BASES OF THE 3rd FILM FESTIVAL OF THE MAIPO CAJON
The Cajón del Maipo Film Festival aims, in a spirit of friendship and cooperation, to identify and publicize quality works made by amateurs and audiovisual professionals, with the aim of encouraging the cinematographic practice in Chile. The 3rd Cajón del Maipo Film Festival will be held on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th and Saturday 20th January 2018 in San José de Maipo and El Melocotón.
1. CATEGORIES
There are three categories:
- Amateur Category (Animation and fiction)
- Professional Category Fiction
- Professional Category Animation
All films produced as of January 2016 can participate.
2. TECHNICAL CONDITIONS
a) The films may not have participated in the previous edition of the FCCM.
b) No more than two films from the same director may be presented to the Festival, of which the Selection Committee may only select one.
c) The films must be in the original Castilian language.
d) The films must have been produced in Chile.
e) The films must have a maximum duration of 24 minutes (including credits).
f) The films must be fiction. Documentaries and music videos will not be accepted.
g) All techniques are accepted.
h) The short films must be delivered in digital format (MP4 or mov).
i) Films of the professional category must be in FullHD compression format H264 and attach, at least, a poster of the work.
j) Films that do not offer the technical guarantees necessary for a good screening in public will be rejected.
3. FILM DELIVERY
Films of both categories must be delivered from the 23.59 until Friday, December 8, 2017 in the following ways:
- via wetransfer.com to cinesjm@gmail.com, indicating the corresponding category.
- through the platform FilmFreeway
4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FESTIVAL
a) The Selection Committee, appointed for this purpose, will select the films presented to the Festival for its screening on January 19 and 20, 2018 during the Festival.
b) The selected films will be projected a maximum of twice.
c) Once registered and selected, no film can be removed from the competition.
5. JURY
a) The Jury will be formed by three members, selected from persons of recognized professional prestige in the cinematographic field.
b) The decisions of the jury are final.
c) The jury undertakes to be totally impartial and transparent in its decision-making. In the event that a jury member is familiar or known to one of the applicants, the antecedent will be public knowledge and the jury agrees to resolve the matter in an ethical manner.
