Only short films from Latin America in fiction, animation and documentary genres.

- All submitted films must have been produced after January, 1st, 2014.

- Submitted films cannot be longer than 30 minutes.

- All film-makers may submit their films with no entry free until August, 10th, 2015, via www.festhome.com.

- Films which are not shot in Spanish must be submitted with Spanish language subtitles.
The festival direction recommends that films spoken in a variety of Spanish language which is too local to be generally understood should be submitted with subtitles in a more general type of Spanish, so that they can be understood in any Latin American community.

- Theme is free.

ONLY FOR LATIN AMERICAN FILM-MAKERS

General rules and regulations, Mecal Chile 2015 (November 10th to 15th)

Only short films from Latin America in fiction, animation and documentary genres.

International film-makers were already considered by the MECAL BARCELONA Festival, which received more 5.000 short film submissions.


* MECAL Chile will have two competitive categories, of which only one will now open its call for entries:

II.- LATIN AMERICAN
Official selection for the Latin American short films section: fiction, animation and documentary.

1.1- For Chilean and Latin American film-makers, the competition is Latin American.

1.2- Each entrant may submit as many films as they see fit, spoken or silent, dubbed or subtitled in Spanish.

1.3- All submitted films must have been produced after January, 1st, 2014.

1.4- Submitted films cannot be longer than 30 minutes.

1.5- All film-makers may submit their films with no entry free until August, 10th, 2015, via www.festhome.com.


2.- Films which are not shot in Spanish must be submitted with Spanish language subtitles.

The festival direction recommends that films spoken in a variety of Spanish language which is too local to be generally understood should be submitted with subtitles in a more general type of Spanish, so that they can be understood in any Latin American community.


3.- Theme is free.


4. This call for entries will end in September, 10th.

** Official Awards for Mecal Chile Festival 2015:


- Mecal Chile Award for Best International Short Film, fiction.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best International Short Film, animation.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best Latin American Short Film, fiction.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best Latin American Short Film, animation.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best Latin American Short Film, documentary.


- Mecal Chile Award for Best Chilean Short Film, fiction.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best Chilean Short Film, animation.

- Mecal Chile Award for Best Chilean Short Film, documentary.


- Audience Award for Best Chilean Short Film.

- Audience Award for Best Latin American Short Film.