Film, Video, and Photography Permit Application

Please read and agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Metro Parks prohibits the reservation of park facilities by applicants that discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, in the admission to, access to, or operation of their programs, services, or activities.
2. The discovery of false or misleading information regarding the applicant or the described event activities will result in revocation of approval of use of the park property and denial of future request to access park property.
3. A certificate of insurance must be submitted for the permit to be approved. The COI must be issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Tennessee, specifying public liability and property damage insurance with a single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000), naming the Metropolitan Board of Parks & Recreation 2565 Park Plaza, Nashville, TN 37203, as additionally insured.
4. Permit holder is responsible for restoring the park or facility to the condition it was prior to the shoot.
5. There can be no images made available for public viewing at any point that would be prohibited by the rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Board of Parks & Recreation, or any federal, state or local laws.
6. The proposed activity or use will not include violence, crime, disorderly conduct, or obscene language
7. The shoot may not infringe on other parks users ability to use the park outside the area of the permitted shoot
8. All shoots must end not later than 11:00 p.m. unless otherwise approved by the permit.
9. The Board of Parks and Recreation reserves the right to require permit holders to provide, at their expense, security necessary for the shoot as determined by the Park Police. Arrangements for Park Police can be made by calling 615-880-3429.
10. In most cases the Metro Government/Parks Department does not hold copyrights to public artworks located on Metro Parks property. If you wish to include a public artwork in your commercial production, you must receive additional approval and/or a separate permit.
11. By submitting a Permit Application, the event organizer agrees to the following additional terms:
    • a) the event organizer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from any and all claims, damages, costs and attorney fees for injuries or damages arising, in part or in whole, from the organization's use of Parks Facilities and areas described in this Permit Application and any claims, damages, costs and attorney fees arising from any failure of the organization, its officers, employees and agents to observe applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations;
    • b) the event organizer assumes all risk and responsibility for any dangerous or defective conditions on the grounds of Parks Facilities, whether known or unknown;
12. This agreement is governed by Tennessee law and any suit relating to this agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Davidson County, Tennessee