By accessing the SAAiFA website, registering as a member, or submitting an entry, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully before using our platform. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you may not use our services.
1. About SAAiFA
SAAiFA (South African Ai Film Association) is South Africa's first dedicated association for Ai filmmakers and creatives. SAAiFA is operated by Caddelle (Pty) Ltd, registered in South Africa.
SAAiFA exists to recognise, celebrate and build community around Ai-assisted filmmaking in South Africa. The platform provides a directory of Founding Members, a resource centre, a filmmaker merchandise programme, and an annual film competition opening to submissions in 2027.
2. Membership
2.1 Eligibility
Founding Membership is open to individuals who are actively involved in Ai-assisted creative work, including filmmakers, animators, directors, producers and Ai artists. By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and truthful.
2.2 Your Account
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. SAAiFA reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account that is found to be in breach of these terms.
2.3 Profile Content
You are solely responsible for the content you publish on your member profile, including your bio, showcase video and social media links. Profile content must comply with the Content Standards set out in Section 3 below. SAAiFA reserves the right to remove or edit any profile content that violates these standards without prior notice.
2.4 Community Subscribers
Individuals who subscribe for updates via the Stay Updated form are added to the SAAiFA mailing list. Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time by submitting a request via our contact form. Subscriber data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
3. Content Standards
All content submitted to SAAiFA, whether as part of a member profile, a film submission or any other interaction with the platform, must comply with the following standards. SAAiFA takes these standards seriously and reserves the right to disqualify entries, suspend accounts or take further action where they are breached.
Nudity and Sexual Content
Content that contains nudity, sexually explicit material or content of a sexual nature is strictly prohibited. This includes Ai-generated imagery, video, audio or text of a sexual nature, whether involving real or fictional characters.
Animal Cruelty
Content that depicts, promotes or glorifies cruelty, harm or abuse of animals is strictly prohibited. This includes realistic or Ai-generated depictions of animal suffering or exploitation.
Violence and Harm
Content that promotes, glorifies or incites violence against any person or group is prohibited. Gratuitous or graphic depictions of violence, gore or harm that serve no legitimate artistic purpose will not be accepted.
Hate Speech and Discrimination
Content that promotes hatred, discrimination or prejudice on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, nationality or any other protected characteristic is strictly prohibited.
Minors
Any content that exploits, sexualises, endangers or targets minors is absolutely prohibited and will be reported to the relevant authorities. This includes Ai-generated content depicting minors in any harmful or inappropriate context.
Defamation and Misinformation
Content that is deliberately false, misleading or defamatory of any individual, organisation or community is prohibited. Deepfake or Ai-generated content that falsely depicts real individuals in a harmful or misleading way will not be accepted.
Intellectual Property
You may not submit content that infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights. You warrant that you have the right to submit all content you upload to SAAiFA.
SAAiFA reserves the right to remove any content at any time, without prior notice, if it is deemed to be in violation of these standards or contrary to the values of the SAAiFA community.
4. Submissions
4.1 Eligibility
Film submissions for the SAAiFA film competition will open in 2027. To be eligible, submissions must be created by a South African filmmaker or production and must use generative Ai as a core and meaningful part of the creative process. Full submission eligibility criteria will be published when entries open.
4.2 Ownership
You retain full ownership of any work you submit to SAAiFA. By submitting, you grant SAAiFA a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use clips, stills and promotional material from your submission for the purposes of promoting SAAiFA, the community and your work, with credit to you as the creator.
4.3 Accuracy
You warrant that all information provided with your submission is accurate, including details of Ai tools used, the nature of your involvement in the creative process, and your eligibility to submit.
4.4 Content Standards
All submissions must comply with the Content Standards in Section 3. SAAiFA reserves the right to disqualify any submission that does not meet these standards, at any stage of the judging process.
5. Judging
SAAiFA operates a three-tier judging process consisting of community peer screening, expert category judging and a prestige jury. The decisions of the judging panels are final. SAAiFA does not enter into correspondence regarding judging decisions and no appeals process is available.
SAAiFA reserves the right to modify the judging process, categories or criteria at any time. Any changes will be communicated to registered members.
6. Intellectual Property
The SAAiFA name, logo, branding and all content produced by SAAiFA are the intellectual property of Caddelle (Pty) Ltd. You may not reproduce, distribute or use SAAiFA branding without prior written permission.
You retain ownership of all content you create and submit. SAAiFA claims no ownership over member-created or submitted works beyond the limited promotional licence described in Section 4.2.
7. Privacy
Your use of the SAAiFA platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference. By using SAAiFA, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.
8. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes arising from these terms or your use of the SAAiFA platform shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts.
SAAiFA complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and all applicable South African legislation.
9. Changes to These Terms
SAAiFA reserves the right to update or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. Where changes are material, registered members will be notified by email. Your continued use of the platform after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
If you have any questions about these terms, please get in touch via our contact form.