FESTIVAL THEMES
CONTEMPORARY ART: Documentaries about contemporary art histories, contemporary artists, visual art movements/trends/studies, artistic projects, and creative works by visual artists, from the avant-garde art movements explosion of the 20th century to our present.
CATEGORIES IN COMPETITION
Spanish Documentary
International Documentary
GENERAL CONDITIONS TO POSTULATE
a. The main requirement is that all the documentaries submitted must align with the thematic area of the festival: Contemporary Visual Art.
b. Submissions are open for works produced from January 1st, 2024.
c. All films must be submitted in their original versions with English or Spanish subtitles. If Spanish subtitles are not provided, the festival will arrange for Catalan subtitles.
d. Authors can submit as many works as they wish, provided they comply with the Rules and Regulations.e. Authors allow their films to be selected for the 9th edition of DART Festival in 2025 in Spain.
INSCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION OF THE WORKS
April 5, 2025: Earlybird Deadline
July 31, 2025: Regular Deadline
August 31, 2025: Late Deadline
October 11, 2025: Committee decision
DART Festival: December 11-14, 2025
INSCRIPTION MODALITIES
Documentaries can only be submitted through FilmFreeway, although the festival organizers may propose other films for the program that have not necessarily passed through the platform.
RULES AND REGULATIONS ACCEPTANCE - TRANSFER OF RIGHTS
The director, producer, or distributor submitting a documentary declares to be the owner, has acquired, or has legitimate use of the film contents and its authorial rights/copyright.
DART Festival is not responsible for any claims regarding authorial rights related to the public projection of films with protected material.
The delivery of the DCP is not mandatory but recommended. In case the DCP is not available, the digital submission of the film will be accepted. DCP shipping costs will be borne by the submitter.
The submitter agrees to send the necessary promotional material once the selection is confirmed.
If your film is selected, it cannot be withdrawn for any reason from DART Festival Spain.
All submitted works, as well as some not selected, may be considered for future activities, with prior communication to the author.
In case of admission, the Organization reserves the right to agree to a Spain/Barcelona premiere.
The promotional materials provided after the announcement of the selected films will be used for communication and dissemination (hand program, website, and other communication tools by DART).
Participation in this call for entries implies full acceptance of these Rules and Regulations.
CONTACT
Silvana Fiorese
Curator and Head of Programming
silvana@dart-festival.com
