CINECO - Festival Internacional de Cine y Ecología (3)

Festival start: 01 December 2023      Festival end: 03 December 2023

Biodiversity loss is one of the main threats we face today. Species are disappearing at levels never seen in human history. Climate change, habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation of resources, the appearance of invasive alien species are the main threats that many species face today.

The human being is the main cause of these threats, but the power to reverse these extinction processes is also in our hands. Conservation policies and measures have saved many species in recent years. Communicating and raising awareness about the main problems facing biodiversity is necessary in order to continue advancing. Many times the environmental problems that are treated from education, awareness and the work that is done in research centers do not reach the general public, for this reason using alternative media such as art or culture can be of great help to reach to more audiences.

Although the efforts to communicate the scientific results obtained in universities and research centers are evident, using the cinema as a communication vehicle is currently a little used bet.

At the "CINECO - International Film and Ecology Festival" we bring together scientists, filmmakers, conservation associations and the general public.

The main objective of the meeting is to highlight the role of cinema in communication and awareness of environmental problems. The specific objectives are:

1. Communicate and disseminate environmental problems to society through audiovisual pieces.

2. Establish a collaboration network between filmmakers and scientists for the development of future projects.

* The Best Documentary Short Film and the Best Non-Documentary Short Film will win a prize of 500 euros each.

This year the Festival will grant a new prize for documentary or non-documentary works made by students of institutes and schools, which will take a prize of 500 euros for the best work.

* The Festival will distinguish the work best valued by the public, thus awarding the Audience Award.

* Special mentions may be awarded if the jury considers it so.

* The organization may invite some representatives of the finalist works to present a paper about their work, either in person or online.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

1. The festival is open to all kinds of short films recorded in any format, with a theme about the environment and ecology, made by directors or producers from anywhere in the world. Cinematographic works must have been made from the year 2022.

2. The work must be in Spanish. If the language of the film is not Spanish, the work must be presented with subtitles in Spanish. Failure to comply with this requirement will be grounds for immediate disqualification of the work.

3. The maximum duration of the work is 30 minutes, including credits.

4. The Festival assumes that the representatives of the short films presented respect all the rights of exhibition and promotion of the works. CINECO FESTIVAL will not be responsible for any breach of this rule.

5. The Festival may use the images provided by the authors of the works to promote the event, as well as fragments of the selected works in this edition and future editions.

6. The Festival may screen the winning works at events held in the city during the same year that CINECO FESTIVAL is held and the following as a prelude to the next edition, prior notification to its authors.

Sections

7. There will be two sections:

• Documentary short film about ecology or environment. The participation of scientists in the technical or artistic team will be valued positively.

• Non-documentary short film: Fiction or animation short films on ecology or the environment are contemplated. The participation of scientists in the technical or artistic team will be valued positively.
awards

8. The Best Documentary Short Film and the Best Non-Documentary Short Film will win a prize of 500 euros each. This year the Festival will grant a new prize for documentary or non-documentary works made by students of institutes and schools, which will take a prize of 500 euros for the best work.

9. The Festival will distinguish the work best valued by the public, thus awarding the Audience Award.

10. Special mentions may be awarded if the jury considers it so.

11. The organization may invite some representatives of the finalist works to present a paper about their work, either in person or online.


REGISTRATIONS:

12. The period for registration and presentation of works ends on September 20, 2023.

13. The organization of the Festival will communicate the verdict to the producers and/or directors of the works selected by the Selection Committee before October 15, 2023 by email.

14. The works may be registered through the FESTHOME platform.

15. The author, person in charge or the production company that represents or distributes the selected work undertakes to send the copy for its projection in digital format before November 3, 2023 through wetransfer to cinecofestival@gmail.com or through the platform in which the work has been registered. The file must be sent in high quality mp4 format in H264 codec, stereo sound. This year the festival may require that the format be in DCP if the work is projected in cinemas. This will be informed in advance. If the works contain subtitles, two files must be sent: one with embedded Spanish subtitles and another without subtitles.

16. The festival management will designate the members of the competition jury, who will be scientists related to the environment and specialized filmmakers.

17. The Festival reserves the right to cancel the award.

18. Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these rules.

19. The resolution of the contest will be made public on the closing day and all those selected will be notified via email.

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