Regulations
1. Objective
The objective of the festival is to promote and stimulate reflection on the short film format, seeking to enhance the exchange between Brazilian and international producers.
2. Organization
The festival is organized by FRANCO – Associação Franco Cultural, in partnership with Franco Produções.
3. Period
Festival Curta Cinema 34th edition - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival will take place between April 16th to 23th 2025.
4. Type of Festival
Competitive and Informative.
5. Entries
5.a. Films should be submitted on the platform www.filmfreeway.com from November 11th, 2024 to January 31st, 2025 or on the platform www.shortfilmdepot.com from November 25th, 2024 to February 7th, 2025.
5.b. External links of films not submitted via www.filmfreeway.com or www.shortfilmdepot.com will be accepted only in special cases and with the prior authorization of the direction or programming of the festival. For inquiries, send email to programa@curtacinema.com.br.
5.c. Films should be no longer than 30 minutes in length with production date between January 2024 and January 2025.
5.d. The films sent for selection must ensure they have the copyright to the images and the soundtrack contained in the work to be exhibited at the festival and public non-profit screenings and exempt the organization of Festival Curta Cinema from payment of any copyright when screening.
6. Criteria for selection and dispatch of copies and material for exhibition
6.a. For the International and National Competition Programs there will be selected a maximum of 800 minutes of films. Other films may comprise the thematic and/or special programs, with the agreement of the filmmaker/producer.
6.b. The list of selected films will be officially announced by March 14th 2025.
6.c. The screening formats will be DCP and/or H264. Other formats may eventually be used and will be analyzed case by case by the festival producers.
6.d. The screening copies of the selected films must be sent no later than March 31th 2025. The festival will only receive the copies via online transfer, the sending of physical copies via courier or other similar services must be negotiated in advance with the organization of the festival.
6.e. Other promotional materials, such as posters and flyers, should be received by the festival organization no later than April 4th.
6.f. For international films, a list of dialogs or .srt file in English of the selected film must be sent by April 4th so that electronic subtitles may be produced.
7. Jury and Prizes
The jury will be comprised of independent professionals from cinema and audiovisual arts market, invited by the festival to decide on the prizes:
- National and International Grand Prix (Oscar qualifying, according to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility).
- Special Jury Prize
- Best Director
Through popular vote, the festival will also award the following prizes:
- National Public Award
- International Public Award
- Rio Panorama Public Award
- Latin American Panorama Public Award
Other prizes may also be awarded by sponsors and/or partners who may wish to highlight and promote the work of new filmmakers. The producers of the selected films will be informed in advance for them to accept participating in prize contests which may imply the cession of exhibition or correlated rights.
