Krew! Festidrag De Cine (Festival Internacional de Cine Drag) (2)

Festival start: 19 November 2025      Festival end: 23 November 2025

2nd International Drag Film Festival

Entries open
From June 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025 at 23:59 hrs.

Krew! It is the first Film Festidrag in the world. It began to take place in October 2024, in the city of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico in the Cineteca Nuevo León. This year we are calling for Audiovisual Directors and Producers, Drag Queens and people passionate about Drag to participate with a Drag Short Film no more than 30 min, as well as incorporating the new category "Reely Queen" Reel Short film in Vertical no more than 90 seconds.

General Information:
Krew! Is an International Drag Film Festival with stories starring Drags artists, which brings together audiovisual material from around the world to exhibit it in movie theaters and reward the best productions with a night of awards, “The Krew Dragwards”.

The origin of the name:
“Krew!” spelled backwards "Werk!" And it is an expression used by the Drag and LGBTTTIQ+ community that would be translated as "To start, work or execute something so well and with so much sumbling, using all possible skills and tools to transmit something with such precision and confidence that no one can be able to criticize you, cast a shadow at you, decipher you or read you. Also the word Krew! It directly resembles the word Crew, translated into Spanish as Crew, to refer to the team that makes up the production of a movie or a Festidrag.

DRAGWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

The selected productions accept to enter the competition where they can win different awards and recognitions.

All works will be rigorously graded in all aspects and departments of a production: Direction, Cast, Script, Audio, Edition, Art, Costumes, Cinematography, etc.

The biggest achievements will be to win "Best Drag Short Film”, "Best Drag Protagonist” and “Best Reely Queen”.

For the rest of the winning departments there will be Dragalardones / Statuettes, in addition to being recognized in the Closing Night and Awards Ceremony, which will be recorded on video and premiered worldwide for YouTube.


REGISTRATION

You must upload your material to our Festhome or Filmfreeway platforms (there is no limit on the number of short films per author, and registration is free for this occasion) or contact us directly to receive your material via WeTransfer. For the new "Reely Queen" category, vertical videos must be submitted via a download link before contacting us.

ATTACH:
Technical sheet of the work: it must include the names / people in charge of at least the 14 departments that will be evaluated to win a Dragalardón. Consult the Award Categories.
Brief biography of director and technical sheet
Director's Photograph
Mobile phone number
Email
Social networks: IG, X, Facebook, Youtube, Tik Tok, etc.
Short synopsis in Spanish and English
Poster or promotional poster in High Quality.
Stills or frames in High Quality (maximum four).

Once registered, the owners of the short films agree to accept our regulations, to agree that their film will be exhibited with us at Festidrag venues and dates.

The official selection logo will be sent to the selected participants to make use of it and serve as an achievement to the production. In the case of being a winner in any category, the logo with the winning category will be sent once the Festidrag is finished.

EXTRA.
For those who could not send their work digitally or could not upload their footage on one of our platforms, they can send it physically, but the shipping and transport costs will be borne by the participating owner.

To physically send your material: contact us by email or via WhatsApp.

The International Festidrag of Cinema Krew! reserves the right to disqualify audiovisual works for different reasons or non-compliance with the requirements of the call.

DRAGWARD CATEGORIES

1-Mejor Corto Drag / Best Drag Short Film
2-Mejor Reely Queen / Best Reely Queen
3-Mejor Drag Protagonista / Best Drag Protagonist
4-Mejor Coactuación Drag / Best Supporting Drag Character
5-Mejor Personaje Nod / Best Nod Character (Nod = No Drag)
6-Mejor Peluca / Best Wig
7-Mejor Vestuario / Best Costume Design
8-Mejor Maquillaje / Best Make Up
9-Mejor Fotografía / Best Cinematography
10-Mejor Dirección / Best Direction
11-Mejor Historia / Best Story
12-Mejor Música / Best Original Music
13-Mejor Sonido / Best Sound
14-Mejor Producción / Best Production

14: This last category qualifies the production in a general way, from its Design, Art, Visual and Special Effects.

IMPORTANT:
Each category must attach the contact and name of who is in charge of that department and their Instagram contact to be tagged.
In case your short film is the winner of a Dragalardón, who would be responsible for receiving this award?

Examples:
Julia Cazals - Director
Agustín Barrientos - Cinematographer
Boris Gómez (Tristtania) - Drag Protagonist
Celestino López (Sasha Extravaganza) - Supporting Drag Character
Javier Guzmán - Don Yuyo “Velador del Edificio” - Nod

Required contacts:
Instagram
E-mail
Phone Number.
Shipping Address: This information can be provided until you know if your short film was nominated to win a Dragalardón


DETAILED EXAMPLE OF TECHNICAL SHEET

Agustín Barrientos - Cinematography
gusbarrientos@gmail.com
gusgus56@gmail.com
+(52) 8114149898
Shipping Address: In case your short film is nominated, it is essential to know where we will send the Dragalardón. So they must provide the shipping information, including Name, Home Address, Colony, Postal Code, Country.

Each category will win a statuette from Krew! Festidrag de Cine, in addition to having cash prizes for the following Departments.

Best Drag Short Film
Best Drag Protagonist
Best Reely Queen

In this edition the amounts in cash can vary and will be revealed after the Selection stage.

CONDITIONS AND DOUBTS
All participants fully accept the bases of this call, as well as the resolutions taken by the Festidrag committee in the face of any unforeseen event or situation that has not been foreseen.

For any doubts, questions or clarifications, write to us directly on our social networks, send an email or communicate directly via WhatsApp.

CONTACT US:
e-mail: festidragdecine@gmail.com
Instagram: @festidragdecine
X: @festidragdecine
Tik Tok: @festidrag
Facebook: Krew! Festidrag de Cine
You Tube: @festidragdecine
Whatsapp: (52) 8114846662

Krew!: Festidrag Internacional de Cine Drag
General Management and Creation by:
Antonio Hamet & Pechy LaPechy

Krew! 2nd International Drag Film Festival.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Krew Movie Festidrag! Calls for filmmakers of emerging and consolidated short films from Mexico and around the world to register their cinematographic works with the theme of Drag art.

We look for the best stories starring Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Drag Queers or the art of Drag itself. Productions will be selected to compete in different categories and must meet the following requirements:


REQUIREMENTS

Duration:
The material received must have a minimum duration of 13 seconds and a maximum duration of 30 minutes, including titles and credits.

Realization:
We will receive short films regardless of the year of their realization, as long as the material meets the requirements of the Festival.

Quality, Appearance, Resolution and Format:
Short films must have a horizontal video appearance, be in high resolution (Full HD 1920 x 1080 or 4K) and the origin of their recording can be free (8mm, 16mm, 35mm, DCP, Cellular, Digital Cameras or DSLR), however, the final file must be sent in digital format, with codec. H264 at 23.97 frames per second and in high quality.

Origin and Language:
All short films spoken in a language other than Spanish must have Spanish subtitles.

Theme:
They must be a Drag short, that is, that the cast includes Drag characters as protagonists or outstanding secondary, of utmost importance and relevance in the story, or that the Drag art is represented in the clothing, the story, the production design or in any corner of the film but that Drag predominates.

Genres:
They will be able to freely exhibit the Drag art in any fiction genre (Comedy, Horror, Drama, Action, etc.), Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Music Video with Original Music.

NEWS 2025:

Reely Queen Category:

We have a new way to tell your best story Drag: a Reel in vertical format no more than 90 seconds, including titles and credits, respecting the requirements and quality standards mentioned in “Requirements".

Before sending us your work: Consider these tips and recommendations:

Due to the quota limit, shorter works have a greater possibility of being selected while those of longer duration must meet a higher quality standard.

Krew! Does not close doors to medium-length film or Feature films, but in case of receiving works longer than 30 minutes that are worthy of selection, they will be projected as a special function without entering competition and their participation will be recognized.

THE SELECTION

The works will be seen by the Festidrag Committee, but first they must meet all the requirements. The productions that are chosen will be notified approximately two weeks after the closing of the call.

All work received will undergo a preliminary review before being formally evaluated. In the event that the material is not considered as a Drag production or does not meet the required standards, the filmmakers will be notified.

Important: Once the participation of a short film is accepted, they cannot be removed from the official selection for any reason.

During this competition stage, the productions will be evaluated by a panel of judges experienced in cinema, as well as by Drag artists, Filmmakers and Cinephiles of the LGBTTTIQ+ community.

All owners of the participating works must grant permission and give authorization for the use of their material during the dates of the Festidrag, as well as using segments or images of it for advertising, trailers and use of frames for social networks.