El Rodeo Film Festival

The rules to participate in El Rodeo Film Fest of Rojales (Alicante), Spain whose date of celebration will be from Augut 28th to 31st, 2025, are the following:

1. Participation

The festival is international. They may participate short films from any nationality. The number of short films per participant is unlimited.

1.1 Short film’s duration

The maximum duration for each short film is 30 minutes, including the credits.

1.2 Genre

The genres of fiction, animation and documentary are accepted.

1.3 Language

The official language is Spanish. Registered works in a different language, should include subtitles in this language.

2.1 Registration fees

Each short film will have a entry fee of € 5.

2.2 Registration dates

Short films registration will begin on Juny 23th, 2025 and will close on July 23th, 2025.

3. Selected works

From the short films registered, the finalists will be selected that will become part of the screenings. Each selected work must send a projection copy in digital format.

4. Prize

- Jury Award for Best Short Film, with a prize of €300.00 + trophy.

- Audience Award for Best Short Film, with a prize of €300.00 + trophy.

- Award for Best Short Film of the Province of Alicante, with a prize of €300 + trophy.

5. Legal

All selected participants will transferred the short films exhibition rights during the festival (on Augut 28th to 31st, 2025). The festival will not transfer to any third party any rights to the films that were registered and screened.

Participants will be held responsible of any misuse of copyrighted music or any other infringement of any already existing material for which they do not have express permission from the author.

6. Agreement of these Rules

Participation in the festival implies acceptance these rules.

7. Organizer:

Concejalía de Cultura del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Rojales.