Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura da Diversidade ()

Festival start: 10 November 2021      Festival end: 21 November 2021

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

In 2020, an estimated audience of 176k people attended the screenings, theatre and music performances, conferences, and debates promoted in the festival's 28th annual edition.

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

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

** IMPORTANT – COVID-19 ALERT **

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Festival Mix Brasil 2021’s edition will take place online, on a secure platform, with a limited number of attendees in each screening. If the guidelines of the local public agencies allow this the Festival may also take place in movie theaters.
It is thus concluded that your submission at Festival Mix Brasil / Festhome means that you agree that, if selected, the film will also be shown online.

Golden Rabbit

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

Silver Rabbit

Jury Prize / Best Director, Brazilian Short Film;
Jury Prize / Best Screenplay, Brazilian Short Film;
Jury Prize / Best Acting, Brazilian Short Film;

Jury Prize / Best Director, Brazilian Feature Film;
Jury Prize / Best Screenplay, Brazilian Feature Film;
Jury Prize /Best Performance, Brazilian Feature Film;

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

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 Award / Best Brazilian Short Film - R $ 15,000.00 (fifteen thousand reais) as well as being suitable for large Canal Brazil Award of R $ 50,000.00 (fifty thousand reais);

Sesc TV Award / Best short film of the competition. A prize of R$ 5k reais and a two-year exhibition contract on the channel- **

Incentives: - **

Mistika Award for Short Film - R$ 5k reais in image post-production services;

CTAV Award
Short film: loan of equipment and accessories for two weeks;
Feature film: loan of equipment and accessories for four weeks;

DOTCINE Award
Short Film: 2 days of color correction + master DCP;
Feature film: Master DCP;

** Awards to be confirmed by the date of the event.

ORGANIZATION

The Festival is organized by the Associacao Cultural Mix Brasil.

LOCATIONS AND DATES

** IMPORTANT – COVID-19 ALERT **

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Festival Mix Brasil 2021’s edition will take place online, on a secure platform, with a limited number of attendees in each screening. If the guidelines of the local public agencies allow this the Festival may also take place in movie theaters.

It is thus concluded that your submission at Festival Mix Brasil / Festhome means that you agree that, if selected, the film will also be shown online.

The 29th Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity will take place in the city of São Paulo on November 10th - 21st, 2021.

SELECTION

The 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. The committee has the liberty to define its own criteria of evaluation and selection, in accordance with the profile and guidelines defined by the direction.

PROGRAMMING

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

BRAZILIAN FEATURE AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Brazilian short films preferable up to 20 minutes long are eligible for the Brazilian Competition Program. While a premiere is not required, it will be a plus during the selection process.
PS:- This year the festival is also selecting Series. Entries can be made directly in the feature film field.

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 10, 2021.

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

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 01st.
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** IMPORTANT: IF THE FESTIVAL HAPPENS AT THEATRES: copies (in the same format that was indicated on the entry form) should be sent by October 10, 2021, to the following address :

Associacão Cultural Mix Brasil
Rua Manoel Dutra, 538 - apto 02 - Bela Vista São Paulo, SP 01329 010 Brasil.

If the exhibition copy of your film is 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 Festival Mix Brasil until October, 10th to 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.
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PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

It is not necessary to send pictures of your film at the 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 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 10th, 2021.

SUBTITLES

Selected films must send, no later than October, 10th, a list (in .doc format) of dialogues in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.

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 English subtitles.

ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL/2021

The festival takes care of the transportation of all guests from and to São Paulo's airport, provided they arrive and leave during the event.

NOTICE: WHEN NECESSARY, 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.