Independent International Short Film Festival

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FINDECOIN // Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Independientes “El día se hace corto”
Open Call
Jul 19, 2020 - Feb 03, 2021
Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student, TV, Web
Film length Full length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
The FINDECOIN - Independent International Short & Feature Film Festival "The day is short" Search diffusion and promotion of Venezuelan, Latin American and World cinematography; And of… all its cultural field. It tries to show cinematographic works that entertain, but above all, that they exert an educative influence in the children, young people and population in general.
DATE OF THE FESTIVAL
The Festival will celebrate its 6th Edition from February, 23 to 25 – 2021.
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Festival website https://findecoin2017.wixsite.com/findecoin
Class
Founded: 2015
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Jul 19, 2020
Early bird deadline: Sep 08, 2020
Regular deadline: Nov 08, 2020
Late deadline: Feb 03, 2021
Notification date: Feb 08, 2021
Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date.
Fees
Fees range from 8.00 to 15.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees.
Awards
Total prize money: 1,200.00 USD
Other prizes: International Competition: Best Drama Short film Best Comedy short film Best Experimental short film Best Lgbt Short Film Best Fantastic short film Best Horror short film Best Documentary short film Best Animated Short Film Best Student Short Film Best No-Budget Short Film Best Web serie Best Video clip Best Video art Best Short Film Screenplay Best Narrative Feature Film Best Documental Feature Film Individual Awards: Best Actor Best actress Best Director Best screenplay Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Editing Best FX Best Production Design Best music Best Costume Special Mentions
Festival sections
Animated Short FilmComedy short filmDocumental Feature FilmDocumentary short filmDrama Short filmExperimental short filmFantastic short filmHorror short filmLgbt Short Film Narrative Feature FilmNo-Budget Short FilmStudent Short FilmVideo artVideo clipWeb serie
General rules
VENUE
SEDE EL TIEMPO, Municipal Avenue, Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
https://www.facebook.com/puertoteatroanz/
RULES
1.- The short films must have a maximum duration of forty-five minutes. And for feature films over 45 minutes.
2.- In case the language of speech is not Spanish, it must be subtitled in Spanish or English.
3.- Any natural or legal person of any nationality can participate.
4. The number of movies that each artist can present to the festival is unlimited.
5. All themes are accepted.
6.- The categories in competition are the following:
6.1.- International Competition:
Drama Short film
Comedy short film
Experimental short film
LGBT Short Film
Fantastic short film
Horror short film
Documentary short film
Animated Short Film
Student Short Film
No-Budget Short Film
Web serie
Video clip
Video art
Short Film Screenplay
Narrative Feature Film
Documental Feature Film
6.2.- National Competition:
Fiction Short film
Documentary short film
Animated Short Film
7.- Shipping method: Will only be accepted via On-line, through the associated platforms. If the link is not public, you must enter the password. If not, the movie will be automatically disqualified.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
The reception of works will be from June 11, 2020 until February 3th, 2021.
NOTIFICATION
The selected works will be published on February 08, 2021, at the festival sites:
- Website: https://findecoin2017.wixsite.com/findecoin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FestivalElDiaSeHaceCorto/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/findecoin
In the same way, they will be informed to those responsible for each short by email.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The selected works will be live screening, during the festival in February 2021, according to the program of the 7th edition of the Festival, published well in advance.
SELECTED MOVIE REQUIREMENTS
Once the selection of a film by the Festival has been made for any of the Sections, it can not be withdrawn.
The inscription of a film to competition in the Festival assumes the full acceptance and fulfillment of the present Bases of Participation and of its possible annexes.
The projection copy must be sent on line with sufficient time.
PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITION RIGHTS
During the celebration of the contest, the organization reserves the right to exhibit the selected films in as many public sessions as it deems appropriate.
AWARDS
The Jury will award the following prizes:
International Competition:
Best Drama Short film
Best Comedy short film
Best Experimental short film
Best Lgbt Short Film
Best Fantastic short film
Best Horror short film
Best Documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Student Short Film
Best No-Budget Short Film
Best Web serie
Best Video clip
Best Video art
Best Short Film Screenplay
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documental Feature Film
National Competition:
Best Fiction Short film
Best documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
These participation bases may be supplemented or modified, prior to the start date of the Festival, with as many other annexes as the Organization deems appropriate.
The interpretation of these will be exclusively the responsibility of the Festival Directorate.


FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
Click to reed more about FFl's validation policy.
FINDECOIN // Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Independientes “El día se hace corto”
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student, TV, Web
Film length Full length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
The FINDECOIN - Independent International Short & Feature Film Festival "The day is short" Search diffusion and promotion of Venezuelan, Latin American and World cinematography; And of… all its cultural field. It tries to show cinematographic works that entertain, but above all, that they exert an educative influence in the children, young people and population in general.
DATE OF THE FESTIVAL
The Festival will celebrate its 6th Edition from February, 23 to 25 – 2021.
full text
Festival website https://findecoin2017.wixsite.com/findecoin
Class |
Founded: 2015 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
Dates |
Open call: Jul 19, 2020 Early bird deadline: Sep 08, 2020 Regular deadline: Nov 08, 2020 Late deadline: Feb 03, 2021 Notification date: Feb 08, 2021 Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date. |
Fees | Fees range from 8.00 to 15.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees. |
Awards |
Total prize money: 1,200.00 USD
Other prizes: International Competition: Best Drama Short film Best Comedy short film Best Experimental short film Best Lgbt Short Film Best Fantastic short film Best Horror short film Best Documentary short film Best Animated Short Film Best Student Short Film Best No-Budget Short Film Best Web serie Best Video clip Best Video art Best Short Film Screenplay Best Narrative Feature Film Best Documental Feature Film Individual Awards: Best Actor Best actress Best Director Best screenplay Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Editing Best FX Best Production Design Best music Best Costume Special Mentions |
Festival sections |
Animated Short Film Comedy short film Documental Feature Film Documentary short film Drama Short film Experimental short film Fantastic short film Horror short film Lgbt Short Film Narrative Feature Film No-Budget Short Film Student Short Film Video art Video clip Web serie
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General rules |
VENUE SEDE EL TIEMPO, Municipal Avenue, Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. https://www.facebook.com/puertoteatroanz/ RULES 1.- The short films must have a maximum duration of forty-five minutes. And for feature films over 45 minutes. 2.- In case the language of speech is not Spanish, it must be subtitled in Spanish or English. 3.- Any natural or legal person of any nationality can participate. 4. The number of movies that each artist can present to the festival is unlimited. 5. All themes are accepted. 6.- The categories in competition are the following: 6.1.- International Competition: Drama Short film Comedy short film Experimental short film LGBT Short Film Fantastic short film Horror short film Documentary short film Animated Short Film Student Short Film No-Budget Short Film Web serie Video clip Video art Short Film Screenplay Narrative Feature Film Documental Feature Film 6.2.- National Competition: Fiction Short film Documentary short film Animated Short Film 7.- Shipping method: Will only be accepted via On-line, through the associated platforms. If the link is not public, you must enter the password. If not, the movie will be automatically disqualified. REGISTRATION DEADLINES The reception of works will be from June 11, 2020 until February 3th, 2021. NOTIFICATION The selected works will be published on February 08, 2021, at the festival sites: - Website: https://findecoin2017.wixsite.com/findecoin - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FestivalElDiaSeHaceCorto/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/findecoin In the same way, they will be informed to those responsible for each short by email. OFFICIAL SELECTION The selected works will be live screening, during the festival in February 2021, according to the program of the 7th edition of the Festival, published well in advance. SELECTED MOVIE REQUIREMENTS Once the selection of a film by the Festival has been made for any of the Sections, it can not be withdrawn. The inscription of a film to competition in the Festival assumes the full acceptance and fulfillment of the present Bases of Participation and of its possible annexes. The projection copy must be sent on line with sufficient time. PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITION RIGHTS During the celebration of the contest, the organization reserves the right to exhibit the selected films in as many public sessions as it deems appropriate. AWARDS The Jury will award the following prizes: International Competition: Best Drama Short film Best Comedy short film Best Experimental short film Best Lgbt Short Film Best Fantastic short film Best Horror short film Best Documentary short film Best Animated Short Film Best Student Short Film Best No-Budget Short Film Best Web serie Best Video clip Best Video art Best Short Film Screenplay Best Narrative Feature Film Best Documental Feature Film National Competition: Best Fiction Short film Best documentary short film Best Animated Short Film ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS These participation bases may be supplemented or modified, prior to the start date of the Festival, with as many other annexes as the Organization deems appropriate. The interpretation of these will be exclusively the responsibility of the Festival Directorate. |