RULES & TERMS
Mórbido Fest is open to competitors from all over the world, with no exceptions.
Mórbido Fest accepts fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird-themed films of all production techniques and budgets produced between 2023 and 2024.
Accepted running times for entries to the festival are:
o Fiction Feature Films: minimum running time 60 minutes
o Short films: no longer than 15 minutes (incl. end credits).
o Documentary Feature Films: minimum running time 45 minutes.
To be eligible for the 2024 Official Selection, it is imperative that submitted feature films have not been screened at any other fantasy and horror film festival in Mexico. We are looking for Mexican, Latin American, and World Premieres.
In the case of short films, these have no restrictions if they have been exhibited at other fantasy and horror film festivals in Mexico.
SUBMISSIONS
To enter the selection process all rightsholders must complete and send the following documents and materials:
1. Present the films through https://filmfreeway.com/MORBIDOFEST (with a complete project file, incl. credits and specifications).
2. Three (3) stills from the film at 300 DPI in either JPG, TIFF or PSD format.
3. Vertical poster of the film with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI in JPG or TIFF format.
4. Link(s) to available social media of the film.
Any fee generated by FilmFreeway is independent of the inscription fee to the festival.
SUBTITLES
The delivery of subtitles is the responsibility of the producers. Submitted films may include Spanish subtitles according to the following guidelines:
- If the feature or short film is in Spanish no subtitles are needed.
- In any other language, Spanish subtitles are required.
- In case of not having the subtitles burned, please send a srt file.
- If the film requires Spanish subtitles and these are not sent, the submission shall be deemed incomplete, hence the film will be disqualified.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
Entries submitted to the festival will be reviewed by two or more members of the selection committee. All programming selections are made at the discretion of the festival management and their decision is final.
The festival will not cover any expenses for licensing or delivery of materials of the selected projects.
NOTIFICATION
The notification and confirmation of a selected film is made by the festival via FilmFreeway to the person who made the submission.
Upon confirmation of a work in the official selection, the representatives will have 6 working days to send any missing material and confirm all the information on the registration form. In case it is not complete, it will be automatically disqualified.
Mórbido will recognize as the sole representative and rightsholder of the selected work, the person who signed the registration form, thus the festival will recognize her/him as the sole responsible for negotiating all aspects related to the participation of the work in the festival.
The confirmation by the representative of the selected work implies the irrevocable acceptance of all the rules stipulated by the festival.
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Screening formats in the Fiction Feature Films and Morbidocs Selection are DCP, Blu-Ray and QuickTime H264.
Submitting films to Mórbido Fest implies full acceptance of the festival’s guidelines. Any situation not included in this call for entries will be considered and resolved by the festival’s management.
SHORT FILMS
If your short film is selected for Mórbido 2024, you accept that your film will play on Mórbido TV. We ask for Basic Pay TV broadcast rights for a 3-week window for the territory of Spanish-speaking LATAM (without Brazil).
PUBLICITY
All promotional materials (stills, posters, trailers & social media) are essential for the timely promotion and publicity of selected films. These materials can and will be reproduced by Mórbido publications & website as well as Pay TV and press in all platforms.
CONTACT
In case of any doubts, questions or need for further clarification, please write to: morbidofilmfestentries@gmail.com
