Check out the contest rules at infcta.com.
13 minuts as maximum.
Rules for the In-FCTA 2023 short film competition
Fifth edition of the Terra Alta Film Festival
August 6 - August 12, 2023
1. Description of the competition
The main goal of In-FCTA is and will always be cultural dissemination in a depressed area and with reduced access to diverse and quality cultural formats. In this case, it is tries to find a place in Terres de l’Ebre for the dissemination of a cultural format, audiovisual and film, which has always had a large presence in the area, however which in recent years has lost the brilliance of other eras.
If the intention is to increase the interest in the seventh art in the population, it must be made available of adults, for enjoyment, but also for deepening knowledge about cinema and for the creation of a space for reflection and dialogue on the same cultural format and, again, of the themes that are developed in the projected works, and also make it available to children, to get to know it, value it, create it and get excited about cinema. In this sense, it is valued as very appropriate the holding of the short film competition.
2. Contest sections and prizes
In-FCTA HighLand Pro Section Works
Professional shorts selected and shortlisted by the festival through various channels
received. To participate, you must access the following platforms and register, with
a fee of 5 eur per participation, before June 30:
Festhome.
For any obstacles, contact the Festival at info@infcta.com.
Any short film recorded in any format with one can participate maximum duration of 13 min, never submitted to the In-FCTA contest and no performance prior to January 1, 2021. A maximum of five works by each author will be accepted.
Selected short films must be submitted in digital exhibition format high definition, H264 or Mp4 (AVC H264, 1920 x 1080).
Awards
Best Short Film 1.000 eur and Festival Award
Fato for Best Direction, Terra Alta Experience prize and Fato Award
Fato for Best Actress, Terra Alta Experience prize and Fato Award
Fato for Best Actor, Terra Alta Experience prize and Fato Award
Fato Public Choice Award, 400 eur and Fato Award
HighLand In-FCTA Section
Works
Low-budget, non-professional shorts that will be emailed to the Festival at info@infcta.com:
1. The registration form must be submitted with the required documents and attachments
here.
2. The short film must be sent to the same address via a sharing system online files (Wetransfer, Yousendit, Dropbox ...) or via a private link (with password, if applicable, which you must provide to us).
Any short film recorded in any format with one can participate maximum duration of 10 min and completion not earlier than January 1, 2021.
Selected short films must be submitted in digital exhibition format high definition, H264 or Mp4 (AVC H264, 1920 x 1080). It can be filmed with devices mobile phones (always horizontal or will not enter the competition) and professional cameras or domestic of any kind.
Awards
Fato for Best Short Film 300 eur and Fato Award
Fato Public Choice Awars, 100 eur and Fato Award
HighLand Mini section
Works
Shorts made by children under the age of 18, from schools or individuals, which will be sent to the Festival by email to info@infcta.com:
1. The registration form must be submitted with the required documents and attachments here.
2. The short film must be sent to the same address via a sharing system online files (Wetransfer, Dropbox ...) or via a private link (with password, if applicable, which you must provide to us).
Any short film recorded in any format with one can participate maximum duration of 10 min and performance not earlier than January 1, 2021. The selected short films must be submitted in high digital display format definition, H264 or Mp4 (AVC H264, 1920 x 1080). It can be filmed with mobile devices (always horizontal or will not enter the competition) and professional or domestic cameras of any type.
Awards
Fato Mini at the Best Short Stay in a hostel in Xanascat and award
Talent Award In-FCTA Section
Works
Short films from audiovisual schools in Catalonia to promote new talent that will be emailed to the Festival at info@infcta.com:
1. The registration form must be submitted with the required documents and attachments
here.
2. The short film must be sent to the same address via a sharing system online files (Wetransfer, Yousendit, Dropbox ...) or via a private link (with password, if applicable, which you must provide to us).
Any short film recorded in any format with one can participate maximum duration of 6 min and completion not earlier than January 1, 2021.
Selected short films must be submitted in digital exhibition format high definition, H264 or Mp4 (AVC H264, 1920 x 1080). It can be filmed with devices mobile phones (always horizontal or will not enter the competition) and professional cameras or domestic of any kind.
Awards
Fato for Young Talent 500 eur and Fato Award
3. Gender, theme and language
Works of all genres of fiction, including animation, are accepted.
Works can be submitted in Catalan, Spanish and any other language as long as there
subtitles appear in one of the first two languages, preferably in Catalan.
4. Preselection and acceptance of the works
Depending on the short films presented, a committee made up of members of the organization will pre-select short films that will go to competition.
In addition, the organization is reserves the right to reject shorts that it deems offensive or unfit for the public display. In any case, it will be communicated to the directors of the short films before the contest.
5. Jury
A professional jury appointed by the organization will decide all the prizes, except those of the public, which will be voted on among those attending the screenings. The decisions of the jury will be unappealable and objective, according to their own quality scales, and the verdict will be made public last day of the Festival, August 12, the date on which the awards will be presented and awards to the winners. The jury may also award mentions that consider appropriate, but without cash prizes.
6. Exhibition of the works
The selected films will be screened publicly from August 6 to 12. The will be informed
directors on the day of the screening of their work. With the registration, the authors and producers authorize the screening.
The selected works may be used for the dissemination and promotion of the festival
at any time unless otherwise indicated at info@infcta.com.
* Participation in this festival implies acceptance of these rules.
* The contestants are responsible for the non-rights of third parties for the use of musical pieces in the works presented, nor claim for image rights of the persons appearing therein.
