable to print the sheets, then you're welcome to recreate them in typed or handwritten format. You can submit up to two completed storyboard sheets.
Entrants must be the owner of all the rights for the content they submit. Entries must not contain any unsuitable, obscene, offensive or defamatory material.
Entries which do not adhere to these terms and conditions may be removed from the competition.
7. Entries will be judged on:
- creativity;
- how clearly the idea is communicated; and
- how well the storyboard captures the theme and how it will translate onto the screen.
The competition will be judged in two phases.
Phase 1: A shortlist of entrants will be selected to attend a full day workshop.
Phase 2: During the full day workshop, the shortlisted entrants will be supported to further develop their film idea and pitch it to a panel of judges, who will choose one winning entrant, who will then work with a professional production company to make their film (the "Prize").
The judges' decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. All entrants must be able to commit to the following:
If shortlisted:
Attendance at an all-day workshop in London in September 2025. Reasonable travel and/or accommodation expenses as needed will be covered, and we will work with you to accommodate access needs to enable your group to participate fully. If it would not be appropriate for your group to travel for this workshop, alternative arrangements can be made.
If you win:
You will work with Into Film and a professional production company (who will be experienced in working with young people and fully DBS checked) to make your film during October-December 2025. We anticipate that you will need to commit to about 20 hours in total, the bulk of which will take place between October-December 2025. Sessions can take place during school hours, after school and/or at weekends. We will work with you to plan this schedule and will cover reasonable travel costs, being as flexible as possible, and ask any prospective winner to commit to the same. Sessions will take place at a location that suits the winning entrant(s).
If you win you will also need to be in communication with Into Film and the production company to sign off your film at a later date once it has been made.
And to the following conditions:
If shortlisted:
To take part in Into Film and Swatch publicity and promotional requests as appropriate.
As per Into Film's Safeguarding and Child Protection policy, all children and young people will require a chaperone to and from the workshop in London in September 2025, and an educator, youth leader, parent/carer will need to be present and responsible for the safeguarding of any young people aged below 18 years.
In addition, if you win:
All members of the group, including where appropriate their responsible adults, will need to sign permission release forms for the film. You do not have to commit to being on film to be part of the winning group. If you are to appear on film, you and, where appropriate, your responsible adult, will also need to sign a consent form to be filmed.
As per our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy, all children and young people will require a chaperone to and from any sessions and an Educator, youth leader, parent or carer will have to be present during sessions and responsible for the safeguarding of the young people.
If the above conditions are not met by the shortlisted and winning group(s), the prize will be awarded to entrants that do agree to them.
9. The Promoter will not pass on the winning competition entry details to anyone other than the Prize Giver.
10. Entries should be submitted by email as a photograph or scanned copy of the entry form to entries@intofilm.org with the subject line ‘Time to Inspire Competition' or posted to FREEPOST RTAE-BAZG-CSZZ, Into Film, 31 Islington Green, London N1 8DU. You must submit each of the 'About Our Film' sheet, 'Entrants' Details' sheet, and 'Time to Inspire Storyboard' sheet. If you are unable to print the sheets, then you may recreate then in typed or a handwritten format.
11. Entries must be submitted by an authorised adult (teacher, youth worker, parent, guardian, carer etc) on behalf of the group of young people.
12. All entries must detail the group's name, all entrants 'first names, ages and school/youth provision etc where relevant, the group's UK town/city and county/location, and the name and email address of the group's authorised adult as well as their relationship to the group e.g. teacher, youth worker, parent/carer.
The authorised adult who submits the entry on behalf of the group must state their permission for all young people in the group to enter the competition by:
a. signing their name on the competition entry sheet;
b. confirming they've read the terms and conditions; and
c. confirming that if their group is shortlisted, the group will be available to attend an in-person workshop in London (reasonable expenses covered) and, if they win, take part in about 20 hours of filmmaking workshops.
13. The shortlist of groups will be selected by an independent panel of judges from the Promoter and Prize Giver. The shortlisted groups' authorised adult will be notified by email (to the address on the competition entry form). All other groups will also be notified by via their authorised adult's email address that they have been unsuccessful.
14. The winning group will be chosen at the end of the workshop day in September 2025, and the decision communicated to all the groups via their authorised adult.
15. The winning group will work with a professional production company to make their film which will be screened as part of the pre-reel at all events as part of Into Film's Spring Screenings programme in 2026, on the Into Film website, and via Swatch online platforms.
16. 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.
17. The Promoter reserves the right in its 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 where it becomes necessary to do so.
d. and/or to cancel the promotion or any part of it at any stage in the event of circumstances beyond reasonable control.
18. No part of the Prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize. If an advertised Prize is not available, we reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
19. 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. Competition entries become the property of the Promoter and cannot be returned, so please remember to retain a copy. Feedback will only be provided to shortlisted entries.
Please refer to our privacy policy and general terms for full details on how your information is used by Into Film at: https://www.intofilm.org/terms-and-conditions. The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in the privacy policy.
20. By entering the competition, the entrants agree to be bound by the rules and by other requirements set out in this competition.
21. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the competition.
22. These terms and conditions are governed by English Law. If any entrants to this promotion wish to take court proceedings, then they must do this within the courts in the United Kingdom.