Semana Internacional De Cine Fantástico De La Costa Del Sol (25)

Début du Festival: 07 septembre 2024      Fin du Festival: 14 septembre 2024

The International Horror and Fantasy Film Week of La Costa del Sol is a film festival of the horror and fantasy genre that is held annually. The first edition was held from September 11 to 16, 2000. On that occasion,
the winning film of the Golden Unicorn was The Ring, which was a blockbuster in our country. The edition paid tribute to the British actress Caroline Muro, a fetish actress of horror films, with the screening of the film ‘The howl of the devil’, directed by Paul Naschy, and a ‘tribute to ghosterrorific Cinema’ was made with
the screening of films by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (La residencia, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?), Jesús Franco (Gritos en la noche, El Conde Drácula). To this day, editions keep being added, this year the XXV
edition of the Festival is celebrated. This year the short film section is reinvented, being coordinated by Miguel Carrillo.

As every year, the Costa del Sol International Fantastic Film Festival prepares its activities to spend a terrifyingly fun week. This year the feature film section can be entered through Festhome or via the festival (via the web).

1. This year we are also looking for feature films through the Festhome platform. In which filmmakers from all over the world. These registrations are free since the festival was born with the intention of highlighting works. On June 28, the works selected to participate in this XXV edition will be contacted.

2. The event will be held from September 7 to 14 in Estepona and Marbella, with the awards gala on Saturday 14, where the winners of each category will be announced.

3. The theme must be horror, suspense, fantastic and/or other genre variants.

4. Only two maximum works will be accepted in competition per author, with a duration of 45 to 180 minutes (credits included).

5. Works that do not adapt to the Spanish language could be rejected (MUST HAVE subtitleS IN SPANISH).

6. The production date of all the works in the competition may not be before January 1, 2021.

7. Registration will be done through the platform associated with the Festival: FESTHOME or through the festival website.

8. Each of the authors (or contact person) of the selected feature films will be notified, as well as the section of the selection that they will be part of.

9. The works selected for competition will be announced through the Festival's own media. Once announced, those interested will be able to make their selection public.

10. The Festival has priority to promote the works that will make up the Official Section.

11. The selected works may not leave the Festival under any circumstances.

12. The Jury will be made up of people related to the world of cinema and culture.

13. The prizes cannot be declared ex aequo or void.

14. The quality must be at least Full High Definition, HD Ready 1080p, True High Definition, 1080p