Espiello, Festival Internacional de Documental Etnográfico de Sobrarbe (0)

Festival start: 24 March 2017      Festival end: 01 April 2017

ESPIELLO, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ETHNOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY is organized by the Service of Culture of the Comarca de Sobrarbe (an institution that it groups to 19 town halls) and the section of Audio-visual of the CES (Center of Studies of Sobrarbe) along with a wide participation of neighbors of the zone who form the Permanent Commission of the festival. It is celebrated during April in Boltaña, a small population of the Pyrenees of Huesca (Spain).

Espiello is the only festival with this specialization in the country. It has an international competition of ethnographic documentary and some different sections out of competition and other activities whith topics related to the documentary and the visual anthropology.

• ESPIELLO prize, of one thousand five hundred euros (1.800€) and trophy for the Best Documentary.

• ESPIELLO CHOBEN prize of eight hundred euros (900€) and trophy for the Best Documentary made by an under 35-year-old.( it will have to credit the age)

• ESPIELLO PIRINEOS prize of eight hundred euros (900€) and trophy for the Best Documentary on a Mountain Theme.

• ESPIELLO BOLTAÑA prize of five hundred euros (500€) and trophy for the Documentary Voted Best by the Audience.

• ESPIELLO RECHIRA prize of eight hundred euros (900€) trophy for the Best Research Project.

• "Guillermo Zúñiga" ASECIC prize (trophy) given by the Spanish Association for Scientific Cinema and Image.

The Comarca de Sobrarbe and the Sobrarbe Studies Centre are organising the XV International Ethnographic Film Fest of Sobrarbe to be held in Boltaña (Huesca, Spain) from 24 March to 1 April 2016, in accordance with the following rules:



GENERAL CONDITIONS

1- Ethnographic documentary is defined, in a wide sense, as the production of a documentary whose prime aim is to display aspects relating to living and understanding life within a culture.

2- Any of these productions made after 1 January 2012, and lasting from less than 90 minutes, may enter the Festival. Work entered for previous Festivals, or those made by people involved in the organisation, are not admitted; neither are those promoting tourism or publicity.

3- Each producer/director may present up to three documentaries.

4- Films will be submitted in their original language. Whenever the original version is not in Spanish, they must be subtitled in Spanish and, as an exception, in English


INSCRIPCIONES

5- The call for entry is open till 15 October 2016. It will take as a reference, when it consists, the date of mailing that appears in the postmark of post office or control of the agency of transports.


6- Submission shall be online via www.festhome.com, all compulsory fields must be filled and upload the video file with inlaid subtitles. Those entrants with a problematic online submission due to geographical location and conflicts in their countries, may apply to participate in the short film contest via the following email address: info@espiello.com

SELECTED DOCUMENTARIES

7- The representatives of the selected works will be informed before 10 February (This date may be extended according to the needs of the organization), and will have to send in the course of seven days the copy for projection, clearly stating the title, format, type of screen and type of sound and all the information needed for the catalogue.

8- Documentaries selected for the competition section will take part of the file of the Festival and the private consultation with investigation or educational ends is authorized.

9- Documentaries entered for the competition section of the festival will go to form part of the ASECIC Film Library (which will regulate their showing, presentation and broadcasting, never for a fee, and always for educational and cultural purposes).

10- Espiello Festival can create parallel sections with films haven´t been selected, when they are considered interesting to screen during the festival.



PRIZES

• ESPIELLO prize, of one thousand five hundred euros (1.800€) and trophy for the Best Documentary.

• ESPIELLO CHOBEN prize of eight hundred euros (900€) and trophy for the Best Documentary made by an under 35-year-old.( it will have to credit the age)

• ESPIELLO PIRINEOS prize of eight hundred euros (900€) and trophy for the Best Documentary on a Mountain Theme.

• ESPIELLO BOLTAÑA prize of five hundred euros (500€) and trophy for the Documentary Voted Best by the Audience.

• ESPIELLO RECHIRA prize of eight hundred euros (900€) trophy for the Best Research Project.

• "Guillermo Zúñiga" ASECIC prize (trophy) given by the Spanish Association for Scientific Cinema and Image.

11- The Jury will be international and consist of 5 prominent figures from the field of cinema, audiovisuals, anthropology and cultures designated by the Organisation, with a quorum of 3 required.

12- The jury reserves the right to grant prizes as it deems fit, as well as to declare a prize void. None of the prizes can be awarded jointly. Two prizes are not awarded to one person, unless one is the Audience prize.

13- In the event that the amount of the award is withdrawn by bank transfer, the winner will take over the commissions.

OTHER COMMENTS

14- For the festival promotion, Espiello organization reserves the right to exhibit an extract not longer than three minutes of the selected films in the public media.

15- After the Festival, Espiello may use selected productions in the Festival for cultural and environmental programs, provided that the entry is free, informing the directors or producers or distributors of the place and date. Films not selected will be used for cultural and educational purposes only in municipalities depending on the Comarca de Sobrarbe.

16- The competitor must be responsible for claiming to be the maker of an original film as entered, and releases the organisation from any liability pertaining to the content of the film. The Espiello Organisation is not liable before third parties for any objections that may arise over ownership of copyright.

17- By entering a film, you accept the conditions of these rules, which will be interpreted and applied by the organisation.

18- This regulation is drafted in English and Spanish. In case of doubt, shall be settled by the Spanish version