Convocatoria/ Call For Films
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INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH GENDER PERSPECTIVE- TOUR 2018
The International Film Festival with Gender Perspective, MICGénero, will take place on August 2nd- September 6th 2018 in México: Mexico city: August 2- 12, Guadalajara August 16- 23, Puebla August 23- 30, Xalapa August 30 – September 6.
Rules & Terms
OFFICIAL RULES & REGULATIONS
I. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Submission categories: Narrative or Documentary Feature Film (50 minutes or more), medium- length films and short Films from any country, relevant to the gender perspective following the sections: Vs Media. Democracy, Media & Feminisms; Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Ageism and intergenerational relationships, Ecofeminisms, Queer and Postporn, Imprisonment and reclusion; Dissonance; Athletic body; Resilience; Human Mobility and Migration; Minorities in Focus; Childhood and Human Rights. For more information please visit our website: www.micgenero.com
2. The film must have been produced after September 1st, 2016.
3. The films must be subtitled in English in case of Spanish speaking and subtitled in Spanish if they are in a different language.
II. REGISTRATION
The registration must be done through the platform FilmFreeway following these steps:
a. Fill the registration form at FilmFreeway (https://filmfreeway.com/)
b. Upload the screener link at FilmFreeway. The submission should include the film’s technical information and access codes for the screener. All links must be available from the submission date and until the results are published on May 15 th, 2018.
III. SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND FEES
a. Earlybird, January 24th to February 24th: FREE
b. Regular Deadline, February 25th to March 31 th: 20 USD
c. Late Deadline, April 1st to April 30th: 40 USD
Entry fees are not refundable.
ALL FILMS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 30 TH, 2018. FILMS SUBMITTED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
IV. SELECTION
1. Films will be selected by a Committee of members of the Mexican cinematographic community, as well as experts in media and gender studies, selected by MICGénero. Their decision will be final.
2. The Selection Committee reserves the right to invite projects to participate in this call for entries.
3. The Selection Committee reserves the right to change a film to a different category than the one presented to, if it is consider convenient, always informing the participant of such action.
4. The selected films will be contacted directly by MICGénero’s organizers.
5. The results of the selection by the jury will be published on http://www.micgenero.com/ on May 15 th, 2018.
MICGénero will invite two persons of feature films (director, producer, screenwriter, etc.) to represent the film during screenings in Mexico City.
Attendants will get:
a. All-access pass for MICGénero 2018.
b. Three night-stay in Mexico City or in another state during MICGénero 2018.
**Transportation expenses to Mexico City will be covered by the film’s representative.
V. EXHIBITION
Selected films must send a digital copy in HD quality, in MP4 H.264, at a resolution of 1920 x 1080px, with a 30 Mbps minimum quality and a 40 Mbps maximum quality, audio: stereo. We accept transfers through by Dropbox, Transferxl, Myairbridge, Drive. To complete the procedure selected films must send the following information via email to programacion@micgenero.com:
• Short synopsis (300 chars. max – counting spaces-, in Arial 12) in Spanish and English.
• Short biography and filmography summary of the director and producer in English and Spanish.
• Three stills frames of the film and a film poster in jpg, 300 dpi.
• Complete technical information in original language.
• Spanish subtitles in .srt format, separated or embedded in the exhibition files, or english subtitles in case of spanish speaking Films.
• Trailers in HD quality MP4 H.264, at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 px, with a 10 Mbps minimum quality, a version with spanish or english subtitles and another version without subtitles.
VI. SPECIAL FORMATS
• In case of DCP, the cost of shipping and returns an entry to the Festival must be paid by the entrant. • • The DCP would have been sent with KDMS and with embedded subtitles
• Collect or COD shipments will not be accepted.
• All international entries must be sent “«with no commercial value, for cultural purposes only” to the Festival office with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper.
VII. COPYRIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. The festival´s committee assumes that the producers, distributors or filmmakers applying to this call for entries, hold the exhibition rights to the piece they are presenting, granting MICGénero exemption of any civil or penal responsibilities.
2. The screening files might be used strictly with cultural purposes only, as well as in any other events organized by MICGénero, with previous consent granted by the responsible of the film.
3. MICGénero might use the selected films for strictly cultural, educational, non-commercial purposes, on its tour in México (Ciudad de México, Puebla, Xalapa, Guadalajara).
4. MICGénero does not pay screening fees.
5. Applicants authorize MICGénero to screen the films in VOD (Video On Demand) platforms such as Public System of the Mexican State Broadcasting; in the case that MICGénero gets to be held for a special screening cycle in these platforms. This would happen in a specific period of time.
6. The approval does not implies granting exclusive Rights to screen the films.
7. The access to these VOD platforms is FREE and for non-commercial purposes.
8. The screening period of the films matches the MICGénero 2018 Tour period.
9. MICGénero agrees to give notice to the owner of copyright before its exhibition.
VIII. PROMOTION
1.Applicants also grant the organizer committee of the festival limited non-exclusive rights to screen interviews, frame stills and fragments of their films in MICGénero’s website, social media pages and press releases, this applies inside the film festival and associated screenings. Therefore, screening any of the mentioned elements won’t generate charges, fees or remunerations of any kind.
2.Applicants also grant the organizer committee of the festival the right to use their name, image, voice, likeness, statements, background and biographical material in connection with the festival.
3.Samples of selected films could be used for promotional purposes for the event, in any form of media: program, invitation, press, trailer and files published on http://www.micgenero.com/ or MICGénero’s social media.
4.The submission of the films implies the total acceptance of this call for entries and its regulations, and its interpretation and application is MICGénero´s organizing committee responsibility.
For any doubts or further information regarding this call for entries, please write to programacion@micgenero.com