Agreement and eligibility
By creating an account or using FestOrbit, you agree to these Terms and the policies linked from them. Account holders must be at least 18, or use the service through a legally authorised parent, guardian or organisation representative.
The FestOrbit service
FestOrbit provides festival discovery, eligibility tools, festival-management tools, direct-payment records, judging workflows, talent-search access, advertising inventory and related communications. FestOrbit may improve, replace or discontinue features while protecting already-paid access as reasonably possible.
Direct film-submission payments
Film submission fees are paid directly to the relevant festival through the festival’s verified PayPal.Me account. The festival sets its category and deadline fees and is the seller responsible for receipts, taxes, refunds, chargebacks and delivery of the advertised festival opportunity. FestOrbit does not receive, hold or distribute those submission fees.
Talent Listing Membership
Submitting a film does not require Talent Listing Membership. A talent pays the separate monthly or annual listing membership only to make one approved professional profile searchable and available for controlled direct contact by eligible hirers. A working contact number and contact-display consent are required for listing participation.
Talent Search contact reveals
Hirer plans provide a limited monthly allowance to reveal approved contact details on individual talent profiles. One reveal may unlock the available phone, email, website and social links for that talent during the current billing period. Reveals are account or team-plan usage, do not roll over, and cannot be transferred.
No contact exports
FestOrbit does not provide talent contact exports, bulk downloads, contact APIs, exported shortlists or downloadable contact directories under Entry, Professional, Agency, Enterprise or any other plan. Subscribers must use revealed information only for legitimate professional project enquiries and must not scrape, resell, publish or misuse it.
Accounts and accurate information
Users must provide truthful, current information, protect login credentials and use only accounts they are authorised to control. False registrations, impersonation, fabricated festivals, fake payment claims, manipulated reviews or misleading profile information are prohibited.
Festival listings and decisions
Festival approval or verification confirms that submitted evidence met FestOrbit’s review requirements at the time of review; it is not a guarantee of artistic selection, commercial success, award value, event performance or future conduct. Festivals control judging and selection decisions subject to their published rules and FestOrbit policies.
Content and intellectual property
Users retain ownership of their films, artwork, logos and profile content. They grant FestOrbit a limited licence to host, display, resize and transmit submitted content only as needed to operate and promote the marketplace. Users must have the rights and permissions needed for everything they upload.
Prohibited conduct
Users may not upload unlawful, infringing, deceptive, hateful or malicious content; scrape or reverse engineer protected areas; interfere with security; misuse personal data; send spam through FestOrbit; or use the platform for fraudulent payment, award or advertising schemes.
Suspension and termination
FestOrbit may restrict, suspend or remove accounts, festivals, advertisements or content for non-payment, policy breaches, unresolved complaints, security risks, legal requirements or false information. Where practical, the user will receive a reason and an opportunity to respond.
Disclaimers and liability
FestOrbit is provided on an as-available basis. To the maximum extent allowed by law, FestOrbit is not liable for festival decisions, direct payments made to festivals, third-party gateways, streaming interruptions, lost opportunities or indirect and consequential losses. Nothing excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
Governing law and contact
These Terms are governed by the laws of India, subject to any mandatory consumer rights that apply. Questions or notices may be sent to .