Festival De Cinema Ciutadà Compromés (12)

Festival start: 14 October 2026      Festival end: 28 October 2026

We are celebrating the tenth edition of the Ciutadà Compromés Film Festival, organized by ACICOM.

Faithful to the initial project, we want to bring Valencian audiovisual productions closer to the public, which is why we project on multiple screens counting on the synergies of social entities and organizations. We will have civic and social, institutional and commercial rooms.

We value, with their exhibition, Valencian audiovisual productions, those that bring us a committed look. Our environment, social, territorial, economic, human rights, relationships, etc. is treated in these works. Some audiovisuals with a restless look.

We are a festival away from the red carpet, and more identified with the people and organizations we care about and work to improve society.

Cash Prizes: 500€

The Festival establishes awards focused on awarding the works that stand out in the following areas:

Encourage fair ecosocial transition.
Equality and diversity.
Democratic values, good governance and democratic memory.
Promotion of Valencian.
Citizenship (social movements, relationships, participation, demands).
Human rights and culture of peace.
Climate emergency.
Audiovisual podcast or series in Valencian.
The initial financial endowment confirmed for this edition is:

Special Jury Prize (ACICOM): 500 del

Special Public Award

All the award-winning people or producers will obtain an exclusive artistic award created by the artist Elena Lliso Martínez, in addition to the digital badge of the award to incorporate it into the head or materials of the work.

It is reported that cash prizes will be subject to the tax and tax withholdings established by current legislation at the time of payment.
The initial financial endowment confirmed for this edition is:

Special Jury Prize (ACICOM): 500 del

Special Public Award

All the award-winning people or producers will obtain an exclusive artistic award created by the artist Elena Lliso Martínez, in addition to the digital badge of the award to incorporate it into the head or materials of the work.

It is reported that cash prizes will be subject to the tax and tax withholdings established by current legislation at the time of payment.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Audiovisual works (length films, medium-length films, short films, series and audiovisual podcasts) can be registered and selected to be screened in the official section or in other sections.

In order to participate, one of the following territorial criteria must be met:

That the theme of the work has a direct relationship with the geographical and cultural scope of the Valencian Country, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, the West Strip, the Carche and the Alghero.

That producers, directors, actors or actresses have their origin in any of these territories or are located there.


Technical and temporary requirements

Production date: The works presented must have been completed from January 1, 2024. Works prior to this date will not be supported.

Genres: Productions can be assigned to any genre: fiction, documentary, experimental video creation, animation, advertising, video clip, etc.

Languages and subtitles: Audiovisuals must be in Valencian/Catalan or Spanish, or have a version subtitled in one of the two official languages of the Valencian Community.

Festival themes

The works must refer directly to one of the following topics:

Citizenship (social movements, relationships, participation, demands).
Human rights and culture of peace.
Climate emergency and just ecosocial transition.
Equality and diversity.
Democratic values, good governance and historical memory.


DEADLINE AND MODE OF PRESENTATION

The registration period will be open from 00:00 hours on Thursday, July 2 until 00:00 hours on Friday, August 7, 2026.

Registration is completely free. To formalize it, it will be necessary to fill in the official registration form enabled on the Festival website, which includes the technical sheet, the synopsis and all the required aspects.

Registration form

For each audiovisual work, an online viewing link must be provided (incorporating the corresponding password in case of a private link) so that the Festival organization can evaluate it.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND EXHIBITION RIGHTS
Declaration of authorship and exemption from liability.

The participant declares and guarantees that he/she is the legitimate owner of all the rights of exhibition, exploitation and intellectual property of the registered audiovisual work, or that he/she has the express written authorization of the owners of these rights.

Likewise, it guarantees that the work is free of any charge, recording or claim from third parties (including, but not limited to, music rights, image, script or industrial property rights).

The Citizenship and Communication Association (ACICOM) is fully exonerated and exempted from any civil, criminal or administrative responsibility derived from any claim that third parties or rights management entities (such as the SGAE or similar) may file in relation to the content, music, images or authorship of the selected work. Any expense, damage or damage derived from these claims will be assumed in full by the participant.

Assignment of exhibition rights

The participant gives to the FCCC Organization, in a non-exclusive and free way, the rights of reproduction and public communication of the work for its projection in different spaces, venues, sessions and activities framed in the present edition of the Festival.

Promotional use

The Festival is expressly authorized to use titles, synopsis, photographs, posters, as well as fragments of the audiovisual work (with a maximum limit of 10% of the total duration of the work or a maximum of 3 minutes) for exclusively promotional, informative or dissemination purposes of the FCCC in any media, including press, television, official catalog, website and social networks, both before, during and after the celebration of the event.

Video background

The Festival will be able to make copies of the works for their video collection and for the catalog of the FCCC circuit, always with the express and written agreement of the rights holders.

SELECTION PROCESS AND JURY

All the audiovisual presentations will be subjected to a screening and prior selection process by the FCCC management.

Once this phase has been passed, the decision will be communicated to the responsible person and an official work mark selected by the Festival will be offered.

The selected audiovisual will be programmed in the official section, will appear in the official catalog and will be eligible for the corresponding awards.

Irretirability of the work

Once the selection of the work by the Organization has been confirmed and formally accepted by the participant, the work may not be unilaterally removed from the Festival grid under any circumstances before its official projection foreseen in the programming.

Parallel activities

The Festival will facilitate the holding of colloquiums and debate activities with the public, as well as other parallel activities that are consistent with the themes of the event.

The Jury

The jury will be made up of professionals in communication, social movements and the Valencian audiovisual field.

The jury will have the power to:

Grant up to two prizes to the same work.
Grant special mentions.

Declare the prizes deserted if it deems it appropriate.

DOCUMENTATION AND MATERIALS ONCE SELECTED

Once the organization contacts the person responsible for the registration form to coordinate the sending of the materials, it will be mandatory to provide the following documentation:

Copy of the audiovisual in the highest possible quality for its exhibition.

Graphic materials: frames, posters, trailer, teaser, etc.

Criticisms or mentions received (links), if they have one.

The sending of these materials can be done by email or through storage or file transfer platforms (such as Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, SwissTransfer, etc.) to the email address:
festivalccc.acicom.org

The Organization will ensure the correct treatment and security of the exhibition copies sent, but will not be responsible for the damages, losses or deterioration that the materials may suffer during their transport or digital shipment for reasons beyond their direct control.

AWARDS OF THE OFFICIAL SECTION
The Festival establishes awards focused on awarding the works that stand out in the following areas:

Encourage fair ecosocial transition.
Equality and diversity.

Democratic values, good governance and democratic memory.

Promotion of Valencian.

Citizenship (social movements, relationships, participation, demands).

Human rights and culture of peace.

Climate emergency.

Audiovisual podcast or series in Valencian.

The initial financial endowment confirmed for this edition is:

Special Jury Prize (ACICOM): 500 del

Special Public Award

All the award-winning people or producers will obtain an exclusive artistic award created by the artist Elena Lliso Martínez, in addition to the digital badge of the award to incorporate it into the head or materials of the work.

It is reported that cash prizes will be subject to the tax and tax withholdings established by current legislation at the time of payment.

DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY (RGPD)
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), the personal data provided in the registration form will be processed under the following conditions:

Responsible for the treatment

Citizenship and Communication Association (ACICOM), with registered office in Valencia, Carrer Sant Ferran no12, and contact email:

gerencia.acicom.org

Purpose

Manage the registration and participation of the work in the festival, the communication with those responsible, the sending of information about the development of the contest and its promotion in the news media.

Legitimation

The processing is based on the express consent of the interested party when sending the registration form and in the acceptance of these bases.

Recipients

The data may be communicated to the members of the selection committee, the festival jury and to direct collaborating entities of the organization, as well as to third parties by legal imperative. No international transfers will be made without prior consent.

Rights

Participants can exercise their rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, limitation of treatment and portability at any time by writing to the organization through the email:

gerencia.acicom.org

attaching a copy of an official identity document.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE BASES, FORCE MAJEURE AND JURISDICTION

Full Acceptance

The registration and submission of an audiovisual work to the FCCC implies full, absolute and unreserved acceptance of all the present bases.

The organization reserves the right to resolve any aspect not provided for in this document according to its own criteria.

Force majeure and modifications

The Organization reserves the right to modify these rules, alter the dates of celebration or cancel/defer the contest due to reasons of force majeure, public health reasons or situations beyond its control, committing to communicate these variations to the participants as quickly as possible.

Working languages

In the event of discrepancy, doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the bases between the different translations that may be published, the version written in Catalan/Valencian will prevail for all legal purposes.

Applicable jurisdiction

In the event of litigation, controversy or judicial claim arising from the interpretation or application of these bases, the parties expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction and competence of the Courts and Tribunals of the city of Valencia, explicitly waiving any other jurisdiction that may correspond to them.

More information: https://festivalccc.acicom.org/bases