Festival Internacional de Cine De Piélagos (FescinePiélagos) (14)

Festival start: 10 May 2024      Festival end: 19 May 2024

Next edition as from 1 September 2023

We are IMDb qualifying festival

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14th PIÉLAGOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The 14th International Piélagos Film Festival edition will take place in Piélagos —Cantabria, Spain—

We are IMDb qualifying festival

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002609/2023/1/?ref_=ev_eh

ATTENTION

DEADLINE FOR THE OFFICIAL COMPETITIVE SECTION 14th edition

January 31th, 2024


*** To facilitate the presence of the director and a companion of each of the selected works in the closing gala, the festival will offer per nominated work accommodation in a double room in a 4-star hotel

The invitation includes, accommodation for the day of the gala celebration, 2 seats for the theater and post-gala coctel. Travel costs will not be covered.

SHORT FILMS

Works of maximum 30 minutes and production date after 1st January 2022 will be accepted.

CATEGORIES only SPAIN only fiction

1- CANTABRIA Cantabrian director or director registered in Cantabria with 2 years of seniority.
2- NATIONAL (Only fiction)

CATEGORIES for ALL OVER THE WORLD

3- INTERNATIONAL (Fiction only)
4- ANIMATION (All types of animation are accepted)

FEATURE FILMS

Works of minimum 60 minutes and maximum 140 minutes will be accepted, which are the first or second directorial work (fiction) of their director.

5- PUESTA DE LARGO (First feature film, with 2021 or later production)

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AWARDS

Fantastic trophy and coverage of 2 nights accommodation (international guests) in a 4-star hotel, including coctel post-gala. 1 night (national guests)


- CANALLAVE
- COSTA QUEBRADA
- DUNAS DE LIENCRES
- VALDEARENAS

XIV EDITION OF THE PIÉLAGOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Department of Culture of Piélagos Town Council is launching the 14th edition of the Piélagos International Film Festival "Piélagos en Corto".

SHORT FILMS

Works of maximum 30 minutes and production date after 1st January 2022 will be accepted.

CATEGORIES only SPAIN only fiction

1- CANTABRIA , Cantabrian director or director registered in Cantabria with 2 years of seniority.
2- NATIONAL (Only fiction)

CATEGORIES for ALL OVER THE WORLD

3- INTERNATIONAL (Fiction only)
4- ANIMATION (All types of animation are accepted)

FEATURE FILMS

Works of minimum 60 minutes and maximum 140 minutes will be accepted, which are the first or second directorial work (fiction) of their director.

5- PUESTA DE LARGO only fiction (First feature film, with 2021 or later production)


For all works, both feature films and short films, embedded subtitles in Spanish will be required if this is not the language of the dialogues.


GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

- All producers or directors who own the rights to the works they submit are eligible to participate.

- Each participant may submit as many works as they wish as long as they comply with the terms and conditions.

- The works must be subtitled in Spanish if this is not the original audio language.

- Works selected in previous editions will not be accepted, but works that were not selected may be submitted as long as they comply with the rest of the rules.

Entries may only be submitted online via the platforms specified on the social networks and the website at the time of the opening of the deadline.

Entries will be made in only one of the existing categories.

The initial selection of a work to form part of the official programme and to be screened during the festival does not imply its final nomination for any of the awards.

Nominations

1 - Best short film or feature film in the category in which it is entered

- Cantabrian
- National
- International
- Animation
- Feature film


2- Best Direction
3- Best Original Screenplay
4- Best Cinematography
5- Best Editing (AMAE Award )
6- Best Art Direction (CIMA Award- Women filmmakers and audiovisual media association)

The deadline for entries begins on 1 September 2023 and ends on 15 January 2024.

Once a work has been entered in the competition, it may be withdrawn from the competition, but the fees will not be refunded.

The organization assumes that the persons or groups that enter the works have the rights to exhibit them, as well as the authorization to collect the award in the case of collective authorship. In any case, the organization is exempt from any liability that may derive from the infringement of this basis.

SELECTION

The complete list of selected works, as well as their nominations, will be published for the information of all participants, both on the festival's website and Facebook profile and through the Festhome platform.

The festival organizers will contact the selected films to inform them of the technical requirements and to send the screening copies. This contact will only be made individually to the email address indicated on the registration form (details of the presenter of the film).

In order to facilitate the presence at the closing gala of the director, producer or nominee of each of the nominated works, the festival will cover the cost of accommodation in a double room and 4-star hotel for the day of the gala. The invitation includes accommodation with breakfast in a double room, not including additional meals or other services

Should any of the guests be interested in reserving additional days, they must inform the festival organization with due notice. The cost of these additional days at a special reduced price must be paid directly to the hotel by those interested.

The invitation ONLY grants accreditation for 2 representatives of each nominated paper, including access to the closing ceremony and the cocktail party after it.

In the case of works with several nominations, the festival will study the possibility of granting more accreditations depending on availability, with a limit of 4 accreditations per selected work, starting from 2 and independently of the total number of nominations received.

Travel will not be covered by the festival, however, a pick-up and drop-off service will be provided to the hotel on the day of arrival, as well as on the day of the march. All other travel will be at the guests' own expense, unless otherwise indicated by the festival organizers.

JURY

A jury composed of 5 to 7 members from the regional, national and international film world, with representatives from professional associations, will be in charge of evaluating and choosing the works to which the Dunas de Liencres and Costa Quebrada awards will be given.


ATTENTION

If no confirmation from the participant or his/her representative has been received within 2 weeks of the notification of selection, the work will be eliminated from the competitive section.

The participants authorize the organization to use stills, photographs and extracts from the films (maximum 15 seconds) for broadcasting in any communication and promotional media, in order to promote and publicize the festival.

The presence of a representative of each selected work will be required at the closing gala.
awards will not be duplicated or sent, nor will it be possible to claim them at a later date.

It will be the responsibility of the guests to inform themselves about the requirements imposed by the health authorities at all times.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

Participation in the 14th edition of the PIÉLAGOS International Film Festival implies the acceptance of all the sections of these rules, as well as the resolution issued by the organization as a consequence of any problem that may arise, including errors in the communication of selections and/or omissions, and which are not included in these rules.

Piélagos, 2023