FESTIVAL AUDIOVISUAL INTERNACIONAL ORIGEN (8)

Festival start: 17 August 2023      Festival end: 20 August 2023

Origin is an International Audiovisual Festival, which takes place in the small Granada town of Orce, known for its archaeological sites cradle of the first settlers of Europe, as well as for the peculiarity of its landscapes, its history and gastronomy.

A single prize of € 1000. Best film.

Origen Festival Internacional Audiovisual

The 8th edition of Origen Festival will take place from 17th to 20th of August 2023 in different emblematic locations of Orce, Granada

The participating films must comply with the following guidelines:

1. The person who presents the film (the applicant) claims to have the consent of each and every one of the owners, creators, writers, producers and/or any other legal representative of the movie. Any possible claims about intellectual property rights will be the applicant’s responsibility.

2. The participants must be persons at least 18 years old, or legal entities of any nationality.

3. Works must be received before the June 30th 2023 deadline. Any work received after this date will be dismissed.

4. The selected participants of the Official Section of the Festival will be informed before July 15th. The Festival Organization will not inform about the selection process before this date.

5. The audiovisual works can be of different styles and must not exceed a duration of 40 minutes.

6. Movies can only be submitted once per festival, even if submitted as a work in progress.

7. If the dialogues of the films are not in Spanish there must be subtitles in this language burnt in the file.

8. If the movie is selected, the Festival reserves itself the right to use fixed images and extracts of the film for promotional purposes, with an extension of less than 10% of the total duration, or a maximum of 45 seconds.

9. The participants do not have the right to claim any fare or rent for the projections of the works during the competition.

10. The producers of the short films selected for the competition, will send their works in readable formats (MPG4, MOV, H 264 or similar) and high quality. In the event that a film does not reach the quality standards for its projection, the organization reserves itself the right to remove it from the official section.

Alongside the video file, two pictures must be sent:

- Film poster in .jpg or .png format, with a size of 420 x 623 pixels.

- Frame of the film in high quality, in the same .jpg or .png formats. It must not include the title nor the subtitles, and it should not be the initial frame.

- Optionally a trailer can be sent to the following e-mail: origenfestival@gmail.com to share in social networks.

11. The inscription will be done exclusively online through the following platform: https://festhome.com/.

12. The jury will be formed by people from different fields, from the audiovisual sector as well as from other areas/sectors, always looking for a diverse, critical and qualified view, having in mind the different sensibilities of the spectators. Its decision will be final/unappealable.

13. The winner will be informed at the end of the Festival. His or her work will be projected again in the edition of 2024 with the winner’s mention.

14. There will be only one prize of 1000€, and it will be subject to the legal taxes.

15. Any person related to the organization of the Festival, as well as sponsors or any other collaborator that takes part of the selection process of the films (finalists, nominated or winner) are expressly excluded.

16. The participants agree to the public exhibition of their work in this contest, under the established conditions, the acceptance of these rules, as well as the jury’s interpretation of them.

17. The Organization Committee will decide about any unexpected circumstances not foreseen in these rules.