a. The FesticineKids Foundation invites directors and filmmakers to register their film productions to FesticineKids 28, which will have the following sections to. Official Feature Film Competition It hosts cinematographic productions of any kind of story, aimed at children and young people and preferably, tell stories about interests and needs related to football, discipline, camaraderie, family, values, respect, sacrifices, the neighborhood, friends, passion, merit, hope, dedication, fighting for your dreams, growth, health, progress, the fruits of labor, leadership, and setting a good example In this section, Colombian and foreign productions of great visual and narrative value will compete.
b. Official Short Film Competition This is a window of world short film production in the field of children's and young people's cinema. It will group foreign works of any kind of story that do not exceed 10 minutes in length, and whose stories are aimed at children and adolescents between 8 and 17 years.
c. Colombia in shorts The purpose of Colombia in Shorts is to contribute to the process of circulation and exhibition of Colombian short films for children and adolescents. This category, in addition to being a window of national short filmmaking, is constituted
it constitutes a possibility to make known to boys and girls the cultural diversity and miscegenation that characterize our country. The works inscribed in this section must not exceed 10 minutes in length.
d. U-Lab: U-Lab is the section of FesticineKids dedicated to the promotion of works made by new filmmakers. Therefore, in this category short films of a maximum duration of 15 minutes may be taken by university students and technical and technological careers from the Caribbean Region
e. Experimental Kids: The Experimental Kids, is a contest of short films made by students of educational institutions of the Caribbean Region. Its purpose is, on the one hand, to promote filmmaking by children and adolescents; and on the other, to promote the formation of new filmmakers. The short films must have a maximum duration of 5 minutes
a. 3. Regulation
b. 3.1. Registration of the works:
c. 3.1.1. Terms and Conditions:
d. I. Cost of registration: The registration of productions in any category is free.
e. II. Nationality of the works: The official competition of feature films may register Colombian and foreign works, as well as co-productions. There will be no limit on the number of productions registered per country. To the official short film competition, films made in any country other than Colombia may be registered. To the Colombia section in shorts, only short films made in Colombia or national co-productions may be registered. The Experimental Kids, will only admit works made by students of educational institutions of the Caribbean Region; and in U-Lab only short films made by university students and technical and technological careers of the Caribbean Region may participate.
f. III. Year of production: In the competitive sections, only works carried out between 2024 and 2026 can be registered.
g. IV. Language and subtitles: In all competitive sections, films filmed in any language can be registered. However, works done in a language other than Spanish should have subtitles in Spanish, or be dubbed into Spanish. The productions made without dialogue will be valued in a special way.
h. V. Registration form: Regardless of the route chosen to register a work, its formalization requires the completion of the form designed for that purpose. The registration form can be downloaded from www.festicinekids.org/inscripcion/. PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT AN ENROLLMENT FORM.
i. 3.1.2. Registration channels:
to. Via festhome.com or Filmfreeway.com: Through this route, you can send the screener and detailed information of the work that is registered. However, to the email inscripciones.festicinekids@gmail.com, you must send the registration form to the festival (published in www.festicinekids.org/inscripcion/), in pdf format.
b. Via e-mail: Those who choose this option to register their productions, should send an email inscripciones.festicinekids@gmail.com, the registration form duly completed and a screener of the work through a link of platforms such as Vimeo and We Transfer or others that allow its visualization. In addition, they should send a brief review of the director's bio-filmography accompanied by a photo.
REMEMBER
The registration form, the screener and the bio-filmography of the director are insubstantial requirements for the registration of a work.
4. Selection:
I. The Festival director, with the advice of the Selection Committee, reserves the right to accept, choose or invite the films that will participate in the contest.
II. Communication: Interested parties will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their production via email. They can also be notified through the website and social networks of the FesticineKids Foundation (Website: festicinekids.org, Facebook: Festicinekids Foundation, Twitter: @FesticineKids, Instagram: @festicinekids).
IIIThe filmmakers of the selected productions must submit a screener for viewing. This is followed by a DCP copy, the film's press kit, trailer, and stills. Copies of the works and information for the selected films must be received by the Festival no later than August 30, 2026, and must be sent exclusively via FedEx. It is important to send to FesticineKids, via e-mail, the shipping guide for the Import and Export Department of the event to do the appropriate follow-up so that the film reaches the Festival's power safely and on time. The return of the works will be paid by the Festival and will be sent to the addresses specified in the registration form:
Fundación FesticineKids
GERARDO NIETO
Centro Comercial Caribe Plaza, Zona San Diego, Nivel 0. Pie de La Popa
Teléfonos: (5) 672 0209/ 315 726 2989
Cartagena, Colombia 130001
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