El Festival Pixelatl (0)

Festival start: 05 September 2017      Festival end: 10 September 2017

Animated Shorts

1. All the animated shorts that participate in this contest will receive a Festival Pass to participate in the Festival’s 2017 edition. The shorts chosen for the Official Selection will receive 2 additional Forum Passes.

2. The winner will win a trip for one person to participate in the Festival 2017 edition in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The award includes plane ticket, hotel with breakfast, meals, parties, and accreditation for the festival.

3. All award winners will be selected by an international jury. We will let the winner know ahead of time to plan for the trip.

4. Winning participants will be announced on the Festival’s Award Ceremony on September 9th, 2017 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

1. All animated pieces, in any technique, from any country may participate. All work submitted must have been produced from January 1, 2015 to the deadline date. The theme of the contest is “borders and immigration.”

2. The maximum length of the work submitted is 20 minutes.

3. The deadline for submission is May 15th, 2017 at 23:59 Central Standard Time in the United States.

4. Submission of works previously presented in other festivals, exhibitions and contests is allowed.

5. If the short film includes dialogues in any different language from Spanish, please send it with Spanish or English subtitles.

6. The author must own the rights to the work presented.

7. We will notify the selected shorts through an email so that the short can be submitted in a minimum quality of HD, 16:9 1920x1080, and 768x576, audio at 48KHz, 16-24 bits in two channels. Pixelatl can remove material from the official selection if it doesn’t meet these standards.

8. If you chose to send your material via postal service, you will be responsible for the expenses and the material won’t be returned.

9. The selected shorts will become part of the Festival’s Official Selection that will screen during the event, other partner festivals, and schools in Mexico.

10. The event’s organizers will resolve any situation not described in these guidelines.

11. Participation in this contest implies acceptance of these guidelines and refuse
any liabilities towards Pixelatl that may arise from third parties.