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KINOTOY FEST - Festival Internacional de Curtas (1)

KINOTOY FEST - International Short Film Festival

Deadlines

07 Oct 2024
Call for entries

10 Oct 2024
Early deadline

30 Oct 2024
Standard deadline

20 Nov 2024
Late deadline

10 Dec 2024
Festival closed

17 Dec 2024
Notification date

20 Sep 2024
01 Feb 2025

Address

Lídia Borja, 18, 41 600-550, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Festival description

Short film festival 20'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online and Physical Location

January 2022

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 20'<

Any language

Subtitles
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Festival description (Edition: 1)

Festival start: 20 September 2024 Festival end: 01 February 2025

Categories: Fiction, Animation, Documentary, Student, and DF.

Each film may only compete in one category. Student, or DF films may compete in other categories, but not in their specific category simultaneously.

Student Films: Films whose key members (producer, screenwriter, director, cinematographer, sound engineer, editor) were students enrolled in a cinema, communication, or audiovisual arts program at the time of production.

DF Films: Films whose key members reside in Brasília/Brazil or surrounding areas.

Prizes and qualifications

Cash Prizes: 2,200$

BEST FILM trophy + BRL 2,000 cash, for the best film in each category;

MOST POPULAR FILM trophy + BRL 2,000 cash, for the most applauded film, based on audience votes at the festival awards ceremony (feb/01/2025).

Rules

The festival is open to films produced not earlier than January/2022, by Brazilian or foreign individuals and legal entities.

Films ineligible for the competition:

. Films produced by KinoToy Cinema Artesanal;

. Films authored by or involving members of the panel of judges.

Films requirements:

• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;

• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and english, in .str format.

Fiction

Short Films 20'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 10 Oct 24

Standard 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 30 Oct 24

Late 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Nov 24

Extended 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 10 Dec 24

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Submissions deadline
10 Dec 24

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Category Fiction.

Films requirements:
• Produced not earlier than Jan/2022;
• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;
• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and English, in .str format.

Documentary

Short Films 20'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 10 Oct 24

Standard 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 30 Oct 24

Late 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Nov 24

Extended 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 10 Dec 24

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Submissions deadline
10 Dec 24

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Category Documentary.

Films requirements:
• Produced not earlier than Jan/2022;
• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;
• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and English, in .str format.

Animation

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 10 Oct 24

Standard 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 30 Oct 24

Late 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Nov 24

Extended 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 10 Dec 24

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Submissions deadline
10 Dec 24

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2.64$

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Category Animation.

Films requirements:
• Produced not earlier than Jan/2022;
• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;
• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and English, in .str format.

Student

Short Films 20'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 10 Oct 24

Standard 7$ 6.44$ 4.69$ 30 Oct 24

Late 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 20 Nov 24

Extended 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 10 Dec 24

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Submissions deadline
10 Dec 24

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Category Animation.

Films requirements:
• Produced not earlier than Jan/2022;
• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;
• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and English, in .str format;
• Key members (producer, screenwriter, director, cinematographer, sound engineer, editor) were students enrolled in a cinema, communication, or audiovisual arts program, national or international, at the time of production

Short Films 20'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 10 Oct 24

Standard 7$ 6.44$ 4.69$ 30 Oct 24

Late 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 20 Nov 24

Extended 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 10 Dec 24

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Submissions deadline
10 Dec 24

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2.31$

Submit

Category DF.

Films requirements:
• Produced not earlier than Jan/2022;
• Up to 20 minutes, including credits;
• Closed Captions (CC) in Portuguese and English, in .str format;
• Film's production key members must reside in Brasília/Brazil or surrounding areas.

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