Festival start: 01 November 2025
Festival end: 30 November 2025
This short films contest up in order to motivate people to convey their ideas through cinema.
The theme that identifies it is based on the idea of "slowness" or "slow life", what we understand as a bunch of actions (respect for the Environment and people, responsible consumption, defense of culture, decrease, life and leisure alternative, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economy ...) that make individuals improve their quality of life, control their time and be critical of the current economic and social system.
Cash Prizes: 1,300€
LOCAL SECTION:
- Best of Guadalajara Award: 250€. For the best film made by Guadalajara citizens.
OFFICIAL SECTION:
- Jury Award: 400€. For the best moviemaking and technical features.
- Slowest Award: 400€. For the most original idea according to the topics.
- Audience Award: 250€. For the most voted short-film by the show attendants.
* The amount of the awards is subject to the necessary legal deductions upon receipt.
This short-films contest is part of the Slow Film Festival celebrated in Spain. Therefore, we propose directors to send us their short-films following these specified rules:
• TOPICS:
The short-films topic must be based on “slowness or slow-life” idea. We understand this as a cluster of actions (environment and people respect, responsible consumption, culture defense, decrease, alternative life and leisure, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economies...) which make people improve their life quality, control their time and be critical with current economical and social system. Everything that transmits a positive message about this idea will be valued.
We not only admit short-films without this specific topic, but also a "slow" moviemaking, which focuses on characters, images, and a personal or independent vision.
We will not accept movies that show racism, sexism, xenophobia, intolerance, religion fanaticism and any kind of violence against human beings and their environment.
• CONTESTANTS:
Any person of any nationality, can participate in the contest, sending its movie with Spanish subtitles if its spoken language it’s not Spanish. The subtitles file must be SRT.
Each director can present a maximum two short-films, made after 1st January 2023.
• CONDITIONS THAT SHORT-FILMS MUST FULFILL:
- Presented movies must have a maximum duration of 15 minutes.
- Recording format it's completely open, but the movie must be presented in a FullHD AVI, MP4 or MOV file.
- Any genre (fiction, animation, documentary…) is valid.
- Short-films must have a minimum quality in order to be shown. Otherwise, organization reserves admission rights.
• HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
The short-films must be accompanied by the following documents:
- Short-film data:
Title, synopsis, genre, duration, language, recording format, year and place.
- Technical and artistic characteristics:
Names and credits of all the technical and artistic team.
- Director data (or short-film representantive):
Name, address, phone, e-mail and ID photocopy.
* If the director is from Guadalajara (Spain) and wants to participate in the LOCAL SECTION, they must specify it when submitting the short film and their documents.
** It’s optional to attach other documents (short-film frames, director's photograph, posters, subtitles, etc.).
Movies can be sent in one of the following ways:
1 - Online through a storage service (DropBox, WeTransfer, FileMail, etc.), sending the video link and the attached documents to cinelento@gmail.com with subject “15º CERTAMEN DE CINE LENTO”.
2 – Online through Festhome service, uploading both video and data in its own application form for the “15º CERTAMEN DE CINE LENTO” (the contents are private and only accessible to organizers).
• DEADLINE:
The deadline is 5 September 2025.
A Selection Committee, chosen by El Rincón Lento and Contrapicado Films, will choose, among all the movies received, the ones which will constitute the "15º Certamen de Cine Lento". Selection Committee decisions will be irrevocable.
The selection of finalists will be published in social networks of the Festival and Contrapicado Films website. Besides, the directors of chosen films will be told via e-mail approximately 15 days before the celebration of the event, in which the finalist short-films will be shown and the awards will be given to the winners, including an audience award.
• AWARDS:
The prizes that will be awarded in this contest are the following:
LOCAL SECTION:
- Best of Guadalajara Award: 250€. For the best film made by Guadalajara citizens.
OFFICIAL SECTION:
- Jury Award: 400€. For the best moviemaking and technical features.
- Slowest Award: 400€. For the most original idea according to the topics.
- Audience Award: 250€. For the most voted short-film by the show attendants.
* The amount of the awards is subject to the necessary legal deductions upon receipt.
The awards will be announced the day of the event, exceptions apart.
It is recommended that the selected people attend the gala. Each short film can win only one award, moving to the next most voted in the case of repeating in the popular award. The prizes may be declared void if the Jury considers it appropriate (either because no work meets the requirements, or because none meets the minimum quality required).
• LEGALITY:
The fact of taking part in this contest implies the acceptance of these rules. For any other matter not included on the rules, the Selection Committee will decide on their application.
The organization reserves the use and exhibition rights of the short-films in any broadcasting or promotion task related to the festival.
All information in:
https://www.facebook.com/festivalcinelento/
https://www.instagram.com/cine_lento/
For any doubts or questions: cinelento@gmail.com
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The theme of the short should be based on the idea of "slow or slow life". With this we mean an accumulation of actions (respect for the environment and people, responsible consumption, protection of culture, decline, and alternative leisure life, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economy ...) that make individuals improve their quality of life, control your time and are critical of the current economic and social system. Is particularly encouraged everything you transmit a positive message about this idea.
It also will accommodate short films, not strictly following the theme described, highlighting a "slow" realization, focusing on characters, image, and a more independent or personal vision.
Works whose contents do not justify racism, sexism, xenophobia, intolerance, religious fanaticism and any kind of violence against human beings and their environment will be accepted.
