Terms and rules

Last updated 9 November 2026

These are the Terms and official rules of CUT Prize ("the Prize"). By ticking the box at checkout, or by paying an entry fee, you confirm you have read and accept them. Prices, dates and prizes on cutprize.com form part of these terms.

1. Organizer

The Prize is organized by William Villalobos, self-employed (autónomo), C/ Montserrat Blanes 41, 07570 Artà, Illes Balears, Spain. Contact: [email protected]. The Prize is independent of the Ajuntament d'Artà and of any other body named on the site.

2. Who can enter

Anyone aged 18 or over, anywhere in the world, alone or in a team. Track 1, The Artà Brief, is open to everyone. Track 2, Practice, is open to practices, studios, developers, real estate agencies, students and filmmakers. Jurors, the organizer and their immediate family cannot enter. The Student fee requires proof of current enrollment, which we may ask you to show.

3. Tracks and what to submit

• Track 1, The Artà Brief. One film imagining the weekly market of Artà in the year 2057, following the full brief published on the site and in your entry pack.
• Track 2, Practice. One film of a project you have made: a previous, client, student or unbuilt project.
• One fee covers one film. Packs cover the number of films stated. A film entered in one track cannot also be entered in the other.

4. Film requirements

• 16:9, at least 1080p, 30 seconds to 3 minutes, in any language with English subtitles.
• Every frame must be generated or transformed with AI. Music, voice, script and edit can be yours.
• Supply a link that plays without a login, a list of the AI tools used, and a process note of up to 150 words.
• You must hold, or have permission for, all rights in everything in the film, including music, footage, text and likenesses. Real likenesses of identifiable people need their written consent.
• No unlawful, hateful or defamatory content. We may disqualify any entry that breaks these terms.

5. Fees, dates and refunds

• Fees are in US dollars and are set on the day you register: early fees to 31 December 2026, regular fees to 28 February 2027, late fees to 31 March 2027, which is the last day to register. Any applicable taxes are shown at checkout.
• Submit your film by 16 April 2027. Finalists are announced on 14 May 2027.
• 14-day cancellation for consumers. If you enter as an individual consumer, you can cancel within 14 days of paying and get a full refund, as long as you have not yet submitted your film. To cancel, email [email protected] with your name, the email you paid with and your film title; a clear statement is enough. Entries made on behalf of a business, practice or studio are not covered by this right.
• Apart from that, entry fees are non-refundable once you register, except if the Prize is cancelled or materially changed by the organizer, in which case fees are refunded in full.
• Fee changes and waivers. The organizer may lower, discount or waive entry fees at any time, for everyone or for some groups, for example if sponsor or grant funding is secured. A change applies to registrations made after it is announced. Fees already paid are not affected, but the organizer may, at its discretion, refund or credit them.

Model withdrawal form (complete and send by email only if you wish to cancel under the 14-day right): To: William Villalobos, C/ Montserrat Blanes 41, 07570 Artà, Illes Balears, Spain, [email protected]. I hereby give notice that I withdraw from my contract for the provision of the following service: entry to CUT Prize. Ordered on (date): ____. Film title: ____. Name of consumer: ____. Address of consumer: ____. Date: ____.

6. Judging

We first check every entry against these terms. Up to 10 finalists per track go to one shared jury, who watch every finalist in full. Track 1 is scored on idea 30%, story 30%, craft with AI 20% and desire 20%. Track 2 is scored on project 30%, story 30%, craft with AI 20% and impact 20%. The jury's decision is final. Where an entry is not eligible, the next best is promoted. The jury list on the site may change.

7. Prizes

Track 1: US$1,500 and US$500. Track 2: US$2,000 and US$500. Prizes are paid by bank transfer, in US dollars, within 60 days after winners are confirmed, to the person or entity named in the entry. Winners are responsible for any taxes or bank charges on their prize. Every finalist receives a printed certificate, a digital laurel and AI credits. The overall winner receives a trophy and a screening at CUT Night in Mallorca, Spain. Prizes are not transferable and there is no cash alternative to the trophy and screening.

8. Ownership and rights

You keep ownership of your film. By entering, you grant the Prize a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to screen, publish and share your film, credited to you, for as long as the Prize runs and for archival and promotion of the Prize, including at CUT Night, on the website and on social media. Finalists and winners agree to be named and credited.

9. Ideas competition

The Artà Brief is an ideas competition. Nothing is commissioned or built, and entering gives no rights over any real project or place.

10. New calls and editions

The organizer may open further invitations, calls, tracks or editions of the Prize at any time, at its discretion, including in response to demand. Each has its own brief, dates, fees, prizes and rules, published when it opens. They do not change your rights under your entry and do not entitle anyone to a refund, a prize or a place in them.

11. Changes and cancellation

We may change dates, jury members or details for reasons outside our control, and will post the change on the site. If the Prize cannot go ahead, we will refund entry fees.

12. Liability

To the extent the law allows, the organizer is not liable for losses arising from entering the Prize, technical failures, or the content of any film. Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

13. Your data

See the privacy notice.

14. Language and governing law

These terms are published in English, Spanish and Portuguese. If the versions differ, the English version prevails, without affecting any mandatory consumer rights you have in your country. Spanish law applies. Disputes go to the courts of Palma de Mallorca, again without affecting your mandatory consumer rights.