Premios Bonobo (11)

Festival start: 01 May 2027      Festival end: 31 May 2027

The festival aims to be a platform in favor of freedom of expression, the social normalization of different sexual alternatives, and a vehicle for the dissemination of erotism as a creative and healthy form of cultural expression.

Cash Prizes: 4,500€

In the case of short films

Two prize categories are established: three prizes awarded by the jury (first, second, and third prize) and a Public Choice Award for Best Short Film.
Jury Award Category: chosen by the jury convened for this purpose among industry professionals, which will award a monetary prize to the three best short films: €500 for third place, €1,000 for second place, and €1,500 for first place.
Public Choice Award Category for Best Short Film: chosen by the general public through their votes on the website www.premiosbonobo.com, endowed with €1,500.
Both categories are compatible and cumulative.

Public communication will be made through the festival website.

The jury may leave the prize void if it considers that none of the short films submitted meets the necessary formal or quality requirements to be considered winners; however, the public choice award will always be awarded based on the votes obtained through the website.

Authors may use and/or assign the rights to their works while respecting the deadlines and rights assigned to the prize organization, and maintaining the intros/headers included in the short films by the "Premios Bonobo" during the first 36 months.

The prizes, minus applicable tax withholdings existing at the time of payment, will be delivered to the winners via bank transfer within one month following the receipt of a copy of the contract for assignment of rights in favor of the awardee.

FIRST. - Organizing Entity

APEOGA (Association of Producers and Publishers of Audiovisual Works and Recordings), with address for notification purposes at Hurtada, 31 Local, (28240) Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, and NIF G 84841899, organizes the contest called “BONOBO AWARDS”, owner of the website www.premiosbonobo.com.

SECOND. - Purpose of the Festival

The festival aims to be a platform in favor of freedom of expression, the social normalization of different sexual alternatives, and a vehicle for the dissemination of erotism as a creative and healthy form of cultural expression.

The organization includes two main sections:

1. Out of Competition – Special Collaborations: Directors, actors, journalists, and other professionals of recognized prestige in the world of cinema, video, culture, and art in general will make a short film by invitation of the organization in order to show their support for the festival and demonstrate the creative possibilities that erotism and technology offer today.

2. Individual Contest: Individuals who are at least 18 years old and of legal age according to the laws of their country of residence, whether residing in Spain or abroad, and who comply with these rules, may participate in the Contest.

Members of the APEOGA Board, their relatives up to the first degree of kinship, as well as employees of companies involved in the development and mechanics of this Contest, are expressly excluded from participating in this Contest.

The Organization reserves the right, unilaterally and without prior notice, to cancel a participant's registration, as well as not to award the prize to any participant suspected or detected of trying to defraud, alter, or impair the proper functioning and normal and regulatory course of this Contest.

Non-acceptance of these rules will result in the loss for the participant of any prize or right derived from their participation in the Contest.

THIRD. - Contest of Works

3.1. Short Film Contest

Participants may submit short films of erotic content in any of its variants and subgenres, provided they meet the following requirements:

The short films must be original, unreleased, and made with a mobile phone or tablet.

Short films must have a minimum duration of 5 minutes.

Works must be submitted in a single digital format (MP-4) and must be accompanied by a poster of the short film in vertical 9:16 aspect ratio (in JPG or PNG format with a minimum size of 720 pixels wide x 1280 pixels high) and another in horizontal 16:9 aspect ratio (in JPG or PNG format with a minimum size of 1280 pixels wide x 720 pixels high).

To participate, it is absolutely essential to complete the registration form and submit the following documentation:

The “Model release” (image rights authorization document) of the participating actors, accompanied by a copy of their DNI, NIE, or passport.

A sworn statement certifying that all participants in the short film are at least 18 years old, of legal age according to the laws of their country of residence, and have participated voluntarily in the work.

A declaration certifying possession of all necessary rights for the public communication of the work submitted to the contest.

These rules and the registration form can be downloaded from the website www.premiosbonobo.com.

Registration in the contest is free.

Works that incur in any of the following cases will be automatically excluded from the contest:

- Including minors, regardless of the nature of their participation.

- Containing scenes that justify gender-based violence.

- Showing situations of animal abuse.

- Promoting or advocating violence or terrorism.

It will be up to the jury to assess whether the submitted works fall under any of these cases.

FOURTH. - Territorial Scope and Deadlines

The scope of application of this Contest is worldwide.

The call for entries for the Contest begins on October 22, 2026, and ends on March 31, 2027.

The voting period for the submitted works will be from the announcement and launch of the eleventh edition website until April 30, 2027, and will take place via www.premiosbonobo.com.

The award ceremony and prize distribution will take place throughout the month of May 2027. The exact location, date, and time will be reflected on the awards website unless force majeure prevents it.

FIFTH. - Contest Mechanics

Participants may submit fiction short films and/or photographs and/or literary works (short stories and poetry) and/or audio stories and/or digital paintings and illustrations and/or reels. All works must be unreleased.

Each participant may compete in a maximum of two sections and submit up to three works in each of them.

The works thus submitted may be made available to the public free of charge through the website www.premiosbonobo.com for a period of thirty-six (36) months. Participants waive any type of right or remuneration that may correspond to them for this availability.

In the event that any of the submitted works is of plural authorship, all co-authors will be considered Participants, although the prize, if winning, will be single per winning work, and co-authors must designate a representative to receive the prize if winning. The co-author who submits the work as the designated representative guarantees having the consent of all co-authors to submit it and to receive the prize in case of winning.

5.1.- In the case of short films

Two prize categories are established: three prizes awarded by the jury (first, second, and third prize) and a Public Choice Award for Best Short Film.
Jury Award Category: chosen by the jury convened for this purpose among industry professionals, which will award a monetary prize to the three best short films: €500 for third place, €1,000 for second place, and €1,500 for first place.
Public Choice Award Category for Best Short Film: chosen by the general public through their votes on the website www.premiosbonobo.com, endowed with €1,500.
Both categories are compatible and cumulative.

Public communication will be made through the festival website.

The jury may leave the prize void if it considers that none of the short films submitted meets the necessary formal or quality requirements to be considered winners; however, the public choice award will always be awarded based on the votes obtained through the website.

Authors may use and/or assign the rights to their works while respecting the deadlines and rights assigned to the prize organization, and maintaining the intros/headers included in the short films by the "Premios Bonobo" during the first 36 months.

The prizes, minus applicable tax withholdings existing at the time of payment, will be delivered to the winners via bank transfer within one month following the receipt of a copy of the contract for assignment of rights in favor of the awardee.

5.7.- Remarks on trophy delivery
There is a deadline of one year, counting from the award ceremony of the corresponding edition, to collect trophies awarded to winners that could not be collected on the day of the event.
After this period, we cannot guarantee their delivery.
SIXTH. - Guarantees of the Participants

Participants guarantee that all submitted material will be original, that they are the authors or hold all necessary copyrights for public communication, and that it does not infringe on third-party rights.

Participants guarantee that their works have been recorded using mobile phones or tablets.

Participants guarantee that all persons participating in the works are of legal age and do so voluntarily.

Participants undertake to respect applicable regulations on intellectual and industrial property rights and, therefore, among other commitments, agree to: (I) not plagiarize, use, reproduce, or destroy a work protected by or owned by third parties; (II) not use or make unauthorized downloads of works to incorporate them into the submitted material; (III) not reproduce, use, imitate, or modify trademarks or distinctive signs of third parties.

Participants guarantee their status as sole and legitimate author of the work, as well as that it is an original idea that does not infringe on third-party intellectual property rights or third-party rights of any kind, such as image rights, honor, privacy, or any other right protected by law.

Participants expressly undertake to hold the organization, its directors, managers, and/or employees harmless against any claim and/or judicial or extrajudicial action brought by third parties due to breach by Participants of the obligations and guarantees assumed under these Rules regarding the works, assuming any costs for compensation, payment of legal fees, professional fees, or any other costs the organization may incur in defending its interests.

The author of the submitted work is solely responsible for any legal infraction, as well as for everything related to copyright, exempting the organization from any liability.

By the sole act of participating in the festival, the author of the work assigns to APEOGA (festival organizers), free of charge and on an exclusive basis (with the power of assignment to third parties also on an exclusive basis), worldwide and until the end of the contest, the availability of all submitted works on the website www.premiosbonobo.com and the organization's social networks, which may include all types of advertising, as well as public voting. The exercise of these rights will be exclusively for promotional and educational/informational purposes of the festival.

Until the end of the contest and the publication of the winning works, the author may not exhibit or publicly communicate the short film in any format or medium without authorization from the organization.

Any commercial exploitation or use of the short film other than that specified in these rules will require the prior express consent of the author, with the corresponding agreements being signed where appropriate.

Participant(s) acknowledge that their works will not be voted on, in the public voting section, by more than 10% from temporary platforms, and if their votes exceed that percentage, the organization is fully authorized to cancel the amount of votes exceeding 10% of those obtained by the participant's work.

SEVENTH. - Modifications And/Or Cancellation Of The Contest

The organization reserves the right to make modifications to these rules or add subsequent annexes regarding its mechanics and prizes, provided they are justified or do not harm participants, and are duly communicated to them during the course of the Contest.

If the Contest cannot take place due to any reason beyond the control of the organization that affects the normal development of the Contest, the festival reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend it. In any case, the organization reserves the right to suspend the Contest for any reason, giving prior notice on its website.

EIGHTH. - Tax Obligations

The Organization will make the corresponding Personal Income Tax withholdings required under current legislation on the prize amounts.

Winners will be required to provide all their tax information to the organization so that the latter can comply with all formal obligations arising from this Contest.

The organization will make available to the winners, within the legally established deadline, certificates of withholdings made.

Each winner will be responsible for complying with the legally established tax and accounting obligations arising from obtaining the prize for personal taxation purposes.

NINTH. - Data Protection

Registration data must be truthful and complete. In the event that the winner's data is false, the organization reserves the right not to deliver the corresponding prize.

In compliance with Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, on Personal Data Protection, the organization informs you that data provided to participate in the Contest, together with data provided in the event of winning, is necessary for participating in the Contest and will be temporarily included in a file owned by the festival. Under no circumstances will this data be used to send commercial communications, advertising, or information unrelated to the contest itself.

The Organization guarantees the adoption of necessary measures to ensure confidential handling of such data and informs you of the possibility to exercise, under Organic Law 15/1999, rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition, by mail addressed to APEOGA with address at Calle Hurtada, 31 Local, (28240) Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid.

Winners, by accepting the prize, authorize the organization to publish their name or pseudonym and photo on the internet, social media, and any communication medium in their capacity as winners of the Contest.

TENTH. - Acceptance Of The Rules

Participation in this Contest implies full acceptance of these rules and express submission to the interpretive decisions made by the organization.

ELEVENTH. - Applicable Law And Jurisdiction

The law applicable to this Contest shall be Spanish law.

For the resolution of any controversy or discrepancy that may arise regarding the interpretation or application of these rules, both the organization and the participants in the Contest expressly submit to the jurisdiction and competence of the Courts and Tribunals of Madrid, expressly waiving any other jurisdiction that may correspond to them.