UCC Film Society Constitution

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Constitution of the UCC Film Society 1.0 General 1.1​ The title of this society shall be ​ UCC Film Society​ , hereafter referred to as ​ the Society​ . 1.2​ The aim of the Society is: • To provide an outlet for students and staff to learn and create using the medium of film. 1.3​ The objectives of the Society are: ­To give students and staff the opportunity to learn new film making skills that would otherwise be prohibitively costly or simply not available to many people due to location etc. ­To provide a forum where students may come together and interact on a creative and social level. ­To put these skills to use through the production of original cinematic production hereinafter referred to as Society Productions. ­To promote these films and enter them into Competition. ­To share an appreciation of film & television (i.e. all video media) through screenings and talks from professionals and invited speakers throughout the year. 1.4​ There shall be one class of membership: Ordinary membership of the Society shall be available to all current University students and staff. 1.5​ If a Member of the Society is deemed by a two thirds [2/3] majority vote by the committee to have brought the Society into ill­repute, they may be expelled from the Society. Any eligible person shall become a member of the Society on signing their name to the official membership list of the Society as maintained by the secretary of the society. The assumption of membership by a Member of the Society to the Society shall automatically result in that Member of the Society indemnifying the Society from all legal liability that could otherwise arise, as a consequence of that society misbehaving, defaming others, breaking copyright laws or otherwise breaking the laws of the state. 1.6​ The Society committee may appoint anywhere between 0­3 Honorary Life Members, or HLMs, of the Society each year. These HLMs will be recorded in the society’s records. They will not be entitled to vote at general meetings of the society, but shall be entitled to attend society events. The purpose of being appointed as a HLM of the Society is to recognise the substantial contribution the person in question has made to the society. HLMs will be appointed at a general meeting of the society.


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