Insólito: Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico (7)

Festival start: 25 October 2024      Festival end: 03 November 2024

Insólito Fantastic Film Festival is the only consolidated event in genre cinema (horror, fantasy, science fiction, exploitation, trash and similar) in Peru and is in its seventh edition. Since its creation, the festival has sought to vindicate unconventional ways of making films, including national and international proposals in its exhibitions and competitions, disseminating the best films that have been made worldwide on this subject.

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The festival will take place the weeks of October 25 to 27 and from October 31 to November 3 in the city of Lima for free and in person.

This 2024, immerse yourself in the fascinating and terrifying world of cinema, where the paranormal comes to life.

In the International Feature Film and Short Film Competitions, a winner will be designated, who will obtain the Official Laurels of the festival.

In the Peruvian Competition, a winner will be designated, who will obtain the Official Laurels of the festival, as well as specialized advice in the development of their next project.

The Awards Gala will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

CALL 7th INSÓLITO
INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
LIMA - PERU, 2024
The Insólito Festival has three competitions:

COMPETENCES

International Feature Film Festival, to which productions of any worldwide origin, whose duration exceeds 60 minutes, may apply. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2022.

Short Film International, to which films of any worldwide origin, whose maximum duration is 30 minutes, may apply. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2022.

Peruvian Competition, to which national productions may apply regardless of their duration. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2022. Free registration.

FOCUS

Peruvian Panorama: includes films of any length, any year and any place in Peru. Submit your film completely free. Only genre films (horror, horror, fantasy, science fiction, bizarre humor, trash, gore, action, adventure, fantasy animation, martial arts, musical, etc.).

Likewise, you will be able to see a selection of Asian cinema, short and feature films in alliance with other fantasy film festivals, films aimed at childhood and adolescence with Insolikito and tributes to films made by masters of genre cinema.

BASES

The Insólito Festival, through its programming team, may include productions that do not align with any of these requirements in any of the different competitions.

The open call, application and reception of works is until Friday, June 14, 2024.

Selected movies must be sent in MOV, MP4 or H.264 video files, without menu, without adjustment bars, with the following export:

Resolution: 1080p
Audio Channels: 2 (stereo)
Audio Sample Rate: 48kHz
Audio Bit Depth: 16 or 24 bits

If the spoken language of the film is not Spanish, the viewing copies must necessarily have subtitles in Spanish in an SRT file with the same name as the image file or, failing that, they must attach a dialogue guide (Dialogue List or Subtitle). List) in Spanish, English or another language to facilitate translation.

If the work is selected, final technical specifications and promotional material requirements will be requested and must be met; Likewise, the festival has the right to request another copy with other specifications if necessary.

The filmmakers must be owners of the rights to the film and will be responsible for claims of any nature that third parties may make regarding them.

CONDITIONS

By submitting their works, the participants fully accept the content of these rules and the regulations that are dictated in their development.

Once selected, films cannot be withdrawn from the festival.

Any doubt or gap in these rules will be resolved by the Artistic Directorate of the Festival.

All participating films may be eligible to be shown in activities carried out by the Festival after the completion of its seventh edition for a period of one year, which will be communicated in advance to the filmmakers.

Questions abot aspects of the call, as well as any case not contemplated therein, will be resolved by the organizers of the Festival, by contacting the following email: programadoresinsolito@gmail.com

RESULTS

Those selected will be notified by the production of the Insólito Festival until July 30, 2024. Sending the projection file or set of files will represent the commitment and assurance of their participation.

The list of selected films will be announced prior to the start of the Insólito Festival, as a scoop through its website insolitofestival.com and its social networks on Facebook and Instagram (@insolitofest); so absolute reservation is requested in case of being selected.

The Insólito Festival will take care of the films during and after the duration of this edition, which will take place in person from October 25 to 27 and from October 31 to November 3 of the current year, taking the measures security and protection necessary for the correct display of the copies.

Get ready for an experience beyond your fantasies and fears.