Selection of entries is done by a committee of people connected to the areas of cinema, visual and performing arts, journalism, advertising, academics, social policy and/or the LGBTQ universe. This committee has the liberty to define its own criteria of evaluation and selection, in accordance with the profile and guidelines defined by the artistic direction.

Festival start: 15 November 2017      Festival end: 26 November 2017

The Mix Brasil Festival is an annual cultural event with a focus on films related to sexuality in its various forms of expression.

In 2017, an estimated audience of 48,000 people attended the screenings, parties, theatre and music performances, conference and debates promoted in the festival's 24th annual edition.

Mix Brasil is held in November at prestigious movie theaters across Sao Paulo and takes full advantage of the diversity of the city to host a variety of innovative events. After Sao Paulo, Mix Brasil tours abridged programs to other Brazilian cities.

The event is carried out by the Mix Brasil Cultural Association, a non-profit organization which seeks to promote the freedom of expression of sexual diversity by looking at new and different ways that this is achieved.

Golden Rabbit

Jury Prize for Best Brazilian Feature Film (fiction / documentary);
Jury Prize for Best Brazilian Short (fiction / documentary);

Silver Rabbit

Jury Prize for Best Director, Brazilian Short Film;
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, Brazilian Short Film;
Jury Prize for Best Acting, Brazilian Short Film.

Jury Prize for Best Director, Brazilian Feature Film;
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, Brazilian Feature Film;
Jury Prize for Best Acting, Brazilian Feature Film.

Public Award for Best Brazilian Feature Film (fiction / documentary);
Public Award for Best International Feature Film (fiction / documentary).
Public Award for Best Brazilian Short Film;
Public Award for Best International Short Film;

Special Awards

Suzy Capó Prize (Golden Rabbit) for the most innovative and transgressive work (film/theatre/music/dance).

Gongo's Show Award (Silver Rabbit) hosted by Marisa Orth;

Canal Brasil chosen by jury prize for Best Brazilian Short Film - R $ 15,000.00 (fifteen thousand reais) as well as being suitable for large Award Canal Brazil of R $ 50,000.00 (fifty thousand reais).

Mix HIV Award - for films that represent the experience of living with HIV. Prize of R$ 10,000.00 (ten thousand reais) to the best film with the theme.

ORGANIZATION

The festival is organized by the Associacao Cultural Mix Brasil (Mix Brasil Cultural Association).

LOCATIONS AND DATES

The 25th Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity will take place in the city of Sao Paulo from the 15th to the 26th of November, 2017, with a tour of an abridged-version of the festival to other cities in Brazil. All short films must be available for the tour, but the participation of features (fiction and documentary) will be subjected to the approval of the producers/distributors. If you do not wish to participate in the tour and/or wish your copy be returned immediately after the screenings in Sao Paulo, you should notify the festival management by September,29th by email.

SELECTION

Selection of entries is done by a committee of people connected to the areas of cinema, visual and performing arts, journalism, advertising, academics, social policy and/or the LGBTQ universe. This committee has the liberty to define its own criteria of evaluation and selection, in accordance with the profile and guidelines defined by the artistic direction.

PROGRAMMING

Programming is the prerogative of the festival. The selected films can enter in any section of the festival, with the exception of films that are pre-selected by invited curators.

BRAZILIAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Brazilian short films up to 25 minutes long are eligible for the Brazilian Competition Program. While a premiere is not required, it will be a plus during the selection process.

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

Only online submissions will be accepted for preview screening. We are not responsible for any material sent by mail.

Rough cuts and works-in-progress are eligible for submission , if selected, an exhibition print needs to be available by October 15, 2017.

Please indicate on the submission form that the film is "Rough Cut" and specify what is missing.

FILMS ARCHIVE

The DVD copies sent for entry will not be returned, becoming a part of the video archive of the Associacao Cultural Mix Brasil, There will be no public screenings for any purposes of the videos in the archive.

GONG'S SHOW

If your film is not selected for the festival's regular program but you wish to participate in the Gong Show, you should advise the festival organizers upon receipt of the notification.

SELECTED FILMS

The final list of selected films will be announced by October 10th.

Exhibition copies (in the same format that was indicated on the entry form) should be sent by October 30, 2017, to the following address :

Associacao Cultural Mix Brasil
Av Vieira de Carvalho, 192 cj 21 Republica
Sao Paulo, SP 01210 010 Brasil

If the exhibition copy of your film is on 16mm/35mm please ask for special instruction before sending the print.

To avoid problems with Brazilian customs please follow the shipping instructions given by the festival management.

If your copy is not available by the above date, you should contact the Festival Mix Brasil by the end of September, arrange the copy's arrival on the scheduled date, and provide contact information for the person or organization responsible for the copy being sent.

Festival Mix Brasil only covers the freight for the return of copies to their origin or to another festival, unless another arrangement has been previously agreed upon with the festival organizers.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

It is not necessary to send pictures of your film at time of submission, but it is obligatory for all selected films. Pictures sent by email should be TIFF or JPEG format and high resolution (at least 300 dpi).

Films selected for the International Panorama and Mostra Competitiva Brasil should be accompanied by a photo of the director and her/his filmography.

You are also encouraged to enclose a synopsis, production credits and press information regarding your film or video.

Press materials should arrive at the festival no later than October 15th, 2017.

SUBTITLES

All selected films must send, no later than October, 15th, a list (in .doc format) of dialogues in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Screening copies of films that are in Portuguese or English don´t need to be subtitled in English (or any other language), provided that the cut of the film in the preview copy is exactly the same as in the screening copy.

All foreign films will be screened with electronic subtitles in Portuguese. The festival does not make transcriptions from screeners, therefore, a dialogue list is mandatory.

The festival does not provide electronic subtitling for the Brazilian Competition Program which will be evaluated by an international jury. Therefore, the exhibition copies of the films selected for the Brazilian Competition program must have subtitles in English.

ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL

The festival takes care of transportation of all guests from and to the Sao Paulo's airport, provided they arrive and leave between November 15th till 26th.

VERY IMPORTANT: Participants are responsible for Brazilian entry visas, which in some cases must be arranged several weeks before arrival. The festival will send an invitation letter if it is needed.