Submissions deadline
30 Apr 22
2.4€
AWARDS
(International feature films – in Spanish or with integrated Spanish subtitles)
BEST FEATURE FILM NIFF2022 (€2,000 and Gold Meliton for Best Feature Film)
BEST FEATURE FILM INTERPRETATION (Silver Meliton for Best Performance)
BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FEATURE FILM (Meliton for Best Ibero-American Film)
SELECTABLE WORKS - CONDITIONS
GENDER
The works to present can be fiction, animation and documentary.
OFFICIAL THEMES
Planet, Migrations, Racism, Seniors, Feminisms, LGTBI+, Disability, Mental health.
DURATION
Feature films over 60' and less than 120' in length.
IDIOM
The works can be presented in any language, as long as those works that are not presented in Spanish, have a version with subtitles in Spanish embedded in the image.
AGE
There are no age limits. NIFF aims to encourage the participation of the elderly, as collaborators or participants, but it also aims to have the work of the youngest or anyone who is starting out in the audiovisual world. Both amateurs and professionals have a place in the NIFF Competition Section.
TERRITORY
Works carried out anywhere on the planet can be presented. There are no borders that determine which works can be presented and which cannot.
INSCRIPTION
The works presented must adjust to the thematic areas addressed by the festival. In addition, they must be registered and represented by a natural or legal person who has the copyright of the audiovisual work, or who has a signed authorization to represent the legal person responsible for it.
CONTEST MECHANICS
All the selected works may be exhibited throughout the festival in the Competition Section. Its viewing will be free for all audiences after purchasing a ticket. The Jury will meet to share their votes and obtain the winners of each category. The names of the winners will be announced at the Closing Gala of the Festival. All the winners will receive a Melitón statuette as well as the economic endowment corresponding to each category, if applicable.
CALL DEADLINE
All the works presented to the Competition Section of the NIFF must be delivered before -registration date- The works presented later will not be registered, except in certain cases justified by the decision of the organizing committee of the festival.
SELECTION PROCESS AND COMMUNICATION OF THE DECISION
The decision of the selection committee will be communicated by email to the contact address provided in the registration form and will be final.
DELIVERY OF COPIES FOR THE PROJECTION
All those selected to be exhibited during the Festival must provide the organization with a copy for screening. Said copy may be delivered in the following manner: - Sending the download link on Festhome or Vimeo (with password) to info@navarrafestival.com.
CONDITIONS AND FORMALIZATION OF THE PROJECTION
The organization of the Festival reserves the exclusive right to the official publication of the list of selected titles, and will agree on the order and date of exhibition of the works. Until the closing date of the Festival, the works may not be withdrawn from the Festival, maintaining the obligation to provide the Festival with all the necessary materials for the optimal projection of the film sufficiently in advance. The Festival may reject the participation of any audiovisual work that does not meet the necessary technical conditions for a good quality exhibition or that does not comply with the bases described.
JURY
The Jury of the Competition Section of the Navarra International Film Festival – NIFF, will be made up of a minimum of 3 people. The profiles of the juries will be published on the festival website. The decisions of the juries will be unappealable and must not be justified.
GENERAL DISPOSITION
The participants who have registered their works in the Festival declare that they are original, that they do not constitute plagiarism or violate any other right of third parties, rule, norm or legislation of any kind, being solely responsible for any irregularity derived from the exhibition of the works in the Festival or the use of any of the materials provided. Likewise, they authorize the organization of the festival to project said works in the way that it considers most convenient. The organizers of the Festival cannot be held responsible, even jointly and severally, for any issue related to the copyright of the registered works. The Navarra International Film Festival – NIFF will keep all the copies submitted for the selection process, but said copies will not be used without the consent of the producers and/or owners of each work. All information about a film provided in its registration form is likely to be published on the Festival's website and social networks. The producers will be responsible for the inclusion of all the credits of the registered works, and must respond individually to possible third-party claims for non-compliance with this obligation. All participants agree to grant interviews and give material so that the sponsors of the contest can broadcast it on their respective channels. Participation in the Navarra International Film Festival – NIFF, implies full acceptance of these rules.