Mare: El Festival De Cine De Ficdimev (Infancia, Mujer Y Educación) (1)

Festival start: 03 September 2026      Festival end: 03 September 2026

From Valencia, a cosmopolitan Mediterranean city where cultures from around the world converge, we invite film professionals to a space of connection and excellence. MARE IFF is a FILM AND DOCUMENTARY festival dedicated to celebrating narrative mastery and technical quality around three fundamental pillars: the female perspective, the purity of childhood, and the potential of education.

Our festival was created to recognize works of high cinematic value that, beyond any ideology, manage to capture the essence of humanity on the big screen. MARE IFF is an open forum for artistic excellence; a place for filmmakers who, with rigor and sensitivity, transform stories into windows of knowledge and learning for all generations.

AWARDS
The festival will award the following prizes:

MARE Grand Prize

Best Feature-Length Documentary

Best Short Documentary

Best Feature Film

Best Short Film

Best School Short Film

Child Protection Award

Education and Social Transformation Award

Women, Equality and Leadership Award

Interculturality Award

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Young Talent Award

City of Valencia Award


MARE 2026 SPECIAL AWARDS

Communication and Social Awareness Award

MARE Honorary Award

MARE Award of Honour: Tribute to a professional career dedicated to paving the way for women in Spanish cinema.

Exemplary Woman of the Year Award: Awarded to a woman who is a true example due to her impeccable, inclusive career and who can be considered a role model for all women.

Honorary Ambassador Award: Awarded to the person or institution most relevant in promoting social values in cinema.

Honorary Teacher Award: Awarded to the person or institution most relevant in promoting education in cinema.

Terms and Conditions for the 2026 Call for Entries

Organised by: Malu Zamora Producciones

MARE, the FICDIMEV festival
Intercultural Festival for Children, Education and Women – Valencia

OFFICIAL RULES

1. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
MARE, the FICDIMEV festival, is an international film festival based in Valencia (Spain), dedicated to recognising audiovisual works that address:
Childhood and children's rights
Education and social transformation
Equality and female leadership
Interculturality and inclusion
The festival culminates with an official awards ceremony in the city of Valencia.

2. COMPETITION SECTIONS
A) Short Documentary
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

B) Feature-length Documentary
Minimum duration: 60 minutes.

C) Short Film (Fiction/General)
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

D) Feature Film (Fiction)
Minimum duration: 60 minutes.

E) Film School Short Film
Maximum duration: 25 minutes.

Open to works made by students enrolled in official film or audiovisual communication schools.

3. TERRITORIAL CATEGORIES
Within each section, prizes may be awarded in the following categories:

International

National (Spain)

Valencian (Valencian Community)

A Valencian work is considered to be one whose production company, director or main company is based in the Valencian Community.

4. AWARDS
The festival will award the following prizes:

MARE Grand Prize
Best Feature-Length Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best School Short Film
Child Protection Award
Education and Social Transformation Award
Women, Equality and Leadership Award
Interculturality Award
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Young Talent Award
City of Valencia Award
Communication and Social Awareness Award
MARE Honorary Award

The jury may award special mentions or declare prizes void.

5. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Entries must:
Be spoken in Spanish, or
Be subtitled in Spanish.
Entries that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible.

6. ENTRY CONDITIONS
Entries must be submitted in Full HD or higher quality.
Entries must be submitted exclusively through Festhome.
Works must have been completed after 1 January 2023.
Each participant may submit more than one work.

7. SELECTION PROCESS
All works will be viewed by the festival selection committee.
The selected works will form part of the MARE Official Selection and will become part of its film library.
The organisation will notify the selection by email.

8. JURY
The jury is composed of renowned professionals from the audiovisual, educational and cultural sectors.
The jury's decisions are final.

9. SCREENING RIGHTS

1st Screening Right:
The Festival acquires the non-exclusive right to screen the complete work for viewing by the jury and/or an invited audience.
If the film is selected as a finalist, the Festival will also have the right to screen it to the invited audience during the 2026 Festival, add it to the festival's film library, and screen it at non-commercial events both within the festival itself and in possible partnerships with related institutions.
These screenings will be held exclusively within the scope of the Festival or its partnerships and under the conditions described herein, and will not be commercial in nature unless expressly authorised in advance.


2nd Promotional Use:
The participant authorises the Festival to use excerpts from the work (with a maximum duration of 3 minutes), up to four stills and the official poster of the film.
This material will be used exclusively for promotional and publicity purposes for the Festival or its partnerships, both in the current edition and in future editions, in any medium or communication channel (website, social networks, press, etc.).

3rd Commitment to Display Laurels:
The works selected for the Festival undertake to display, in all future communications and exhibitions of the work, the official laurels of the MARE IFF Festival's ‘Official Selection’.
If the work wins an award, the participant undertakes to include the laurels of the award received in their posters, promotional material, trailers and any other public exhibition or dissemination of the work.
Participant's Responsibility:
The participant declares under their own responsibility that they are the owner of all the necessary intellectual property rights over the work submitted, or that they have the relevant authorisations and licences from third parties for its exhibition and promotional use in accordance with these rules.
The participant undertakes to hold the MARE IFF Festival harmless against any claim, demand or legal action by third parties that may arise from the breach of this guarantee, assuming all costs and expenses that may arise therefrom.


10. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES


Further information, questions, or inquiries regarding this call for entries can be sent to mare.iwff@gmail.com.

Inquiries are accepted in English and Spanish.
JURY COMPOSITION:

Among others still pending confirmation, the jury for the 2026 edition will include:

Rafa Marí (Journalist and Film Critic)
Jorge Climent Llopis (Espai Tripolar Manager)
David Gaspar (Director and Producer)
Carmen Mayordomo (Actress and Artistic Director)
Tote Trenas (Director of Photography and Producer)
Eulalia Ramón (Actress and Director)
Marcos Campos (Cultural Promoter and Producer)