ESNE Feelmotion ()

Festival start: 09 June 2023      Festival end: 09 June 2023

Feelmotion ESNE International Short Film Festival is a shortfilm festival for university students organized by ESNE University in Madrid.

Originally conceived as a film festival for university students, the festival celebrates its first edition in 2012, born from the initiative of the students and Raúl San Julián, director of the festival and professor at ESNE. Since then the festival has celebrated a total of eight editions, with more than 1000 participating short films from over 50 universities in 30 countries around the world and a total of more than 5000 university students who have participated or collaborated with the festival.

Thanks to the support of our partners, our finalists have been able to use Feelmotion to give themselves momentum and reach such important festivals as the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the New York International Independent Film & Video Fest or the 3D Wire.

Among the outstanding participants are our alumni Diego Porral, nominated for the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film 2018 for "Un día en el parque" which was selected as Best Feelmotion Short Film 2017 and currently has more than 40 awards and 200 nominations; and José Herrera, winner of the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film 2019 for "Cazatalentos".

In each of its editions, Feelmotion has relied on a large team of professionals and volunteers from the student body to organize both the contest and its corresponding awards gala and the numerous thematic events of each edition. In total, more than 200 students from different ESNE grades have collaborated with their efforts to make Feelmotion happen.

Feelmotion has also counted on great professionals from the film industry to be part of the juries that each year choose the winners. Professionals such as directors and screenwriters Juan Carlos Rulfo, Borja Cobeaga, Paco Martínez Velasco, Hector Hercé, María Pérez Sanz or Alex Rodrigo; producers and academics Marichu Corugedo, Txepe Lara, José Nolla; actors Tristan Ulloa, Natalie Poza, Olivia Molina, Ana Arias or Jon Viar among others; and a long list of journalists, technicians, academics, etc.

The prizes of the categories of the official section are:

Award for Best Fiction Short Film Drama
Award for Best Comedy Fiction Short Film
Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Award for Best Traditional Animated Short Film
Award for Best 3D Animated Short Film
Award for Best Video Art
Award for Best Video Clip
Award for Best Commercial
Award for Best Fashion Film
Award for Best Social Essay Short Film


General prizes of the official section

All the works presented to the official section are eligible for the general prizes.

The general prizes of the official section are:

Award for Best Director
Award for Best Original Screenplay
Award for Best Original Score
Award for Best Editing
Award for Best Photography
Award for Best Art Direction
Award for Best Performance
Award for Best Character Design
Award for Best Stage and Background Design
Social Networks Award for the most watched short
Award for Best National Short Film
Audience Award for Best Short Film of the Year
Jury Award for Best Short Film of the Year

The Award for Best National Short Film is sponsored by AIR EUROPA and is awarded to the best work produced by students of any of the Bachelor's or Master's degrees taught at Spanish university centers enrolled in the 2022/23 academic year. The award is endowed with a flight for two people to any European destination that operates with AIR EUROPA, in the 6 months following the Awards Gala.

The Audience Award for the best short film of the year is given to the most viewed work on the festival's YouTube channel during the period from May 16, 2022 to June 8, 2023. For this, implicit permission is assumed to upload the work. .

In the case of not wanting the work to be uploaded to the YouTube channel, an email should be sent to feelmotion@esne.es with the subject Exclusion of the Public Award.

In addition to the statuette and the diploma, this award is endowed with an annual pass for the Festhome distribution platform as well as a batch of tickets for any MK2 cinema in the national territory.

The Jury Award for the best short film of the year is awarded to the short film best valued by the festival's professional jury.

In addition to the statuette and the diploma, this prize is endowed with €500 and a special distribution prize awarded by the festival's associated distributor, Distribution With Glasses.

The Award for Best Director, in addition to the statuette, will include a two-night stay for two people at any of the Cool Rooms Hotel locations (Asturias, Seville and Madrid).

The Award for Best Fashion Film, in addition to the statuette, will include a brunch for two people at the Hotel URSO in Madrid and the use of the winning video on the screens of the same hotel.

FEELMOTION XII BASES – 2023

Announcement

ESNE – University School of Design, Innovation and Technology announces the short film competition of the XII Edition of FEELMOTION, International Short Film Festival; international short film festival

dates

2.1 Opening of registrations: the contest will open on February 10, 2023. From then on, participants will be able to register their short films for the contest.

2.2. Registration deadline: the deadline for participants to register their short films in the official section is April 15, 2023, inclusive.

2.2.1 Special registration deadline: the deadline for participants to register their short films in the special sections will be April 25, 2023, inclusive.

2.3 Announcement of finalists: on May 9, 2023, the finalists of the contest will be announced, both in the official section and in the special sections. The announcement will be made through social networks and the Feelmotion website, as well as at a physical event at ESNE.

2.4 Announcement of winners and awards gala: on June 9, 2023, the winners of the contest will be announced during the ESNE Feelmotion XII awards gala



Participants

3.1 Participating works must be registered through the Festhome platform.

3.2 Official section

3.2.1 The following can participate in the official section of the contest:

ESNE students: male and female students enrolled during the 2022/2023 academic year at ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and Technology belonging to any degree taught at the University School (including ESTEC and ESNE Oviedo).
Undergraduate or Master's students from other Universities in any national or international territory.
3.2.1.1 Participants must prove their student status both at ESNE or at any of the Universities in which they have been or are enrolled at the time of the production of the short film.

3.2.2 Students from Film Schools whose official titles are not university degrees are not included in the official section.

3.3 Special section:

3.3.1 Special Youth Category: students who are studying secondary education (ESO and Bachillerato) can participate during the 2022/23 academic year, in any autonomous community of the Spanish state.

3.3.2 Special AnimaWeek category: students enrolled during the 2022/2023 academic year at ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and Technology belonging to any degree taught at the University School (including ESTEC and ESNE Oviedo), who have carried out the activity of AnimaWeek (making 1 animated short in a week, with a common theme)

3.3.3 Special category Colombia: male and female students enrolled during the 2022/2023 academic year in a Colombian university, as well as in undergraduate or master's degree schools.

3.3.4 Special category Surf: ESNE students: male and female students enrolled during the 2022/2023 academic year at ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and Technology belonging to any degree taught at the University School (including ESTEC and ESNE Oviedo), as well as Bachelor's or Master's students from other universities in any national territory.

short films
4.1 The duration of the short films may not exceed 7 minutes, including titles and credits.

4.2 The theme of the works presented is free.

4.3 The shorts will have to be exported in H264, MP4, and in 1920 x 1080p or 1280 x 1080p format, and with a sound sampling of 48 kHz if possible.

4.4 The official language of the short films presented will be Spanish. In case of having dialogues in any other language, they must be subtitled in Spanish or English.

4.5 The number of short films that each participant can submit to the contest is unlimited.

4.6 The short films submitted must be original and unpublished in other editions of Feelmotion and have been produced after April 15, 2022.

4.7 When registering through the contest platform, it will be mandatory to fill in the following information:

Title of the short film in the original language and in English.
Duration.
Date of production.
Poster and screenshots of the short film.
Short and long synopsis in the original language and in English.
Biofilmography of the director or director.
Full cast and crew list.
The Festival Management reserves the right to totally or partially disqualify any work whose information is incomplete.

4.8 Short films with xenophobic, sexist content, that incite hatred, ideological, physical or intellectual discrimination, the consumption of illegal substances or violent behavior may be disqualified by the Festival Management.

4.9 Participation in the contest supposes the implicit authorization to upload the work to the online platforms and social networks of the festival (Youtube , Instagram, Twitter, etc) in whole or in part for dissemination and promotion purposes. This authorization can be voluntarily revoked by contacting the Competition Management (feelmotion@esne.es).

Categories
5.1 Official section

5.1.1 The official section has 10 categories.

5.1.1.1 Comedy Fiction Short Film

Any comic narrative story, that is to say: any original plot with a staging, an interpretation and a production designed in advance, whose objective is to make people laugh, and/or reflect on a situation in an ironic or satirical way.

5.1.1.2 Fiction Short Film Drama

Any dramatic narrative story, that is to say: any original plot with a staging, a performance and a production designed in advance, whose objective is to make people feel. It can be musical, romantic drama, science fiction, horror, suspense, film noir, western, etc.

5.1.1.3 Documentary Short Film

A non-fiction story, although narrative, whose objective is to show a speech, launch a reflection or criticize a situation. Either in a television (reportage) way, or artistic. The false documentary can be included here, because it is a fiction that uses documentary forms, although, as in all fiction, part of a script, a casting, a previous staging, etc.

5.1.1.4 Traditional Animation Short Film

Any piece (whether fictional, documentary or experimental) made with traditional animation techniques (2D, Stop-Motion, Cut Out) or that mixes traditional animation with real image.

5.1.1.5 3D Animation Short Film

Any piece (be it fiction, documentary or experimental) made with 3D animation techniques or that mixes 3D animation with a real image.

5.1.1.6 Video art

A non-linear or (necessarily) narrative story, where the axis is based on the evocation of images, sensations, emotions through all the arts, in a poetic or prosaic way (like a literary essay). Generally, it is sustained through an associative or symbolic assembly.

5.1.1.7 Video clip

A linear or non-linear story or (necessarily) narrative, where the axis is based on a song, its rhythm, melody, lyrics, texture... You can choose to show the musical group that performs it, or not.

5.1.1.8 Commercial

A piece made to sell a product or brand. Generally, it takes the form of fiction or video art. It can be spot or antispot (brand parody or spot of something that doesn't exist).

5.1.1.9 Fashion Film

A piece whose main objective is to sell a brand or collection of clothing or accessories. In general, it adopts the language of the spot, although it can also have a fictional, video-art or musical form.

5.1.1.10 Social Essay Short Film

Any piece whose main objective is to criticize a social reality using the language of fiction, video art or video poetry.

5.1.2 The number of works that can be submitted to the official section is unlimited.

5.1.3 Each work can be registered in only one category of the official section. The Festival Management reserves the right to change the registration category of any work if it considers it appropriate.

5.1.4 Three finalist works will be selected from each category.

5.1.5 A category may be void if the number of works submitted is less than three and/or if they do not present the level of quality expected by the Festival Management.

5.2 Special section

5.2.1 All participation points, short films and official section that do not collide with the specific requirements of each category of the special section are applied to the special section.

5.2.2 Youth Special

5.2.2.1 The special Youth award aims to stimulate and discover new talent among the youngest.

5.2.2.2 Works produced mainly (~75%) by ESO and Baccalaureate students from any college or institute in Spanish national territory during the 2022/23 academic year may be registered.

5.2.2.3 In addition to the information required in point 4.7, the following information must be added when registering the work:

Complete list of the production team with the following information:
Name and surname.
Age.
Work performed.
Where appropriate, study center and supporting documentation of belonging to it during the 2022/23 academic year.
5.2.2.4 Registration in this category is incompatible with the official section.

5.2.2.5 This award will be announced and awarded at the Feelmotion Awards Gala on June 9th.

5.2.3 Animaweek Special

5.2.3.1 Works produced during the ESNE Animaweek 2023 event may be registered for the special Animaweek prize.

5.2.3.2 ESNE Animaweek 2023 is an event organized by the ESNE Animation HND department.

5.2.3.3 This award will be announced and awarded at the Feelmotion Awards Gala on June 9th.

5.2.4 Colombian Special

5.2.4.1 They may register for the prize any ier short film, animated or real image, of any genre and theme produced and made by students of Colombian Universities during the 2022/23 academic year.

5.2.4.2 Participation in said special category does not exclude participation in any of the categories of the official section.

5.2.5 Special Surfing

5.2.5.1. Any short film made by university students from the Spanish state, as well as ESNE or ESTEC alumni, may register for the award.

5.2.5.2. The special Surf category will have to reflect the values of the brand that sponsors said award, OHAI Resorts: disconnection, nature, sustainability, sport, water, health, and do not initially have an associated genre, being able to resemble a spot, a video art, to a fiction or a fashion film.

5.2.5.2. Videos in the special Surf category will last between 1 and 3 minutes.

Awards
6.1 The prizes will be delivered during the prize gala to be held on June 9, 2023.

6.1.1 The prize will only be eligible if the winner attends the gala, either in person or online, or sends a video accepting the prize to feelmotion@esne.es

6.2 Each category of the contest will have three finalists who can opt for a prize.

6.3 Official section

6.3.1 With each prize in the official section, the iconic statuette of the festival, the "Esnete", and an accrediting diploma will be awarded. In addition, the prizes may be associated with other prizes awarded by ESNE and/or from festival partners and which will be revealed before May 13, 2023.

6.3.2 Official section category awards

6.3.2.1 Each category of the official section has a prize for the best work presented.

6.3.2.2 Each work can only be selected as a finalist in one category.

6.3.2.3 The prizes of the categories of the official section are:

Award for Best Fiction Short Film Drama
Award for Best Comedy Fiction Short Film
Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Award for Best Traditional Animated Short Film
Award for Best 3D Animated Short Film
Award for Best Video Art
Award for Best Video Clip
Award for Best Commercial
Award for Best Fashion Film
Award for Best Social Essay Short Film

6.3.3 General prizes of the official section

6.3.3.1 All works submitted to the official section are eligible for the general prizes.

6.3.3.2 The general prizes of the official section are:

Award for Best Director
Award for Best Original Screenplay
Award for Best Original Score
Award for Best Editing
Award for Best Photography
Award for Best Art Direction
Award for Best Performance
Award for Best Character Design
Award for Best Stage and Background Design
Social Networks Award for the most watched short
Award for Best National Short Film
Audience Award for Best Short Film of the Year
Jury Award for Best Short Film of the Year

6.3.3.3 The Award for Best National Short Film is sponsored by AIR EUROPA and is awarded to the best work produced by students of any of the Bachelor's or Master's degrees taught at Spanish university centers enrolled in the 2022/23 academic year. The award is endowed with a flight for two people to any European destination that operates with AIR EUROPA, in the 6 months following the Awards Gala.

6.3.3.4 The Audience Award for the best short film of the year is awarded to the most viewed work on the festival's YouTube channel during the period from May 16, 2022 to June 8, 2023. For this, implicit permission is assumed to upload the job

In the case of not wanting the work to be uploaded to the YouTube channel, an email should be sent to feelmotion@esne.es with the subject Exclusion of the Public Award.

In addition to the statuette and the diploma, this award is endowed with an annual pass for the Festhome distribution platform as well as a batch of tickets for any MK2 cinema in the national territory.

6.3.3.5 The Jury Award for the best short film of the year is given to the short film with the highest rating by the festival's professional jury.

In addition to the statuette and the diploma, this prize is endowed with €500 and a special distribution prize awarded by the festival's associated distributor, Distribution With Glasses.

6.3.3.6. The Award for Best Director, in addition to the statuette, will include a two-night stay for two people at any of the Cool Rooms Hotel locations (Asturias, Seville and Madrid).

6.3.3.7. The Award for Best Fashion Film, in addition to the statuette, will include a brunch for two people at the Hotel URSO in Madrid and the use of the winning video on the screens of the same hotel.

6.4 Special section

6.4.1 Each category of the special section has its own prize.

6.4.2 Each prize delivered in the special section consists of an iconic statuette of the festival, the "Esnete".

6.4.3 The prizes in the special section are:

Young Special Award
spice prize
l Animaweek
Colombian special award
Surfing special prize

6.4.3.1 In addition to the statuette, the Special Youth Award is endowed with a full discount for any of the summer camps offered by ESNE or a discount for enrollment in any of the degrees or Masters taught at ESNE for the 2023/2024 academic year. .

6.4.3.2. In addition to the statuette, the Animaweek Special Prize will include the cost of a special distribution prize as well as free registration to ANIMAC 24.

6.4.3.3. In addition to the statuette, the Special Colombia Award is endowed with 500 euros from ESNE.

6.4.3.4. In addition to the statuette, the Special Surf Prize includes a weekend at OHAI Nazaré Glamping for 4 people, valued at more than 1,000 euros.

Selection process
7.1 Finalist selection phase

7.1.1 Participants will register their work from February 10 to April 15, 2023 through the Festhome platform. The use of the platform is mandatory, there are no alternative ways to register the works. For the students of

7.1.2 From April 15 to May 3, 2023, the ESNE Feelmotion 2023 Selection Committee, made up of professionals from the audiovisual industry, will vote and select the finalists of each category of the contest.

Each category of the festival will have four members of the Selection Committee, these always being: two external professionals; a former non-university winner and an ESNE teacher.

7.1.3 On May 9, 2023, the finalists of each category of the contest are officially presented through the festival's website and social media communication channels, as well as through a face-to-face and public event at ESNE.

7.2 Winner selection phase

7.2.1 From May 10 to June 3, 2023, the ESNE Feelmotion 2023 Professional Jury, made up of relevant professionals from the audiovisual industry, will choose the winners of the contest.

7.2.2 On June 9, 2023, the winners will be announced during the awards ceremony to be held at the Infanta Isabel Theater.

Legal issues
8.1 All participating short films must have the appropriate authorizations and/or copyrights of the material used. In this sense, the participants guarantee that the short films do not violate any right of exploitation, rights of honor, privacy and image, intellectual property rights or any other right that could violate current legislation. In this sense, the Organization of the ESNE Feelmotion Short Film Festival declines all legal responsibility for the works submitted to the competition and their content.

8.2 Participation in the contest grants the consent and authorization to the Festival Organization to use, reproduce, disclose, print, publish and disseminate through any means or platform the name of the director, performers and technical team, as well as the exhibition and projection of the work presented for the promotion of ESNE and ESNE Feelmotion.

8.3 ESNE Feelmotion reserves the right to make changes to these bases or add successive annexes on the mechanics of selection and prizes. The changes or annexes will be duly justified and will be communicated during the course of the contest.

Doubts and queries
9.1 For any questions, participants can write to feelmotion@esne.es.

Acceptance of the bases
10.1 Participation in the Festival implies full acceptance of these rules.

Madrid, Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Raul San Julian Alonso

Director of ESNE FEELMOTION

Madrid, February 2023