Festival Internacional De Cine De Fusagasugá - Mujer y Territorio (11)

Festival start: 01 November 2024      Festival end: 04 November 2024

Fusagasugá International Film Festival (FICFUSA) aims to bring the residents of Fusagasugá and the Sumapaz region new screens, points of view and cinematographic work of high quality to promote a critical thinking around the problems and issues experienced by women. In the short term, we aim to become an international platform for gender and women thematic films, attracting producers, directors, and distributors interested in these subjects.

The orchid, national flower of Colombia, represents the progress of Sumapaz (where FICFUSA takes place) because the region is linked to the cultivation of their species. It is a symbol of the colorful natural beauty of the area. Based on this concept, the awards will be the work of a plastic artist from the region.
The main award of the contest will be the “Orchid of the Andes” for the Best Film of FICFUSA 2024 and two special mentions for: “Woman who fight” and “The voice that breaks the silence.”

WOMAN WHO FIGHT, to the film in the international feature film competition, which highlights the work of those who fight for the defense of fundamental women rights worldwide.

THE VOICE THAT BREAKS THE SILENCE will go to the film, which highlights the facts, characters or groups of women within a reality we ignored, or from an original point of view, or a reality sidelined by the mass media.

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CALL AND ENTRY RULES

QUICK FAQ: Type of competition: International Feature Film.
Theme: Gender issues - women.
Pre-selection format: Online.
Exhibition format: Digital.
Deadline: August 31 2024.

ARTICLE I: COMPETITION PROFILE FICFUSA "HECHOS DE MUJERES"

Fusagasugá International Film Festival (FICFUSA) aims to bring the residents of Fusagasugá and the Sumapaz region new screens, points of view and cinematographic work of high quality to promote a critical thinking around the problems and issues experienced by women. In the short term, we aim to become an international platform for gender and women thematic films, attracting producers, directors, and distributors interested in these subjects.

ARTICLE II: DATE
FICFUSA 1 to 4 November 2024.

ARTICLE III: REQUIREMENTS

The call is aimed at documentary, fiction and animation audiovisual works completed after January 1, 2022 and whose minimum duration is 45 minutes. Films that address issues related to women such as diversity, rights, struggles, cultural and social norms, equity, may participate, regardless of the gender of who directs. First films and second films by filmmakers are especially considered. This year we are looking for hopeful films, with optimistic messages, that propose changes for society and the comprehensive well-being of women and their communities.

ARTICLE IV: LANGUAGE AND SUBTITLING

Spanish subtitles are mandatory for non-Spanish spoken films.

ARTICLE V: TRAFFIC AND FEE

All shipments of the final copies of the films in competition will be made through a download link. As of 2020, no physical material is received. There will be no fee payment or rental of screenings of the films participating in this competitive category.




ARTICLE VI: SELECTION PROCESS AND PROGRAMMING

FICFUSA reserves the right to select and invite films for competition and parallel screenings. During FICFUSA, invited films and films in competition cannot be screened outside the spaces established by the FICFUSA in the Sumapaz region. For the pre-selection, films must be submitted in its final version in a digital copy through any online viewing platform with password (Vimeo, Youtube, etc) that will be sent by e-mail with the registration form, completed and signed by the film responsible. Spanish subtitles are mandatory for non Spanish spoken films. Any inscription costs are borne by the presenters and will not be returned. The submission deadline for the International Competition "Hechos de Mujeres" is August 31, 2024. No submissions will be accepted past that date. In case your film is selected, you will receive an e-mail invitation formalizing the film participation. As soon as the presenter accepts the invitation, the Festival will send a new e-mail requesting required materials for the event. Once the invitation is accepted, the presenters may not retract, and they are committed to display the film in the Festival. The exhibition formats accepted by the festival are: high quality digital format (H264, ProRes) . To ensure minimal projection quality, the film must have stereo sound tracks, even if it includes other audio distribution system. Only Exhibition Copies will be accepted for the Festival. Under no circumstances original materials or single copies without their corresponding backup will be accepted. The festival will no pay screening fees to the films in competition.

ARTICLE VII: AWARD "ORQUÍDEA DE LOS ANDES"

The orchid, national flower of Colombia, represents the progress of Sumapaz (where FICFUSA takes place) because the region is linked to the cultivation of their species. It is a symbol of the colorful natural beauty of the area. Based on this concept, the awards will be the work of a plastic artist from the region.
The main award of the contest will be the “Orchid of the Andes” for the Best Film of FICFUSA 2024 and two special mentions for: “Woman who fight” and “The voice that breaks the silence.”

WOMAN WHO FIGHT, to the film in the international feature film competition, which highlights the work of those who fight for the defense of fundamental women rights worldwide.

THE VOICE THAT BREAKS THE SILENCE will go to the film, which highlights the facts, characters or groups of women within a reality we ignored, or from an original point of view, or a reality sidelined by the mass media.


ARTICLE VIII: JURY

Members of the jury will be: one international personality related to cinema, a national personality related to cinema and a regional personality related to culture. Decisions are made by majority vote under secret ballot. The Fusagasugá International Film Festival Directress may attend Jury deliberations, but cannot vote.





ARTICLE IX: OBLIGATIONS OF THE WINNERS

Producers and directors of the films that have won awards commit to mention the award in all advertising and press material of the film, using the Fusagasugá International Film Festival (FICFUSA) logo.

ARTICLE X: REGULATION
FICFUSA reserves the right to modify this rules. In case of controversy, participants will attend to FICFUSA decisions. Registration and film submission implies acceptance of these rules.

DEADLINE FOR FILM SUBMISSION: AUGUST 31, 2024
CONTACT WHATSAPP: +57 322 7180617
CONTACTO@FICFUSA.COM ; FICFUSA@GMAIL.COM WWW.FICFUSA.COM

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