No Fee
Submissions deadline
10 Sep 23
0€
Animated films, documentary or live action fiction films produced after June 30th, 2022.
Cortogenia International short film festival
02 Feb 2023
Call for entries
10 Sep 2023
Festival closed
10 Nov 2023
Notification date
01 Dec 2023
17 Dec 2023
Festival start: 01 December 2023 Festival end: 17 December 2023
Cortogenia is short film festival held all year along.
All films (national and international) selected for Cortogenia 2023 shall receive 100€ in payment. The payment shall be paid after each session in competition and an invoice must be submitted.
AWARDS
Juries made up of professionals from the film industry shall choose from all the selected films to award the following official prizes:
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM CORTOGENIA.
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM.
NATIONAL SHORT FILMS
BEST SPANISH SHORT FILM CORTOGENIA.
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST SPANISH SHORT FILM.
AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR.
AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY.
AWARD FOR BEST PHOTOGRAPHY.
AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DIRECTION.
AWARD FOR BEST MALE PERFORMANCE.
AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE.
AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE.
AWARD FOR BEST EDITING.
AWARD FOR BEST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.
AWARD FOR BEST SOUND.
AWARD FOR BEST WARDROBE.
DISTRIBUTION AWARD, awarded by festhome. To receive a one-year pass for submissions and shipping of the short film to national and international festivals on the platform.
None of the awards may be declared exaequo. The decisions of the jury are final.
PLACE AND DATE
This year's 24nd edition will be held online via Festhome platform, with al least one showing every six months and a closing ceremony in December.
CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION
• Any producer or filmmaker of any nationality who owns the rights to the films being submitted may participate.
• Cortogenia 2023 will have two categories: NATIONAL SHORT FILMS and INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
• For NATIONAL SHORT FILMS all animated films, documentary or live action fiction films produced after June 30th, 2022 shall be accepted.
• For INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS all animated films, documentary or live action fiction films produced after June 30th, 2021 shall be accepted. Submission fee for International section: 2 €.
• The length of the films may not exceed 45 minutes.
• Each filmmaker or producer may submit as many films desired.
• Films that have been submitted to previous Cortogenia festivals shall not be admitted.
• Participants authorize Cortogenia to use film extracts for circulation on any means of communication in order to promote the festival. Likewise, Cortogenia may use photographs of the films and of their directors, in the press and in other means of communication, as well as for the preparation of the festival’satalogue.
REGISTRATION
Registration will take place via the festhome website. The appropriate registration form and an uploaded file containing the film are required for pre-selection. Any questions should be directed to the email address info@cortogenia.es.
Registration deadlines:
Until 10 September, 2023.
IMPORTANT: If you want to have more options to be selected, submit your short film as soon as possible.
SELECTION
A selection committee made up of industry professionals will be in charge of selecting the films that will take part in Cortogenia from among all those submitted. The festival staff shall decide on the order and the screening date for each film and reserves the right to change the screening date based on the needs of the competition. The decisions of the selection committee are final.
PAYMENT FOR SELECTION
All films selected for Cortogenia 2023 shall receive 100€ in payment. The payment shall be paid after each session in competition and an invoice must be submitted.
AGREEING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
By participating in Cortogenia, you agree to all sections in these rules and regulations, as well as any decision made by the organization with regard to any problem not provided for herein.
OBLIGATION FOR PARTICIPATION
The person registering the film declares him or herself to be authorized by the production company to provide a print of the film and agrees to the rules of the competition
No Fee
Submissions deadline
10 Sep 23
Animated films, documentary or live action fiction films produced after June 30th, 2022.
Standard Fee
2€
-8%
1.84€
Submissions deadline
10 Sep 23
Animated films, documentary or live action fiction films produced after June 30th, 2021. Submission fee for International section: 2 €.