14 Festival De Cortometrajes Diputación De Jaén Contra La Violencia De Género (14)

Início do Festival: 04 Novembro 2026      Fim do Festival: 07 Novembro 2026

The topic of the work will be the violence of gender, in any of its manifestations, its prevention and sensitization against it, being able to present documentaries and short films of plot fiction.

The jury will have special consideration for those works that address this issue by focusing on the youth world.

Prêmios em dinheiro: 17,000€

The following prizes are established:

• First Prize: €5,000
• Special Jury Prize: €4,000
• Best Director Prize: €4,000
• Special Prize for Best Young Filmmaker from Jaén: €2,000 (*1)
• Special Prize for Social Impact and Equality: €2,000 (*2)
• Canal Sur Radio and Television Prize for Andalusian Audiovisual Creation: Consisting of a trophy and the broadcast of the winning short film in this category on Canal Sur TV. (*3)
• (*1) The specific prize for Best Young Filmmaker from Jaén will be awarded to the short film made by an individual, group, or production company from the province of Jaén, which, within the scope of this call for entries, is made by young people up to 35 years of age. Winning this prize is compatible with the other prizes included in this call for entries.

• (*2) The Special Prize for Social Impact and Equality. The winning short film will be the one whose message has the greatest social impact with a feminist focus.

(*3) Only production companies, directors, or groups of people referred to in Article 11.3 of the General Substantive Law (L.G.S.) whose director is Andalusian are eligible for the Canal Sur Radio and Television Award for Andalusian Audiovisual Creation. It is an essential requirement for eligibility that the group's director sign the transfer of broadcasting rights for the winning short film on any of the Canal Sur TV channels. The complete rules can be found at www.canalsur.es

XIV SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – JAÉN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

1. Purpose and Internal Procedures:
Gender violence is a structural phenomenon that manifests itself as the most extreme expression of inequality, discrimination, and power imbalances between men and women. Its main objective is to act against the aggression suffered by women simply for being women, considering it an attack on human rights, dignity, and physical and moral integrity.

To achieve real social change, it is essential to recognize and combat all its serious manifestations.

Raising awareness in society in general, and among young people in particular, about the existence and severity of these crimes is the first pillar for building a culture of zero tolerance. Only through education, reporting, and collective action can we eradicate this violence and guarantee a safe, just, and equal life for all women and girls.
The objectives of the submissions will be to raise awareness and highlight the situation of violence against women in any of its forms. It is necessary to bring this serious public health problem from the private sphere into the public debate and achieve real social transformation. Documentaries and short films, both real and narrative fiction, of Spanish origin and of any genre, are eligible for submission.

The awards will require approval of the competition rules by the Deputy for Equality, Social Policies, and Youth, or their designee. An extract of the rules must be published in the National Database of Subsidies, and the full text must be published on the Corporation's notice board and in the Official Gazette of the Province.

2. Participants and Categories:
All production companies and directors who exercise due legal control over the works they submit are eligible to participate.

1) Submissions may be made individually or as a group. Works eligible for any award must have been filmed after 2024. Article 11.3 of the General Subsidies Law will apply in the case of participation by groups of individuals or legal entities, public or private without legal personality, and the commitments undertaken by each member of the group must be expressly stated in the application.

2) Submitted works may not exceed 30 minutes in length.

3) Works must be submitted in their original language. If the language is not Spanish, Spanish subtitles must be provided.

4) Participants under 18 years of age at the time of the submission deadline for this call for entries must provide permission from their mother, father, or guardian (Annex III). Those who are members of the jury or those who collaborate with it, as well as their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, or any person with a legal incompatibility, are not eligible to participate in the Award.

Participants will be solely responsible for any infringement of the rights protected by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of April 12, which approves the consolidated text of the Intellectual Property Law.

3. Submission of Works and deadlines:

To participate in the Festival, interested parties must register on FESTHOME (specific platform for registering for film and/or short film festivals that act as a service for submitting short and feature films via the internet). The completed works and the required documentation, listed below, must be submitted through one of these platforms.

Without using one of these platforms, it will not be possible to process your application for participation.

The deadline for submitting entries will be from the day after the publication of the summary of these rules in the Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén (BOP) until September 16, 2026, inclusive.

The submission of entries must be accompanied by the following documentation:

- Photocopy of the author's ID card(s).

- Brief dossier with information about the filming, technical and artistic team, as well as other additional information such as technical specifications, synopsis, and filmography of the director of the short film.

- Poster of the short film

Entries selected to participate in the official competition section must submit the following document (ANNEX I) upon receiving the selection email through the electronic office of the Provincial Council of Jaén (https://sede.dipujaen.es/SolicitudGenerica). Submission of this document through this system is the only valid means of participation.

- Registration Form and Declaration of Responsibility (Annex I), duly