IBIZACINEFEST-Ibiza Independent Film Festival

FEATURE FILMS:
Registered feature films may participate in our Official Panorama Section or will be evaluated for our parallel sections and activities.
Works produced after January 1, 2025 of any nationality and genre may participate.
Fiction: + 60 min.
Documentaries: + 45 min.
Languages: Works in any language are accepted, only the selected feature films must be subtitled in Spanish or Catalan if they are not their original language.
The producers of the SELECTED works will transfer their rights for the projection in our Auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without the prior signing of any contract.
The IBZCF selection committee will choose around 15 feature films that will be screened in Ibiza and can be included in the online program, on Filmin and available throughout Spain, if desired.
SHORT FILMS:
The short films entered are eligible for the official national, international, IA Shortfilm and Fem-Cine short film sections as well as our parallel sections and activities:
-Focus Balear: Balearic productions that do not enter the Official Section.
-Cinekids: Children's and family cinema.
-Be-Bleu Think Green: Short films with environmental themes with an emphasis on the Mediterranean.
For the Official National Short Film Section, nationality and qualification certificates issued on a date prior to the start of IBZCF are required and the works will be produced after October 2025.The selections from this section will receive their certificate for the Premios Goya and Premios Forqué and Premios Fugaz. In this category, a premiere in Ibiza is required. This category has a cash prize of €500 for the winning short film.
For the rest of the sections, works produced after January 1, 2025 of any nationality may participate.
The maximum duration will be 30 min. in all sections and for all genres: fiction, documentary, animation, IA and experimental.
Languages: Works in any language are accepted, only the selected and screened short films must be subtitled in Catalan or Spanish if these are not your VO.
The producers of the selected works will transfer their rights for the projection in our auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without prior signing of any contract.
SELECTIONS: The IBZCF selection committee will choose around 80 short films to be screened in Ibiza.
-FEM-CINE:
Short films of any genre that meet the general rules with themes that promote gender equality.
Any questions about the Festival Regulations will be answered at info@ibizacinefest.
SHORT FILM SCRIPT CONTEST
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
The theme of the scripts is completely free and may belong to any genre. All works submitted must be original. If the contestant uses a novel, a story or a text by another author as the basis for the script, the contestant must include in his or her registration the corresponding authorization from the author of the original work.
The works must be presented in the format of a cinematographic literary script, according to industry standards. Scripts that do not present proper formatting will be automatically disqualified.
-A synopsis of a maximum of one page must be provided with the script.
-No storyboards or technical scripts will be accepted.
-Scripts must have a maximum length of 15 pages, not counting the cover and the synopsis page.
-Only files in PDF format will be accepted. The cover will indicate the title and name of the author, as well as their postal address, email and telephone number.
-The author of the script will always have the copyright over it. The scripts submitted, once the festival is over, will be eliminated.
CONTEST.
Of all the scripts presented, up to 5 finalists will be selected who will participate in the recorded Pitch to decide the evaluation of the script and the project. The pitch will consist of the finalists sending a video. The criteria for the evaluation of the registered scripts will be:
Professional format. Originality. Cinematic visualization.Structure.
The decision of the Jury is final.
PRIZE
Cash prize of €1000 (tax included) to be received upon receipt of corresponding invoice
To formalize the cash prize, it is essential to demonstrate the completion of the short film without a premiere or to be in an advanced state of production.
The short film will participate in the competition in the next edition of the IBZCF in the corresponding section demanding its world premiere. The Jury can award up to 2 special mentions.
More info: admin@ibizacinefest.com