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*Note - conflicting info. The main blurb says 75 passes but in the terms of competition it says 25 winners will receive DP.
Whatever your chances - wish you all the best.
Guardian Australia will celebrate the release of Darkest Hour with a reader giveaway of 75 double passes to preview screenings in Sydney and Melbourne:
Sydney
Tuesday, 9 January
6:30pm
Event Cinemas, George St, Cinema 6
Melbourne
Wednesday 10 January
6:30pm
Hoyts Melbourne Central, Cinema 8
For your chance to win , please enter your name, email address and preferred screening below, along with your answer to the competition question:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/15/readers-competition-win-a-double-pass-to-a-preview-screening-of-darkest-hourTerms and Conditions
1. The ‘The darkest hour’ competition (the “Competition”) is open to Australian residents aged 18 and over (“You”) subject to paragraph 2 below.
2. Employees or agencies or their family members of GNM Australia Limited (“GNM”, “We”) its group or parent companies, or anyone else connected with the Competition may not enter the Competition.
3. By entering the Competition You are accepting these terms and conditions.
4. To enter the Competition, You must the instructions on [insert URL]. If You have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Competition, please e-mail us at
australia@theguardian.com with “The darkest hour” in the subject line.
5. You are responsible for the cost (if any) of sending your Competition entry to us.
6. Only one entry is permitted per person.
7. The closing date and time of the Competition is 23:59 Sydney time on 4/1/18 Entries received after that date and time will not be considered. GNM reserves the right in its absolute discretion to extend the closing date where the entries are not of sufficient quality.
8. You own the copyright to your Competition entry as its author.
9. By submitting an entry to the Competition, You give GNM:
a. Permission for your entry to be published on theguardian.com and grant GNM and its group companies a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to republish your Competition entry in electronic format and hard copy for purposes connected with the Competition; and
b. The right to use your name and town or city of residence for the sole purpose of identifying You as the author of your entry and/or as a winner of the Competition.
10. Your entry must be your own work, must not be copied, must not contain any third-party materials and/or content that You do not have permission to use and must not otherwise be obscene, defamatory or in breach of any applicable legislation or regulations.
If We have reason to believe your entry is not your own work or otherwise breaches this paragraph 10, then we may not consider it.
Picking the winners
11. The winners will be the entries which are judged to be the most original & thought provoking.
12. The decision of who the winners are will be made on or before 8/1/18 The decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. 25 winners will each win a pair of tickets to a Darkest Hour preview at one of these screenings: 6.30 pm Sydney (Jan 9th) - Event George St, 6.30 pm Melbourne (Jan 10th) – Hoyts Melbourne central
14. The winners will be notified by GNM by email on or before 7/1/18. If a winner does not respond to GNM within 48 hours of being notified by GNM, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and GNM shall be entitled to select another winner (and that winner will have to respond to the phone call or email from GNM within 48 hours or else they will also forfeit their prize). If a winner rejects their prize, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and GNM shall be entitled to select another winner.
15. The prizes will be sent to the winners by GNM by 8/1/18 (or otherwise collection at cinema will be arranged).
16. The prizes are not transferrable by You and not redeemable for cash or any other prize. You must pay all other costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize.
17. We retain the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event that the original prize offered is not available.
Some other rules
18. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.
19. We take no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt.
20. Details of the winners can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to the following address: The darkest hour, Competition desk, GNM Australia Pty Ltd, L2, 19 Foster street, Surry Hills, Sydney.
21. No purchase is necessary. Entry is free.
22. The winners may be required for promotional activity.
23. The Promoter of the Competition is GNM Australia Limited whose address is L3, 19 Foster street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Any complaints regarding the Competition should be sent to this address.
24. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude the liability of GNM for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of its negligence.
25. GNM accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by You as a result of entering the Competition or accepting any prize. GNM further disclaims liability for any injury or damage to You or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Competition.
26. GNM reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Competition with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of GNM in all matters under its control is final and binding.
27. GNM shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
28. The Competition will be governed by the Australian laws applicable in the State(s) and/or Territory(ies) in which it is conducted.
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