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THE AFA SCREENPLAY AWARD SUBMISSION AGREEMENT

This Submission Agreement is between the American Film Association ("AFA") and the person submitting a screenplay to The AFA Screenplay Award ("Writer"), effective on the date of submission.

1. The Work. "The Work" means the screenplay submitted, together with its title and logline.

2. Confidentiality. The Work stays within the American Film Association. AFA will not share the Work outside AFA, except with the readers, judges, and staff who evaluate it, all of whom are bound by this same confidentiality.

3. Permitted Use. AFA will use the Work only to evaluate it for The AFA Screenplay Award, including any AI-assisted review, which also stays within AFA and is overseen by a human reader.

4. No Rights Acquired. AFA acquires no ownership or rights in the Work by evaluating it. The Work remains entirely the Writer's. AFA's only right is to name the Writer and the title of the Work when announcing Official Selections and the Award winner.

5. Writer's Representation. The Writer is the sole author of the Work, or is authorized to submit it, and submitting it does not violate anyone else's rights.

6. No Obligation. AFA evaluates many submissions and is not obligated to use, produce, or further consider the Work. This Agreement does not stop AFA from evaluating or developing other works that may be similar, provided AFA does not use the Writer's confidential Work to do so.

7. Agreement. The Writer agrees to this Agreement by signing and dating below.