Festicini - International Independent Film Festival (4)

Début du Festival: 17 septembre 2025      Fin du Festival: 28 septembre 2025

Festicini will award independent productions of long, medium and short films, as well as documentaries and animations, in several categories including the category for films whith environmental themes.

AWARDS

The trophies will be manufactured especially for this Festival.

The winners of the above categories will receive the Festicini Independent Cinema trophy.

1 - OBJECTIVE
The main objective of FESTICINI – INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL is to hold an independent film festival, seeking to value, encourage and promote small and medium-sized producers, awarding Brazilian and international films, promoting network between film professionals, opening up space for their works and encouraging new productions.

2 - THE EVENT
2.1 FESTICINI – INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, will be held on the following dates in 2025: September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2025 in the city of Mogi das Cruzes and on the following dates: September 26, 27 and 28 in the town of Guararema, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
2.2 FESTICINI may also promote, during the festival period, parallel, non-competitive screenings, with films that were submitted but not selected by the festival organization.

3 – REGISTRATION
3.1 Submitted works must have been completed between 2020 and 2025. There’s no limit to the number of titles subscribed per director/producer.
3.2 Registrations must be made through the following websites: https://festhome.com/festival/festicini
or www.festicini.com.
3.3 The registration form on the Festhome must be fuly completed with detailed information about the film, its technicians and artists. Carefully read the list of 15 categories; your film may compete in more than one category.
3.4 Registration is free of charge only between April 14, 2025 and May 13, 2025. (23:59 Brasilia time GMT-3 deadline 05/13/2025).
3.5 From May 14 to August 17, 2025, there will be a fee charged for each registered work. Please note the amounts: US$ 10.00 (Ten Dollars).
3.6 Foreign and Brazilian films MUST be subtitled in Portuguese (Brazil), otherwise they will be automatically disqualified and the registration fees paid will NOT be refunded.
3.7 The following films may be submitted:
a) Feature-length films (over 60 minutes)
b) Medium-length films (over 20 to 60 minutes)
c) Short films (up to 20 minutes)
Note: The total running time of the film must include the credits.
d) Documentaries
e) Animated films
f) Films with environmental themes
3.8 The selected films may compete for awards in up to 15 categories.
3.9 Films that participated in FESTICINI’s past editions and were not awarded may register again and compete for awards in the categories above, as long as they were finished within the period of completion mentioned in topic 3.1 – REGISTRATION.
3.10 Registration will be open from April 14, 2025 to August 17, 2025. The registration form can be filled out on https://festhome.com/festival/festicini or www.festicin.com
3.11 At the time of registration, films must be available in mp4 1920x1080 and properly subtitled in Brazilian Portuguese. Otherwise, these works will be disqualified. The organizers will not ask the candidate to resubmit the work if it is in low resolution or without subtitles.
3.12 The work’s registration, the information contained in the registration form and the correct resolution of the film are responsibility of those who subscribed the film. If the film is subject to any type of observation that goes against the rules and is disqualified, the organization and/or anyone involved in the production of the event will not refund the registration fee. Therefore, it is important that the registration is done correctly, in accordance with the rules presented in this document.
3.13 The film must be available on VIMEO. The password for viewing and downloading by the festival production team must be sent.

4- SELECTION
4.1 FESTICINI´s Organization put together a jury with professionals from various artistic and cultural sectors.
4.2 The nominees will be announced on August 24, 2025.
4.3 The winners will be announced on September 26, 2025, at the Awards Ceremony.

5 - PARTNERSHIP
5.1 CEDECINI – Center for the Study and Development of Independent Cinema, in partnership with DZ.7 Realizações Artísticas e Culturais (owner of the rights to FESTICINI – International Independent Film Festival), will be making its website available: www.cedecini.org to also publish the list of nominees and the categories in which they will be competing, as well as any other information about the festival.
5.2 We invite all FESTICINI participants to join CEDECINI – Center for the Study and Development of Independent Cinema, free of charge, to be in direct contact with future events aimed at independent film production and information about FESTICINI. Individuals or legal entities, artists, technicians and anyone interested in cinema may join CEDECINI. www.cedecini.org

6 - JURY
6.1 The jury will be appointed by the festival organizers and will be made up of professionals who are not connected in any way to the submitted works.
6.2 The decision of the jury is final and not subject to appeal.

7 - CATEGORIES
7.1 The selected films will compete for awards in the following 15 categories:
» Best feature-length film
» Best medium-length film
» Best short fiction
» Best documentary
» Best animation
» Best environmental film
» Best actor
» Best actress
» Best supporting actor
» Best supporting actress
» Best director
» Best original screenplay
» Best photography
» Best costume design
» Best original soundtrack

7.2 The selected films may be nominated in more than one category.

8- AWARDS
8.1 The winners of the above categories will be awarded the FESTICINI Independent Film Trophy.
8.2 Trophies specially made for the Festival will be awarded.

9 – WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
9.1 The winners will be announced during the FESTICINI - International Independent Film Festival awards ceremony, on September 26, 2025, in the city of Guararema-SP, Brazil.
9.2 The directors and/or producers of the winning films are invited to publicize and highlight the awards received in all press material and social media using the Festival Logo, highlighting the phrase: Awarded at FESTICINI – International Independent Film Festival.
9.3 The FESTICINI Logo must be requested by email: contato@festicini.com.br or festicini@gmail.com

10 – QUESTIONS or INFORMATION
Questions and/or any type of information related to the festival may be requested by email: contato@festicini.com.br.

11 - FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
11.1 FESTICINI’s organization may withdraw or disqualify at any time any film submitted that does not comply with these regulations or that does not present truthful information. The holder of all applicable rights to the film shall be fully responsible for any legal implications.

11.2 The submitted works are automatically authorized to be shown as an integral part of the FESTICINI program, whether at the main event or in any side exhibitions that may be held and/or in FESTICINI publicity.

11.3 Subscribed films agree to be presented as part of the FESTICINI program, whether at the main event and/or at film screenings that may be held after the festival for 02 (two) years, in any location in Brazil, completely free of charge, without generating any burden, fee or charge for their exhibition for their organizers, sponsors, public or private supporters, as well as for any person taking part in the event, during the period determined in this paragraph.
11.4 Participants automatically grant FESTICINI’s organization the right to broadcast excerpts of the selected films, up to 3 minutes long, communicating the event’s program in any type of audiovisual or printed media and/or on any digital platform.
11.5 FESTICINI’s organization may subsequently request additional materials and information on the films entered.
11.6 The person responsible for the film’s application declares, at the time of registration, that the producer of the work is the holder of all applicable rights, guaranteeing its exhibition at FESTICINI and/or in parallel, non-competitive independent film festivals in the city and/or in other locations in Brazil.
11.7 Registration will be considered an automatic declaration of authorization to exhibit the selected and/or non-selected work at FESTICINI – International Independent Film Festival and/or at any event promoted by the festival during and after FESTICINI, in any location in Brazil. Registration alone gives the organizers complete freedom to exhibit the work for up to 02 years after registration, without generating any type of complaint or legal action of any nature against its organizers or any public, legal or private person linked to the Festival.
11.8 The materials used in the submitted film, including the soundtrack and/or archive images, must not violate any third-party image usage or intellectual property rights, and the person responsible for the submission agrees to assume exclusive legal responsibility for any claim, lawsuit or litigation arising from the screening or use of the works.
11.9 Any legal actions that may arise against FESTICINI – International Independent Film Festival, must be settled in the Court of the city of São Paulo-SP/Brazil, regardless of how privileged they may be.
11.10 FESTICINI, its SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS and ORGANIZERS shall not be held liable for the full content of the submitted work, and this responsibility shall lie with the owner of the work in any legal proceedings.
11.11 The submitted works may NOT contain any content that is political; show prejudice against race, religion, sex, pedophilia; or incitement to drugs or crimes. If any form of prejudice or incitement to people or organizations is identified, these works will not be allowed to be shown at FESTICINI, and if this occurs, any fees paid will NOT be refunded. We would like to point out that the FESTICINI Organization will not accept any type of argument regarding this paragraph.
11.12 The submitted works will not be returned and will become part of the collection of FESTICINI and CEDECINI – Center for the Study and Development of Independent Cinema.
11.13 The submitted films may not be removed from FESTICINI under any circumstances and will be shown in accordance with the Festival Organization.
11.14 Submission of the submission form implies unconditional acceptance of the full text of these Regulations.
11.15 Any cases not covered by these Regulations will be resolved by the organization of the FESTICINI International Independent Film Festival.

Contacts: contato@festicini.com.br