Mare: El Festival De Cine De Ficdimev (Infancia, Mujer Y Educación) (1)

Festival start: 09 December 2026      Festival end: 13 December 2026

From Valencia, a cosmopolitan Mediterranean city where cultures from around the world converge, we invite film professionals to a space of connection and excellence. MARE IFF is a FILM AND DOCUMENTARY festival dedicated to celebrating narrative mastery and technical quality around three fundamental pillars: the female perspective, the purity of childhood, and the potential of education.

Our festival was created to recognize works of high cinematic value that, beyond any ideology, manage to capture the essence of humanity on the big screen. MARE IFF is an open forum for artistic excellence; a place for filmmakers who, with rigor and sensitivity, transform stories into windows of knowledge and learning for all generations.

MARE Grand Prize
Best Feature Documentary
Best Medium-Length Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Best Feature Film
Best Medium-Length Film
Best Short Film
Best School Short Film
Child Protection Award
Education and Social Transformation Award
Women, Equality and Leadership Award
Interculturality Award
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Young Talent Award
City of Valencia Award
Communication and Social Awareness Award
MARE Honorary Award

SPECIAL MARE AWARDS 2026

MARE Honorary Award: Tribute to a professional career dedicated to paving the way for women in Spanish-language cinema.

Mare La Terreta Award: Tribute to a professional career dedicated to paving the way for women in Valencian cinema.

Exemplary Woman of the Year Award: Recognition for the woman who is a true example through her impeccable and inclusive career and who can be considered a role model for all women.

Honorary Ambassador Award: Awarded to the person or institution most distinguished in promoting social values in cinema.

Honorary Master Award: Awarded to the person or institution most distinguished in promoting educational values in cinema.

Call for Entries 2026

Organized by: Malu Zamora Producciones

MARE, the FICDIMEV Festival
Intercultural Festival for Children, Education and Women – Valencia

OFFICIAL RULES

1. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
MARE, the FICDIMEV Festival is an international film festival based in Valencia (Spain), dedicated to recognizing audiovisual works that address:
Children and children’s rights
Education and social transformation
Equality and female leadership
Interculturality and inclusion

The festival culminates with an official awards gala in the city of Valencia.

2. COMPETITIVE SECTIONS

A) Short Documentary
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

B) Medium-Length Documentary
Duration: 26 to 59 minutes.

C) Feature Documentary
Minimum duration: 60 minutes.

D) Short Film (Fiction / General)
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

E) Medium-Length Film (Fiction / General)
Duration: 26 to 59 minutes.

F) Feature Film (Fiction)
Minimum duration: 60 minutes.

G) Film School Short Film
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

Open to works created by students enrolled in official film schools or audiovisual communication programs.

3. TERRITORIAL CATEGORIES
Within each section, awards may be granted in the following categories:

International

National (Spain)

Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana)

A Valencian work will be considered one whose production company, director, or main company is based in the Valencian Community.

4. AWARDS
The festival will grant the following awards:

MARE Grand Prize
Best Feature Documentary
Best Medium-Length Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Best Feature Film
Best Medium-Length Film
Best Short Film
Best Film School Short Film
Children’s Rights Advocacy Award
Education and Social Transformation Award
Women, Equality and Leadership Award
Interculturality Award
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Young Talent Award
City of Valencia Award
Communication and Social Awareness Award
MARE Honorary Award

The jury may grant special mentions or declare awards void.

5. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Works must:
Be spoken in Spanish, or
Be mandatorily subtitled in Spanish.

Works that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible.

6. ENTRY CONDITIONS
Works must be submitted in Full HD quality or higher.

Entries must be submitted exclusively through Festhome.

Works must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
Each participant may submit more than one work.

7. SELECTION PROCESS
All works will be viewed by the festival’s selection committee.
Selected works will become part of the Official MARE Selection and will be included in its film archive.
The organization will notify selected participants by email.

8. JURY
The jury is composed of renowned professionals from the audiovisual, educational, and cultural sectors.
The jury’s decisions will be final and not subject to appeal.

9. SCREENING RIGHTS
1st Screening Right: The Festival acquires the non-exclusive right to screen the complete work for viewing by the jury and attending audience. In the event that the film is selected as a finalist, the Festival shall have the right to screen it publicly during the celebration of MARE IFF 2026, incorporate it into the festival’s film library, and exhibit it both within the scope of the festival itself and through possible partnerships with affiliated institutions.

The organization reserves the right to establish an access system by subscription or ticket at a standard market price, the proceeds of which shall be allocated entirely to covering the exhibition venue expenses and financing the management, organization, and sustainability costs of the event, in accordance with the social purposes of the FICDIMEV association. Such exhibition and the corresponding box office charges for access to the screenings shall always be subject to the prior express authorization of the producer or rights holder of each work, which must be formalized after notification of selection. It is explicitly established that the exhibition of the works within the framework of the festival shall not generate any financial remuneration whatsoever in favor of the producers or rights holders by the organization.

Likewise, in the event that the screening venue requires it due to the technical requirements of the premises, participants undertake to provide a copy of the work in a medium with professional technical specifications suitable for cinematic projection (DCP format or similar). These screenings shall take place exclusively within the framework of the Festival or the partnerships it develops and under the conditions described herein.

2º Uso Promocional:
El participante autoriza al Festival a utilizar fragmentos de la obra (con una duración máxima de 3 minutos), hasta cuatro fotogramas y el cartel oficial de la película.
Este material se usará con fines exclusivamente promocionales y de difusión del Festival o de sus alianzas, tanto en la presente edición como en futuras, en cualquier soporte o medio de comunicación (web, redes sociales, prensa, etc.)

3º Compromiso de Exhibición de Laureles:
Las obras que resulten seleccionadas para el Festival se comprometen a exhibir, en toda comunicación y exhibición futura de la obra, los laureles oficiales de "Selección Oficial" del Festival MARE IFF.
En caso de que la obra sea premiada, el participante se compromete a incluir los laureles del premio recibido en su cartelería, material promocional, tráilers y cualquier otra exhibición o difusión pública de la obra.
Responsabilidad del Participante:
El participante declara bajo su responsabilidad ser el titular de todos los derechos de propiedad intelectual necesarios sobre la obra presentada, o contar con las autorizaciones y licencias pertinentes de terceros para su exhibición y uso promocional conforme a estas bases.
El participante se compromete a mantener indemne al Festival MARE IFF frente a cualquier reclamación, demanda o acción legal de terceros que pudiera surgir por el incumplimiento de esta garantía, asumiendo todos los costes y gastos que, en su caso, de ello se deriven.

10. ACEPTACIÓN DE LAS BASES
La inscripción implica la aceptación íntegra de las presentes bases.



Más información, dudas o consultas sobre esta convocatoria serán recibidas por correo electrónico a través del correo “mare.iwff@gmail.com”

Se reciben consultas en inglés y español.

COMPOSICION DEL JURADO:

Entre otros todavía pendientes de confirmar, serán miembros del jurado de la edición 2026:

Rafa Marí (Periodista y Crítico de cine)
Jorge Climent Llopis (Manager de Espai Tripolar)
David Gaspar (Director y productor)
Carmen Mayordomo (Actriz y directora artística)
Tote Trenas (Director de fotografía y productor)
Eulalia Ramón (Actriz y directora)
Marcos Campos (Promotor cultural y productor)