FICIMAD (Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid) is an annual international competition in Spain, which accepting films from all over the globe, offering awards in various categories. We dedicate ourselves to awarding films based on their originality and creativity, whilst considering their budget restrictions. We consider production limitations as part of what allows us to judge your creativity and originality.
Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented filmmakers from all over the world and present them to the public. It promotes the discussion and study of filmmaking.
FICIMAD also calls for experimental film and video work that explores language and/or literature whether it be oral, written, visual, or symbolic. This includes non-narrative work and the avant-guard. We strongly consider work that challenges traditional and current visual communication methods while continuing to function as a mode for exploring narrative and personal expression.
FICIMAD also calls essay film, works of epistolary cinema, documentaries, animation, performance art film and video, and oratorical works.
FICIMAD will screen a large number of films in some of the best cinemas in Madrid. All selected films will have a detailed review in the Official FICIMAD Magazine, but the selection of a film will not entail its screening. FICIMAD will choose the screening of the films according to its own criteria, always seeking to distribute the largest number of films to the maximum possible audience.
Each film designated as an "Official Competitor" will receive a high-resolution image of our Festival Laurels to be used for marketing and promotional purposes. All winners will receive high-resolution images of the Certificates of Award.
ANY LENGTH MOVIE AWARDS:
DON QUIXOTE TROPHY for Best Movie
GOLDEN HELMET OF MAMBRINO for Best Director
Additional Movie Awards:
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Featurette
Best Narrative Short
Best Thriller
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best LGTBTQ
Best Sci-Fi
Best Film Noir
Best Western
Best Animation Feature
Best Animation Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Featurette
Best Documentary Short
Best Indie Film
Best Micro Film
Best Music Video
Best Web Series
Best Experimental Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Cinematography
Best First Time Director
Best Student Film
Best Trailer
Best Screenplay - Short
Best Screenplay - Featurette
Best Screenplay - Feature