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Official Rules for NHPCO's Hospice and Palliative
Care Film Festival |
In conjunction with NHPCO's First National Conference on Pediatric
Palliative and Hospice Care - "Linking Hands, Linking Hearts" -
November 12-14, Dearborn, MI (co-sponsored by the Michigan Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization), NHPCO is seeking films that deal with the
life-threatening illness, care of, and/or death of a child, and related
family experiences. Films that examine other aspects of end-of-life care
may be submitted in the general end-of-life category.
Winning films will be announced at the Management and Leadership
Conference in Washington, DC. In addition, winning films from the
pediatric category will be honored and highlighted at the NHPCO/MHPCO
Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Conference in November.
Rules of Participation:
 | All entries must be postmarked by Friday, July 30, 2004 (the
extended deadline.) |
| Films must be submitted in the pediatric palliative or hospice care
category, or in the general end-of-life care category. |
| Films must be in VHS videotape format. |
| Copies of the release(s) obtained during the filming of each project
or a statement verifying that the person or organization submitting the
film has full rights to the film and is authorized to submit the work to
NHPCO must be submitted with each entry. |
| All entries become the property of the National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization and will not be returned. NHPCO reserves
the right to use any entry as it sees fit but will not duplicate or sell
the submitted films. |
| Contest is not open to employees of the National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization or their family members. |
| Films must be submitted in the Pediatric Category. |
| Films should be designated for one of the following audience
classifications:
Films for Professional Audiences
Films for General Audiences
Broadcast Quality Films
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| All films should come labeled with the following information:
Main contact and his/her phone number
Film Editor's Name
Film Category: Pediatric or General
Film Audience Classification (professional, general, or broadcast)
Title of entry
Name, address, and phone number of program
A brief description (1-3 paragraphs) explaining the
content/circumstances of the film.
Remember to include necessary release information with each film
submission.
Prizes:
The top winner in each category will receive a $100 NHPCO Marketplace
gift certificate. Winning entries also will be displayed at NHPCO's
First National Conference on Pediatric Palliative and Hospice
Care-Linking Hands, Linking Hearts-November 12-14, Dearborn, MI
(co-sponsored by the Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization).
Winners will be highlighted in NHPCO's member publications: NewsLine and
Hospice and Palliative Care Insights.
Film entries should be submitted to NHPCO, attn:
Kat Randall, 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Questions about the pediatric film festival can be directed to
Kat Randall
or 703-837-3130, questions relating to general end-of-life films can be
directed to Jon
Radulovic or 703-837-3139.
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