2º Itaicine - Festival Internacional de Curtas de Animação de Itaiópolis (2)

Festival start: 25 September 2024      Festival end: 28 September 2025

The 2nd ITAICINE – Itaiópolis International Animation Short Film Festival will take place from September 25 to 28, 2025, in the city of Itaiópolis-SC, Brazil.

The ITAICINE program includes screenings of national and international animated films, divided among the Competitive Short Film Section, Special Non-Competitive Showcases of short and feature films, masterclasses, debates, lectures, and workshops.

The main goal of the Festival is to promote, disseminate, and value the production of animated short films, encompassing both national and international works created from 2023 onwards. The festival aims to establish itself as a permanent space for audience development, with a special focus on children, teenagers, and young people, offering an accessible, inclusive, and culturally diverse program.

By encouraging contact with different languages and artistic expressions through animation, ITAICINE seeks to stimulate critical thinking, creativity, and intercultural dialogue, contributing to the formation of new perspectives and sensibilities.

Additionally, the festival is committed to decentralizing access to culture by promoting its activities in Itaiópolis (SC) — a city outside the major urban centers — reaffirming the importance of cultural events in territories often distant from the traditional exhibition and festival circuits. In doing so, ITAICINE strives to democratize access to audiovisual content, foster exchanges between filmmakers and the local audience, and strengthen the independent animation scene.

The following will be awarded with trophies:

BEST SHORT FILM – ITAICINE GRAND PRIX – Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST BRAZILIAN SHORT FILM - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - Award: Itaicine Trophy

BEST DIRECTION - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST SCREENPLAY - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST EDITING - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST ART DIRECTION - Award: Itaicine Trophy
INNOVATION IN ANIMATION AWARD - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST SOUND - Award: Itaicine Trophy
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SOUNDTRACK – Itaicine Trophy

SUBMISSION RULES & REGULATIONS

The 2nd Itaicine — Itaiópolis International Animated Short Film Festival will be held from September 25 to 28, 2025, in the city of Itaiópolis-SC, Brazil.

Itaicine's program includes screenings of national and international animated films distributed among Competitive Showcases of short films, non-competitive Special Showcases of short and feature films, masterclasses, lectures, debates and workshops.

The Festival's main goal is to promote, drive attention to and value the audiovisual production of animated short films, covering national and international works produced since 2020. The Festival aims to consolidate itself as a permanent space for audience development, focusing especially on children, teens and young adults, offering accessible, inclusive and culturally diverse programming.

By encouraging contact with different languages ​​and artistic expressions through animation, Itaicine seeks to stimulate critical thinking, creativity and intercultural dialogue, contributing to the development of new perspectives and sensibilities.

In addition, the Festival is committed to decentralizing access to culture, since its activities take place in Itaiópolis-SC — a city outside of major urban centers —, reaffirming the importance of cultural events in these territories that are often far from the traditional circuit of exhibitions and festivals. In doing so, Itaicine seeks to democratize access to audiovisual media, foster exchanges between filmmakers and local audiences and strengthen the independent animation scene.

1) ORGANIZATION

The 2nd Itaicine — Itaiópolis International Animated Short Film Festival is organized by NITRAM Produções Cinematográficas, Culturais e Editora Ltda. and was included in Circuito Catarinense de Cultura PNAB 2024 Notice.

2) REGISTRATION

Registration for the 2nd Itaicine — Itaiópolis International Animated Short Film Festival is free and will be carried out through the Festhome (https://festhome.com/festival/itaicine) platform.

3) COMPETITIVE SHOWCASE — CATEGORIES

3.1) National Short Film (Fiction, Experimental and Documentary): Maximum film length of 25 minutes (including credits).
3.2) International Short Film (Fiction, Experimental and Documentary): Maximum film length of 25 minutes (including credits).

4) awards

4.1) The awarded films will be chosen by the Festival's Official Jury, composed of 03 (three) members invited by the event organizers, including filmmakers, critics and film professionals that are not directly related to any work presented in the competition.

4.2) The judges will be responsible for choosing the films that will be awarded in the following categories and in the following manner:

4.2.1) Best Short Film — Itaicine Grand Prize. Prize: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.2) Best Brazilian Short Film. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.3) Best International Short Film. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.4) Best Direction. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.5) Best Screenplay. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.6) Best Editing. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.7) Best Art Direction. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.8) Innovation in Animation Award. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.9) Best Sound. Award: Itaicine Trophy.
4.2.10) Best Original Music Score. Award: Itaicine Trophy.

4.3) The decisions of the jury and the public are final.

4.4) The Festival organizers may, if they so wish, grant awards or honorable mentions to individuals and/or works that they consider important and relevant to the Festival and also as a way of recognizing and encouraging the production of animated films.

4.5) Regarding the delivery of awards/trophies: the Festival coordinators will be responsible for sending the trophies to the winners.

5) deadlineS

Registration and submission of films:
From May 18 to June 22, 2025.

Result of selected films:
August 25, 2025.

Competitive exhibition:
October 25 to 28, 2025.

Result of the awards, announcement and screening of the award-winning films: September 28, 2025.

6) REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSIONS

6.1) Only films made after January 1, 2023 will be accepted.

6.2) Submission is free and the registration must be done exclusively through the form available on the website the Festhome (https://festhome.com/festival/itaicine) platforms.
If the person responsible for the registration has any difficulty with the language of the platform, we recommend using your browser's translator or contacting us via the email provided in item 11.11.

6.3) Attention: Only films submitted in FullHD format (1920 x 1080 or higher), with .MOV extension and H.264 codec will be accepted.

6.4) Only in countries where internet access is limited or restricted, the film(s) may be sent via post, on a mobile storage unit (pen drive, HD, among others) or on DVD (exclusively in data format) in HD format (1920 x 1080) or higher, .MOV extension and H264 codec.

6.5) The Festival reserves the right to refuse screening copies of questionable technical conditions that may cause problems during screening.

7) SUBMISSION BY MAIL

7.1) The sender takes on full responsibility for any taxes and fees when shipping the material for selection. The Festival organization will not pay customs fees. All expenses incurred in sending the material for registration will be the sole responsibility of the sender.

7.2) Material that arrives after the deadline for registrations will not be evaluated by the Festival selection committee.

7.3) Attention: When mailing from outside Brazil, the envelope must contain the statement: “FILM/VIDEO FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY — NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”. The maximum value declared must be of US$ 1.00 (one US dollar).

7.4) Shipping costs for copies and customs fees incurred in sending the registration material are the responsibility of the contestant. Any film received with collect shipping will be returned.

7.5) The recipient's address on the envelope must be:

NITRAM PRODUÇÕES CINEMATOGRÁFICAS, CULTURAIS E EDITORA LTDA.
Rua Jorge José Saliba, 184 — Restinga
Mafra — Santa Catarina — Brazil
Postal Code 89302-310

7.6) The files of the selected films MUST NOT CONTAIN subtitles printed on the video.

7.7) Each participant may submit as many works as desired, and registration forms and technical files must be duly completed for each of the works separately. Materials sent by post may be in the same envelope.

7.8) Under no circumstances will fees or exhibition fees be paid for the films selected for the Festival's Competitive Exhibition.

8) SELECTION

8.1) The Festival's selection committee will be responsible for selecting the films in each category.

8.2) The selected films will be published for public consultation on the Festival's social media channels on August 25, 2025. Only the person responsible for submitting the selected works will receive official notification by email. The selection committee's decisions will not be subject to appeal.

8.3) The Festival is responsible for subtitling all selected foreign films that contain dialogue, narration, title cards or music that are relevant to the understanding of the work in a language other than Portuguese. To this end, it is mandatory to send the original text, in “SRT” format, during the online registration process.

8.4) The organization will notify only the selected films by email. The selection result will be published on the Festival's website and social media channels.

9) RETURN OF SUBMITTED WORKS

Participants agree and accept that the materials submitted for selection will not be returned. They will become part of the Itaicine collection and may be used — for cultural purposes only — in other Exhibitions, both in Brazil and abroad, without commercial objectives, as long as authorized by their creators.

10) SCREENINGS

All files will be tested in advance by the Festival after the transfer and/or download process. In case of technical problems with the submitted material, the participant must send a new version, following the specifications of the Festival's technical team.



11) GENERAL TERMS

11.1) Only animated shorts created frame by frame will be accepted, regardless of the technique used or if made for cinema, television or online platforms.

11.2) Mixed films with LiveAction will be accepted; however, the animation must represent at least 75% of the total running time of the work.

11.3) The directors of the films entered in Itaicine grant NITRAM Produções Culturais, Cinematográficas e Editora Ltda. the right to, free of charge, exhibit and disclose, in any media, images of the film (photos and excerpts of up to 30 seconds), by themselves or by third parties, at any time, without limit on the number of times, without any remuneration or compensation being due to the participants.

11.4) The competitor is responsible for the use of images and music from third parties in their films, as well as any burden arising from the breach of copyright and image rights. Each candidate declares to be the author or holder of the rights to the film(s) submitted and, by holding all literary, dramatic and musical rights, grants them to the Festival for free use for the purpose of competing in the Festival. The producers and directors of award-winning films are authorized to mention the award, the year and the name of the Festival.

11.5) The Itaicine organization is not responsible for misplacements or any expenses in the submission of material.

11.6) The organization is not responsible for works that, for any reason due to defective support, cannot be viewed, nor for those that are not accompanied by the registration form filled out correctly and completely. It is important that the FILE be tested and the documentation checked before sending.

11.7) The registration of the work by the producer implies full acceptance of these rules. The work registered and selected for the competition may not be withdrawn and/or have its exhibition prohibited in the Itaicine program.

11.8) The Itaicine organization is the only one authorized to choose the film program, in accordance with the professionals responsible for this purpose.

11.9) Any cases not covered by these Regulations will be analyzed by the management of the 2nd Itaicine — Itaiópolis International Animated Short Film Festival, and its decision is final. Therefore, the organization will be civilly responsible for any decisions made based on these resolutions.

11.10) In the event of force majeure situations that prevent the Festival from being held on the scheduled date, the organization reserves the right to change the dates or format of the event, informing participants.

11.11) Any doubts or requests regarding these rules should be made by email to the address: inscricao@itaicine.com.br