Veracruz World Film Festival

Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

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Veracruz World Film Festival

Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

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About the festival

Dedicated to extremely independent films made with very little or no budget and without strong support.
The FMCINEV has gathered films from the 5 continents, never been screened in the American Continent.
It is a unique event of its kind on a continental level with an exclusive programming that no other film festival in the Americas has.

- Full-length Fiction Films. Run time: over 60 minutes.
- Full-length Documentary Films. Run time: over 60 minutes.
- Fiction Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Documentary Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Animation Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Experimental Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- SPECIAL AWARD “MARCEL SISNIEGA” The General Direction of the FMCINEV awards a feature film and a short film the Special Prize "Marcel Sisniega" to films that show love and passion for film-making, in honor of this excellent filmmaker and great Mexican chess master.

About

Dedicated to extremely independent films made with very little or no budget and without strong support.
The FMCINEV has gathered films from the 5 continents, never been screened in the American Continent.
It is a unique event of its kind on a continental level with an exclusive programming that no other film festival in the Americas has.

- Full-length Fiction Films. Run time: over 60 minutes.
- Full-length Documentary Films. Run time: over 60 minutes.
- Fiction Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Documentary Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Animation Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- Experimental Short-films. Run time: not over 15 minutes.
- SPECIAL AWARD “MARCEL SISNIEGA” The General Direction of the FMCINEV awards a feature film and a short film the Special Prize "Marcel Sisniega" to films that show love and passion for film-making, in honor of this excellent filmmaker and great Mexican chess master.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

I. Films must be registered as of the publication of this call and until October 31st, 2020. All registrations are free of charge.
II. For registration of films it is required:
a) Fill the registration form. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13fStIfDNL7Cy7umsv27Uf_AU7EKb9FJo/view?usp=sharing
b) It is necessary to send by email the following: fmcinev@protonmail.com
- Full HD file or Ultra HD file of the final cut. Films that cannot be downloaded will not be considered.
- A Poster JPG or PNG high quality image.
- Each file must be clearly labelled (name of the work, director, runtime and submitting section).
- Copy of the registration form on PDF file with electronic signature.
III. The films in competition must be independent films from all of the five continents shot in any format.
IV. Those films that can compete have not received government support greater than 35% of their budgets.
V. All films have not been produced by any big company, or any local or overseas studio.
VI. An entity or accredited person responsible must register the film and send the registration form properly completed and signed. If the film is selected, this information will be used for publishing the catalog.
VII. Once submitted and selected, the film may not be withdrawn.
VIII. Any participant film, without exception, should have their first exhibition between 2019 and 2020.
IX. It’s essential that the showing of the film is at least Premiere in Mexico, ie not have been previously exhibited in Mexico.
XIV. If a film does not arrive in the required format it will be removed from the official section.
XV. Films that are not spoken in Spanish must be subtitled in Spanish.

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Categories and fees

Full-length Fiction Films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Great fiction movies.

Full-length Documentary Films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Great true stories.

Fiction Short-films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Great fiction movies.

Documentary Short-films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Great true stories.

Animation Short-films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Fantastic animated movies

Experimental Short-films
Early Bird (1st October, 2020) €0
Regular (30th November, 2020) €0
Late (7th December, 2020) €0

Terrific new cinema styles.

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