BienVenus Sur Mars ()

Festival start: 16 July 2021      Festival end: 19 July 2021

The "BienVenus sur Mars" Science and Fiction Encounters are preparing for their next edition and are launching a call for films as part of their short film competition!

Through its programming bringing together shows, reading, digital art, music, visual arts, cinema, conferences, etc. BienVenus sur Mars proposes not only to rely on science fiction and the artistic forms that feed on it, but also on the very phenomenon of encounter between artists and scientists.

The films selected by the selection committee will therefore have to report on a link between science and fiction without necessarily being part of this cinematic genre. Films will be able to show science in various forms or scientists in their research, their work but also be works of fiction inspired by scientific questions.

The selected short films will be shown in public during the Encounters on Friday, April 16. A Jury Prize and a Public Prize will be awarded at the end of the competition.

Held at the Priory of Vivoin, from April 16 to 19, 2021, the Science and Fiction Sats BienVenus encounters on Mars are prepared by the Association Festivals in The Land of Upper Sarthe and CreatureS company in co-production with Sarthe Culture.

A Jury Prize and a Public Prize will be awarded at the end of the competition.

Article 1 - Subject


The association "Festivals in the Land of Haute Sarthe", the organizer, proposes a call for short films as part of next edition of the "BienVenus sur Mars" Encounters which will take place from 16 to 19 April 2021 at the Royal Abbey of The Epau in Yvré l'Eveque, near Le Mans.


Article 2 - Registration


Registration for the short film call closes on February 28, 2021.

Registration for the contest is free. To register, participants are invited to complete the participation form available on the Dating website, taking care to provide a functional viewing link.

The registration of each film will be validated upon receipt of the completed registration form, accompanied by the link of the film. For further information, the films.bsm@gmail.com address is available. In the event of selection, the director undertakes, at the request of the association, to provide photos of the film that will be used to promote the festival.


Article 3 - Terms of participation


The films selected by the selection committee will have to report on a link between science and fiction without necessarily being part of this cinematic genre. Films will be able to show science in various forms or scientists in their research, their work but also be works of fiction inspired by scientific questions.

The duration of the short film must not exceed 20 minutes. The organizer reserves the right to accept films slightly exceeding this maximum duration on an exceptional basis.

All kinds of short films are accepted with the exception of video clips.

Short films must be produced after January 1, 2018.

The call for short films is open to any natural person over 15 years (at the closing date of the so-called settlement) or legal, amateur and professional. It is accepted that the short film (s) is (be) initiated by an association, a company, a school or several directors. The participation of minors implies having obtained prior parental permission or guardian(guardian).
Any short film with dialogues in a language other than French must be subtitled in French.

Short films will be sent in a digital HD format (excluding DCP)


Article 4 - Selection


After closing the short film call, the organizer will select a sufficient number of short films according to the editorial line and theme defined in Article 3 in order to propose a program of about 1,5 hour.

No hierarchy is made between amateur directors and professional directors and their works will be considered with the same interest.

All participants will be notified by email if their short film is selected or not selected by April 2, 2021.


Article 5 - Jury composition and awards


A jury consists of three to five members whose eyes will be deemed relevant by the organizer or from the field of film and science.

The composition of the jury is available on the "BienVenus on Mars" website: www.bienvenus-sur-mars.fr
A Jury Prize and an Audience Award will be awarded on an honorary basis.


Article 6 - Image Rights / Intellectual Property


The director certifies (certifies) and guarantees (guarantee) that the work is an original creation within the meaning of the Intellectual Property Act and that it does not constitute the infringement of protected works. The work remains the property full of the director.

The director also guarantees to be the holder of all necessary rights (copyright, image rights and all intellectual property rights) with the persons authorized to exploit the film, in full or in excerpts.


Article 7 - Disposal of the right to broadcast


All participants allow the festival to broadcast their film free of charge as part of the 2020 edition of the Encounters.

Participants give in to the Encounters, without consideration, the right to reproduce the photographs or excerpts of the film for promotional distribution in the publications of the Encounters, for the trailers, in the press and on the television channels partners within 10% of the total duration of the film and may not in any case exceed 2 minutes.


Article 8 - Contest Change


The organizer reserves the right to modify or cancel the short film call at any time in the event of a major force event or independent of his will. It cannot be held liable for this.