Whether you are submitting your screenplay for Consideration or for Evaluation, due to the numerous legal ramifications of accepting submissions for works carrying intellectual property rights, you must include the following release form with your submission. If you do not include the release form, your script will remain un-read and it will be immediately discarded. Print the release form (see document below), sign and date it, and include it with your script and your printed one-page synopsis. Place your return address on the envelope. When we receive your screenplay, we'll check to see if you've agreed to the terms of the release form and included the release form with the screenplay.

Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. Submission Release Form


Dear Nite Owl Productions, Ltd.,

I, _______________________, the undersigned author of the Screenplay entitled ________________________________, am voluntarily submitting said Screenplay, and hereby request that you, Nite Owl Productions, Ltd., an independent television/film production company, read and evaluate said Screenplay. I understand that you have no obligation to read and evaluate said Screenplay or to inform me of its evaluation, if any. In the event the Screenplay is selected for further development by you, I understand that a separate contract will be executed stipulating all terms and other obligations of both parties, and that said contract will incorporate this release by reference.

I understand that you would refuse to accept or otherwise evaluate said Screenplay in the absence of the acceptance by me of each and all of the provisions of this release. I represent and warrant that I am the author of the above Screenplay; that I am the present and sole owner of all right, title and interest in and to said Screenplay; that I have the exclusive unconditional right and authority to submit said Screenplay to you upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and that no third party is entitled to any payment or other consideration as a condition of the use of said Screenplay as set forth herein. I will indemnify and hold you harmless from any and all claims, expenses, losses, or liabilities that may be asserted against or incurred by you at any time in connection with the use of said Screenplay, including without limitation those arising from any breach or alleged breach of the warranties and promises given by me herein, including reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred defending against the same.

I retain all rights to submit this or similar material to persons or entities other than Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. I knowingly acknowledge that no fiduciary or confidential relationship now exists between me and Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. and I further acknowledge that no such relationships are established between me and Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. by reason of this Agreement or by reason of my submission to Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. of said Screenplay. 

I acknowledge that you receive numerous submissions of ideas, formats, stories, suggestions, screenplays, and the like, and that new ideas for motion pictures and television programs are constantly being submitted to you or being developed by you. I also acknowledge that many stories and ideas are similar, and often different stories and ideas relate to one or more common underlying themes. I acknowledge that you may have had access to and/or may have independently created or have had created ideas, themes, formats, stories, suggestions screenplays and/or other materials which may be similar or identical to the theme, plot, idea, format or other element of the material now being submitted by me. I understand and agree that I will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use by you of any such similar or identical material.

I understand that the submission of the Screenplay to you may expose the Screenplay to others and hereby specifically release Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. from any and all liability, direct or indirect, resulting from the improper use by any other persons or entities of any similar ideas, formats, stories, suggestions and the like relating to said Screenplay. I have retained at least one copy of said Screenplay and release you from any and all liability for loss or other damage to copies of said Screenplay submitted to you hereunder. This release extends to Nite Owl Productions, Ltd., its agents, associates, employees, officers, directors and volunteers.

I hereby acknowledge and agree that there are no prior or contemporaneous agreements, oral or otherwise, in effect between Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. and me pertaining to said Screenplay including, but not limited to, agreements pertaining to the submissions by me of any ideas, formats, plots, characters, or the like. I further agree that no other obligations exist or shall exist or be deemed to exist unless and until a formal written agreement has been prepared and entered into by Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. and me.

Should any provision or part of any provisions be void or unenforceable, such provision or part thereof shall be deemed omitted and this Agreement with such provision or part thereof omitted, shall remain in full force and effect. This agreement shall at all times be construed so as to carry out the purposes stated herein. I hereby state that I have read and understand this Agreement and that no oral representations of any kind have been made to me and that this Agreement states our entire understanding with reference to the subject matter hereof. Any modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this agreement must be in writing and signed both by the undersigned and Nite Owl Productions, Ltd. 

Signature_________________________________

Date___________


The above is a standard release form that is required by our lawyers, as project funding comes from various sources. If you have any questions or concerns about the wording of the agreement, we strongly suggest that you seek appropriate legal counsel prior to your submission.