Webseries celebration in Bilbao, Spain with the best panels, international industry judges and over 40 awards, providing a lot of opportunities for filmmakers, including press contact, distribution deals and in-kind prizes. We also have a part which is the Bilbao Web Market, that is the first fair/market which is specifically dedicated to the web series, oriented to professionals that want to make deals during the festival.The activities include a co-production Forum, Case Studies, Project Pitching, One to One meetings, Screenings, Producer’s Round Tables. And you will absolutely love the party! Celebrate your work, and keep on creating!

WEB SERIES: Of the web series submitted for the contest, there will be an OFFICIAL SELECTION and a second category, with the series that are worth revisiting, AMETS. Each web series will be eligible for more than one award. The categories and awards may change if the festival thinks it is necessary.

OFFICIAL SELECTION (Trophy and diploma+ special awards):
Best showrunner 1000€
Best Web Series + 500€
Best Leading Actor
Best Leading Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Screenplay
Best Photography + special award
Best Sound
Best Original Score
Best Editing
Best Special Effects
Best Production Design
Best Docu/Mockumentary/Non-fiction
Best Comedy/Dramedy
Best Drama
Best Scifi/Fantasy
Best Action/Adventure
Best Thriller/Horror

SHORT SHOW:
Best Documentary
Best Show
Best Host/presenter

In the category AMETS opt for the awards(may vary according to selections):
Filmmaker Amets
Top Amets
Friends Amets
Quill Amets
Starlet Amets
Star Amets
Epic Amets
Original Amets
Unstoppable Amets
Sketch Amets

TRAILER category
-Best Trailer

EUSKAL SCREENINGS
- Best Basque Series + travel& hotel in Germany Die Seriale
- Original Basque Series + travel &hotel in Brasil for Rio Web Fest
- Special Selections for international festivals!
- Miami Web Fest,
- Seoul Web Fest,
- Asia Web Awards,
- Realist Web Fest- Rusia,
- Digital Media Fest - Roma

BILBAO SERIESLAND - CONTEST RULES AND TERMS

1- The contest Is open to all those creators who have a web series: a serialized content having at least three episodes in production.

2- Every webseries may participate, no matter when it is created and/or distributed.

3- The sender confirms to be 18 or more, plus the producer/Director(s)/creator or acting on behalf of/as/as. Authors are authors or have express written permission of all rights, both images and sounds and soundtrack. The person submitting the webseries will assume all charges in case any legal accusation regarding these rights. The festival is not responsible for this rule is breached.

4- All registration fees are non-refundable and the event can be canceled without notice or celebrated online. The Comitee's and Jury's decision is final and unappelable.

5- Webseries will be judged on the basis of technical quality and technical-creative merit of their creators. We will not take the language and origin into account but must necessarily have subtitles in English and/or Spanish. Those series in foreign language must be subtitled in English, those in English, Spanish for the screening

6- The complete form must be filled in, and provide the links to all the episodes (they can be private, but should be hanged online). Details about the webseries can be modified by the festival if deemed necessary. The fees, one for each series and/or trailer shall be paid, but the registration will not be effective. The inscription fee is considered a donative to help the creation of the festival.

7- The organizing committee and jury members may not enter the competition categories.

8- The organization will communicate with the participants via email and/or social media. The organization is not responsible if it was not introduced correctly in the form. If the prize winner has not attended the gala and does not claim the award past 15 days, it will not be effective.

9- The organization is not responsible for the shipping of trophies by post. If participants do not attend the event and want to be send the prize bear the costs themselves. If you are a winner, you can order a replica trophy to have more than one for each award, if the winner deals with the costs involved in producing and sending a second statuette.

10- By filling in this form, you agree on the use of the web series for display, and the use of parts thereof, images and written outreach materials, in order to promote the festival and the creators.

11- The organization reserves the right to modify these rules and the informations and categories provided by the submitted webseries, if it is considered opportune.

12- The competition categories are:

A- WEBSERIES: Of the webseries submitted for the contest:
-OFFICIAL SECTION
-AMETS SECTION
-TRAILER SECTION
-SHORT SHOW SECTION
-PREMIERE SECTION
-VR SELECTION (if possible)

13- This festival is not exclusive to any other award show or ceremony.

14- Each webseries or trailer must enter an individual submission. In the web series case, there will be only ONE SEASON presented to the festival with each submission, preferably the webseries' first season.

Good luck and see you in Bilbao!

Overall Rating
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  • Joaquín Bravo

    I am very grateful to Bilbao Seriesland. The whole team was very warm with us and made us feel at home. The screenings, the talks, and the award ceremony were amazing. Not to mention the networking parties, so most fun. Thank you, Bilbao Seriesland.

    December 2023
  • This was a really fun and friendly festival in a beautiful city. The programming was good, the programmers are passionate about web series, and the organizers are determined to show you a good time. The filmmakers were from all over the world, and the award statue is really nice, so if you win, you'll have that for life! The food in Bilbao (specialty Pinxtos) is delicious if you know where to go, and the architecture is really unique. The screenings were held in an old building that normally hosts rock n' roll and there was alway beer provided at the screenings and pinxtos provided at the after parties. You can check our webseries "Codependent Socks!" (a family sitcom starring sock puppets) at https://www.koldopen.com/codependent-socks

    November 2023
  • Mel House

    It was a joy to experience Bilbao, Spain and learn more about Basque culture. This festival screens high quality projects in a fun atmosphere, and hosts great networking events. We were honored to be nominated for multiple awards and to received the Filmmaker Amets Award for our feminist punk rock comedy HOT ANGRY MOM (www.hotangrymom.com).

    November 2023
  • Bilbao Seriesland Web Fest is one of the very Best Festivals world-wide! I wasn't able to attend this year in person- but I hope to attend next year! I was honored that Click On This TV was a Selection in this year's festival!! I love how they run their festival, and all their Social Media! Rose of Dolls and Oliver are definitely Experts at Festival Life and the Art of Web Series! Love you! Elena (Click On This TV / BNM Web Fest)

    November 2023
  • Very good festival. It was an honor to be part of this experience !!
    Thank you for everything !

    November 2022