GENERAL REGULATIONS
Carballo Interplay 9th edition will take place in Carballo (Galicia, Spain) 6 – 9 April 2022.
Series broadcast on the internet and produced between 2020 and 2022 with at least 3 episodes broadcasted at the time of submission are eligible for competition.
They could be of any duration, theme, genre, either fiction or animation, national or international
SUBMISSION
Submissions should be done through the festival website www.carballointerplay.com filling in the online submission form or through the Filmfreeway online platform.
Submission is free of charge.
Deadline for submissions is 20 of February, 2020.
Eligible works must be in the Galician or Spanish language or have Galician or Spanish subtitles.
SELECTION PROCESS
If a series is selected, the festival organisers will get in touch with the creator/s of the shortlisted web series to request the delivery of one or two episodes in the requested resolution and other promotional materials via Wetransfer or a similar service.
The following promotional materials will be required:
- Poster or promotional image
- Frame
- One minute long video caption of the series. - One minute video presentation of the series.
Screening copies of the selected series:
Screening format will be .mov o .mp4 (codec H.264), resolution: 1920x1080 or more, maximum bit transfer rate: 20.000kbps; audio ACC; subtitles in Galician or Spanish included or in .srt.
IMPORTANT: Works that are not in the Galician or Spanish language must have subtitles in Galician or Spanish.JURY
The jury will be formed by renowned film professionals. Their decision will not be subject to appeal.
The jury can declare void any category, award special mentions or declare ex-aequo awards.
AWARDS
The full list of awards is as follows:
BEST SERIES // 800 euros plus trophy
BEST SERIES IN GALICIAN LANGUAGE // 800 euros plus trophy
YOUTH JURY AWARD // 400 euros plus trophy AUDIENCE AWARD // 400 euros plus trophy
CREA BEST DIRECTOR AWARD // 200 euros plus trophy AGAG BEST SCRIPT AWARD // 200 euros plus trophy
Series produced in Galicia could aim for both BEST SPANISH SERIES and BEST SERIES IN GALICIAN LANGUAGE awards, at the Festival’s discretion. In any case, only works in Galician language are eligible for the BEST SERIES IN GALICIAN LANGUAGE award. This award could be declared void in the event of not receiving a minimum of three web series in the abovementioned language.
If the jury grants an ex-aequo award, the amount will be split between both winners.
The awards are subject to Spanish taxation laws.
Any member of the festival’s organisation could not submit their works, in the event of having any, for the competition. The festival organisers reserve themselves the right to restrict or increase the categories and the awards, as well as the prize amounts.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE WINNERS
The creators of the awarded web series or a designated representative must attend the award ceremony in Carballo’s Pazo de Cultura Auditorio. The festival will communicate the date and its decision in advance to arrange their attendance and will cover accommodation costs of the winners.
Exceptionally, if the winner of the award is international, instead of the attendance, a video may be sent to be screened at the awards gala.
COMMUNICATION
The festival reserves the right to use a sample of the selected series in the official trailer, as well as the use of promotional materials (pictures/stills/poster etc.) for its promotion (brochures, poster, media, internet, social media etc.).
EXHIBITION RIGHTS
The organisation assumes that participants own the rights on the series they submit and accepts no responsibility arising from the breach of this rule or any violations that may result from the ownership of the films. When submitting materials for competition, participants agree that they are the owners and are authorised to use full rights of music, video or effects appearing on the web series. The festival will not be responsible of any claims arising from non compliance by the creator and/or production company in case they do not own the rights of the materials they submit.
ACCEPTANCE
Participation in festival implies the full acceptance of all the terms and conditions included herein.
