Cayenne Short Film Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

05 - 08 Nov, 2020

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Cayenne Short Film Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

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About the festival

Cayenne Short Film Festival, is a cultural event aimed at the empowerment of women, that's where its importance lies, in creating a platform to disseminate the cinematographic works made by women.

Our main objective is orienter and empowerment of the female gender, highlighting the true access of women in the film industry and audiovisual with places of responsibility in the 7th Art. To encourage them to tell stories with dye human, being capable of raising awareness social with films that elevate our gender. Also to enrich the artistic experience of the diverse culture of the city of New York City through the cinema projected from the feminine point of view.

This year’s, we will put a focus on "BULLYING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE OR MURDER". As a result of the Cause and Effect relationship.

Our hope is with this exhibition we can help identify of the signals of a suicidal potential, their different symptoms and their prevention measures.

As well as to recognize the profile of a person victims of bullying. Raising awareness and guide the public to the different types of mental health aid and emotional support programs.

The categories to reward are:

Best Short Film
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Directing
Best Production
Best actress
Best music video
Best Cinematography

The participation implies the acceptance of the previous norms, whose interpretation and application corresponds to the Organization.

Any questions regarding the presentation visit our website www.cayennefilmfestival.org
or write an email to the following address: Cayennefilmfestival@gmail.com

About

Cayenne Short Film Festival, is a cultural event aimed at the empowerment of women, that's where its importance lies, in creating a platform to disseminate the cinematographic works made by women.

Our main objective is orienter and empowerment of the female gender, highlighting the true access of women in the film industry and audiovisual with places of responsibility in the 7th Art. To encourage them to tell stories with dye human, being capable of raising awareness social with films that elevate our gender. Also to enrich the artistic experience of the diverse culture of the city of New York City through the cinema projected from the feminine point of view.

This year’s, we will put a focus on "BULLYING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE OR MURDER". As a result of the Cause and Effect relationship.

Our hope is with this exhibition we can help identify of the signals of a suicidal potential, their different symptoms and their prevention measures.

As well as to recognize the profile of a person victims of bullying. Raising awareness and guide the public to the different types of mental health aid and emotional support programs.

The categories to reward are:

Best Short Film
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Directing
Best Production
Best actress
Best music video
Best Cinematography

The participation implies the acceptance of the previous norms, whose interpretation and application corresponds to the Organization.

Any questions regarding the presentation visit our website www.cayennefilmfestival.org
or write an email to the following address: Cayennefilmfestival@gmail.com

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Short films that meet the following conditions may participate:

-Directed or co-directed by one or several women. Male-female co-management is admitted.

-Producer or co-producer by women, -written by women and -women like DP

-The short films must have a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum 18 minutes with the initial or final credits.

-Participants must submit a trailer of their short film to promote it in all available media (website, television channels, social networks, cable channels). You agree to let us use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose.

- Entry fees are non-refundable.

-The Festival Organizing Committee guarantees the rights of the participants, not transferring copies to third parties that require it.

-Filmed in any language. Whenever the original version is not in Spanish or English or if the comprehension is difficult, subtitles must be presented in Spanish and /or English.

-The music of the short films as well as the songs, must have copyright to compete in the festival, as well as in the category Best Original Soundtrack or Song.

-For the Best Production category, the jury will consider any of the aspects that stand out in a short film to reward: (Best Makeup, Best Arts Direction or Best Costumes).

-Admission Early Deadline March 28th,2020.
-Admission Regular Deadline May 28th,2020.
-Admission Late Deadline August 28th, 2020

-Each participant delivering a digital photo of the director or woman who submit the film, directing on stage and one or several frames of his short film to promote the audiovisuals in whatever media are necessary, as well as in the catalog.

-The Festival will award metallic prizes, original Trophy and special mention certificate if necessary.

-Each short film must be submitted in HD format (1920x1080p), recorded in high resolution of image and sound, which allows its quality projection on a giant screen.

-Please be sure you have turned the DOWNLOAD option on in FilmFreeway or it's available on your Vimeo LInk.

-Once the short film has been received, the festival director has the right to reject the project for any consideration that affects the main objectives of the event.

-Who owns the rights of the short film authorizes the free reproduction of images and inserts of his short film in press, television and publications in the promotion of each Show.

-Disregard any automatic notifications from FilmFreeway. We contact to you DIRECTLY via email, until that moment your project is still in consideration for the Cayenne 2020

Note:The awards will be informed on The follow nexts months.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Film made by women
Early Bird (16th December, 2019) $10
Regular (28th May, 2020) $15
Late (30th August, 2020) $20

Directed or co-directed by one or several women. (Male-female co-management is admitted) This year’s theme, we will put a focus against machismo violence. Participant must complete a technical sheet, delivering a digital photo of the director directing on stage and one or several frames of his short film to promote the audiovisuals in whatever media are necessary, as well as in the catalog.

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