Festival de Cine Sorihuela del Guadalimar (1)

Festival start: 02 May 2023      Festival end: 06 May 2023

The Sorihuela del Gualadlimar Film Festival is the First Festival to be held in the County Region of the province of Jaén, which means that it already has a privileged position in the Jaén film scene. This paradise is an unknown place for many filmmakers who, upon discovering its landscapes, its streets or its people and in general all the opportunities it offers them, will choose this wonderful corner of Jaén to make their stories come true and see them on the big screen.

At the same time, we bring culture closer to its citizens so that they experience cinema, give their opinions about cinema and be a jury of the cinema that they are going to see, since one of the prizes will be the "audience prize", which will be awarded through voting. of those attending each session of the Festival, to the short film with the highest score.

One of our objectives is to show the great work that is done at a national level with the short film format and to make these filmmakers coexist with the province of Jaén.

⦁ Best Short Film: 700 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Provincial Short Film: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy

⦁ Best Short Film in Equality Values: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Audience Award: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Actress: Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Actor: Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Direction: Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Screenplay: Guadalimar Trophy.

⦁ Best Soundtrack: Guadalimar Trophy.

RULES I SORIHUELA DEL GUADALIMAR FILM FESTIVAL (JAEN), from May 2 to 6, 2023.

1. Participation in this Contest is open to nationally produced short films, whether they are fiction, animation or documentary.

2. Short films shot in any format, silent or with incorporated sound, produced after January 1, 2022, may be submitted to the Contest.

3. The maximum duration of the films in the competition will not exceed 20 minutes including the credit titles.

4. The films must be presented in Spanish or in any of the languages ​​of the Spanish state, with Spanish subtitles.

5. Each author may submit up to a maximum of 2 works.

6. Three sections are established for the contest, the Official Section, the Provincial Section and the AMMAA Section.

The selection committee will choose, among all the short films received, those that will be part of the competition. The Provincial Section will only accept works by directors born or residing in the province of Jaén, NOT short films shot there and directed by directors from outside the province. (Documentation certifying this condition will be requested from all directors)

The AMMA Section will include all works that promote values ​​for real equality.

7. The selected films will appear in the Festival Catalog and will be exhibited in PUBLIC AND FREE sessions within the dates of the festival.

Specifically between May 2 and 5, in afternoon/evening sessions at the venue decided by the festival and belonging to the municipality of Sorihuela de Guadalimar, province of Jaén (Spain).

8. The decisions of the Selection Committee and the Jury are final.

INSCRIPTION
Registration will be done by online procedure through the FESTHOME platform.

Registration for this festival is FREE.

In addition to the short film in digital format, the poster of the short film, 2 frames of it and a photograph of the director must be uploaded to the server. When registering the work, you will be asked for a series of data that will make up the registration form, therefore the participant who makes the online submission does not have to send anything else by postal mail or e-mail.

SELECTED FILMS
1. The works selected for the contest will be announced from April 10, 2023 on the official page of the festival, on social networks and in different media. In addition, confirmation will be sent by email to each selected and to the non-selected works as well. The Festival will promote all the selected works on social networks and in the press in a timely manner.

2. The selected films must be sent in HD file with the h264 codec and a minimum resolution of 1920 x 1080 -1080p- in .mp4) before April 30, 2023.

Awards
The selected films will compete for the following prizes:

⦁ Best Short Film: 700 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Provincial Short Film: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy
⦁ Best Short Film in Equality Values: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Audience Award: 500 euros + Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Actress: Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Actor: Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Direction: Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Screenplay: Guadalimar Trophy.
⦁ Best Soundtrack: Guadalimar Trophy.

All prizes are subject to withholdings determined by current law in Spain.

The winners will be invited to the awards ceremony that will take place on Saturday, May 6 in the afternoon / evening. The organization will take care of the accommodation and subsistence expenses for two people on the day/night of the Gala and one more day if necessary. In exceptional cases, the financing of the trip can be studied.



GENERAL RULES
The authors of the works selected for the competition will be able to present their film personally if they so wish, before the screening.
The organization may assume the accommodation if you are interested in attending.
The producers of the selected short films authorize the use of a fragment of the works up to a maximum of 20 seconds, for possible dissemination in any media.

The Organization may exhibit the selected short films in the places and times it deems appropriate, always within the dates of the festival and duly announced on our social networks and previously communicated to the directors / producers.

Any additional information or clarification will be provided by mail, telephone or e-mail addressed to the Festival headquarters.
festivalcinesorihuela@gmail.com

All participants, by the fact that they are, fully accept these rules, as well as the resolution by the Organization of any problem not included in them.