Festival Internacional De Cine De Ciudad Madero Ficcma (8)

Festival start: 21 November 2024      Festival end: 24 November 2024

Madero City International Film Festival (FICCMA), opens admissions for international producers and filmmakers to submit their short films to the festival's 8th edition, which will take place from November 21 to 24 of 2024.

BEST NATIONAL FEATURE FILM
(National fiction feature films will participate in this category).


BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM
(National animated feature films will participate in this category)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM.
(National documentary feature films will participate in this category)


BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM
(Fiction short films will participate in this category)


BEST TAMAULIPEAN SHORT FILM
(Only short films from Tamaulipas will participate in this category).


BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
(For this category only high school and/or university students will participate).


BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM SCRIPT
(National fiction short films will participate in this category).


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category)


BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category)


BEST SOUNDTRACK
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
(International short films will participate in this category)

BETTER SOUND
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST MUSICALIZATION
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST EDITION
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ACTRESS
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ACTOR
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST DIRECTOR
(National short films will participate in this category).

The call will be from January 15 to August 31, 2024 with a registration fee for short films (except for the Tamaulipas Student Short Film category).

On October 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., the selected short films will be revealed on our social networks.

The nominees will participate for the prizes in the following categories:

BEST NATIONAL FEATURE FILM
(National fiction feature films will participate in this category).

BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM
(National animated feature films will participate in this category)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM.
(National documentary feature films will participate in this category)

BEST TAMAULIPECO SHORT FILM
(For this category, only short films from Tamaulipas will participate).

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
(For this category, only high school and/or university students).

BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
(For this category, national short films will participate).

BEST NARRATIVE STORY
(For this category, national short films will participate).

BEST DOCUMENTARY
(For this category, national short films will participate).

BEST ANIMATION
(For this category, national short films will participate).

BEST SOUNDTRACK
(For this category, national short films will participate).

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

(For this category, international short films can participate. Free themes, fiction, animation and documentary. If it is in another language, it must have subtitles in Spanish.)

BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM
(For this category, national short films will participate).

The festival committee will select the short films that will be part of the program for the seventh edition of FICCMA, which has different sections on display.

SAMPLE SECTIONS -SHOWCASES

Windows to fiction
(Sample of national and international short films with free themes)

Rainbow Screen
(Sample of national and international short films on diversity themes)

Women behind the camera
(Sample of national and international short films, made by female directors)

RULES:

1.- All Spanish-language short films and Feature Films that are selected must include english subtitles.

2.- International short films that participate in any of the categories must have subtitles in Spanish, without exception.

3- The selected short films must have a maximum duration of 20 minutes with credits included. However, micro short films must have a maximum duration of 3 minutes. If you don't follow the rules, you will be disqualified.

4.- Filmmakers must send their short films through the Festhome platform.

5.- Any short film detected that is available to the public on the internet will be disqualified.

6.- The person in charge of registration will be responsible for all copyrights that apply to the short film and feature film.

7.- Short films and Feature Films that have finished their production from 2022 to 2024 may participate.

8.- The call closes on August 31 of this year at 11:59 p.m. (Central Mexico time).