Sección Western - Certamen De Cine Corto De Salas De Los Infantes ()

Festival start: 12 April 2024      Festival end: 14 April 2024

The Asociación Cultural sad Hill convene, within the Certamen de cine corto de Salas de los Infantes (Burgos), the contest of short films SECTION WESTERN (VII Edition- 2024).

The SECCIÓN WESTERN continues to be a parallel section of the Certamen de cine corto de Salas de los Infantes, although the screenings of the selected short films and the Awards Gala will take place outside the official dates of the Certamen de cine corto de Salas de los Infantes.

This decision has been made with the intention of being able to dedicate the time, which due to the characteristics of the genre it addresses, we believe is necessary for the exhibition of the participating projects.

The idea of this section is to pay homage to the western in general and to present a genre that continues to live today.

Cash Prizes: 250€

- Best Western Short Film Award (250 euros + trophy) for that work that meets the characteristics with which the American Film Institute defined the western: “a genre of films set in the American West (19th century and early 20th century) that embody the spirit, struggle and fall of the new frontier. Brimming with subtext and mythology, it offers iconic images of a time past, and possibly a time that never happened.”

- Forastero Award (250 euros + trophy) for that work that, without being exactly what the American Film Institute defined as a western, travels in a novel and/or disruptive way, reinventing its codes.

The Asociación Cultural Sad Hill convenes, as a parallel section and outside the official dates of the Certamen de cine Corto de Salas Infantes (Burgos), the SECCIÓN WESTERN (VII Edition) short film competition.

The idea of this section is to pay tribute to the western and publicize the new trends of a genre that is still alive and relevant today.

BASES
1. Filmmakers from all over the world may participate and each contestant may present as many works as they wish.

2. All works whose completion date is after January 1, 2020 will be admitted to the competition. Works presented in the previous edition will not be admitted.

3. The theme will be THE WESTERN.

4. Works of fiction (real image or animation) will be admitted.

5. The organization will in no case be responsible for possible legal actions that may be taken by those people or entities that feel offended or harmed by the content of the films.

6. Works must be submitted online, through any platform that allows the exchange of such files. Works may also be presented through platforms such as We transfer or Vimeo (to email acsadhill@gmail.com). The works must be in the Castilian (Spanish) language or, if presented in the original version, they must be subtitled in Castilian (Spanish).

The works must be accompanied by an information/registration sheet (which in some cases will be provided by the platform itself).

7. The duration of each work may not exceed 30 minutes, including credits.

8. awards:
Best Western Short Film Award (250 euros + trophy) for that work that meets the characteristics with which the American Film Institute defined the western: “a genre of films set in the American West (19th century and early 20th century) that embody the spirit, struggle and fall of the new frontier. Brimming with subtext and mythology, it offers iconic images of a time past, and possibly a time that never happened.”

Forastero Award (250 euros + trophy) for that work that, without being exactly what the American Film Institute defined as a western, travels in a novel and/or disruptive way, reinventing its codes.

The winners must attend personally or duly represented at the closing Gala that will take place at the “Gran Casino” Theater-Auditorium in Salas de los Infantes (Burgos) and during which the prizes will be awarded. The organization will take care of the accommodation of the winners who must spend the night in our town.

9. The Organization will freely choose the members of the Jury and its decisions will be final.

10. The selected works will be exhibited to the public during the days of celebration of the SECCIÓN WESTERN parallel section of the Salas de los Infantes Short Film Contest, it being understood that the authors or producers, by participating, grant their authorization for such screenings.

11. The deadline for receiving works will end on March 10, 2024.

12. The date of the screenings and the awards Gala will be communicated at least one month in advance through the website of the association and the Section.

THE ORGANIZATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS IN THESE RULES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHENEVER IT CONSIDERS IT NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE CALL.

PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST INVOLVES TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL ITS RULES.
IF NOT SPECIFIED THEREIN, THE JURY'S CRITERION WILL BE RESPECTED.