Lesgaicinemad Festival Internacional De Cine LGBTI+ De Madrid (28)

Festival start: 16 November 2023      Festival end: 26 November 2023

LesGaiCineMad Madrid International LGBTI+ Film Festival is a LGTBI Film Festival in seen in Spanish Speaking countries. The inaugural edition was held in 1996. With an estimated audience of more than 14,000 spectators, it is a well attended festival by members of the Community of Madrid and is covered by the Spanish Press.

Audience Awards:


Best Feature Film (Official Section and Panorama International)
Best Documentary
Best Short Film

Jury Awards:

A professional Jury will award around 15 prizes in the different categories with an Official Diploma certifying it. Among them, some including

Cash Prizes to support the Short Industry:

SECCIÓN OFICIAL LARGOMETRAJE:
Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Acting
Best Screenplay

SECCIÓN OFICIAL CORTOMETRAJE FICCIÓN:
Best International Short Film: 500€
Best Spanish Short Film: 500€
Best Experimental Film or Videoart Piece

SECCIÓN OFICIAL DOCUMENTAL:
Best Documentary
Best Documentary Short: 500€
Best Spanish Documentary
Best Direction

Sección Experimental y Vanguardias:

Best Film
Best Direction

The films may be eligible for other upcoming awards (Awards in our extensions or from our sponsors).

The Cash Awards are considered as screening fees for further extensions of LesGaiCineMad in Spain, Africa or Latin America

INTRODUCTION

The International LGBTI+ Madrid Film Festival accepts films of all nationalities with LGBTI+ themes, which may be eligible for the various sections of the festival: Feature Films (Official Section and Panorama International), Short Films and Video Art, and Documentaries. The works must not have previously premiered in Spanish cinemas, been broadcast on Spanish television or made available to the public on the Internet in Spanish territory prior to the festival and must have been copyrighted no earlier than January 2022. All feature films must be yet unreleased in the Community of Madrid; in the case of the shorts films, this will not be considered a prerequisite, but will be considered positively.

The organization reserves the right to include films that do not meet these conditions in the program, albeit not a part of the Festival’s official contest.

Awards

Audience awards:


Best Feature Film (Official Section and Panorama International)

Best Documentary

Best Short Film

Jury awards:

A professional Jury will award around 15 prizes in the different categories with an Official Diploma certifying it. Among them, some including Cash prizes to support the Short Industry:

SECCIÓN OFICIAL LARGOMETRAJE:

Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Acting
Best Screenplay

SECCIÓN OFICIAL CORTOMETRAJE FICCIÓN:

Best International Short Film: 500€

Best Spanish Short Film: 500€


SECCIÓN OFICIAL DOCUMENTAL:

Best Documentary

Best Documentary Short: 500€

Best Direction

The films may be eligible for other upcoming awards (awards in our extensions or from our sponsors).

The Cash awards are considered as screening fees for further extensions of LesGaiCineMad in Spain, Africa or Latin America.

APPLICATION

Films may be submitted before 15th of August through the Festhome platforms (these platforms can have a cost for the festival). Initial edits will be accepted, provided the finalized copy of the film is made available before September 20th. If online viewing is not possible, contact us for further instructions.

FORMATS

Acceptable formats for display (in order of preference) are: ProRes HD, AVI HD, MP4 HD and Blu Ray (no DVDs are accepted for display). The DCP format will only be accepted if audio or subtitles are available in Spanish. The festival will not return disks used for display unless prepaid postage is provided.

NOTIFICATION

Notification will be sent before 11 October 2023 by email to the address indicated on the application form. If you have any questions you may write us to confirm the status of your work.

PROMOTION

Extracts (up to 4 minutes) of the promoted titles may be made for television or other promotional purposes. The material provided by the director may be used for promotional purposes or for the festival catalogue. LesGaiCineMad Organization must be informed in writing of any restrictions in regard to materials.

RESPONSIBILITIES

LesGaiCineMad assumes no liability for damage or loss of material during transportation. If damages occur during the festival, the organization will be limited to bear the costs of repair or replacement of the copy. The festival is not responsible for any offenses related to copyright, these being the sole responsibility of those submitting the work.

PRESENTATION OF A FILM IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FORMATS IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES OF LESGAICINEMAD (SUPRA), AND DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN CONTINGENCY WITH THIS ACTIVITY.