International University Film Festival Lanterna
31 May 2022
Call for entries
26 Aug 2022
Final deadline
1
mth
01 Oct 2022
Notification date
24 Oct 2022
28 Oct 2022
Festival start: 24 October 2022 Festival end: 28 October 2022
The International University Film Festival, FICU LANTERNA, is the meeting point between students and leaders of the national and international audiovisual industry, where dreams and reality become possible.
It is the way to express love for the seventh art and to encounter the world of cinema in each of its facets. FICU LANTERNA is fully organized by students of the Leadership Program in Creativity and Communication, CREA, with the support of Anahuac University Mexico, North Campus and South Campus.
Acknowledgement and statuette by the festival.
● Registration for short films will have no cost.
● The registration deadline will be August 26, 2022.
● A proof of studies or university credential must be submitted by the director or producer, demonstrating that, the film carried out, is by a university student or graduate of a maximum of 2 years.
● The short film must be in H.264 format in .mp4 with a minimum resolution of 720p.
● Productions that involve religious proselytism, political propaganda, institutional promotion, homophobic promotion, discriminatory and/or commercial profile will not be accepted.
● To be admitted, the materials must be presented in Spanish or English. In the event that the original language is not Spanish or English, the translation or subtitles (in English or Spanish) of the project are required, otherwise their participation will not be considered.
● The participants of the production team must attach an official identification.
● It will be required to attach an electronic press kit for each work registered with the following materials:
o Still photograph of the work that represents the project (color at 300 dpi, in .jpg format)
o Synopsis of the work
o Brief biography of the director
o Photograph of the director (color at 300 dpi, in .jpg format)
o Technical sheet with list of credits
● If the owner of the short film (director/producer) does not deliver the materials requested by FICU LANTERNA on the dates and deadlines indicated, they will be disqualified. Extensions are not accepted for any reason.
● The festival is not responsible for copyright.
● It is necessary that the participants read the regulations before submitting their short film, said regulations can be found on the official website of the festival: https://www.ficulanterna.mx/convocatoria
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
This category can really contain any element of the previous ones, the only requirement is that it be a short film of one minute, no more, no less.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
The requirements for this category is to manifest in the story that elements of the LGTBQ+ community are produced.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
Any story that tells a story where the characters are invented by the same author as the story as a whole falls into this category.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
Within this particular category we accept fiction, queer, horror, suspense, comedy, drama, etc. short films. The only requirement is that it has cartoonish characteristics.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
In this category, merely informative short films are required on any topic, it can be about ecological problems, gender equity, industrial, economic, political problems, etc. However, it is strictly necessary that it has the narrative that a documentary entails.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
Within this category, formal concerns and/or social problems are required to be shown in the foreground, as the protagonist identifies said problem and solves it.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
26 Aug 22
This category is especially for young university students from the Universidad Anáhuac (regardless of the campus) within it, any type of short film is required, the genre does not really matter, however, we request that you attach proof that you study at this University, since be it a credential or a certificate of study.
