Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival

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Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
Duration (several sessions) 21
Submission end time 2019-01-20

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Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, will celebrate its 21st edition this year. With more than 5,000 short films submitted annually, Mecal has become one of the most important festivals of its field in Spain. Due to its international scope and quality programming, Mecal regularly benefits from grants awarded by various Spanish and international public cultural institutions. Mecal is strongly committed to promoting the exhibition and promotion of audiovisual creations in the short format, not only with the public, but also in having creators and distributors meet through different activities. Mecal is also devoted to foster emerging talent, by holding events and awards specially aimed at young creators. In this sense, it also works as a short film promotion network, organising screenings both at a national and an international level, collaborating with festivals, embassies, and institutions around the world.
1. International Grand Prix to the Best Short Film of the International Section. ● Awarded by the International Jury、2. Animation Grand Prix to the Best Short Film of the Animation Section ● Awarded by the Animation Jury. This jury will also grant a second and third award to complete a podium in this category.、3. Filmin Oblique Grand Prix to the Best Short Film of the Oblique Section ● Awarded by the Oblique Jury、4. Documentary Grand Prix to the Best Short Film of the Documentary Section ● Awarded by the Documentary Jury. This jury will also grant a second and third award to complete a podium in this category.、5. Videolab Award for the Best Spanish Short Film ● Awarded by the International Jury、6. Artic Awards a. to the Best Spanish Photography b. to the best special effects on a Spanish production ● Awarded by the Oblique Jury、7. ALMA Award to the Best Spanish Script ● Awarded by the ALMA Jury、8. Young Jury Award to the Best Short Film of the Oblique Section ● Awarded by the Young Jury、9. Audience Award to the Best Short Film of the Animation section ● Awarded by the audience、10. El Periódico de Catalunya Audience award to the Best Short Film of the Documentary section ● Awarded by the audience、11. Animation Students Award to the Best Short Film of the Animation section ● Awarded by the Animation Students jury、12. Prix de la Critique ● Awarded by a jury composed of members of ACCEC (Catalan Film Critics and Writers Association)、13. Avisual Pro Award to the most innovative short film of the Barcelona Film Schools ● Awarded by the audience、14. Plançó Award to the best short film of the Catalan Animation Schools ● Awarded by the audience、15. Shorts TV Award ● Awarded by the Shorts TV jury
Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Horror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Musical Romance Magical Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Arthouse Biography Western Drama
Subject ：Unlimited Children Humanistic Animals Food Education City Campus Sports Gay Old man Environment Home Workplace Special people
Video Format ：AVI MPEG4 MOV MPEG

Categories and fees

  • FICTION (International and Oblique competitions)
  • ANIMATION Competition
  • DOCUMENTARY Competition

FICTION (International and Oblique competitions)

Video length ：1 - 30
The contestants can submit as many works as they wish, as long as they have been produced after 1st January 2017.
There are no restrictions regarding the topic or genre of the films, but they cannot exceed 30 min.
Any works containing dialogue must be presented with English subtitles. Those works whose original version is in English do not require subtitles but the dialogue list in case they are selected.
The festival has four official competing sections (Fiction, Animation, Oblique and Documentary) and several non-competing parallel sections. The selection committee will decide in which section the selected works will be featured and will communicate this decision to their submitters.
The selected works will be screened in front of an audience during the festival according to a calendar that will be set beforehand by the festival board.
The Festival will ensure proper screening conditions for all selected works. Therefore, the screening copies of the selected films will be in MP4 or .MOV with a 1920x1080 resolution H.264 codec, 20 mbps, STEREO (no 5.1).
The screening copies can be sent online via FTP server on Sfilmmaker up to 30GB.
The shipping costs will be covered by the participants, and the devolution costs will be paid by the Festival. The Festival will take due care of the works. In case of loss or damage, the organisation will only take responsibility for the cost of the copy.
The Festival is fully authorized to publish printed material of the selected pieces, as well as a short extract of the film (1 minute at the most) to promote the Festival on its website, social networks and the Media.
The Festival can hold in a copy of the selected works, always guaranteeing the author’s royalties and its intellectual property rights. Being selected for Mecal Pro implies being part of the Festival diffusion network, which promotes screenings of the films in different Cultural Circles such as Mecal Air.
Submitting for competition implies the full acceptance of the entry requirements.

ANIMATION Competition

Video length ：1 - 30
The contestants can submit as many works as they wish, as long as they have been produced after 1st January 2017.
There are no restrictions regarding the topic or genre of the films, but they cannot exceed 30 min.
Any works containing dialogue must be presented with English subtitles. Those works whose original version is in English do not require subtitles but the dialogue list in case they are selected.
The festival has four official competing sections (Fiction, Animation, Oblique and Documentary) and several non-competing parallel sections. The selection committee will decide in which section the selected works will be featured and will communicate this decision to their submitters.
The selected works will be screened in front of an audience during the festival according to a calendar that will be set beforehand by the festival board.
The Festival will ensure proper screening conditions for all selected works. Therefore, the screening copies of the selected films will be in MP4 or .MOV with a 1920x1080 resolution H.264 codec, 20 mbps, STEREO (no 5.1).
The screening copies can be sent online via FTP server on Sfilmmaker up to 30GB.
The shipping costs will be covered by the participants, and the devolution costs will be paid by the Festival. The Festival will take due care of the works. In case of loss or damage, the organisation will only take responsibility for the cost of the copy.
The Festival is fully authorized to publish printed material of the selected pieces, as well as a short extract of the film (1 minute at the most) to promote the Festival on its website, social networks and the Media.
The Festival can hold in a copy of the selected works, always guaranteeing the author’s royalties and its intellectual property rights. Being selected for Mecal Pro implies being part of the Festival diffusion network, which promotes screenings of the films in different Cultural Circles such as Mecal Air.
Submitting for competition implies the full acceptance of the entry requirements.

DOCUMENTARY Competition

Video length ：1 - 30
The contestants can submit as many works as they wish, as long as they have been produced after 1st January 2017.
There are no restrictions regarding the topic or genre of the films, but they cannot exceed 30 min.
Any works containing dialogue must be presented with English subtitles. Those works whose original version is in English do not require subtitles but the dialogue list in case they are selected.
The festival has four official competing sections (Fiction, Animation, Oblique and Documentary) and several non-competing parallel sections. The selection committee will decide in which section the selected works will be featured and will communicate this decision to their submitters.
The selected works will be screened in front of an audience during the festival according to a calendar that will be set beforehand by the festival board.
The Festival will ensure proper screening conditions for all selected works. Therefore, the screening copies of the selected films will be in MP4 or .MOV with a 1920x1080 resolution H.264 codec, 20 mbps, STEREO (no 5.1).
The screening copies can be sent online via FTP server on Sfilmmaker up to 30GB.
The shipping costs will be covered by the participants, and the devolution costs will be paid by the Festival. The Festival will take due care of the works. In case of loss or damage, the organisation will only take responsibility for the cost of the copy.
The Festival is fully authorized to publish printed material of the selected pieces, as well as a short extract of the film (1 minute at the most) to promote the Festival on its website, social networks and the Media.
The Festival can hold in a copy of the selected works, always guaranteeing the author’s royalties and its intellectual property rights. Being selected for Mecal Pro implies being part of the Festival diffusion network, which promotes screenings of the films in different Cultural Circles such as Mecal Air.
Submitting for competition implies the full acceptance of the entry requirements.

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