Festival Internacional de Cine de la Universidad Central (7)

Festival start: 18 November 2024      Festival end: 22 November 2024

Bogota’s Central University’s Film School invites all students, graduates, filmmakers, and alike to participate in its seventh edition of the Central University’s International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de la Universidad Central): FICUC. A space that provides the opportunity to build new connections based on cinematographic celebration. A national and international gathering.

Since the goal of the festival is to make an encounter of diverse voices in which the transformation and filmmaking development require the integration of new perspectives, we have decided that the heart of the matter of this year is “Intervening history” By this means we will delve into the wanders, life experiences and point of views of the new emerging generations of filmmakers.

As part of the festival, we believe that cinema has been built by power and the elite in most cases. The winners have written history and that’s why we decided to create the subject of this year.

Through cinema, we intervene in history to give voice to those who haven’t had one. We re-write it so cinema won't be for a few, instead we want everyone to be able to tell their stories and our stories so that cinema embraces us all equally.

NOTE: The short films will be of free theme. Nonetheless, if the short films involve in one way or another the theme “intervening history” they’ll have more chances of being selected.

In each category, the prize will be awarded to the best work and if the jury considers it, a special mention will be awarded by the jury. Awards and recognitions will be announced at the festival's closing ceremony.

We want to see your short film, the Central University International Film Festival is looking for it! This is the time to show those projects that you always wanted to give a place for the world to see. This is your chance!

We are looking for films that have been made within the framework of an activity or academic exercise (classes, workshops, degree projects, etc.) that want to be part of our exhibition and competition spaces. We accept completed films from 2022 to 2024.


• National Fiction:

Short films lasting between 5 to 20 min. Live action/real image works made in universities, institutions or within a Colombian academic framework are received.

• International Fiction:

Short films lasting between 5 to 20 min. Live action/real image works made in universities, institutions or within a non-Colombian academic framework are accepted.


• National Experimental:

Short films between 5 min and 20 min with a conceptual development built on formal experimentations that trigger sensations and emotions in the viewer, made in universities, institutions or within a Colombian academic framework.

• International Experimental:

Short films between 5 min and 20 min with a conceptual development built on formal experimentations that trigger sensations and emotions in the viewer, made in universities, institutions or within a non-Colombian academic framework.



• National Documentary:

Short films between 5 min and 25 min whose formal and narrative resources establish a pact of reality with the viewer and are permeated by the identity of the director and his country, made in universities, institutions or within a Colombian academic framework.

• International Documentary:

Short films between 5 min and 25 min whose formal and narrative resources establish a pact of reality with the viewer and are permeated by the identity of the director and his country, made in universities, institutions or within a non-Colombian academic framework.

• Schools:

Short films between 3 min and 20 min made by students from Colombian schools with the endorsement of educational institutions, which stand out for their recursiveness.


• National animation:

Short films between 3 min and 20 min that demonstrate the innovative use of animation techniques such as stop motion, 2D, 3D, rotoscoping, hybrid, among others, made in universities, institutions or within a Colombian academic framework.



• International Animation:

Short films between 3 min and 20 min that demonstrate the innovative use of animation techniques such as stop motion, 2D, 3D, rotoscoping, hybrid, among others, made in universities, institutions or within a non-Colombian academic framework.


Note: The curatorial team may determine that a work be placed in a category
different if you consider it so.

Participants

Participation will be open to university students and graduates of audiovisual, plastic arts and/or related programs. All works that wish to participate, carried out within the framework of a university activity or exercise, may participate, provided that the author, director, producer and/or screenwriter (which may be the same person) have been linked to a university institution at the time of submission. creation and up to a maximum of two (2) years after graduation.

Participation requirements:

1. Theme: It is very important that the works refer (in one way or another) to the main theme “Intervening history”.

2. Format: The works, if selected, must be delivered in the best possible quality and on the three dates established by the call.

3. Only completed works will be received from January 2022.

4. For the selected films, a letter from the university or institution that endorses the work will be requested, along with the screening copy of the film, the director's photographs, poster, graphic piece and/or still from the film and signing of the projection authorization in the festival program. (Only projects carried out within the framework of an academic space will be taken into account).

5. If the work is not spoken in Spanish, the filmmakers will have to send the short film with the proper subtitles in the Spanish language; if the subtitles are not sent, the short film will be disqualified.

6. The selected films will be requested to have subtitles in C.C (Close Caption), since our festival is open to people with different abilities, and it is important that these people can enjoy all the programming.