Guadix Iridiscente Festival Internacional De Cine - GIFIC (1)

Festival start: 11 September 2025      Festival end: 14 September 2025

The Iridescent Guadix International Film Festival. Was created with the aim of promoting diversity, inclusion, and visibility through film.

From the city of Guadix, gateway to the Granada Geopark, this event will offer a space for exhibition, training, and dialogue around queer and feminist cinema, highlighting national and international works that address issues of sexual diversity, gender identity, and human rights. It will also serve as a platform for new talent, promoting the production of independent and arthouse films from an intersectional perspective that includes the contributions of feminism as a tool for social transformation.

With this initiative, MagaZinema Cineclub and the Arco Iris Association seek to consolidate a space for resistance, creativity, and the celebration of diversity through the seventh art, integrating the principles of feminism as a driver of social, economic, and cultural change.

Cash Prizes: 1,100€

Only films participating in the Official Section will be eligible for the following cash prizes:

- The award for the best feature film in the Official Section: €800.

- The award for the best short film in the Official Section: €300.

The cash prizes will be paid via bank transfer after deducting applicable taxes and withholdings, in accordance with current legislation.

Special Mentions: The Jury, if it deems it appropriate, may award only one special mention per category (with no cash prize in this category).

Additionally, GIFIC establishes the following awards, without monetary compensation:

- Audience Award: awarded to a work from the Official Selection in the feature film and short film categories. The public will vote physically using a ballot after the screening of the competing works.

- Creator Award: awarded to a female figure or cinematographic cultural entity of special relevance. This award will be presented by the Festival organizers.

- Andalusian Award: awarded to a significant work or figure of Andalusian origin. This award will be presented by the Festival organizers.

- Miradas de Asia GL/BL Online Award: Awarded by the organizers, this is an online award to the best GL/BL of the year.

The jury's decisions regarding the awards are final.

The GUADIX IRIDESCENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (hereinafter GIFIC) accepts films of all nationalities, which may be eligible in the various sections of the festival. The organization reserves the right to include films that do not meet these conditions in the out-of-competition program.

FIRST.- Presentation of the GIFIC, editorial line and purpose of the call.
The iridescent Guadix. International Film Festival. Was born with the purpose of promoting diversity, inclusion and visibility through cinema.

From the city of Guadix, gateway to the Geopark of Granada, this event will offer a space for exhibition, training and dialogue around queer and feminist cinema, highlighting national and international works that address issues of sexual diversity, gender identity and human rights.

In addition, it will serve as a platform for new talents, promoting the production of independent and auteur cinema from an intersectional perspective that includes the contributions of feminism as a tool for social transformation.

SECOND.- Sections and awards.

The sections of the GIFIC are:

Official Section:
Official Feature Film Section
Official Short Film Section
Parallel Sections
Andalusian Short Film
Views of Asia
International (outside Asia)
Creative
Only the films participating in the Official Section will be eligible for the economic prizes, which will be the following:

– The award for the best feature film in the official section: €800.
– The prize for the best short film in the official section: €300.

The economic prizes will be paid through bank transfer once the withholdings and taxes to which they are subject have been deducted, in accordance with the provisions of current legislation.

Special Mentions: the Jury, if it deems it appropriate, may award only one special mention per category (without a financial prize in this category).

In addition, GIFIC establishes the following awards, without financial remuneration:

– Audience Award: awarded to a work in the official selection in the categories of feature film and short film. The public will vote physically by ballot once the screening of the works that enter the competition has ended.
– Creator Award: awarded to a female figure or cinematographic cultural entity of special relevance. This award will be presented by the Festival organization.
– Andalusian Award: awarded to a work or figure of relevance whose origin is Andalusian. This award will be presented by the Festival organization.
– online Miradas de Asia GL/BL Award: Awarded by the organization, it is an online award that will be given to the best GL/BL of the year.

THIRD.- Requirements of the works to participate in this edition of Guadix Iridescentnte.

Films may be registered in the following categories, depending on their duration:

– Feature film (with a duration of more than 60 minutes).
– Short film (with a duration of less than 30 minutes).

Films between 30 and 60 minutes may also participate, but they will be included according to the criteria of the Selection Committee in one or another section, which will inform interested parties in advance.

Films of all genres (excluding advertising and corporate films) may participate. The theme will be free, as long as it falls within the requirements of the GIFIC.

Only films produced after January 1, 2023 may participate.

Films may be shot in any language. All non-Spanish films must be submitted for consideration by the programming committee with english and Spanish subtitles.

FOURTH.- Submission of works.

Films may be submitted through the Festhome platform (these platforms may incur a fee for cash prizes).

Work in Progress or non-final cuts will be accepted, provided that the screening copy is available before September 1, 2025.

If a screening copy is not available online, please contact us for instructions. Films will be submitted as feature or short films, and as fiction or documentary films. The programming committee will then decide which section to submit.

The accepted formats for screening (in order of preference) are: digital files (ProRes HD, AVI HD, MP4 HD).

Notification will be sent before August 15, 2025, through the platform used for submission. If you have any questions, please write to us to confirm the status of your work. If a submission is submitted and the festival organizers fail to respond regarding their interest in programming, the subsequent exhibition of the work will proceed, assuming the participant's willingness to collaborate with GIFIC.

FIFTH – Assignment of Exhibition Rights

PROMOTION

Excerpts (up to 3 minutes) from the scheduled titles may be made for cinemas, TV, the Internet, or other promotional purposes.

The material provided by the director may be used for promotional purposes or for the festival catalog. The GIFIC organization must be informed in writing of any such restrictions.

GIFIC will incorporate your work into its private and protected film library. Depending on the quality and message of the work, materials from this library may be used for educational, awareness-raising, or research purposes, without prejudice to copyright and with prior request and permission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The producers of the SELECTED works will assign their rights to screen in our Auditoriums and to include the trailers in the festival's promotional videos without prior signing of any contract.

The GIFIC selection committee will select approximately 10 feature films and 15 short films to be screened in Guadix. These films may be included in the online program, on Filmin, and available throughout Spain, if desired.

Submitting a film in any of the aforementioned formats implies full acceptance of the GIFIC rules stated above, as well as the decisions of the organization in the event of unforeseen events inherent to this activity.

SEVENTH. Juries

Two juries will be appointed to decide on the award winners. One, consisting of five members, will award the prize for Best Feature Film, and the other, also consisting of five members, will award the prize for Best Short Film.

The juries will be composed of figures with industry knowledge and cinematic expertise.

Each of the juries will be appointed by the GIFIC organization and will consist of five members each, consisting of a president and four members, with one of the members also serving as secretary.

Once appointed, their appointment will be published on the GIFIC website and social media.

EIGHTH. Awarding of prizes

The Jury will issue its decision on the winners, which will be reflected in the minutes and will notify the interested parties so that, within a maximum period of 30 calendar days from the day after they receive notification, they may communicate their acceptance of the proposed prize.

Please note that the final awarding of the prizes will only take place if the selected films meet all legal requirements and those set forth in these rules, including the submission of the documents listed herein and any other required documents deemed necessary.

The films selected for the competition, both feature films and short films, will be scored by the Jury based on the following evaluation criteria:

– Idea
– Screenplay
– Direction
– Production
– Acting
– Editing
– Photography
– Risk

Award-winners who are not tax residents in Spain (director/producer) must present a tax residence certificate issued by the competent authorities in their country of residence, a bank ownership certificate, and a sworn declaration that they are up to date with their obligations to the Spanish government, including their tax and social security obligations, if applicable.

In any case, the legal withholdings established by current law must be applied.

In the case of films of Spanish nationality, a declaration of responsibility stating that they do not fall into any of the circumstances described in article 60 of Royal Legislative Decree 3/2001, of November 14, which approves the revised text of the Public Sector Contracts Law (TRLCSP), as well as that they are up to date with their tax obligations with the State Tax Administration Agency and with Social Security.

TENTH. Festival Programming and Publication of Award-Winning Films

The GIFIC organizers will establish the screening order and date for each selected film, reserving the right to screen it during the GIFIC season at any of its venues, in accordance with the GIFIC schedule.

In the event of overlapping screenings, those participating in the competition, both feature-length and short films, will never overlap, and all films may be viewed by the entire audience if they so wish.

GIFIC reserves the right to screen short films continuously, and may hold sessions of up to seven consecutive short films, maintaining the order of the films as they deem appropriate.

ELEVENTH. Acceptance of the terms and conditions of the call for entries

Participation in GIFIC implies acceptance of these rules in all their terms and conditions.

TWELFTH.- Other Provisions

The Rules of this Festival are available in Spanish and english. In case of doubt, the Spanish version will prevail.

Award-winning films must mention the award won at GIFIC in all promotional materials and credits on all copies intended for exhibition in commercial theaters, at other national or international festivals or competitions, as well as in home theaters.

The organization may record audio and video, as well as photograph all activities generated within the Festival.

Participants in this festival accept that the Department of Culture of the Guadix City Council, as well as GIFIC, reserve for non-commercial purposes both the image and reproduction rights of the activities.