Panama Canal International Film Festival
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CANPAN // Canal de Panamá International Film Festival
4th edition
Aug 15 - Aug 18, 2020
Estimated
Panama, Panama
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Narrative fiction, Student
Film length Full length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Foreign, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Musical, Mystery, Nature, 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 4° Canal de Panama International Film Festival is a film event that unites filmmakers from east and west, to show their productions to the peoples of America, as well as to the gue…sts who accompany us during the second half of August (from 15 to 18) of the year 2019.
The film festival takes place in the tourist and business Ciudad de Panama, in the isthmus of Panama, a city that will become the capital of Latin America.
We invite you to be part of our festival!
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Festival website http://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan
Class
Founded: 2016
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Mar 21, 2019
Early bird deadline: May 06, 2019
Regular deadline: Jun 30, 2019
Late deadline: Aug 06, 2019
Notification date: Aug 12, 2019
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 5.00 to 7.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees.
Awards
Total prize money: 3,000.00 USD
Other prizes: Awards by categories Best International Fiction Short Film Best International Short Film Experimental Best International Short Film Animation Best International Documentary Short Film Best International Student Short Film In addition, the following categories will be awarded: • Best Director •Best screenplay •Best Actor •Best actress • Best Photography • Best Edition • Best Art Direction • Best Costume Best International Feature Film Fiction Best International Feature Film Experimental Best International Animation Feature Film Best International Documentary Feature Film Best International Student Feature Film. Special Mentions The jury will have the freedom to grant the mentions that it considers pertinent.
Festival sections
International Competition of Feature Films Fiction, Experimental, Animation, Documentary, StudentInternational Short Film Competition Fiction, Experimental, Animation, Documentary, Student
General rules
1. Films made in any video or film format can be registered; no matter the nationality of the director, the place or the country of filming.
Films must be submitted with subtitles in English or Spanish.
2. Short films will be shown with a maximum duration of 30 minutes. While for feature films the duration will be between 31 to 200 minutes.
3. Place and date of the festival
The fourth edition of the Panama Canal International Film Festival will be held in Ciudad de Panama from August 15 to 18, 2019, based in Centro de Arte Latino. CALLE 56 Y 57 OBARRIO HOTEL SORTIS NIVEL BC, 0832 Panamá (ciudad), Provincia de Panamá, Panamá.
4. Competitive sections
International Fiction Short Film
International Experimental Short Film
International Animation Short Film
International Documentary Short Film
International Student Short Film
International Fiction Feature Film
International Documentary Feature Film
International Student Feature Film
5. Official selection
The organization of the festival will select the films that will make up the program for the third edition of the festival. This decision of the selection committee will be unappealable.
6. Submission conditions. The Submissions to be part of the official selection, may be made from December 22, 2018 to August 06, 2019.
7. All Submissions have the same process regardless of the enrollment stage chosen. The late Submissions are processed and viewed in exactly the same way as the early and intermediate ones, the only difference is the fee.
8. The publication of the results of the films that will make up the official selection Canal de Panama International Film Festival 2019, will take place on August 12, 2019, through social networks and the official page of the festival. (https://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan)
9. Participants can register an unlimited number of works. Films may not be withdrawn from the competition under any circumstances, once the participation has been accepted.
10. The SUBMISSION modality for Canal de Panama International Film Festival will be done online through the associated platforms.
11. Upon completing the registration of the films, the persons who own the rights undertake to accept these regulations.
12. The competitive sections will be awarded by a jury chosen by the festival committee, which will be made up of renowned personalities and film professionals, as well as from different artistic disciplines.
13. The owner of the film (director / producer) accepts the exhibition of the film during the dates of the festival.
14. Prizes by categories
Best International Fiction Short Film
Best International Experimental Short Film
Best International Animation Short Film
Best International Documentary Short Film
Best International Student Short Film
In addition, the following categories will be awarded:
• Best Director
•Best screenplay
•Best Actor
•Best actress
• Best Cinematography
• Best Edition
• Best Art Direction
• Best Costumes
Best International Fiction Feature Film
Best International Experimental Feature Film
Best International Animation Feature Film
Best Documentary International Feature Film
Best International Student Feature Film.
Special mentions
The jury will be free to grant the mentions that it considers pertinent.
15. All those selected will be given a certificate of participation in Canal de Panama International Film Festival.
16. All participants fully accept these rules, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Canal de Panama International Film Festival committee in any situation not foreseen in this call.
17. Doubts, concerns and comments regarding this call, contact the mail: canpanfest@gmail.com
Rosa López Morillo, +507 265 5258
Calle 63, Casa 21, San Francisco, CP 0832, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá
Web site:
https://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan
Redes:
https://www.facebook.com/Canal-de-Panama-International-Film-Festival-160631811169353/
https://twitter.com/canpanfest
@canpanfest
https://www.instagram.com/canpanfest/
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.
CANPAN // Canal de Panamá International Film Festival
4th edition
Aug 15 - Aug 18, 2020
Estimated
Panama, Panama
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Narrative fiction, Student
Film length Full length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Foreign, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Musical, Mystery, Nature, 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 4° Canal de Panama International Film Festival is a film event that unites filmmakers from east and west, to show their productions to the peoples of America, as well as to the gue…sts who accompany us during the second half of August (from 15 to 18) of the year 2019.
The film festival takes place in the tourist and business Ciudad de Panama, in the isthmus of Panama, a city that will become the capital of Latin America.
We invite you to be part of our festival!
full text
Festival website http://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan
| Class |
Founded: 2016 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
| Dates |
Open call: Mar 21, 2019 Early bird deadline: May 06, 2019 Regular deadline: Jun 30, 2019 Late deadline: Aug 06, 2019 Notification date: Aug 12, 2019 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 5.00 to 7.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees. |
| Awards |
Total prize money: 3,000.00 USD
Other prizes: Awards by categories Best International Fiction Short Film Best International Short Film Experimental Best International Short Film Animation Best International Documentary Short Film Best International Student Short Film In addition, the following categories will be awarded: • Best Director •Best screenplay •Best Actor •Best actress • Best Photography • Best Edition • Best Art Direction • Best Costume Best International Feature Film Fiction Best International Feature Film Experimental Best International Animation Feature Film Best International Documentary Feature Film Best International Student Feature Film. Special Mentions The jury will have the freedom to grant the mentions that it considers pertinent. |
| Festival sections |
International Competition of Feature Films Fiction, Experimental, Animation, Documentary, Student International Short Film Competition Fiction, Experimental, Animation, Documentary, Student
|
| General rules |
1. Films made in any video or film format can be registered; no matter the nationality of the director, the place or the country of filming. Films must be submitted with subtitles in English or Spanish. 2. Short films will be shown with a maximum duration of 30 minutes. While for feature films the duration will be between 31 to 200 minutes. 3. Place and date of the festival The fourth edition of the Panama Canal International Film Festival will be held in Ciudad de Panama from August 15 to 18, 2019, based in Centro de Arte Latino. CALLE 56 Y 57 OBARRIO HOTEL SORTIS NIVEL BC, 0832 Panamá (ciudad), Provincia de Panamá, Panamá. 4. Competitive sections International Fiction Short Film International Experimental Short Film International Animation Short Film International Documentary Short Film International Student Short Film International Fiction Feature Film International Documentary Feature Film International Student Feature Film 5. Official selection The organization of the festival will select the films that will make up the program for the third edition of the festival. This decision of the selection committee will be unappealable. 6. Submission conditions. The Submissions to be part of the official selection, may be made from December 22, 2018 to August 06, 2019. 7. All Submissions have the same process regardless of the enrollment stage chosen. The late Submissions are processed and viewed in exactly the same way as the early and intermediate ones, the only difference is the fee. 8. The publication of the results of the films that will make up the official selection Canal de Panama International Film Festival 2019, will take place on August 12, 2019, through social networks and the official page of the festival. (https://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan) 9. Participants can register an unlimited number of works. Films may not be withdrawn from the competition under any circumstances, once the participation has been accepted. 10. The SUBMISSION modality for Canal de Panama International Film Festival will be done online through the associated platforms. 11. Upon completing the registration of the films, the persons who own the rights undertake to accept these regulations. 12. The competitive sections will be awarded by a jury chosen by the festival committee, which will be made up of renowned personalities and film professionals, as well as from different artistic disciplines. 13. The owner of the film (director / producer) accepts the exhibition of the film during the dates of the festival. 14. Prizes by categories Best International Fiction Short Film Best International Experimental Short Film Best International Animation Short Film Best International Documentary Short Film Best International Student Short Film In addition, the following categories will be awarded: • Best Director •Best screenplay •Best Actor •Best actress • Best Cinematography • Best Edition • Best Art Direction • Best Costumes Best International Fiction Feature Film Best International Experimental Feature Film Best International Animation Feature Film Best Documentary International Feature Film Best International Student Feature Film. Special mentions The jury will be free to grant the mentions that it considers pertinent. 15. All those selected will be given a certificate of participation in Canal de Panama International Film Festival. 16. All participants fully accept these rules, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Canal de Panama International Film Festival committee in any situation not foreseen in this call. 17. Doubts, concerns and comments regarding this call, contact the mail: canpanfest@gmail.com Rosa López Morillo, +507 265 5258 Calle 63, Casa 21, San Francisco, CP 0832, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá Web site: https://festivalcanpan.wixsite.com/canpan Redes: https://www.facebook.com/Canal-de-Panama-International-Film-Festival-160631811169353/ https://twitter.com/canpanfest @canpanfest https://www.instagram.com/canpanfest/ |