Animadeba Short Animated Film Festival with Valuable Prizes by FilmFreeway

FilmFreeway is inviting all filmmakers to take part in

Animadeba competition. That is an animated film festival that will be held from September 7 to 10 in the town of Deba, a coastal town in the Basque Country ( north of the Spain ).

Animadeba takes 15 years, but it is the third edition of the International Animation Short Film Competition

• Official Section: All the films that take part in the Official Section will be awarded €500 prize money for having been selected. This amount will be paid at the end of the festival through a bill.
• The amount will be subject to deductions in accordance with current legislation at the time payment by the Festival Organization is made, and shall be considered as a part of the aforementioned prizes. The directors of the selected short films hereby undertake to attend the festival on the showing days. If they are unable to attend, another member of the team must attend on their behalf (preferably director, producer and/or screenwriter). In case a representative of the selected short film cannot attend, the payment per selection will be €150.
• All selected short films will be eligible for the official festival awards.
• Best short film - Trophy
• Best plot -Trophy
• Prize by the public - Trophy
• The award winners hereby undertake to mention the award received at the Animadeba Short Film Festival at any subsequent screenings of the film.
• New Director UPV-EHU: The films that participate in the New Directors Section will receive €50 as payment per selection and will be able to opt for the UPV-EHU New Directors Award – Diploma + €300.
• Panorama Section: The films that participate in the Panorama Section will receive €50 as payment for selection.

• Participation:

Any animated short film could be submitted for participation in the competition regardless of the genre, theme or country of origin, on condition that it was made after 1st January 2022.

The films must not have been previously presented at this competition.

The films must be submitted by the person holding the legitimate rights over them, or somebody who holds due power of representation.

• Requirements:

A digital projection format will be used:

.MOV – Apple ProRes 422 ( HQ )

MPEG-4. H264

Audio AAC

The duration of the films must not exceed 20 minutes, including credits.

Any short films submitted to the competition that are not in Spanish language, must be subtitled in it.

The person who submits the short film to the contest will be responsible for paying the royalties that arise from showing the films.

• Online registration:

Short films submitted to the contest must be only submitted via the following platform: www.filmfreeway.com

There are no charges for registering films in the festival.

The deadline for submitting films is 1th May 2022.

The organizers will contact all the selected competitors to request the projection file. The final day for sending in the projection files, in compliance with the aforementioned technical specifications, will be 17st June 2022.

About FilmFreeway:

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It is for filmmakers to submit their films to hundreds of film festivals globally. FilmFreeway is the official sponsor of Orlando Film Festival, 2020.

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