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Acafilms Low Film Festival 2021 ()

Deadlines

02 Feb 2021
Call for entries

02 Feb 2021
Early deadline

05 Aug 2021
Standard deadline

28 Oct 2021
Late deadline

29 Nov 2021
Festival closed

29 Jan 2022
Notification date

09 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021

Address

Rua dr josé rodrigues alves sobrinho n 150 apto 32miró, 05466040, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Festival description

Short film festival 48'<

Feature film festival >50'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online and Physical Location

December 2019

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 48'<

Feature Films >50'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 09 December 2021 Festival end: 31 December 2021

In this year of 2021, we are back, after a sour taste in 2020, we know for a fact that change is on the way. As filmmakers and creatives, we need to embrace ourselves, support our craft on a global level. As a film producer myself with multiple awards and participation on Brazilian and international projects, I know for a fact that technology can bring us close! So in this year, I want to invite aspiring, students and professional filmmakers to exhibit online in an across platform show your work, to touch on the matters that are most important on building a future where we produce film and media content to produce change, awareness and to unite the industry in a global level. We have special categories this year to facilitate the entrance of voices and persons from communities that need representing and a much more vocal presence in a still heavily dominated industry by old standards.

Short Film Categories:
Best Overall short film
Best Horror Short Film
Best Drama Short Film
Best Female director
Best International Student Short Film
Best Brazilian Student Short Film
Best International short documentary film
Best Brazilian short documentary film
Best transgender director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best VFX Digital
Best Practical VFX
Best audio editing
Best Art direction
Best Covid theme film
Best achievement in VR / 360 / Tech films and productions

Full Lenght Films Categories:
Best Overall film
Best Female director
Best VFX
Best Practical VFX
Best audio editing
Best Art direction
Best Actor
Best transgender director
Best director
Best Drama
Best Documentary
Best Covid Theme film
Best achievement in VR / 360 / Tech films and productions

Prizes and qualifications

Cash Prizes: 100$

All winners categories:

First place (Best International + Brazilian film):
Festival Award Certificate already framed. 100 USD

Second Place (Best Full-length Film BR and Global):
Festival Award

Third Place( Best Short film (BR and Global):
Festival Award

The jury of the people awards for Brazilian and international films.
short and full-length film = ( Surprise award)

An official selection doesn't mean you have won, just that you are competing against the other films.

Rules

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, you agree that if selected, to compete with other films, you grant us access to private screenings for specialized judges and online screenings for the public.

We accept al genres, the films ( short's or full length projects ) should be from November 2019 up. Breaking this rule will automatically disqualify the film of the festival.

An official selection doesn't mean you have won, just that you are competing against the other films.

Films that contain hate speech, cruelty to animals or other forms of abuse against children, animals, women or minorities will not be selected or appreciated.

FULL LENGHT FILM

Feature Films >60' 300'<

Fee

-8%

Early 20$ 18.4$ 02 Feb 21

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 05 Aug 21

Late 65$ 59.8$ 28 Oct 21

Extended 100$ 92$ 29 Nov 21

Submissions deadline
29 Nov 21

Save up
3.2$

Submit

EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

Short and Feature Films 60'<

Fee

-8%

Early 5$ 4.6$ 02 Feb 21

Standard 8$ 7.36$ 05 Aug 21

Late 15$ 13.8$ 28 Oct 21

Extended 30$ 27.6$ 29 Nov 21

Submissions deadline
29 Nov 21

Save up
0.64$

Submit

NARRATIVE SHORT

Short and Feature Films 60'<

Fee

-8%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 02 Feb 21

Standard 12$ 11.04$ 05 Aug 21

Late 16.8$ 15.46$ 28 Oct 21

Extended 40$ 36.8$ 29 Nov 21

Submissions deadline
29 Nov 21

Save up
0.96$

Submit

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