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This event is open to students aged 18 years or over on January 1, 2008, enrolled in tertiary education in the UK.
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Applicants must submit a completed application form online at chortle.co.uk by February 1, 2008. By submitting an application form, all applicants agree to abide by these rules.
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Organisers may reject or disqualify any application at their discretion, And the judges’ decision to which act wins each heats is final. No justification will be given, and no correspondence entered into.
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The organisers will strive to accommodate acts in the heat of their choice, but this cannot be guaranteed.
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Performances should last between five and seven minutes. And will be given a visual indication when their time is about to expire. Contestants must use their own, original material. Acts in their final may use the same material as they did in the heats.
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Completion of the application form grants Chortle.co.uk the right to use audio and video footage plus still photography from the heats and final, free of charge, in any form. Chortle retains the usage rights for all material performed as part of the competition.
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All expenses incurred by acts in participating in the competition including but not limited to any travel and accommodation costs, will be at the performers’ own cost.
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Contestants shall comply with reasonable requests forinterviews and promotional appearances in connection with the event.
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Heat winners will be listed at
www.chortle.co.uk after each heat. The act selected as the winner of the final will win £1,000, and the runner-up will win £200.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, contestants participate in the event entirely at their own risk and the organisers accept no responsibility for any injury, accident, loss of property or other claim arising from an artiste's participation in the event, except where such liability cannot be excluded at law.
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Personal information submitted on the application will be used for the purposes of organising the event and related marketing and promotional activities.
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The organisers reserve the right to terminate or modify the event at any time, with no liability to any contestant. The organisers reserve the right to make amendments to these rules. Any changes will be posted on www.chortle.co.uk
