Huesca International Film Festival Call For Entry
Last Deadline: February 8th, 2024
The purpose of the Huesca International Film Festival is to promote cinematographic culture through short films, sharing innovative proposals in this field. The 52nd edition of the Huesca International Film Festival will be held from 7th to 15th June 2024 and will include the following competitions:
- IBERO-AMERICAN (SPAIN, LATIN AMERICA, AND PORTUGAL)
- INTERNATIONAL (REST OF THE COUNTRIES)
- DOCUMENTARY (ALL COUNTRIES)
All three competitions vie for the different Danzante Awards. These awards are detailed in Point VII and are qualifiers for the Goya Awards of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science and the Academy Award Oscars.
To register, participants must take the country of production as a reference for the works. Incorrect registration may result in disqualification.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
- The festival is open to fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short films. Although there is no restrictions in terms of subject, tourism-oriented films or advertising short films, as well as TV series are excluded.
- Authors may submit as many short films as they wish. The registration fee for each short film will be 2.5 euros (Festhome platform costs not included).
- Works produced after 1st January 2023 that have not been registered in previous editions of the festival may be submitted.
- The films will be presented in their original language. If the original version of the films is not Spanish or English, they must be subtitled in Spanish or English.
- The maximum duration will not exceed 30 minutes except for short documentaries that can be up to 40 minutes.
- Fiction and animation short films from the countries of the Ibero-American community will be registered in the Ibero-American Short Film Competition. The winners of this competition, along with all those deemed deserving by the Selection Committee, will then participate in the International Competition.
- A diverse and qualified committee will oversee the selection (process) of the short films that will be part of the three competitions.
- The results of the previously mentioned selection will be communicated to the person indicated on the registration form.
JURY
The juries of each respective competition will decide on awarding the prizes and trophies among all the short films selected for the official section of the three competitions.
Their decision will be unappealable. The members of the jury will pledge to keep the secrecy of their decisions until the end of the official awards presentation and the closing ceremony of the festival.
AWARDS:
IBERO-AMERICAN SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
It will be held during the festival and the following official awards will be given:
– 1st prize · IBERO-AMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD: 5,000€ and a trophy.
It will be automatically qualified to participate in the Short Films category of the Oscar Academy Awards for the corresponding year.
– 2nd prize · CACHO PALLERO IBERO-AMERICAN DANZANTE: 2,000€ and a diploma.
– IBERO-AMERICAN DANZANTE DEBUT FILM ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ AWARD: 1,000€ and a diploma.
Debut work is understood as the 1st and 2nd realization by the director. If the work is co-directed, this condition must apply to all directors. Works produced under the auspices of a school that have had commercial distribution or screenings at festivals will count for their director(s) as part of the total number of realizations. Awarded by the Youth Jury.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
It will be held during the festival and the following official awards will be given:
– 1st prize · INTERNATIONAL DANZANTE AWARD: 5,000€ and a trophy.
It will be automatically qualified to participate in the Short Films category of the Oscar Academy Awards for the corresponding year.
– INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM DANZANTE: 1,500€ and a trophy.
– DEBUT FILM INTERNATIONAL DANZANTE: 1,000€ and a trophy.
Awarded by the Fundación Anselmo Pié Sopena. Debut work is understood as the 1st and 2nd realization by the director. If the work is co-directed, this condition must apply to all directors. Works produced under the auspices of a school that have had commercial distribution or screenings at festivals will count for their director(s) as part of the total number of realizations. Awarded by the Youth Jury.
– FRANCISCO GARCÍA DE PASO HUMAN RIGHTS MENTION: Diploma.
A diploma for the short film that best highlights the defence of human values.
– THE SCRIPT AWARD: Granted jointly with the Anselmo Pié Sopena Foundation, based on the following considerations:
- Eligible for the award are works selected in the International and Ibero-American Contest.
- The juries of the International Contest and the Ibero-American Contest will each select a minimum of 3 finalists, and a special jury will determine the winner.
- The prize consists of €500 and a diploma.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM COMPETITION
It will be held during the festival and the following official awards will be given:
– 1st prize · DOCUMENTARY DANZANTE AWARD: 5,000€ and a trophy.
It will be automatically qualified for the Documentary Short Films category of the Oscar Academy Awards for the corresponding year.
– JOSÉ MANUEL PORQUET IBERO-AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY DANZANTE: 2,000€ and a diploma.
For the best short documentary produced in an Ibero-American country: If the 1st Danzante Documentary Award happened to be given to a work of Ibero-American production, this award would be given to the second best Ibero-American work according to the jury.
– JINETE IBERICO DOCUMENTARY DEBUT FIRST WORK AWARD: 1,000€ and a trophy.
Granted by the Institute of Altoaragoneses Studies. Debut work is understood as the 1st and 2nd realization by the director. If the work is co-directed, this condition must apply to all directors. Works produced under the auspices of a school that have had commercial distribution or screenings at festivals will count for their director(s) as part of the total number of realizations. Awarded by the Youth Jury.
THE AUDIENCE AWARD
Aragón Televisión will grant the “Audience Award” with the following considerations:
- All the works selected will compete.
- It will be awarded by the vote of the audience.
- The award consists of the purchase of the broadcasting rights by Aragón Televisión for a value of 900€, as well as its promotion and broadcasting, with the consent of the authors will be requested.
Key dates:
- Last Dedline: February 8, 2024
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