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Jaguar Cinema Festival is an independent film festival from Brazil. The festival showcases the boldest, freshest content from independent filmmakers. The Jade Jaguar Cinema Festival announced the opening of submission. This year, the festival intends to present narrative features, short films, documentaries, animations, screenplays, music videos and web series from around the world.

Jade Jaguar honors filmmakers, screenwriters and music makers from around the world while engaging, connecting and strengthening our community. We’re accepting films and you’re more than welcome to submit in all categories. Join us at the Jade Jaguar Cinema Festival, 2021 for a celebration of film, music, culture and experience.

Jade Jaguar Film Festival invites Latin American and International producers and filmmakers to submit their films to its edition that will take place in Brazil, to show the very best in new cinema from around the world.

Features & Shorts Award Categories

Best Feature
Best Brazilian Feature
Best Director
Best Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Experimental
Best Series (one episode of TV or Web series)
Best Animation Short
Best Music Video
Best Short Screenplay

Rules & Terms

***********FOR SUBMISSION ************

1. Submission
For the first time, the submissions will be accepted by FilmFreeway.

2. Submission Format
Films must be submitted via ONLINE screener ONLY. We do not accept films sent over by DVD. We do not accept subsequent cuts or more complete versions of submitted films, therefore changing or updating the originally submitted link is not accepted. Only one version of the film will be reviewed by programmers.

3. Submission Eligibility
There is no premiere policy for films, they may have screened at other Festivals and/or online.

4. Subtitles
- For submission of films in English, Spanish or Portuguese, subtitle is NOT required.

- For films in other languages, subtitle in English, Spanish or Portuguese is required for evaluation by the curator. The subtitle can also be sent separately to submit@jadejaguar.org or made available for download.

5. Submission Fee
All submissions for festival are to be paid through FilmFreeway platform. The submission fee is non-refundable.

6. Selection of Films
Submissions are reviewed and selected under the following criteria:
- Quality of narrative and production values.

7. Notification
The festival inform all submitting parties, if their film has been successful or not. Successful submissions will receive important information on the Festival, press and publicity, guest accreditation, contact information and how to make the most of participating in the Festival.

8. Festival Categories:

Best Feature
Best Brazilian Feature
Best Director
Best Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Experimental
Best Series (one episode of TV or Web series)
Best Animation Short
Best Music Video
Best Short Screenplay

..................For screenplays ONLY............................

1. Formatting - for screenplays ONLY
Screenplays should be properly formatted.

2. Number of pages - for screenplays ONLY
Screenplays should have an approximate length of 1-30 pages.

3. Language - for screenplays ONLY
Screenplays must be in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

.....................For selected films ONLY......................

1. Subtitles - for selected films ONLY
Selected films MUST provide an English, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles files. The subtitle can be sent separately for submission@jadejaguar.org or made available for download.

2. Festival Screenings - for selected films ONLY
Selected films MUST provide a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) in order to be screened at the Festival. The film title MUST be clearly labelled on the DCP.

3. Scheduling - for selected films ONLY
Screenings are scheduled at the discretion of festival. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule, the festival reserves the right to make changes at any time for any reason. The festival will not be liable for any costs claimed as a result of a change in scheduling. No film may be withdrawn from the festival programme after its selection.

4. Promotion - for selected films ONLY
Selected films must acknowledge that the festival reserves the right to promote the films on website and social media using both images and video that you provide.

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Rafael Ribas

    1 Ano após a inscrição, não foram divulgados os vencedores. Apenas selecionados pra o festival e nenhum retorno depois disso. Entrei em contato pelas redes sociais e não respondem.

    February 2022
  • Fernando André

    Unfortunately, this festival is just a scam. They gone away after the first selection - which probably included every single work entered - and left people with no answers and no updates on the social media. Stay away from this.

    October 2021
  • There is no communication at this festival. Festival officials could not be reached for a long time. It's been almost 1 year. The results of the festival for 2021 still have not been announced. Cannot be reached from any of social media and official sites. There is a communication that does not suit such an important festival. Still no news.

    September 2021
  • Jeremy Billon

    No communication whatsoever, no mention of our documentary on the website or social media. Still no news on who even won almost 2 weeks after... Still seems like a nice festival. Hope this might only be due to the pandemic but still...

    September 2021
  • Thank you for having our short film "Dream Store" as part of your festival!

    September 2021