We are a short film festival showing the best local short films that fit within the main themes of the Puerto Rico Comic Con. We celebrate geek culture and everything that surrounds it. Now with an international feel as well.

Una muestra de cortometrajes boricuas dentro del Puerto Rico Comic Con. Organizado por cineastas locales para cineastas locales.

NOTA: Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest es un evento independiente dentro del Puerto Rico Comic Con. PRCC no organiza directamente este evento, solamente tiene función de ser el host del mismo.

NOTE: Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest is an independent event inside the Puerto Rico Comic Con. PRCC does is not directly linked with this event. It only functions as its host.

Los cortos locales seleccionados serán elegibles para los siguientes premios:

- Mejor Película Local. ("Live Action")
- Mejor Película Local. (Animación)
- Mejor Película Internacional.
- Premio del Público.
- Boleto de entrada de un día al Puerto Rico Comic Con 2016 a los directores de los cortos seleccionados. (No disponible para cortos internacionales.)

Selected local shorts will be eligible for the following prizes:
- Best Local Short. ("Live Action")
- Best Local Short. ("Animated")
- Best International Short
- Audience Award
- Entry Ticket for one day of Puerto Rico Comic Con 2016 to directors of the chose short films. (Not available for international shorts.)

- Por favor leer todas las reglas para evitar descalificación automática. Cualquier pregunta puede ser enviada a nuestro email o red social.
- Please read all the rules to avoid automatic disqualification. Inquiries can be sent via our email or social media.

I- Elegibilidad
El festival está abierto para las obras de cineastas puertorriqueños, y cineastas internacionales. La elegibilidad de los cortometrajes está sujeta a las siguientes reglas:

a) Los cortometrajes deben ser de los siguientes géneros: “sci-fi”, “film noir”, aventura, superhéroe, acción, “pop culture”, horror, fantasía, o animación.
b) Los cortometrajes no deben haber sido exhibidos previamente para propósitos comerciales.
c) Los cortometrajes no deben haber sido exhibidos en el Internet. (Con la excepción de Festivales de Internet verificables).
d) Los cortometrajes no deben exceder 15 minutos de duración, (con créditos).
e) Una vez el cortometraje haya sido elegido al festival, no puede ser removido del programa.
f) Los diálogos, narraciones y cualquier otro texto debe ser presentado en su lenguaje original. De no ser español, los productores son responsables de subtitular su cortometraje al español.
g) Ningún cortometraje se puede registrar más de una vez, incluyendo obras previamente inscritas en pasadas ediciones.
h) Los cortometrajes deben obedecer todas las reglas del festival.
i) Los cortometrajes serán evaluados por un grupo de profesionales y aficionados del cine bajo los criterios de: dirección, guion, actuación, fotografía, música (banda sonora), sonido, concepto y edición.
j) Los cortometrajes competirán por los premios de Mejor Película (Live Action), Mejor Película (Animación), Mejor Película (Internacional), Mejor Película (Favorita del Público).
k) El cortometraje debe cumplir con todos los materiales requeridos enumerados a continuación.

II- Inscripción y registro de materiales:

a) Todo director/productor puede encontrar la ficha de inscripción para su cortometraje, en el área de notas, a través de nuestra página de Facebook: facebook.com/PuertoRicoComicConShortFilmFest.
b) El director/productor debe llenar la ficha de inscripción en su totalidad y enviarlas a nuestro correo electrónico: teramediacorp@gmail.com, con el título del cortometraje en el sujeto del correo. Fichas incompletas no serán aceptadas.
c) Junto con la ficha de inscripción el director/productor debe incluir un “press kit”, fotos promocionales o afiches para propósitos de publicidad.
d) En el caso que el director/productor no someta un “trailer” de la obra, la producción del festival se reserva usar hasta un máximo de 30 segundos del cortometraje para el uso promocional del evento.
e) Las obras serán inscrita a través de la plataforma filmfreeway.com
f) Los cortometrajes se incluirán en nuestros archivos. Escenas de las obras podrían ser utilizadas como material promocional del festival.
g) La inscripción tiene un costo de $2.00 comenzando el 15 de noviembre al 15 de enero. Luego de este periodo, la inscripción tendrá un costo de $5.00 hasta el cierre de la convocatoria el 15 de abril. El costo de inscripción no es reembolsable.
h) El director/productor incluirá todos los materiales. Estas copias deben llegar en o antes del 15 de abril de 2016. De llegar tarde, el festival se reserva el derecho de aguantar el cortometraje hasta la próxima edición del festival o cancelar la inscripción.
i) Todo corto sometido no podrá ser retirado del festival.
j) La selección oficial será anunciada el 29 de abril de 2016.

El Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest es una entidad aparte del Puerto Rico Comic Con. El Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest puede modificar o añadir reglas en cualquier momento sin previo aviso.

I- Eligibility

The festival is open for local and international filmmakers. The eligibility of the submitted short film is subject to the following rules:

a. The short film should be under the following genres: “sci-fi”, “film noir”, adventure, superhero, action, “pop culture”, horror, fantasy, or animation.
b. The short film should NOT have been previously exhibited for commercial purposes.
c. The short film should NOT have been previously exhibited on the Internet. (With the exception of verifiable Internet Festivals).
d. The short film should NOT exceed more than 15 minutes of duration. (End credits included).
e. Once the short film has been chosen for the festival it can NOT be removed from the program.
f. Dialogues, narratives, and any other source of text should be presented in its original language. Should the film not be in Spanish, the producers are responsible to subtitle their short film in Spanish.
g. No short film can be registered more than once, including works that had been previously submitted in past editions.
h. The short film must obey ALL the rules of the festival.
i. The short films will be judged by a group of professional and film enthusiasts under the following criteria: Direction, script, acting, photography, music (Sonora band), sound, concept, and editing.
j. The short films will compete for the following awards: Best Local Film (Live Action), Best Local Animated Film, Best International Film, and the People’s Choice Award.
k. The short film must fulfill ALL the required materials listed below.

II- Registration and submitted materials:
a. All director/producer can find the registration form for the short film in the Note area on our Facebook page: facebook.com/PuertoRicoComicConShortFilmFest.
b. The director/producer must fill out the registration form to its fullest and send it via email to: teramediacorp@gmail.com, with the short film’s title as subject. Incomplete registration forms WILL NOT be accepted.
c. Along with the registration form the director/producer must include a press kit such as promotional images or poster for advertising purposes.
d. Should the director/producer not submit a trailer for their short, the Festival reserves to use a maximum of 30 seconds of footage for promotional purposes of the event.
e. The short film will be submitted through the platform of filmfreeway.com
f. The short films will be included to our archives. Scenes of the short could be used for future promotional material for the Festival.
g. Registration has a cost of $2.00 starting November 15 to January 15, 2016. After this period, registration will hold a cost of $5.00 until the end period for the call of short films April 15, 2016. Registration payment is NOT refundable.
h. The director/producer will provide ALL required materials. Copies of the short film must be hand in during or before April 15, 2016. Should the copy be late, the Festival reserves the right to withhold the short film until the following edition of the festival or cancel its registration.
i. All submitted short film can NOT be withdrawn from the festival.
j. The official announcement of the competing short films will be made by April 29, 2016.

Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest is an independent entity from Puerto Rico Comic Con. Puerto Rico Comic Con Short Film Fest can modify or add rules as seen fit at any moment without previous warning.

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  • Giulio Manicardi

    Great festival filled with international directors and a quality selection from all over the world. The staff was professiona and curteous, the atmosphere was crazy, lovely and fun.

    June 2017
  • Adam Losurdo

    Although I could not attend, it was a pleasure to be a part of this festival and an honor to have won Best International Short Film. They were easy to communicate with and very well going. A lot of passion for their film fest. Thumbs up guys!

    June 2017
  • Gerardo Hernández

    It was a great experience to present our short at the fest. The selection of films was also stellar both local and foreign. Staff was very welcoming and everything ran without a hitch. Definately going again.

    June 2017
  • Hania Sanchez

    I love this festival, this is my second year participating. The film selection was good showcasing local and international films that might not be shown in more "traditional short films". These year they had two days so there was more opportunity to participate.

    The only thing that I was not very happy about was that for those films selected only the director was given entrance for their day, which is fine but for the awards ceremony it was expected to buy a day pass for the Puerto Rico Comic Con, me as the producer would have to had purchased two day passes for both activities. I'm not saying give out tickets for everyone but maybe just a discount would have been nice, also for the cast and crew.

    May 2016