Festival Internacional De Cine Social De Majadahonda (MISFE’24) (1)

Festival start: 14 October 2024      Festival end: 18 October 2024

We are organizing the first edition of the Majadahonda International Social Film Festival (MISFE’24), based on the conviction that cinema is a tool for social transformation, and by promoting the dissemination of critical and quality cinema, we can educate and sensitize the community about important social issues.

MISFE’24 not only promises to be a showcase for cinematic talent but also addresses and focuses on social issues of interest, as films can serve as educational and catalyzing tools for dialogue on relevant topics.

We want to help improve the development of Majadahonda and promote the enrichment of cultural offerings, as the diversity of films presented at the festival can enrich the cultural life of the community by exposing Majadahonda residents to diverse stories, perspectives, and artistic expressions.

We believe that cinema has the unique power to touch our emotions and awaken empathy. Therefore, celebrating this festival will provide us with the opportunity to connect on a deeper level with stories that reflect the diversity of our experiences and inspire us to understand and appreciate the richness of the human condition.

Through the short films participating in this first edition, we will explore and celebrate diversity in all its forms: cultural, social, racial, and more. By highlighting diverse narratives, the festival will promote inclusion and mutual understanding, building bridges between communities.

The selected films will not only be entertaining but also motivating. Through stories of overcoming, denunciation, activism, and positive change, the festival will serve to share ideas.

Among all the Short Finalists, the Jury will choose the winning Shorts of the Festival in the following categories.

Official Section
Jury Prize for Best Short Film
Audience Award for Best Short Film
Best Director
Best screenplay
Best actress
Best Actor
Best Production
Best Photography
Best Assembly
Better Sound
Best Original Music
Best Art Direction/Costumes
Best Makeup/Hairstyling
Best Costume
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THEME

The participating short films must tell stories of social relevance with the aim of showcasing cinema full of diversity and commitment. Their content should not be tied to any thematic limitation and should revolve around various thematic axes such as sustainable development, human rights, interculturality, diversity and gender equity, economic and social inequalities, social justice, the environment, social inclusion, aging, etc. In short, any story with social depth and commitment that is motivating for the audience, telling stories of overcoming, denunciation, activism, and positive change will be welcome.

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE

Can participate:
Natural persons and legal entities, legally constituted, holders of the rights to the short films they present. Minors under 18 years of age must provide the signed authorization that appears in the annex to these bases.

Short films of any nationality, shot or premiered between 1/1/2022 and 15/3/2024, can be submitted.

Short films in which individuals related to the organization of the Festival participate cannot take part.

Registration is free.

SHORT FILMS

The short films will be video or film pieces, with free thematic and shooting technique (see FORMATS section), made in any shooting system, as well as any genre: Fiction, Animation, Experimental, or Documentary, etc.

Short films with explicit advertising character or content cannot be submitted.

The title of the work and the author or participating entity holding the rights of the short film must be included in the short films, and the producer or owner must have all copyright rights, including all credits of the work.

The short films may have been shot in any of the official languages of the Spanish State or a foreign language and will be accepted as long as they include subtitles in Spanish.

As many short films as deemed appropriate can be submitted as long as they have a duration between 5 minutes and 15 minutes, including credits.

REGISTRATIONS

Registrations will be made online from March 1, 2024, through the FESTHOME platform.

The registration period ends on July 31, 2024. The shorts admitted to the competition will remain in the possession of the organization and may be used by the organization in the media to promote the Festival's programming. Short films must have the option to be downloaded at the time of registration; if they cannot be downloaded, they will not be admitted to the competition.
Registration implies acceptance of these participation rules.

MISFE’24 DATES

Registration dates: the registration period is from March 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024, inclusive.

Shorts received after these dates, regardless of their submission dates, will not be admitted in this Edition.

The selection phase will take place between March 1 and August 11, 2024, inclusive, notifying each person or entity that registered their selection.

Notification date: the responsible persons for the selected short films will be notified of their selection for the Official Section of the Festival on August 25, 2024.

PROJECTION FORMATS

Short films must meet the following technical characteristics:

File Format: mp4, avi, mov (or similar).
Minimum Resolution: 1920x1080
Codec: H.264 (or similar).

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

The Organizing Committee will be composed of professionals from different areas.

During the Preselection Phase, the Committee will be responsible for viewing the Shorts and selecting, among those received, the ones that will compete in the Official Section.

For more information or inquiries, participants can contact the Organizing Committee through the email address info@misfe.com

The Committee will contact the senders of the selected shorts to inform them that their works have been selected for the Festival.

Likewise, the titles of these shorts will be published on the website www.misfe.com and on its social media.

The authorization by the authors or the owners of these rights for the projection by the Festival of the selected works is implied.

JURY

The Jury will be appointed by the Organizing Committee and will be composed of professionals of recognized prestige in the subjects they have to select.

The Jury's votes will be secret, and its decision will be final.

The Jury is empowered to declare any of the awards void if it considers that the submitted short films do not have sufficient technical or artistic quality.

AWARD CEREMONY

The awards of this Festival will be presented during the Closing Ceremony in October 2024, on a date yet to be determined, with the mandatory presence of the winners.

In case of absence of the winner due to force majeure, the same winner will designate another member of the awarded specialty to collect the award on their behalf, or a member of the festival organization will collect it on their behalf.

The Organization will also provide The Diploma in digital graphic format corresponding to the obtained award, so that if desired, the production can include it in the Credits of the work.

GUARANTEES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The individual(s) or entity registering a Short in this Festival will be legally responsible for its content and will respond for its content and for any statements, obligations, and responsibilities assumed by participating in accordance with the Festival's rules.

The Shorts cannot contain any type of illicit or pornographic material or violate any rights of third parties.

The Shorts must be original. Participants who declare themselves as authors (in terms of Spanish legislation on intellectual property) will exclusively respond to this fact, without being able to transfer responsibility in any case, not even subsidiarily.

THE ACT OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS FESTIVAL IMPLIES THE TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES