Cortopilar - Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes De Pilar De La Horadada ()

Festival start: 11 November 2019      Festival end: 16 November 2019

IV International Short Film Festival Pilar de la Horadada

“PILAR DE ORO” AT THE BEST SHORT FILM, endowed with € 1000
“PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST SHORT FILM

“PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST DIRECTOR, endowed with € 500
“PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST DIRECTOR

“PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST SCRIPT, endowed with € 500
“PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST SCRIPT

“PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST ACTOR, endowed with € 500
“PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST ACTOR

“PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST ACTRESS, endowed with € 500
“PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST ACTRESS

“INTERNATIONAL PILLAR AWARD” TO THE BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM




SPECIAL AWARDS:

- “YAQ DISTRIBUCIÓN” AWARD for the best Short Film, endowed with TWO months of free distribution.

- "HARMONICA RENTAL" AWARD for the best Directorate of Photography, endowed with € 600 in rental of cinematographic equipment.

- PUBLIC AWARD for the best Short Film.

BASES FOR THE CALL FOR THE IV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “CORTOPILAR 2019” - PILAR AWARDS FOR SHORT FILMS 2019

1.- The scope of the contest is international. All those producers or filmmakers who have the rights to the works they present may participate. Each participant can present as many works as they wish, in any language, if it is not Spanish, they must be subtitled in this language. Registration is free.
2.- Short films of the genres may be presented: fiction, animation, documentary or experimental. Advertising, promotional, informative or informative genres, fashion films or video clips are not allowed. The duration of the same will not exceed 30 minutes, credits included.
3.- Short films produced in the years 2018 and 2019, which have not been submitted to any previous edition of “CORTOPILAR” will be accepted.
4.- The shipment will be made online, through the online platforms, MoviBeta, Click For Festivals or Festhome.
5.- The call for the presentation of short films opens on August 6, 2019, closing the admission of works on Friday, September 20 of the same year.
6.- A team formed by professionals of the medium and members of the organization will be in charge of selecting, among all the short films presented, those who will participate in the OFFICIAL SECTION, will be eligible for awards in two categories, national and international, and will be screened During the days of the Festival, from November 11 to 16, 2019 in the screening room of the House of Culture of Pilar de la Horadada, Calle Los Carretillas, 19. The selection team's decision will be final. The selection will be made public during the month of November 2019.
There will also be a selection of short films, among all those presented, that will be part of the Festival's INFORMATION SECTION, these will not be eligible for a prize and will be screened in the periodic sessions that will be held throughout the year 2020, framed within the activities of the Festival, in the screening room of the House of Culture of Pilar de la Horadada, Calle Los Carretillas, 19. For the inclusion of short films in the INFORMATION SECTION, the interest of participating in it will be previously consulted, accepting a negative response.
Those selected will be publicly announced on the official website www.cortopilar.com and on the social networks of the festival.





7.- The national short films included in the OFFICIAL SECTION will opt for the “PILAR PRIZES 2019”, the international short films included in the OFFICIAL SECTION will opt for the “INTERNATIONAL PILAR AWARD”, the Official Jury of the Festival will award the following awards, with three nominations for category:

• “PILAR DE ORO” AT THE BEST SHORT FILM, endowed with € 1000
• “PILAR DE PLATA” AT THE BEST SHORT FILM
• “PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST DIRECTOR, endowed with € 500
• “PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST DIRECTOR
• “PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST SCRIPT, endowed with € 500
• “PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST SCRIPT
• “PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST ACTOR, endowed with € 500
• “PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST ACTOR
• “PILAR DE ORO” TO THE BEST ACTRESS, endowed with € 500
• “PILAR DE PLATA” TO THE BEST ACTRESS
• “INTERNATIONAL PILLAR AWARD” TO THE BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

SPECIAL AWARDS:
- “YAQ DISTRIBUCIÓN” AWARD for the best Short Film, endowed with TWO months of free distribution.
- "HARMONICA RENTAL" AWARD for the best Directorate of Photography, endowed with € 600 in rental of cinematographic equipment.
- PUBLIC AWARD for the best Short Film.
The winners will be announced at the PILAR AWARDS Gala 2019, which will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

8.- The nominees for the awards will be invited to the Closing Gala and delivery of the Pilar Awards 2019. To facilitate their attendance they will cover the expenses of two nights of accommodation (Friday 15 and Saturday November 16), full maintenance on Saturday 16 November (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and, if required, transfer service from the nearest bus station, train or airport. For all this, the personal assistance of the nominee is requested, although the presence is not required to qualify for the awards.
9.- In case there were no participants, the follow-up was lower than expected, or the quality of the work was not the minimum required by the Jury, the prizes could be declared void. Likewise, if any of the winners did not meet the requirements established in these rules, the prizes corresponding to them could be declared void.
10.- The transfer of exhibition rights will be exclusively for the projections included in the Official and Informative Sections. The producers and directors of the short films authorize, by registering, the promotional actions of the festival allowing the projection of a maximum of three minutes of their works presented for dissemination in any media, with the sole advertising purpose of the Festival.
11.- The Official Jury will be composed of professionals of recognized prestige in the cinematographic field, which will be announced on the official website of CORTOPILAR.
12.- The Jury may grant any honorable mention not specified in these rules and will not maintain any feedback about the works presented or their decisions with the participants, who, by virtue of being so, fully accept the bases of this contest.
13.- The Festival will develop in the best possible way the communication, advertising and promotion of all events, activities and programming through its official website: www.cortopilar.com and social networks, Instagram: @cortopilar, Facebook : www.facebook.com/cortopilar, as well as advertising in regional media of television, radio, press, etc.
14.- The participation in CORTOPILAR implies the acceptance of all the sections of the present bases, as well as the resolution, on the part of the organization, of any problem not foreseen in them.
15.- Cash prizes will be subject to the corresponding tax withholdings.
16.- The organization reserves the right to modify the dates of the festival if for reasons beyond its control it is obliged to do so.