Festival Internacional De Cine Y Derechos Humanos De Valencia - Humans Fest de Fundación por la Justicia (15)

Festival start: 30 May 2024      Festival end: 08 June 2024

The International Film and Human Rights Festival - HUMANS FEST, developed in Valencia since 2008, is one of the main activities promoted by the Fundación por la Justicia that aims to bring audiovisual culture closer to both the general public and especially vulnerable audiences, as well as such as the defense of human rights and the denunciation of their violations throughout the world and at the same time carrying out a series of activities with a social content.

The Festival reaches its XV edition to be held in June 2024.

Cash Prizes: 3,350€

"Humans Fic"- Best Feature Film Award - 1.200€

"Humans Doc" - Best Feature Documentary Award - 1.200

Best International Short Film Award - 400 €

Best Documentary Short Film Award - 400€

Best Valencian Short Film Award - 400 €

Best Screenplay Award EDAV Valencian shortfilm - One-year free registration as member of EDAV

Best Minishort "One Minute One Rigt" Award - 250 €

XV International Festival of Cinema and Human Rights of Valencia

HUMANS FEST 2024

GOALS

The International Film and Human Rights Festival - HUMANS FEST, developed in Valencia since 2008, is one of the main projects promoted by the Foundation for Justice that aims to increase the involvement of a global and critical Valencian citizenry committed to the defense and promotion of Human Rights and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. To achieve this, the project brings audiovisual culture closer to both the general public and especially vulnerable audiences, from making visible the defense of human rights and denouncing their violations throughout the world. world, as well as the promotion of activities that support the consolidation of active citizenship for social justice.

DATES

The 15th edition of HUMANS FEST will be held from May 30 to June 8, 2024.

3. HEADQUARTERS AND MEANS OF CONTACT.

FUNDACIÓN POR LA JUSTICIA

Carrer de Ripalda, 16, low,
46003 Valencia (Spain)
Telephone: +34 961 04 73 35
https://fundacionporlajusticia.org/humansfest/
humansfest@fundacionporlajusticia.org and info@fundacionporlajusticia.org


4. SECTIONS and PRIZES

'Humans Fic' section:

Award for Best International Fiction Feature Film: €1,200
Award for Best International Fiction Short Film: €400

Films lasting 60 minutes or more will be considered feature films and short films may not exceed 30 minutes in length.

'Humans Doc' section

Award for Best International Documentary Feature: €1,200
Award for Best International Documentary Short Film: €400

Films lasting 60 minutes or more will be considered feature films and short films may not exceed 30 minutes in length.

'Curt i Barrejat' Section: Section of Valencian documentary and fiction short films that address human rights. Those shorts whose team is mostly Valencian will be considered Valencian.

The purpose of this award is to promote local audiovisual culture committed to human rights. Short films may not exceed 30 minutes in length.

Best Valencian Shortfilm Award: €400

Section '1 minute, 1 right': Short films of up to 1'30'' (credits included) on human rights made by students.
It is a traditional section of the Humans Fest that is committed to promoting human rights and audiovisual culture among Valencian students. It is carried out through agreements with Valencian audiovisual schools but you can also participate individually as long as it is proven that you are pursuing regulated studies.

Prize 1 minute, 1 right: €250

Within the framework of the festival there will be other prizes without financial remuneration. For example, the EDAV Award, awarded by the Valencian Audiovisual Writers Association, for the best short film script in Valencian.


5. THEME

Only films whose themes are related to human rights may participate, particularly with the axis proposed for this edition of the HUMANS FEST: the fight against climate change and the defense of the territory and the environment.

We thus join the city's efforts that have earned Valencia the award as European Green Capital in 2024.

We are experiencing a climate emergency that affects life across the planet. We are committed to a transformative cinema that focuses on the struggles and resistance against climate change, that denounces and/or provides solutions to avoid catastrophic consequences and guarantees a sustainable future for the next generations. It is essential that the ecosocial transformation for which we advocate is carried out from an intersectional perspective applying a Human Rights approach. This 15th edition of the Humans Fest wants to contribute to generating new imaginaries of the relationship between people and nature, without losing sight of the rest of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Our objective as a film and human rights festival is to promote independent cinema that entertains and raises awareness; generate a meeting point between creators and citizens; and in 2024 in particular, promote audiovisuals as a tool to achieve mitigation and adaptation to Climate Change.

In the Curt i Barrejat Section, of Valencian short films, the thematic axis is expanded to all human rights, included in the Universal Declaration, although we will prioritize this intersectional view of climate and territory defense.

6. REGISTRATION

Film registration at the Festival has a fee of €2. The registration period will run from December 15, 2023 to March 1, 2024 for all official sections. The platform for sending works will be Festhome.

In the case of the 'One minute, one right' section, the registration deadline will be May 5.

7. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

All productions submitted to the official section must meet the following requirements:

Be after January 1, 2022.

Not having been presented in the city of Valencia, in public theaters, DVD/BlueRay, video or television. Nor can they have been disseminated through the Internet with free access.

The supports for the copies must adapt to the technical requirements of each section of the festival.
The works must be subtitled in English, Spanish or Valencian/Catalan.


8. JURY

The Festival management will appoint the juries for each section, who will act with total independence and whose function will be to award the prizes indicated above after viewing and analyzing the different screenings. The jury for each section will be made up of experts in the audiovisual field and/or in the defense of human rights who will combine artistic and social criteria.

For the section 'One minute, one right' the verdict will be awarded by the public (popular jury).


9. ACCEPTED WORKS

If the film is selected, it will be an essential requirement to send copies in the following media:

For feature films, I send in physical format in DCP. The copy must be sent by postal mail or courier service and will be the responsibility of the participant. They must include the return information, which will be assumed by the festival.

For short films, the format will be in MP4 and will be sent electronically.

If the film is not Spanish-speaking, the text of the subtitles in Spanish must be sent in advance in .srt format through a downloadable link or attached file, so that its electronic subtitling can be prepared.

The chosen films cannot be withdrawn by their producers and/or distributors once the selection is published. The works may be projected in special sessions of the festival with prior consent of the authors.

The Festival may take a sample of the selected works to use in any media for promotional purposes within the framework of HUMANS FEST (printed program, press, Internet, social networks, trailer, etc.)

10. PRIZES

Prizes will be paid via bank transfer. The amount of the prizes described (which include VAT) will be subject to the corresponding withholdings and taxes, in accordance with the provisions of current legislation.

The decisions of both the Selection Committee and the Juries will be final. The winning projects will be announced at the Closing Gala of the XV Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival.

Films that win awards must specify the award obtained at the International Film and Human Rights Festival - HUMANS FEST in all their posters, communications, advertising and in the titles of the copies released in Spain both in their exhibition in theaters and in their release. for home format (DVD, Blu-ray, etc.) and other platforms.

11. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

The presentation of the works implies full acceptance of these rules and the interpretation and application of them corresponds to the organizers of the festival. For any clarification, questions or additional information, contact the Festival organization by email at humansfest@fundacionporlajusticia.org

12. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

People interested in taking part in this call will expressly give their consent to the processing of their personal data (indicating this in the Festhome form) and to its publication in any medium used for the communication of the results and for the correct preparation. and execution of this call. Failure to provide said consent will result in inadmissibility to this call as it is governed by the principle of publicity.

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council as well as Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, the data provided by the interested person will be used, solely and exclusively, for the purposes provided for in this procedure with the purpose of processing and managing this aid.

No data will be transferred to third parties unless legally required.

In everything not expressly provided for in terms of protection of personal data, the provisions of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, will apply.