MICA (3)

Festival start: 06 June 2025      Festival end: 06 September 2025

In an ever-evolving film industry, MICA 3 is at the forefront of a new wave of exposure-focused film exhibits. We believe that films should be seen, celebrated, and shared—not locked away in traditional festival circuits.

By joining MICA 3, your work has the chance to shine on a screening event and to reach a global audience through our extensive online exhibit, amplified by three months of paid advertising.

At MICA, we believe that the future of cinema is yet to be found, and we are proud to support the seventh art through this transition. Thank you for joining our film exhibit as a platform for your work.

No awards, no laurels —just pure, unfiltered visibility for your film and an opportunity to showcase your work in a way that truly resonates with today’s audiences.

We encourage all filmmakers to read the entire Call before submitting their short films. Registration and participation in the Inaugural MICA implies full acceptance of the following regulations.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- Registration for MICA 3 will be from, September 3rd, 2024, until, February 28th, 2025, at 23:59 pm Mexico Time (GMT-06:00).

- Participants may submit shorts of ANY GENRE.

- The maximum length of the shorts must not exceed 17 minutes, including credits. *The committee may make exceptions. (send us an email to review your synopsis if lengthier)

- Films can be submitted through Festhome.

- Short films are welcome from any country.

- Only completed films will be accepted.

- Any year of production may be submitted.

- Films of any format and budget may be submitted.

- Participants are not limited to how films maybe be submitted.

- Films that have previously been submitted to the 1st MICA are not eligible for submission.

- All films must include:


Short film Digital format
Short 2-3 line Synopsis in english and Spanish.
Data Sheet: credits, shooting location, year of production and length of the short.
Poster: 300 dpi, .jpg or .png file formats.
3 Stills: 300 dpi, .jpg or .png file formats.
Director’s photo: 300 dpi, .jpg or .png file formats.

- All SELECTED shorts in english will have to include Spanish subtitles for the screening: these subtitles will be placed at the filmmaker’s expense.

- All shorts in Spanish must include english subtitles: these subtitles will be placed at the filmmaker’s expense.

- Registration does not guarantee acceptance at the exhibit.

- Short films that previously have been released may participate.

- All selected shorts will be contacted by email and through submissions platform.

- The official selection will be made by the committee.

- The Official Selection will be announced on March 31, 2025, on our website and social media platforms.

- The committee reserves the right to admission.

- Once the Short Films have been selected, the filmmakers will have a deadline to rectify their information.

- The selected films may be part of a screening organized by MICA, and will be part of the online film exhibit.

- The materials submitted from the selected works will be used to promote the Exhibit.

- The MICA Committee will establish and announce the screening dates.

- All selected films will be retained by the Committee as part of the film collection of MICA.

- If chosen as part of the Official Selection, no film may be withdrawn from the festival.

- Films selected for the festival will be hosted on either Vimeo or YouTube, but access will be restricted solely to our platform, micamateur.com.

- MICA will not pay screening fees for any short film.

- All participants are responsible for the rights of their shorts.

- All short films, including the soundtrack, script, characters, and others, must be original.

- Any case of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

- By registering, you declare and guarantee you have full legal right, authority and all necessary consents, licenses and approvals, to present the film at the exhibit.

- MICA is not liable for any claims, lawsuits, damage, legal fees and losses resulting from the screening of the short film.

- Registration and participation in MICA implies full acceptance of these terms.

- Any unforeseen situation in this Call will be resolved by the committee of MICA.

- The Terms and Conditions are subject to alterations—any changes will be posted on the MICA website.

We hope to receive your submissions and wish all participants the best of luck!