Valèiff • València Indie Film Festival (6)



Deadlines

08 Feb 2024
Call for entries

14 Mar 2024
Early deadline

14 May 2024
Standard deadline

14 Jun 2024
Late deadline

17 Sep 2024
Extended deadline

5
mths

07 Oct 2024
Notification date

18 Oct 2024
18 Oct 2024

Address

Carrer d'Olimpia Arozena Torres, 45,  46018, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain


Festival description
Short film festival 30'<
Feature film festival >60' 120'<


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 January 2021
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films  30'<
 Feature Films  >60' 120'<
 Any language
 Any language
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Festival start: 18 October 2024      Festival end: 18 October 2024

¡Hola! We are VALÈIFF • València Indie Film Festival, an international film festival with quarterly screening events from València, Spain, and member of the IBERIFF • Iberia Indie Film Festivals, which celebrates and showcases new productions and independent artists from all over the world in Madrid (MADRIFF), Barcelona (BARCIFF), València (VALÈIFF), Seville (SEVIFF), Lisbon (LISBIFF) y Montpellier (MONTIFF).

VALÈIFF promotes the selected films on its official website www.iberiff.org and social media channels, where the nominees can share their nominations with their followers. Fiction films, animation, documentary and experimental of any genre and subject are welcome!

Official Selection • Awards

• Best Supershort
• Best Short Film
• Best Short Animation
• Best Short Documentary
• Best Featurette
• Best Feature Film
• Best Feature Doc
• Best Music Video
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Director

• In the first week of October, the jury will select the winners, from each category, for the awards event in València - Spain, in late October;
• All winning categories will be given the VALÈIFF Trophy.

Below, you’ll see the rules and terms that you accept when submitting films, videos and other materials to our festival.

Submissions

1.1 VALÈIFF accepts both Spanish and foreign films with Spanish or english subtitles, or without subtitles if the language of the film is Castilian Spanish or english;

1.2 All submitted films are viewed by VALÈIFF;

1.3 Entry fees must be paid through our submitting platforms at time of submission and they are non-refundable (films made by Spanish directors are offered a discount in the entry fee – submission via "Spanish Directors" category);

1.4 Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. A separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry;

1.5 Films can be resubmitted in case they were not selected in the previous editions;

1.6 Films can only be submitted through our submitting platforms must be available to view through such platforms. No postal submissions are accepted;

1.7 We accept works of any country in the world produced from January 1st 2021 onwards;

1.8 VALÈIFF does not send out discount waivers or free entries.


Categories

2.1 All films must be submitted in a digital format in the correct category respecting its length:

• Supershort (documentary, fiction, experimental): up to 5 minutes;

• Short Film (documentary, fiction, experimental): up to 30 minutes;

• Short Documentary: up to 30 minutes;

• Short Animation: up to 30 minutes

• Featurette (animation, documentary, fiction): from 30 to 60 minutes;

• Feature Film: +60 minutes;

• Feature Documentary: +60 minutes;

• Music Video.

• Best Director (All submitted films compete in this category with no extra fee)

• Best Actor (All submitted films compete in this category with no extra fee)

• Best Actress (All submitted films compete in this category with no extra fee)


Official Selection • awards

3.1 A number of films from each category will be selected for the competition;

3.2 Our team will choose, at their discretion (among the selected Supershorts, Short Films, Shorts-Animation and Music Videos), the works to be screened at the quarterly screening events; such an election bears no relation to the selection of the winners in October. Featurettes, Feature Films and Feature Docs participate in the contest but are not screened in the screening events;

3.3 In the first week of October 2023, the jury will select the winners, from each category, for the annual event in València - Spain, in late October;

3.4 All winning films will be given the VALÈIFF Trophy;

3.5 Submitting does not guarantee your film as an official selection of VALÈIFF and a selection does not guarantee your film as a winner;

3.6 VALÈIFF selection committee and jury's decision are final, the status of submissions will be disclosed through our submitting platforms and it is the submitter’s full responsibility to track the status of their submission;

3.7 VALÈIFF does not offer feedback on the submitted films nor the jury's decision.


Liability

4.1 VALÈIFF does NOT publish films on its website or social media channels;

4.2 VALÈIFF does not pay screening fees nor travel expenses;

4.3 VALÈIFF may use your film frames, trailer and press pack material for promotional purposes on its website or social media and adapt them to its visual identity;

4.4 The releases for all content including, but not limited to, music and talent must be obtained by the filmmaker;

4.5 VALÈIFF is not liable for any copyright infringement or unauthorised usage;

4.6 By submitting a film, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless VALÈIFF from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered;

4.7 VALÈIFF reserves the right to make any changes in the festival configuration without prior notice if it is necessary.


Disqualification

5.1 Films submitted in the incorrect category are automatically disqualified;

5.2 Failure to meet the eligibility requirements or delivery of materials requested by the organisation within the deadline will lead to disqualification in whatever phase of the competition (submission, selection or awards);

5.3 VALÈIFF may disqualify a selected film and erase the promoted content from its website and social media if the submitter is involved in legal issues concerning the submitted film or anything that may diminish the credibility of the festival;

5.4 Disqualification will not entitle a submitter to a refund of the entry fee;

5.5 If a film is withdrawn from the festival, we will not be liable to refund any entry fee.


Acceptance of the bases

6.1 Participation in the VALÈIFF • València Indie Film Festival implies acceptance of these rules.





  

 
  

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