Planet On - Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental (6)

Festival start: 28 September 2023      Festival end: 08 October 2023

REGULATIONS AND CALL
VII INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL PLANET ON
September 28th to October 8th | 2023

DESCRIPTION

Colombia becomes the stage for discussing current environmental issues. To achieve this, Planet On proposes a dialogue between filmmakers, science, industry, and the public through cinematographic works, a short film competition that seeks to be the necessary space where people can narrate, from their perspective, the different environmental challenges that humanity faces.

Planet On aims to find the best stories about illegal wildlife trade and the protection of fauna in Latin America, as well as any other environmental issue that participants wish to address.

The VII edition of the International Environmental Film Festival, Planet On, will be the ideal place where we will gather to reflect on the impact these problems have on our lives and, of course, to celebrate the best audiovisual works.

The Festival considers the creativity and free expression of artists as fundamental elements to understand reality. For this reason, Planet On will have as conditions for the participating works in different categories, the relevance, quality, and environmental and cinematographic significance.

The call will be open for national and international short films.

Call Dates

Opening:
June 1, 2023

Closing:
June 30, 2023

Announcement of Selected Works:
July 14, 2023

All enabled sections on the FestHome platform will receive projects until 24:00 Colombian time, on June 1, 2023.

NOTE: Participation in the call does not imply acceptance of the works as part of the official selection or as winners of benefits and/or prizes until chosen by the Planet On Curatorial Committee.

CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION
info@planeton.co

AWARDS

PLANET ON will schedule the winning short films as part of the Official Selection 2023.

Award Conditions

I. The winner of the category must be the rights holder to receive the award.
II. Each winner will be selected by a jury chosen by Planet On.
III. The short films must have the necessary musical, image, and other rights.
IV. If the chosen winner does not meet the requirements stated here and others deemed necessary by the committee and jury, the award may be declared vacant.

Categories Description

The short film selection will be open to works produced between 2020 and 2023 with a maximum duration of 5 minutes, excluding end credits. The main theme should be the illegal wildlife trade or any other environmental issue, presented in a free narrative style. The selection will consist of one (1) Fiction short film and one (1) Non-Fiction short film shot in Latin America.

1. Fiction

Fiction: This category will gather works that reflect an imaginary context or situation created by the short film authors. While they may reference specific aspects of the real world, this category allows authors to determine and play with the rules of reality. It encompasses storytelling with invented characters, imagining utopian or ideal worlds, or even portraying reality from an unusual perspective, such as an animal or a biome.

Sub-genres like fable, drama, novel, experimental, comedy, among others, will have their place here. Ultimately, this category will offer participants many creative liberties and ample space for imagination.

To participate in this category, short films must be a maximum of 5 minutes in duration, excluding end credits. The works should address the illegal wildlife trade or a specific environmental theme, either exposing the problem or proposing solutions to environmental issues (e.g., biodiversity, climate change, endangered species, deforestation, pollution, among others).

The narrative and concept of the short film will be of greater relevance during the evaluation, compared to technical aspects such as sound and aesthetics. Nevertheless, the works must meet minimum quality requirements concerning technical and visual aspects.

2. Non-Fiction: This category will gather works that represent specific aspects of the real world. Here, the opportunity arises to reflect reality, concrete facts, or real stories, with the experience (and participation, if desired) of the real protagonists.

Sub-genres like documentary, essay, biography, chronicle, report, ethnography, among others, will be welcomed in this category. It allows a vivid depiction of both individual and community experiences, using interviews, figures, and verifiable data that give weight to the narrative.

To participate in this category, short films must be a maximum of 5 minutes in duration, excluding end credits. The works should address the illegal wildlife trade or a specific environmental theme, either exposing the problem or proposing solutions to environmental issues (e.g., biodiversity, climate change, endangered species, deforestation, pollution, among others).

The narrative and concept of the short film will be of greater relevance during the evaluation, compared to technical aspects such as sound and aesthetics. Nevertheless, the works must meet minimum quality requirements concerning technical and visual aspects.

The categories aim to stimulate and promote audiovisual proposals from individuals without defined prior experience. Students, enthusiasts, and industry professionals are welcome to participate. The only essential condition is that the story must address the problem and/or propose a solution to the illegal wildlife trade or any other environmental issue.

All techniques (animation, stop-motion, experimental narratives) are welcome and eligible for participation.

Curatorial Criteria

The Planet On International Environmental Film Festival will include different cinematographic genres in which the environment is the central content, in any of the pieces submitted through the website www.festhome.com.

The following genres will be accepted through the application:

Short Film
● Documentary (authorial, essay, experimental, ethnographic)
● Animation
● Drama
● Comedy
● Science Fiction
● Experimental

The curatorial committee of the VII edition of Planet On will consist of three jurors who will select one National and one International short film that meet the technical and creative requirements, such as importance, duration, originality, budget, and a certificate of CO2 emissions reduction, among others.

*This certificate is not mandatory for participation in the call.

THE FESTIVAL, TERMS, LEGALITIES

A call is a partnership contract, and by submitting a film to any of the sections proposed by Planet On on this platform, one subscribes to that contract under the terms published here.

It is established that the contract is binding for both parties, in accordance with Article 1602 et seq. of the Colombian Civil Code, and by registering their film, participants agree to the conditions established in this call and the regulations governing the film activity, such as Law 397 of 1997, Law 814 of 2003, Decree 1080 of 2015, and Resolution 1021 of 2016.

The Planet On International Environmental Film Festival reserves the right to make modifications, additions, deletions, or any adjustments deemed necessary to the initial conditions stipulated in this call. Therefore, such adjustments cannot be subsequently contested by third parties, in accordance with the provisions of the Colombian Civil Code and the specific regulations governing the film activity in Colombian territory.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

All works, without exception, must comply with the following general rules:

i. Meet the requirement of being short films, whether fiction or non-fiction, as demanded by the call.

ii. Be subject to the consideration of the curatorial committee as short films, whether fiction or non

-fiction, as demanded by the applicable call, and the committee's considerations deemed relevant, which the participant must adhere to.

iii. Comply with all decisions made by the committee, whether to include the short films, whether fiction or non-fiction, in the section determined by the committee or not to include them in any section of the 2023 Planet On VI edition. This takes into account the committee's authority to redefine the category in which the short film should participate.

iv. All films or audiovisual pieces must have a DCP screening copy with subtitles in Spanish or dubbed into Spanish.

v. Only films or audiovisual pieces produced and/or released worldwide between 2020 and 2023 will be considered.

vi. The cultural nationality of films or audiovisual pieces will be decided by the committee, according to the criteria they consider relevant.

vii. The decisions made by the Planet On VII edition curatorial committee regarding inclusion, exclusion, reclassification, programming in various sections, or non-inclusion in any section will be final and not subject to appeal.

viii. The committee is composed of film enthusiasts and experts who share criteria with the general management and are responsible for viewing and deliberating on which films or audiovisual pieces will or will not be included in the programming.

ix. Language and subtitling: films not spoken in Spanish must have subtitles or dialogue transcriptions in Spanish and English (SRT format).

x. All films or audiovisual pieces must be registered through Festhome (www.festhome.com). Films sent via email or physically will not be accepted.

xi. The programming team of the VII Edition of the Planet On International Environmental Film Festival will communicate the curatorial committee's decision regarding the films or audiovisual pieces registered on the Festhome platform to become part of the different sections.

xii. If, after the call is closed, the committee considers that the registered titles do not meet its expectations, it may freely invite films or audiovisual pieces to be part of the different sections and special programs, even if they have not been registered through the Festhome platform.

xiii. In exceptional cases, given the relevance of the films, the committee may invite titles produced before 2019 and 2022 to participate in the selected screenings.

xiv. Whoever submits a film for consideration by the Planet On curatorial committee must be the rights holder or have express authorization for the film to be exhibited at the festival if selected. Otherwise, Planet On will be indemnified against third-party claims.

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

In the sections proposed on this platform for Planet On 2023, all short films can be made from real images or any form of animation and will have absolute freedom regarding perspectives and forms, as long as they have an environmental focus.

CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION
info@planeton.co