Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes Versión Española – La 2 / SGAE (24)

Festival start: 01 April 2027      Festival end: 30 June 2027

The TV program “Versión Española” (TVE) and the SGAE Foundation (SGAE) announce the XXIV Ibero-American Short Film Competition “Versión Española / SGAE”, aimed at the promotion and dissemination of new authors in the audiovisual creation sector.

Cash Prizes: 14,000€
Screening Fee Shorts: 1,200€

RTVE will pay the producer of each selected short film the amount of 1,200 euros for broadcasting rights for one screening (two, in the event of winning a prize), within the La 2 program “Versión Española”, along with non-exclusive public communication rights to the short film so that RTVE can broadcast the short film via the Internet through RTVE's interactive media under catch-up, geo-blocked mode, for the duration of the broadcast of the Competition's Official Section (April–June).


First Prize: 8,000 euros

Second Prize: 4,000 euros

Third Prize: 2,000 euros

Only for filmmakers from Spain and Latin America

24th IBERO-AMERICAN SHORT FILM CONTEST “VERSIÓN ESPAÑOLA / SGAE”


The “Versión Española” program (TVE) and the SGAE Foundation (SGAE) are announcing the 24th Ibero-American Short Film Competition “Versión Española / SGAE,” aimed at promoting and supporting emerging filmmakers in the audiovisual sector. The competition will be governed by the following

RULES:


1.- Filmmakers from Spain and the Ibero-American community are eligible to participate in this competition.

2.- The competition is open to all short films produced between January and December 2026.

3.- The subject matter of the short films is unrestricted, as is the technique used to create them (live action, animation, or computer graphics), and their runtime may not exceed 30 minutes.

4.- The short film must be submitted to the competition by its producer, along with the following documentation:

A DVD copy of the short film.
Technical and artistic credits for the short film.
A photocopy of the tax identification number (NIF) of the business entity or self-employed individual who holds the rights to the short film.
A photocopy of the tax identification number (NIF) of the company’s legal representative, if applicable.
Curriculum Vitae of the short film’s author(s) and contact information.

The producer must submit the work along with the aforementioned materials, as well as any other required documents, to:

“Versión Española”
(Versión Española / SGAE Short Film Competition)
C/Alcalde Sáinz de Baranda, 92
Building A, 4th Floor
28007 Madrid (Spain)

In addition, short films may also be submitted online at https://festhome.com/festival/concurso-iberoamericano-de-cortometrajes-version-espanola-la-sgae by filling out the required fields.

5.- Short films in a language other than Spanish must be submitted with Spanish subtitles.

6.- All shipping and return costs (if a return is expressly requested) are the responsibility of the participant, who may also visit the Contest office described in Rule 4 to pick up any materials that were not selected.

7.- The deadline for submitting short films is January 1, 2027.

8.- The Contest Organizing Committee, composed of representatives from Versión Española and the SGAE Foundation, will conduct an initial selection, which will be broadcast on the “Versión Española” program during the months of April, May, and June 2027. In this case, participants whose short films have been selected must submit a copy of their film that is suitable for television broadcast.

9.- The selected short films will be announced through the program’s social media channels and those of the SGAE Foundation.

10.- RTVE will pay the producer of each selected short film the sum of 1,200 euros as broadcast rights for one screening (two, if the film wins an award) on the La 2 program “Versión Española,” as well as non-exclusive communication rightsfor one screening (two, if the film wins an award), as part of the La 2 program “Versión Española,” along with the non-exclusive public communication rights to the short film so that RTVE may broadcast the short film online via RTVE’s interactive platforms, in catch-up mode and geo-blocked, for the duration of the Official Competition Section (April–June).


11.- In addition to television broadcasts, the organization reserves the right to schedule screenings of the selected short films for the purpose of promoting and publicizing the Contest. To this end, participants agree to authorize such use should it be requested by the organizers.

12.- The Contest Jury, which is distinct from the Organizing Committee, will be composed of professionals from the Spanish film industry and will be responsible for selecting, from among the short films chosen by the Organizing Committee, the three short films to receive the First, Second, and Third Prizes. The prize money, which will be awarded to the author(s) of the short films, is subject to taxation under current law and is as follows:

First Prize: 8,000 euros
Second Prize: 4,000 euros
Third Prize: 2,000 euros

Prizes may not be awarded ex aequo nor declared void.

13.- The awards will be announced and presented in June 2027, and the winning short films will be broadcast a second time in a special program.

14.- Participants agree that any broadcasts, screenings, and promotional initiatives involving the short films following the announcement of the contest results must include a mention of the award received, specifying the name of the contest.

15.- All short films must comply with current intellectual property rights regulations, in accordance with the provisions established for this purpose by the SGAE. The SGAE Foundation will provide all necessary information and guidance to authors entering this Award.

16.- In the event that a short film is not free of broadcast rights, it may still be submitted to the contest, but the contest organizers must be expressly informed of this circumstance. Furthermore, the participant must ensure that the broadcaster holding the rights permits its broadcast on the program “Versión Española” if selected, including a second broadcast should it receive one of the three awards, and its broadcast via RTVE’s interactive media, as set forth in Clause 10, at no additional cost.

17. All information provided by contestants during the course of this contest is confidential and may not be disclosed to third parties or used for purposes other than those related to the administration of the contest, except as provided by law.
The personal data that contestants voluntarily provide to RTVE and the SGAE Foundation for their participation in the contest will be used by both entities solely for the purpose of carrying out all necessary procedures for the conduct of the contest and will be processed in accordance with current data protection regulations. To this end, participants may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability, and the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making by writing to the address specified in Rule 4.

18.- Participation in this contest implies full acceptance of these Rules.

19.- Participants release the entities of the SGAE Group and Televisión Española from any liability arising from plagiarism or any other violation of applicable law that any participant may commit.

20.- In the event of a claim or dispute, both participants and the organizers must submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Madrid.