festival rules

DATES OF THE FESTIVAL: JUNE 19 - 22, 2025
DEADLINE: JUNE 06, 2025
NOTIFICATION: JUNE 14, 2025        
PROJECTION PLACE: TEATRO DE LA ÓPERA, MIRANDA AVENUE, MARACAY - VENEZUELA

REQUIREMENTS OF THE FESTIVAL
1.- Any individual or legal entity, of any nationality, of legal age (18 years) can participate.
2.- Registration is for feature films, short films, video clips, web series and video art.
3.- The festival accepts national and international works.
4.- The films and videos can be of any genre, fiction (drama, comedy, horror, gore, horror, LGBT, social, childhood, environmental, etc), animation, documentary and experimental.
5.- Each director can present the number of works he wants.
6.- The inscription of films to the Festival is done through the Film Freeway. The participant includes the password must ensure that it does not change until the end of the Festival. Entries that are not ONLINE will not be accepted through this platform.
7.- The director or producer who holds the rights must register the film, before June 06, 2025.
8.- For the selection, the films will be presented in the original version and copies with subtitles in Spanish or English may be sent. (Subtitles will not be necessary if the work is spoken in Spanish).
9.- Once the film is inscribed, it can not be withdrawn from the Festival's program.
10.- According to the Duration of the works, it is called:
Short film: from 1 to 40 minutes.       
Feature film: more than 41 minutes
Musical Video and video art: less than 20 minutes
Web series: 30 minute chapters
11.- The competitive sections are the following:
a- Feature film competition:
-Drama Feature: Feature film, drama genre
-Comedy Feature: Feature film, comedy genre
-Fantastic Feature: Feature film, terror, horror, gore, suspense genre
-Experimental Feature: Feature film, Experimental genre
-Documentary Feature: Feature film, Documentary genre
-Animation Feature: Feature film, Animation genre
b- Short film competition:
-Drama Short film
-Comedy Short film
-Fantastic Short film (terror, gore, suspense, etc.)
-LGBT Short film
-Social Short film
-Experimental Short film
-Documentary Short film
-Animation Short film
c.- Other:
-Video art
-Musical video
-Web serie
 
12.- Registration fee.
September Early morning: before September 28. FEE: $10
October Early morning: before October 20. FEE: $11
November Early morning: before November 15. FEE: $11
December Early morning: before December 15. FEE: $12
Sunny Deadline: before January 15. FEE: $12
Noon Deadline: before February 15. FEE: $13
Evening Deadline: before March 15. FEE: $13
Sunset Deadline: before April 15. FEE: $14
Dusk Deadline: before May 15. FEE: $14
Night Deadline: before June 06. FEE: $15
 
Awards:
Prize for the best drama feature film
Prize for the best Comedy feature film
Prize for the best Fantastic feature film
Prize for the best Experimental feature film
Prize for the best Documentary feature film
Prize for the best Animation feature film
Prize for the best drama short film
Prize for the best Comedy short film
Prize for the best Fantastic short film
Prize for the best LGBT short film
Prize for the best Social short film
Prize for the best Experimental short film
Prize for the best Documentary short film
Prize for the best Animation short film
Prize for the best Video art       
Prize for the best Musical video
Prize for the best Web serie      
 
13.- The Official Selection will be notified via email to the person in charge of the selected film. Notification: June 14, 2025.
 
14.- The selected films will be projected on the cinema screen during the festival, programming that will be published in advance on the festival website and social networks, as well as in various media.
15.- All the decisions made by the Festival and by the jury are unappealable.
16.- The presentation of the films implies the total acceptance of these bases. The interpretation and application of the same corresponds to the organization of the Festival.
17.- These bases of participation may be supplemented or modified, prior to the start date of the Festival, by the Festival Organization.