The 8th edition of the Ibiza International Independent Film Festival IBZCF24 has been held in various spaces in the 5 municipalities of the Island, for the first time with the institutional support of the 5 City Councils, and the online version on the Filmin platform. The institutional support in Ibiza is total, adding the Departments of Culture and Tourism of the Island Council of Ibiza plus various private sponsors on the Island. In addition to the collaboration of the Government of the Balearic Islands.
Ibizacinefest has renewed its commitment to Ibiza and culture with a program of 132 national and international titles, exclusive premieres in Spain, 90% of premieres in the Balearic Islands, activities aimed at professionals, short film competitions to discover and promote local and Balearic talent or educational program with special screenings for students and children to create new audiences. The reflection has also had its space through 21 colloquiums after screenings with its creators about their creative process and the relationship between cinema and the most diverse sociocultural realities. We have taken 75 guests to Ibiza, 18 of which are international.
Short films are once again the protagonists of IBZCF24, being qualifiers for the 2024 Goya Awards and in collaboration with the European Film Academy we program Short Films on Tour. IBZCF24 has been a resounding success. The commitment to the industry is materialized with a national first-level Masterclass by Ion de Sosa and Laura Ferrés. We have significantly increased our in-person audience, in 38 sessions, and online throughout Spain, thanks to our programming of 14 feature films, 3 of Balearic production, on Filmin, with more presence in the media, with international reports and a notable increase in impacts compared to the 2023 edition. We will continue to believe in committed auteur cinema, with necessary visions, that can move in substance and form outside the norms of commercial cinema, with total creative freedom.

Xavi Herrero
Director and programmer IBZCF2
European Film Academy Member

Awards & Prizes

IBZCF AWARDS
DISTRIBUTION AWARD FOR FEATURE FILMS
#ConUnPack Distribution will award a distribution prize to a
fiction feature film programmed at the Festival. Said award
will consist of the distribution of the chosen film in Spain in
all exhibition windows where the producer and #ConUnPack
Distribution deems appropriate. Contemplating the theatrical release
cinema and the “digital release” formula. The distribution will consider how
minimum exploitation windows in the TVOD, SVOD cultural circuit
and AVOD.
CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION FEATURE FILM
Blogos de Oro Critics' Award for Best Fiction Feature Film
PANORAMA Official Section. The Gold Blogs are the prizes
independent films in which online media related to the
seventh art choose the best of the year in independent Spanish cinema,
legally formalized as the Blogos Film Awards Association
of gold.
CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Blogos de Oro Critics Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
the PANORAMA Official Section.
AUDIENCE AWARD
The Audience Award will be awarded to the production with the best
score in our feature film programming on Filmin.
AC IBZCF AWARD
The Jury is made up of members of the Cultural Association
Ibizacinefest and will award a feature film from the Official Section
PANORAMA.
AWARDS TO THE SHORT FILM SECTIONS
Awards for the best National, International and FEM-CINE Short Film. The
short films of Spanish nationality in the Official Section, will receive the
certificate that allows them to qualify for the 2024 Goya Awards.
Awards for the best Ibizan and Balearic short film.
IBZ SCRIPT FESTIVAL AWARD
Cash prize of 1000 euros awarded by a composite Jury
by members of the Ibizacinefest Cultural Association, intended for the
production of the short film whose script has been awarded. Saying
short film will be selected in the corresponding Official Section
in the following edition of the Ibizacinefest at the end of the
production. The Jury can award up to 2 special mentions.
ROADTOFEST AWARD FOR SHORT FILM DISTRIBUTION
Roadtofest-Shortfilm Agency will award 2 prizes for the distribution of
2 national short films, one fiction and one documentary, which do not
belong to the catalog of any distributor. The prize consists of
the Roadtofest distribution program CAMINO AL GOYA:TOP
NATIONAL valued at €950+VAT and will be formalized during the
IBZCF celebration.

Rules & Terms

IBZCF 2025 BASES

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, 2023 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 25 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 and Fem-Cine short film sections as well as our parallel sections and activities:

-Eivissa Cinema: Balearic productions that do not enter the Official Section.
-AND THAT?: Short films of special interest for young people 14-16 years old.
-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 2023.
The selections from this section will receive their pre-selection certificate for the Goya Awards.

For the rest of the sections, works produced after January 1, 2023 of any nationality may participate.

The maximum duration will be 30 min. in all sections and for all genres: fiction, documentary, animation 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 100 short films to be screened in Ibiza.

-FEM-CINEMA:

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: script@ibizacinefest.com
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  • Rob Maguire

    Super experience, great communication, fascinating programming, really well run-festival :)

    March 2024
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  • Regys Estevam

    Foi meu primeiro Festival Internacional e tive a alegria de ser finalista na categoria Roteiro de Curta Metragem. Gostei bastante do festival, parabéns a todos os organizadores

    March 2023
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  • Laura Hirch

    It was a great festival and I am very grateful my film got selected. I especially loved the environmental and femme cine category, the team helps to create awareness in society👏🏼

    March 2023
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  • marcelo castellano

    Encantado de haber participado y gracias por la selección como finalista de mi guion.

    April 2022
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  • JAVIER ESPINOZA

    Very happy to present our short film "Hojas de Sauco" at the IBIZACINEFEST. Looking forward to return.

    April 2022
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