This is an artist-run festival putting the focus exclusively on VIDEO ART

Please, NO SHORT FILMS - NO MUSIC VIDEOS - NO CARTOONS - NO DOCUMENTARIES!! (all of them will be automatically disqualified)

Only V I D E O A R T

All selected videos will be screened at MACA (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Alicante)
Also, at MUBAG (Museo de Bellas Artes Gravina) where the videos will be exhibited in a shop window on the public highway

-MACA is a very remarcable Museum of Contemporary Art placed in the old quarter of the town and filled with pieces of some of the greater artist of XX and XXI'st centuries.
-MUBAG is another important museum focused more in modern art. Giving space also for Contemporary Art
(any video with any sexual or violent content will be excluded from MUBAG street window)

The festival will be held in September the 30th and October the 1st to 3th

Awards & Prizes

All selected videos will keep as a part of Las Cigarreras Cultural Center´s Video Art collection. An official catalogue made for the City Council.
It doesn’t mean we owe your work, only the copy you send us. Which will be perfectly catalogued in order to provide an official value and entity.
No one will have access to the works.

Rules & Terms

NO SHORT FILMS - NO MUSIC VIDEOS - NO DOCUMENTARIES - NO FICTIONAL MOVIES - NO EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA - NO CARTOONS

-No entry fee
-Maximum 2 works per artist
-Single-channel only
-No longer than 7 minutes duration
-Works made with earlier date to the year 2024 will not be accepted
-The works can be presented in any of the standard formats used currently (AVI, MOV, MP4, MPG, etc.)
-The resolution of the videos must be equal or greater than 720
-Spanish SUBTITLES if the original languaje is another
-Any nationality
-Past year's artists will not be selected this year

-ONLY VIDEO ART CREATIONS. Any fictional movies, videoclips or documentaries will be DISQUALIFIED. Please, don't sumit here if your work is one of the mentioned ones

_______Please read carefully this 5 questions_________________
1. Is my background and education related to cinema?
2. Am I a film or documentary director?
3. Does my work have a defined narrative or plot?
4. Are the people appearing in the video acting or portraying characters?
5. Have I submitted this work, or do I intend to submit it, to mainstream film festivals?

If the answer of TWO of this questions is YES please, DON'T SUBMIT to this festival.
For a better understanding of this rules please, visit our site:
https://sites.google.com/view/alcvideoartfestival
thanks
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  • Marie Le Moigne

    Perfect, thank you so much for your trust

    May 2026
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  • gerhard liska

    It is an honor to be able to participate in such an exciting video art festival. Congratulations on the breadth and depth of the selection. I am already looking forward to next year's edition and will submit again, hoping of being able to take part again. Warm regards from Vienna.

    September 2025
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  • Peter Whittenberger

    It is such an honor to be included in such a prestigious festival with so many talented artists. Thank you!

    September 2025
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    Response from festival:

    hey Peter. thanks a lot.
    your work makes prestigious this festival!

  • NIANYU ZHONG

    It is a great honor to have participated in the ALC. I was deeply impressed by the professionalism of the film festival organization, the rigor of the jury, and the efficiency of the event coordination. Congratulations, and I look forward to the possibility of being selected again for the next edition.

    September 2025
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    Response from festival:

    dear niangyo. the gratitude is always mutual. this festival exists because of the artists. works like yours makes this fetival great

  • Aleksandra Beeker

    Highly recommended. David is doing great job doing to propose high quality video art selection. Everyone was very welcoming and helpful.

    September 2025
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    Response from festival:

    thank you aleksandra. was very nice to count with your presence.