FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE LANZAROTE (FICL) 2024

Lanzarote - Spain

From May 16, 2024 to May 25, 2024

ÁREA DE EDUCACIÓN Y CULTURA DEL CABILDO DE LANZAROTE AVDA. FRED OLSEN S/N, 35500 ARRECIFE DE LANZAROTE ISLAS CANARIAS SPAIN

00 34 928598500 00 34 928802524 lanzaroteinternacionalfilmfest@gmail.com www.festivaldecinedelanzarote.com

INTERNATIONAL FICTION SECTION

Only films not screened on previous editions of the festival can register.

Opening submissions: August 1, 2023
Final deadline: January 1, 2024 3 EUR
Notification of results: April 1, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1st, 2023
2) Maximum duration: 25 minutes
3) Country of production: All countries (except Spain)
4) Screening format: Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in MPEG2 (.mpg)., Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in h264 (.mov, .mp4)
5) Accepted genres: Fiction
6) Subtitles: In case of a film in other language than Spanish, the preview copy must be subtitled into either Spanish or English and a list of dialogues in English must be provided.

On April 1st, the organisation will inform all the entrants the final list of selected short films to participate in the five official competing sections personally and in writing (to the contact email provided in the registration)

NATIONAL FICTION SECTION

Only films completed after January 1st 2023 shall be accepted

Opening submissions: August 1, 2023
Final deadline: January 1, 2024 3 EUR
Notification of results: April 1, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1st, 2023
2) Maximum duration: 25 minutes
3) Country of production: Spain
4) Screening format: Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in h264 (.mov, .mp4), Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in MPEG2 (.mpg).
5) Accepted genres: Fiction
6) Subtitles: Films must be submitted with english subtitles.

Animated and documentaries shorts film are excluded of from this section , they must be submitted in Documentary or Animation sections.On April 1st, the organisation will inform all the entrants the final list of selected short films to participate in the five official competing sections personally and in writing (to the contact email provided in the registration)

DOCUMENTARY SECTION

Only films completed after January 1st 2023 shall be accepted

Opening submissions: August 1, 2023
Final deadline: January 1, 2024 3 EUR
Notification of results: April 1, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1st, 2023
2) Maximum duration: 30 minutes
3) Country of production: All countries
4) Screening format: Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in MPEG2 (.mpg)., Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in h264 (.mov, .mp4)
5) Accepted genres: Documentaries
6) Subtitles: In case of a film in other language than Spanish, the preview copy must be subtitled into either Spanish or English and a list of dialogues in English must be provided.

On April 1st the organisation will inform all the entrants the final list of selected short films to participate in the five official competing sections personally and in writing (to the contact email provided in the registration)

ANIMATION SECTION

Only films completed after January 1st 2023 shall be accepted

Opening submissions: August 1, 2023
Final deadline: January 1, 2024 3 EUR
Notification of results: April 1, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1st, 2023
2) Maximum duration: 25 minutes
3) Country of production: All countries
4) Screening format: HD format (1280x720) or Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in MPEG2 (.mpg)., HD format (1280x720) or Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in h264 (.mov, .mp4)
5) Accepted genres: Animation
6) Subtitles: In case of a film in other language than Spanish, the preview copy must be subtitled into either Spanish or English and a list of dialogues in English must be provided.

On April 1st, the organisation will inform all the entrants the final list of selected short films to participate in the five official competing sections personally and in writing (to the contact email provided in the registration)

CHILDREN'S SECTION

Reflexive, vindictive, social, educational cinema,... The short films may be thematic and free genre, of no more than 15 min. of duration, and aimed specifically at children and young people made up of girls and boys between 3 and 17 years of age. Short films from anywhere in the world will be accepted, as long as the language is Spanish, either as the original language or dubbed. Despite not being endowed with an economic prize, a winning short film will be designated, whose vote will be made by the girls and boys attending the screenings.

Opening submissions: August 1, 2023
Final deadline: January 1, 2024 Free
Notification of results: April 1, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1st, 2022
2) Maximum duration: 15 minutes
3) Country of production: all countries
4) Screening format: Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in h264 (.mov, .mp4) , Full HD format (1920x1080) encoded in MPEG2 (.mpg).
5) Accepted genres: all genres

Reflexive, vindictive, social, educational cinema,... The short films may be thematic and free genre, of no more than 15 min. of duration, and aimed specifically at children and young people made up of girls and boys between 3 and 17 years of age. Short films from anywhere in the world will be accepted, as long as the language is Spanish, either as the original language or dubbed. Despite not being endowed with an economic prize, a winning short film will be designated, whose vote will be made by the girls and boys attending the screenings.