Festival start: 30 October 2019
Festival end: 02 November 2019
The Fantarifa festival was born in 2018 with the 0 edition of the International Fantastic Film Festival of Sitges. This year 2019 follows its wake and in its first edition to be held from October 30 to November 2, aims to achieve new objectives and be a national and international benchmark in the field of film events, in addition to promoting the dissemination and promotion of fantastic cinema in a multicultural city with an open door to culture.
Fantarifa will pay tribute to different personalities of the film industry and will organize numerous cycles, exhibitions and parallel activities for the industry and for the general public. It will be a dynamic festival, with participatory and innovative ideas and aims to be always observing the reality of an artistic industry in constant growth, to be able to contribute our small grain of sand to the art of celluloid.
PRIZES FEATURE FILMS
BEST FILM
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SHORT FILMS AWARDS
BEST MOVIE SHORT FILM
OFFICIAL RULES OF PARTICIPATION IN THE 2TH EDITION OF THE FANTASTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF TARIFA
OBJECTIVES
The International Fantastic Film and TV Festival of Tarifa (Fantarifa) aims to disseminate and promote fantastic cinematography, including Terror, science fiction, animation and everything that encompasses fantasy cinema. Among its functions it stands out the one of welcoming the encounter of the diverse professional sectors of the cinema, promoting both its development and its international commercialization.
For the fulfillment of these objectives the International Festival of Fantastic Film and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa). International Cinema will celebrate its 1st Edition from October 30 to November 2, 2019.
OFFICIAL SECTION FEATURE FILMS
Fiction feature films or fantastic themed animation, made after January 1, 2017 that have not been released commercially on a regular basis in public rooms, DVD, video, television, audiovisual event in Spain or V.O.D. platforms. (video on demand).
DOCUMENTARY OFFICIAL SECTION (Long and Short Films)
Feature films and documentary short films with production and / or fantastic themes, made after January 1, 2017, that have not been released commercially in public rooms, DVD, video, television or V.O.D. platforms. (video on demand)
In all these categories, only one film per director or group of directors will be admitted to competition, in the case of collective films.
FICTION OR ANIMATION SHORT FILMS
Short films of fiction or animation, with a fantastic theme, made after January 1, 2017, that have not been commercially premiered in public rooms, DVD, video or television, in Spain
The duration of the short films may not be longer than 30 minutes and only a maximum of two per director will be admitted to competition, with this amount being counted in collaboration with other directors.
REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION
To participate in the 1st edition of the International Fantastic Film and TV Festival of Tarifa (Fantarifa). It is mandatory to register and complete the registration form, exclusively through FESTHOME (www.festhome.com), on the following dates:
Feature films Official Section - open-ended July 15, 2019 closing date September 15, 2019
Documentaries Official Section (Long and Short Films) - open term July 15, 2019 closing date September 15, 2019
Spanish Fiction or Animation Short Films - open-ended July 15, 2019 closing date September 15, 2019
If the above is not fulfilled, the films will be excluded from the selection process.
To register correctly, you must first create a profile in FESTHOME, register the film in that platform and finally register it in the Fantastic International Film and TV Festival of Tarifa (Fantarifa). The mere fact of uploading the film on the FESTHOME platform does not imply that it is registered in the International Festival of Fantastic Film and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa). To do this, it is necessary to comply with all the aforementioned requirements.
JURY
The Direction of the Festival will designate the jury of the different competition sections, whose decisions will be unappealable and will not have to be justified.
Individuals with interests in the production, distribution or any other type of exploitation or participation with the selected films will not be able to form part of the jury of the different competition sections.
The jury of the different competition sections is committed not to publicly express their considerations on the selection of films for which they have to issue their judgments. The Direction of the International Festival of Fantastic Film and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa) may be present, with voice but without vote, in the deliberations and communications of the different juries.
PRIZES FEATURE FILMS
BEST FILM
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SHORT FILMS AWARDS
BEST MOVIE SHORT FILM
PAYMENT OF PRIZES
In all the categories the economic endowment of the prizes will be made effective to the producer.
The organization reserves the right to incorporate a copy of the winning films for cultural, non-profit uses into the Festival archive.
In the event that there are several producers participating in the financing of the films, the prizes will be paid to the production company with the greatest economic participation (which will act as a representative of the production as a whole), upon presentation of the authorization in their favor. the remaining producers.
The economic amount of the prizes will be subject to the withholding determined by the legislation in force at the time of its payment by the Festival Organization, and will be understood, in any case, included in the economic allocation of said prizes.
11.OBLIGATIONS OF FILMS SELECTED TO COMPETITION
The production companies must send two copies (in Bluray format) of the film for the exhibition in the official section to the Fantastic Film and TV Festival of Tarifa (Fantarifa), in addition, the company that has registered the selected film must certify the good operation of the copy (audio / video synchronization, color, etc.), testing it before sending, all projection copies of the films selected in the different sections of the Festival will be presented in the original version, and those whose original language is not Spanish must include subtitles in this language.
The Festival reserves the right not to accept copies that, after the necessary technical checks, are not suitable for screening, providing a technical report to the representatives of the film and requesting a new copy. The production company will provide printed informative and promotional material for its incorporation into the Festival archive.
The payment of shipping costs (transport and insurance policy) originated by the referral from the place of issue of the copy of each film selected to participate in any of the sections of the Festival to its copy warehouse, will be paid by the production companies.
Companies producing and / or distributing feature films, short films and award-winning documentaries must include a written reference to the awarding of said prize at the start of each and every one of the copies of the film distributed for exhibition in public rooms, other film contests , DVD, BLURAY, television or VOD platforms (video on demand), as well as in all printed promotional and informative material (press-books, posters, etc.). This reference will consist of a text with the award granted, accompanied by the corporate image (logo and name) of the International Fantastic Film Festival and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa), which will be provided, together with its rules of use, by the Organization of the same.
The mere participation in the International Festival of Fantastic Film and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa) in each of its sections will force the producing / distributing companies to insert in the head of the films of the Festival logo with the indication '1st Edition' . Said logo and legend must also be included in all insertions in the written press, as well as expressly mentioning this participation in the different audiovisual media in which advertising of the film is included prior to the Festival or during its celebration.
The documentation requested by the festival for the official catalog, programming guide and web page (synopsis, biofilmography, artistic and technical file, photographs of the director and the film, trailers and other audiovisual materials) will be taken from the online registration form that should be be completed before the dates indicated in point 5, 'Registration and Documentation' of these Terms and Conditions.
In case you need additional material, it will be required by the Festival to be delivered before September 15, 2019.
Once the Festival has made and communicated the selection of a film for any of its Sections, and also confirmed its participation by the producer / distributor that registered it, it can not be withdrawn.
In addition, the producer / distributor agrees that representatives of the film's technical and artistic team attend on their official pass at the Fantastico International Fantastic Film and TV Festival (Tarifa).
The inscription of a film to competition in the 1st edition of the International Fantastic Film and TV Festival of Tarifa (Fantarifa). supposes the full acceptance and compliance with these Bases of Participation and their possible annexes.
12. PRESS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
The Press Department of the Festival will contact the respective producers and / or distributors of the selected films in order to specify the materials they must send, to which the media and the accredited ones will have access through the "Press" of the Web.
The producers and / or distributors of the selected films, documentaries and short films authorize, by accepting their participation, the use of one or more fragments of their title for dissemination as information material in any media. For this purpose, the producers and / or distributors will make available to the Press Department of the Festival a selection of sequences with a maximum duration of three minutes.
13. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
These bases of participation may be supplemented or modified, prior to the start date of the 2nd edition of the International Fantastic Film Festival and TV of Tarifa (Fantarifa) and prior communication to the interested parties, with as many annexes as the Organization deems appropriate. .
The interpretation of the same will be the exclusive competence of the Festival Management.
