CortogeniAl, Festival De Cine Y Cortometrajes (14)

Festival start: 16 November 2023      Festival end: 25 November 2023

The celebration of the XIV Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil between November 16th and 25th, 2023.

It is welcome to all those movie directors, producers and/or distributors who possess the legal control of the performances that they present to compete.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Short films must have been produced in 2022 or 2023.

- The maximum length allowed is 20 minutes.

- Each playwright could provide as many performances as he/she/they wanted.

- Productions not filmed in Spanish as a main language, must be submitted with Spanish subtitles for its exhibition.

- Authors will be responsible for their performances.

- First Prize...................800 Euros
- Second Prize..................500 Euros
- National Film Prize...........500 Euros
- Special Audience Award........400 Euros
- RTVA, to the best audiovisual Andalucian creation ... RTVA Terms (*)

(*) Endowed with a trophy consisting of the bronze reproduction of the sculpture EL DILEMA by Mario César de las Cuevas. The awarded audiovisual work will be broadcasted by Canal Sur Radio and Television on any of its channels, within a window created for this purpose. Consult the complete Bases on the web www.canalsur.es

1. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

It is welcome to all those movie directors, producers and/or distributors who possess the legal control of the performances that they present to compete.

The person or entity (or its representative) that submits the short film’s application form will be considered by the Festival Organization as the only valid point of contact for any notification that the Festival makes and the only person responsible in the presence of other people or companies that have participated in the production.

2. REQUIREMENTS:

- Short films must have been produced in 2022 or 2023.

- The maximum length allowed is 20 minutes.

- Each playwright could provide as many performances as he/she/they wanted.

- Productions not filmed in Spanish as a main language, must be submitted with Spanish subtitles for its exhibition.

- Authors will be responsible for their performances.

3. PLACE AND DATES:
The celebration of the XIV Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil between November 16th and 25th, 2023. The official competition sections will take place on November 23rd and 24th, with the final gala being on November 25th.

The Festival has the Teatro Circo of Puente Genil and the cinema of the town as the main projection spaces.

For more information visit our social networks:
- Website (https://cortogenial.org/),
- Facebook: (@CortoGenialFestivaldeCineyCortos)
- Instagram (@cortogenial).

4. REGISTRATION deadline
The submission period begins on May 1st and ends on August 1st, 2023.

The submission of the short films may be made via email or via the festival’s digital platform.

Participants must send:

- Printed and properly filled registration form. Available on the Festival website: www.cortogenial.tv. Participants can use their own registration form.
- Copy of identity card/Passport and frames of the short film.
- Link containing the short film submitted. This link needs to be enabled from the moment of the movie registration until the publication of the selection (November 1st ).
- The works should be presented in their original language. In the case of a version other than Spanish, it must have subtitles in Spanish.

Participants need to authorize the use of the material for its dissemination in any means of communication in order to promote the Festival.

The Festival may use photographs of the films, in the press and other media, as well as for the preparation of the Festival's catalog.

Sending this documentation implies acceptance of all of these conditions.

4.1. DIGITAL PLATFORMS

- Festhome: https://festhome.com/es

4.2. SUBMISSION BY EMAIL.
Participants have the possibility to send their short film by email (Vimeo link or similar) to the address programacion@cortogenial.org

5. SELECTION:
From among all the short films received, a committee designated by the Festival Organization will select the finalists, which will be exhibited at the Festival. The selection committee's decision is final.

The selection of the finalist will be published on November 1st, 2023 on the web www.cortogenial.org

Previously, the directors of the participating short films will be notified through the email from which the registration was made or the distribution platform they have chosen for the registration of their work.

The selected shorts films will be exhibited in public sessions in the designated place, at the times and dates that appear in the Festival's official program.
The selected films must be sent for screening before November 5th, 2023. The accepted video files should be: (mov, mpeg 4) in Full HD (1920 x 1080), with H264 codec. STR subtitles.

6. ATTENDANCE AT THE FESTIVAL:
The festival does not require the presence of the creators or representatives of the short films, as a precondition to apply for the awards.

7. awards:
After the exhibition of the selected works, the Jury will make public the prize list of the short film contest during the Closing Gala of CortogeniAl 2023:

First Prize 800 euros
Second Prize 500 euros
Best Short Film National Award 500 euros
Special Public Prize 400 euros
RTVA, for the best Andalusian audiovisual creation RTVA terms*

*Endowed with a trophy consisting of the bronze reproduction of the sculpture EL DILEMA by Mario César de las Cuevas. The awarded audiovisual work will be broadcasted by Canal Sur Radio and Television on any of its channels, within a window created for this purpose. Consult the complete Bases on the web www.canalsur.es

The prizes will be awarded by the members of a jury chosen by the Festival Organization, conformed by representatives from the audiovisual and cultural sector. The jury's decision will be unappealable.

The Audience Award will be voted on by the attendees after viewing the short films, following the indications that the Festival Organization stipulates for this purpose.
The winners will include a descriptive legend of the award along with the logo of the Short Film Festival (provided by the Festival) at the beginning of the short film for exhibition at festivals, venues and competitions.

8. ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT OF THE PRIZE:
The payment of the prizes is subject to the current tax regulations in Spain.

From the closing date of the event, the Festival will send the winners a communication (email) requesting the necessary documentation to make the payment of the prizes effective.

The Festival Organization will pay the prizes no later than 6 months after the celebration of the Festival.

The documentation required to process the payment will be the following:
- Copy of identity card of Passport.
- IBAN code of bank account designated to the deposit.

Once the notification of the award received and the request of the indicated documents have been sent, the winners will have a period of 30 days to confirm the acceptance of the award and the required documentation. After this period, without fulfilling this requirement, the award will be flagged as rejected.

Once the payment is received, the winners need to agree to sending a signed receipt for the award (the model will be provided by the Festival).

9. FILM/MEDIA LIBRARY:
The received short films will become part of the audiovisual archive of the Contest, designated for non-profit audiovisual broadcasting, and always of promotional, cultural and educational type.

The Festival will request permission from the participants before scheduling the exhibition of their works in unofficial sections of the Festival, accepting their decision.

10. TERMS ACCEPTANCE:
The registration implies the acceptance of these terms in addition to the decisions of the Organization and the selection committee. Any question not presented in the terms will be solved by the Festival Organization.

11. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Any information or further clarification will be facilitated by email info@cortogenial.org