Festival Internacional De Cine De HellÍn, FECHE ()

Festival start: 16 November 2024      Festival end: 22 November 2024

HELLÍN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
with this IV edition, it becomes a cultural consolidation in the Spanish cinematographic universe. A festival that brings together not only cinema, during November 16 and 22, Hellín will host personalities from the world of cinema, training courses, conferences, location routes, concerts, wine tastings, galas, and etc.

Welcome to FECHE.

Cash Prizes: 2,600€

BEST FILM “GOLDEN FECHE”
Trophy + 500 €

JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM.
Trophy + 400 €

SPECIAL AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM.
Trophy + 300 €

SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY "MIRADA RURAL".
Trophy + 250 €

BEST ACTOR AWARD.
Trophy + 300 €

BEST ACTRESS AWARD.
Trophy + 300 €

BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT FILM
Trophy + 250 €

1. PARTICIPANTS
Participation in the contest is open to producers and filmmakers from all over the world. Any filmmaker or producer who requests it, regardless of their nationality, can benefit from these rules.

Oficial Selection Films:
Fiction films may be submitted to the contest, produced between the period between January 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024, whose duration is between 45 and 120 minutes and that have not been presented previously to this Festival. It will be taken into consideration that the work be premiered in Hellín during this edition.

Oficial Selection Shortfilms:
Fiction films, produced between the period between January 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024 whose maximum duration does not exceed 20 minutes and that have not been presented prior to this Festival. It will be taken into consideration that the work be premiered in Hellín during this edition.

2. Theme
The theme will be free. Films spoken in any language or dialect will be accepted. Films not spoken in Spanish must be subtitled in this language in a mandatory manner (with subtitles printed on the video itself), being an indispensable condition for their acceptance.

3. Jury
The jury that will decide the prizes among the selected films will be formed by professionals from the cinematographic and performing arts environment. It will be chosen by the convening entity among people of recognized prestige, not being made public its members until the day of the ruling.

4. Pre-selection
Participants will upload their work to the FESTHOME platform, assuming any resulting expenses that may arise. The deadline for submitting proposals is established between July 29 and September 2, 2024.

5. Selection Work
The FECHE Management will create a technical committee that will be in charge of selecting, among all the proposals received, those that will enter the competition. The resolution will be communicated to interested parties within a maximum period of 15 days, after the committee meeting, which will rule before October 10, 2024.

6. Delivery of the work
The films that are selected must be sent for download, in a minimum resolution of 1920 x 1080 -1080p-. In addition to the short film in digital format, the shipment must contain the poster, 2 frames of the film and a photograph of the director in .JPG format.
All this must be delivered or sent, before October 11, unless the FESTHOME platform allows its download, to the following address: feche.hellin@gmail.com

7. Prizes
The following prizes will be established:
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FILM “FECHE DE ORO”.- Trophy and 500 €
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SHORTFILM.- Trophy and 400 €
SPECIAL AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM. Trophy and 300 €
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY "MIRADA RURAL". Trophy and 250 €
BEST ACTOR AWARD. Trophy and 300 €
BEST ACTRESS AWARD. Trophy and 300 €
BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT FILM. Trophy and 250 €

8. Special audience award
The audience award will be voted among the shortfilms presented in the Official Section, never among those presented in the Local Section. Voting will be allowed to those people who demonstrate their attendance at all screening sessions by stamping.
The special prize "Rural look" will be chosen with the votes of those attending the projections that take place in districts.
The special prize for the children's public will be chosen among the schoolchildren attending the morning sessions aimed at schools

9. Copyright and Reproduction
The films presented will remain in the possession of the festival for incorporation into the festival's archive. The films not selected will become part of the audiovisual archive of the festival, and may be used, after communication to the production company, for exhibition in events parallel to the festival. The producers and/or filmmakers of the selected short films authorize the use of a fragment of the works (maximum three minutes), for their dissemination as an informative subject in any media, including the Internet.
The films selected for the competition will appear in the catalogue of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Hellín and will be screened in public sessions within the dates of its celebration.

10. Jury decision
The decision of the Jury will be final. The producers and / or filmmakers of the short films presented expressly authorize the projection of the same in the sessions of the festival without the organization being obliged any type of compensation. All participants, by virtue of being so, fully accept these rules, as well as the resolution of any problem not included in them by the organization.

11. Festival
The Alumbra City of Hellín Film and Short Film Festival will be held between November 16 and 22, 202 in Hellín.
Between November 16 and 22, 2024, the screenings of the short films will take place both in the Official Section and in the Local Section.
On November 22, 2024, the awards ceremony.

12. Attendance at the Closing Ceremony
If you are the winner of one of the prizes, the participant agrees to collect the prize in person at the Closing Ceremony to be held on November 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Hellín (Albacete), travel expenses and accommodation will be borne by the festival. If you are unable to attend, the winner will have to send someone on their behalf to collect their prize.

13. Contact
Any additional information or clarification will be provided through the email feche.hellin@gmail.com

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