Talent Showcase Rules

Target 4: The Arts! Presents

THE HR BAM - Talent Showcase

How to Enter

Step One: Read all event rules
Step Two: Fill out the release form
Step Three: Submit your release form and video submission.

ALL VIDEO ENTRIES MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF ARTISTS FROM THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE OR BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT

Complete the entry form with uploaded video (less than 2 minutes long) and signature by 11:59 on Oct 19, 2020.
Wait to hear from the judges!

The Process

Once all submitted videos are reviewed by the judges, the eligible top contestants will be contacted for the competition. There will be a panel of five judges that will score each contestant using a scorecard. Each contestant will win a prize, however the top three contestants will receive a gift card in different increments. EVERYONE WINS!
We will accept video submission from individuals and groups who sing, dance, have a variety show act, or other unique, family-friendly talent. The participants must be currently enrolled students in grades 9 through 12. Applicants can apply from anywhere in the United States. If selected by the judges to compete, the applicants will receive an additional questionnaire for more detailed bio/background story information.
There will be three winners, based on the scores of the judges, with gift card prizes as follows:

1st Place – $100
2nd Place – $75
3rd Place – $50

Additional information, including judges, timeline and event details will be posted on this website. Inquiries can be emailed to [email protected]

RULES FOR CONTESTANTS

All contestants must be United States citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States.
All contestants must show legal proof of identity and residency.
Producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter), reserves the right to render ineligible, disqualify, and/or remove from the program any person they determine, in the sole discretion of either, such that his or her participation in the program could create impropriety, the appearance of impropriety, and/or in any way prejudice program competition fairness.
Producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter) has the sole discretion to make determinations of eligibility, and reserves the right to change any of the eligibility requirements at any time.
Program is open to students currently enrolled in grades 9 through 12, and any talent related to the Harlem Renaissance Period or Black Arts Movement as long as the contestant meets the eligibility requirements and registers by the deadline with appropriate documentation.
If you are part of a group, only ONE member of the group should register for the act online.
Each act can only send in one initial audition video for consideration and cannot be longer than 2 minutes maximum. Anything over 2 minutes will be excluded for consideration as a contestant.
Videos should be submitted with the release form. Videos will NOT be accepted after 11:59 pm on the close of the video submission day of October 19, 2020.
Participants that are minors must have approval by signature on the release form signed by the parent or legal guardian of a participant in the act.
The act’s audition video must be submitted by a person who is at least eighteen (18) years old.
If all the participants of the act are minors, then the act’s audition video must be entered by a parent or legal guardian of a participant in the act who has the authority to act on behalf of the other participants in the act.
The act’s audition video must comply with the requirements stated herein. Any audition video that, in the producer’s discretion, does not comply with the requirements may be disqualified.
The act’s audition video submission will not be complete until the participants have accepted these terms and conditions.
Producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter) reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, the eligibility of each act’s audition video. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS MUST SUBMIT THE AUDITION VIDEO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
In the event of a discrepancy between these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions shall control.
Producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter) reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify or change the eligibility requirements hereunder from time to time and such modifications will be effective upon posting to this website.
Video Content: a) Videos must conform to the requirements of these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions may be amended from time to time; b) Video should be no longer than two (2) minutes. The act may include a short introduction (no more than thirty (30) seconds), stating the name of the act, grade of member(s), which era the act is from, and any other information the act would like to convey; c) Videos must NOT contain material which is sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent (for example, relating to murder, weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc), discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (for example, underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane or harassing.
Judging: Videos submitted for consideration in this virtual event will be judged according to the same parameters as other videos for the program.
ALL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND TRUTHFULLY. IF THE ACT FAILS TO COMPLETE ANY FORM, GIVE ANY FALSE INFORMATION, OR FAIL TO REVEAL ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION, THE ACT MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.
Disqualifications: Producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter) reserves the right to disqualify and/or exclude, in its sole and absolute discretion, any individual from the audition process for any reason or for no reason at all, including without limitation, violation of any portion of these terms and conditions, or tampering with the entry process or the audition process. Producer also reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, with or without notice.
License: The act shall retain all ownership rights in the act’s video, the act hereby grant to the producer (Phi Pi Omega Chapter), in perpetuity, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and freely transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, adapt, reformat, translate, and other wise exploit and perform all or any portion of the audition video for any purpose whatsoever, throughout the universe, including, without limitation, in connection with the program, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing, promotion, merchandising and exploitation of any and all ancillary and subsidiary rights, and redistributing part or all of the program (and derivative works thereof), and the business of the producer and producer’s network of internet websites, social media, application, interactive television, video on demand and any other media or technology (including without limitation, internet protocol, wireless or interactive platforms or interfaces) through which producer may distribute content to end users, whether now existing or hereafter developed (together, the “platforms”), in any and all media formats and through any and all media distribution and advertising and promotional purposes, without accounting, notification, credit or other obligation to the act. For the avoidance of doubt, without limiting the generality of the rights granted to producer and/or any producer entity, these rights include, without limitation, the absolute right to edit and/or alter any audition video distribute and synchronize all or any portion of the act’s audition video in timed relation to any other visual elements; to webcast, podcast, republish, re-broadcast, re-platform, port, syndicate, route, and link to and from all or any port of the act’s video; to encrypt, encode, and decode, and compress and decompress all or any portion of the act’s video; to edit, mix, combine, merge, distort, superimpose, create or add special effects, illusions, and/or other material to or all or any portion of the act’s video to create composite, stunt, comic or unusual photographs, videos, animation, motion pictures and/or voice reproductions from all or a portion of the act’s video; and excerpt and/or extract portions of the act’s video in order to host, store, index, categorize and display the act’s video on or through the act’s video in any manner whatsoever.
Representations and warranties/indemnification. The act represents and warrants as follows: a) the act is the copyright owner of the video, or has the necessary authorization to submit the video hereunder; b) the performance video is wholly original with the act and as of the date of submission, is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim; c) the video neither infringes upon or violates the intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity; d) the video does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and meets the video submission requirements set for above. The act, will, upon request, furnish to producer any documentation, substantiation, and releases necessary and reasonably required for all copyrighted material, music, identifiable third parties, identifiable location, and releases from anyone who assisted in the creation of the audition video to prove, confirm, verify, and substantiate participants compliance with any or all of these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the foregoing representations and warranties. In the event the act cannot provide all required releases, produce may reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to discard or remove the act’s video, or see to secure the releases and clearances for the benefit of producer and/or the producer entities, or may allow the applicable video to be utilized. Additionally, the act represent and warrant that the act will not acquire any trademark right, copyrights, or any other rights in the trademarks, trade name, logos or other intellectual property of produce or any other producer entity. Each producer entity specifically reserves its respective right to protect its intellectual property against any infringement or other illegal or improper use. The act agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the producer entities, and each of them, from and against any and all third party claims, claims, actions or proceedings of any kind and from any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreement of the act hereunder.
Condition of participation. This online competition is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The act hereby: a) agrees that producer entities shall have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by the act against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person(s) including death) or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, as a result of participating in this online audition or any related activity; b) releases the producer entities and their respective advertising and promotion partners/sponsors, fulfillment and/or judging agencies, retailers, franchises, agents and their estate and/or family members from all liability, claims, action, or proceedings, relating to this online audition and from injuries or damages arising in connection with or relating to participation in this online audition; and c) waives any right to claim ambiguity in the online audition or these terms and conditions. Producer reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions, remove suspect audition videos, and/or cancel, terminate or suspend any portion of this online audition at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all, including without limitation, violation of any portion of the program rules, violation of any of these terms and conditions, or tampering with the entry process or the audition process. Producer also reserves the right to change the program rules and procedures at any time.
Privacy Policy. By participating in the online competition, the act grants the producer entities permission to share the act’s email address and any other personally identifiable information with the other producer entities for the purpose of this online competition and/or production of the programs.
Nature of relationship/waiver of equitable relief. The act understands and acknowledges that the producer entities have wide access to ideas, stories, designs, and other literary materials, and that new ideas are constantly being submitted to them or being developed by their own respective employees. The act acknowledges that many ideas may be competitive with, similar or identical to the audition video and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects. The act acknowledges and agrees that the act will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of the use by the producer entities or any such similar or identical material. The act acknowledges and agrees that the producer entities do not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the copyright in and to the audition video. The act acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by the act relating to or arising out of the actual or alleged exploitation or use of any audition video or other material submitted in connection with the online audition by any producing entity, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the act will be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle the act to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition, or other exploitation of the audition video or the program or any other production based on or allegedly based on the audition video or the program, and the act’s rights and remedies any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
Important: Please read general release and limitation of liability. By participating in this online competition, the act agree that: a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the online audition, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in the online audition, but in no event will attorney’s fees be awarded or recoverable; and c) under no circumstances will the act be permitted to obtain any award for, and the act hereby knowingly and expressly waive all rights to see, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than actual out-of-pocket expenses, and/or any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. The act acknowledge and agree that the producer entities, their agencies, webmasters/suppliers, contractors and vendors are not responsible for any costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with; d) incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or illegible submissions due to any cause, including with limitation human, transmission, or technical problems, failures, or malfunctions of any kind, whether originating with sender, with the producer entities or otherwise, that may limit a participant’s ability to participate in this online audition; e) incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by internet users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in connection with this online audition and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, malfunction, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, tampering, or hacking; f) any injury or damage resulting from participation in the online audition (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, or any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages related to or based on the participant’s right of publicity or privacy; or g) any claim by the act for defamation or portrayal in a false light. Producer entities assume no responsibility for any damage to the act’s computer system, which is occasioned by accessing the online audition website, or participating in this online audition, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software, or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature, or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. Producer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any participant that violates the audition video submission requirements, tampers with the audition video process or operation of the online audition or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. If, for any reason, this online audition is not capable of operating as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the producer, corrupt or affect the administration, security, integrity, or proper conduct of this online competition, producer reserves the right, at their absolute discretion, to close the video submission period at any time, cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this online competition to take any other action deemed fair and equitable by producer and/or judges' panel.
Governing Law. ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SUBMITTERS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY COMPETITION OR OTHER MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ONLINE COMPETITIONS, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OR LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW. RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS, THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION IS DETERMINED TO BE INVALID OR OTHERWISE UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL OTHERWISE REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS AS IF THE INVALID OR ILLEGAL PROVISION WERE NOT CONTAINED HEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL THE PRODUCER ENTITIES, THEIR PARENT, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES, WEB MASTERS/SUPPLIERS, VENDORS/SPONSORS, CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE ACT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ONLINE AUDITION. SOME JURISDICTIONS MANY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO THE ACT OR MEMBERS OF THE ACT. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS.