1. GENERAL RULES
The 3rd edition of the Mieres Under-60' Film Festival. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Mieres (MUFF'23), to be held in Mieres (Asturias, Spain) between the 9th and 12th of November 2023, sponsored by the Town Council of Mieres.
Participation is open to all Spanish and international short films produced and made after 1st January 2021.
The duration cannot be longer than 60 minutes (including credits).
All genres (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental), themes and formats are accepted.
original formats are accepted.
The short films in competition must not have been submitted in previous editions of the festival.
The works must be submitted by a person, organisation or company that holds the rights to them or legally represents them. The person who submits works to the competition will be responsible for paying the royalties generated by their works.
2. REGISTRATION AND FEES
The registration period will open on 1 September and will close on 10 October 2023.
To participate in MUFF'23, works must register through the following platforms
official platforms of the festival:
www.filmfreeway.com
www.festhome.com
The following registration fees to be paid by the participants are established: 3 €
In order for their works to be considered, participants must provide the platforms with copies of the original version of their works. If the language of the work is different from Spanish or Asturian, it will be presented with subtitles in one of these languages or, failing that, in English.
3. SELECTION
The Selection Committee, made up of professionals from the world of audiovisual arts and the organisation, will be in charge of selecting the works for the different sections of the festival.
The organisation will notify the final result of the selection by e-mail to the contact person.
If a work is selected, the organisation will contact the representative to request all the necessary material.
The screening copy of the selected works will be sent within the period and in the form requested by the organisation. In any case, it will be sent on-line.
The projection format will be digital. The technical characteristics are:
Container: .mov / mepg 4 H264 or Apple ProRess 442
Resolution: Full HD (1920×1080)
Bitrate: up to 20,000kbps
Audio: Stereo AAC
The screening copies of the selected works shall be sent in their original version. If the language is different from Spanish or Asturian, subtitles in one of these languages or the list of dialogues in English (preferably in .srt format) must be submitted.
Copies of the selected works may be used in limited screenings for the selection committee and in the Festival's Awards Ceremony screenings organised by the festival, always for cultural and non-profit purposes, with prior notification to the producers of the use to be made of them.
MUFF'23 will take place on the indicated dates in the festival's physical venues and its extensions. The festival may carry out part of its programme in online format as a complement to its on-site offer, always with the knowledge and consent of the rights holders.
The selection of a work in one or more of the festival's competitions does not imply the automatic transfer of its rights for online broadcasting on the festival's official platforms and/or channels, unless the festival is forced to cancel its on-site activity due to force majeure or for reasons beyond the organisation's control.
The selected films will be screened at the times and places listed in the catalogue and on the festival's official website ( www.mieresfilmfestival.com).
With the registration of a work and the subsequent acceptance of these rules, the works that are selected to participate in competitive sections grant the Festival the right to screen these works -always for exclusively cultural and non-commercial purposes- throughout the year and a half following the celebration of the Festival in the different extraordinary activities that are occasionally held outside the dates of the festival, the purpose of which is to promote the MUFF.
In any case, these possible screenings will always be notified to the owner of the work.
4. SECTIONS
Mieres Under-60' Film Festival 2022 will have the following sections:
4.1 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
In the International Competition, international and Spanish* short films will compete on equal terms, and all of them are eligible for the prizes of this section as indicated below.
The organisers will also pay for the accommodation expenses of the representatives of the selected films in single rooms, at least on the day of the screening.
The Official Section will have its own specific International Jury, which will award the corresponding prizes independently from the rest of the sections.
Spanish short films are considered to be all Spanish productions, co-productions in which the Spanish participation is greater than 40% and those works directed by Spanish filmmakers, even if they have been produced by other countries.
4.2. EUROPEAN FILM SCHOOLS COMPETITION
In the European Film Schools Competition, international and Spanish* short films, produced in an audiovisual training centre in a European country, will compete on equal terms. All works are eligible for the prizes in this section as indicated below.
The organisation will also pay for the accommodation expenses of the representatives of the selected works in a single room, at least on the day of the screening.
The Official Section will have its own specific International Jury, which will award the corresponding prizes independently from the rest of the sections.
4.3. MUFFY
This international competition is open to all works aimed at children and young audiences, with 2 competition categories (+3 and +7 years old).
4.4. ASTURIES
This competition is open to all films that meet at least one of the following requirements:
- They must be directed by a filmmaker born or resident in Asturias.
- They must be produced by a filmmaker born or resident in Asturias.
- They must be produced by a production company based in Asturias.
- Directed or produced by a filmmaker who has been resident in Asturias for at least 5 consecutive years.
4.5. BE SHORT, BE FAST, BE PUNK
This is an international competition dedicated to fierce, wild, iconoclastic, controversial and carefree works.
This section will have an independent Jury that will award the corresponding prizes, detailed below.
4.6. PARALLEL SECTIONS
MUFF'23 completes its programme with a series of parallel and informative sections outside the competition.
5. AWARDS
5.1. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The International Jury of the Official Selection will award the following prizes:
Best of the Fest Short Film Award (Best of the Fest): 600 € (taxes included).
Best Animation Award
Best Director Award
Best Acting Award
Best Screenplay Award
Best Cinematography Award
Best Editing Award
Two Jury's Special Mentions (optional: Best of the Fest and Animation)
The following prizes will also be awarded:
Award for Best Spanish Short Film Directed by a Woman: with a diploma. All Spanish short films from the Festival's competitions are eligible for this award.
Mieres Underground Award for Best Original Soundtrack: with a diploma. All Spanish short films from the Festival's competitions are eligible for this award.
5.2. EUROPEAN FILM SCHOOLS COMPETITION
The European Film Schools Competition will award the following prizes:
Best Short Film Award: 400 € (taxes included).
Special Mentions (optional) for Best Short Film
5.3. MUFFY - Young Audiences
The MUFFY Jury will award the following prizes:
Best Short Film Award: 300 € (tax incl.)
Jury's Special Mention (optional)
5.4. ASTURIES - Asturian Short Films
The Asturies Jury will award the following prizes:
Best Asturian Short Film Award: 200 € (taxes included)
Jury's Special Mention (optional)
5.5. BE SHORT, BE FAST, BE PUNK
The audience, by means of a vote, will award the prize for this section, worth €200 (including taxes).
All prizes with a monetary award will be subject to the corresponding deductions.
6. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES. DATA PROTECTION LAW
Registration implies acceptance of these rules and the decisions of the organization, selection committee and juries. Any question not foreseen in the rules will be resolved by the organization of the festival.
The organization reserves, exceptionally, the right to be able to admit works that do not meet some of the criteria detailed above.
The festival undertakes and obliges that the personal data belonging to the data file of the participants will be treated by article 12 of Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD).
Unless expressly requested by the interested parties, the data of the Spanish short films related to title, technical sheet, artistic file, synopsis, distribution contacts, production contact, awards and selections in other festivals, director's biography and graphic materials Promotional (poster, stills, photo of the director) will be shared with the Spanish Short Film Archive to contribute to the promotion and dissemination of the short. At no time will the Archive publish, disseminate, share, facilitate or manage anything related to the entire works, viewing copies, projection and/or private passwords of the works.
* Spanish or Asturian short films are considered to be all Spanish or Asturian productions, co-productions in which Spanish or Asturian participation exceeds 40% and those works directed by filmmakers of Spanish nationality, native or resident in Asturias, even if they have been produced in other countries.
