Awards & Prizes:
All selected participants receive the notification letter along with our digital Official Selection kit as a welcome. Our Jury will award the best films through private screenings. Every submitter can enter multiple categories to increase their probability to win an award. Award Winners will also receive our Official Certificate in High-Quality digital format, will be listed on o
ur website, may order their Trophy, will be shared on our social media and by our network of International Media Partners + media press. Barcelona International Film Festival counts with a beautiful physical award. (Please check the website for details)
As well we provide a digital certification at the end of the online festival-week for all the filmmakers who were involved in this unique edition. Rules & Terms:
-Submissions DO NOT guarantee selection.
-If selected, Filmmakers will be asked for further materials.
-All international films MUST have English subtitles if in another language.
-If NOT selected, your project will be submitted into the international filmmaker database for any upcoming screening we may have in the future.
-Official Selections will be announced on the website, social media and partners.
* BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FILM PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS * ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE *
We are mainly looking for: Feature Film, Short Films, Documentaries, TV/Web-Series, Series Pilots, Student Films, Animations, Trailers, Music Videos, Produced and Unproduced Scripts, Commercials, Experimental Films, Professional Mobile Films and Disruptive formats as Portrait Orientation. Any genre and any length of film will be considered – anything under 45 minutes is classified as a short, anything over 45 minutes is classified as a feature. Maximum film length for the Screendance and Queer Short Film Competitions is 20 minutes
WE DO NOT ACCEPT: 1. Amateur videos. 2. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations. 3. Pornography. 4. Films with a poor production standard (bad sound, lack of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 1080p HD). 5. We don't accept excerpts/scenes from films: you must submit the entire film. By submitting your film, take note that: The Barcelona International Film Festival is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt (trailer/teaser/poster/stills) from any film submitted for promotional purposes. Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be submitted to multiple categories. Winning categories vary depending on the submissions we receive. If the administration thinks the categories submitted are not to a standard of the Barcelona International Film Festival win, they will be removed. The Competition reserves the right to refuse entries and the Jury can remove a movie from the competition at any time. Entry fees are non-refundable. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for possible screening (private and/or public) and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Barcelona International Film Festival, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss or damage of the screening videos entered.
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