1. Goal: production of a spot/teaser that will be promoted as advertising campaign of 26th edition of Fancine – Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Malaga.

2. Participants: artists from all over the world can apply for this contest, submitting a maximum of two films. The work must be an original and unpublished creation and must not have won any contest before. For the purposes of registration, only the data of a single creator per work is taken into account.

3. Assessment criteria
- It will be taken into consideration if the plot revolves around women, as this is the main theme of the 26th edition of Fancine.

- It will be given positive value if the spot includes in any format both the logo of Fancine and the figure of Maneki-neko, in which it is inspired.

- It will be appreciated that the spot take into account the university character of the festival.

4. Technical requirements:
- Length: no more than 1 minute.

- The work must include the intro of the festival, with the appropriate length and size. The intro can be downloaded HERE

- If there are dialogues, the video must have the following subtitles:
o    If the original version is in Spanish, the spot must include English subtitles
o    If the original version is in a different language from Spanish it must be subtitled in Spanish instead of having them in English.

5. Prize: The winner will receive a prize of 3000€. The award will be subject to income tax withholded under current legislation. The prize may be declared void, and in no case will be shared by two or more works.
6. Registration: Registration will take place exclusively via the digital platform FILMFREEWAY totally free.

7. Deadline: The date for registration will be opened from 25^th April until 15^th July. The organization will upload the videos to the social networks of Fancine – Fantastic Film Festival University of Malaga, taking into account the number of “likes” obtained, although it will not be an indispensable condition to be the winner.

8. Exclusions: It will be excluded all those applications which do not fully comply with the requirements set in these rules, which are not properly completed, those whose presentation is not made through the single channel established for that purpose, or if the applications are delivered after the deadline. The use of third-party works will result in immediate disqualification, including the soundtrack.

9. Selection: The winner will be selected by a committee composed of members of the cultural, audiovisual and / or academic fields from the UMA, necessarily including at least one technician from the Culture Service of the University. Its decisions are sovereign and its verdict is final and not open to appeal.

10. Exploitation rights: University of Malaga reserves all rights of exploitation and use of the winning spot as well as its manipulation to accommodate it to the different screening formats.

It is not allowed to use neither audios nor images that have not been recorded or created by the authors nor unauthorized music or music which has not the cession of the relevant rights. The participant will take responsibility for the use of works or images with no consent that violate intellectual property rights, image rights, or any other right of third parties, leaving the University of Malaga unharmed from any claims in this regard.

11. Final Format: once selected the winning work, the author will deliver the final video file in .mov or .mp4 format with a minimum size of 1080p.

12. Organization: no correspondence will be maintained with the authors of the works presented beyond the tasks arising from administrative management of applications. Under no circumstances the administration will negotiate or discuss with the authors the ends referred to in these rules, and reserve the right to take initiatives not regulated in the same, whenever it considers that can contribute to greater success of the contest or to an improvement in management.

13. Acceptance of rules: participation in this competition implies full acceptance of the rules and regulations in force subject to taxes.

14. Translation: the Spanish text of these regulations will be the only valid version in case of discrepancies regarding the meaning of any of the above regulations.

26 FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA

9^th – 17^th NOVEMBER 2016

REGULATIONS

FANCINE – FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL is organized entirely by the University of Malaga, public institution that has among its basic functions the transmission and criticism of the culture.

FANCINE is an adherent member of the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals (EFFFF), and as such, nominates every edition a European short film for the Golden Méliès Award in its category.

1.- GOALS

FANCINE – FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL of the UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA has as its goal the presentation of a selection of the best world film production of Fantastic genre under all its variants (fantasy, science fiction, horror, adventure, thriller, mystery, action, animation) as well as other similar genres. Therefore, as a non profit organisation, the University of Málaga aims at offering the audience the development of this film genre as well as backing better understanding between peoples and different cultures through film creation. This festival is willing to promote cinema among the student population making this event attainable and universal, paying special attention to most disadvantaged sections of society.

2.- FILMS IN COMPETITION

FEATURE FILMS.

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS.

ANIMATION SHORT FILMS.

3.- GENERAL CONDITIONS

3.1. Date of Production

The films in competition must be produced after 1st of January 2015and not commercially released in cinemas in Spain. Films can compete for the Festival awards irrespective of their participation in any other Spanish or foreign festivals.

3.2. Running Time

Fancine will consider feature film every film longer than 60 minutes.

The running time of competing Short Films must not exceed 15 minutes.

3.3. Screening Formats

Feature Films: 35 mm and digital formats (DCP preferably).

Short Films: HD digital filefollowing encoding settings: video codec H.264, minimum resolution of 720p, (.mov preferably)

Last minute changes of screening format will be rejected.

3.4. Subtitles

Selected films must be compulsory sent in original version with Spanish subtitles – in case they have dialogues or are in a language different than Spanish. Short films are subjected to the same requirement regarding Spanish subtitling, unless they lack dialogue or these are unnecessary for comprehension and appreciation. In the exceptional event that a non subtitled film is accepted, Spanish or English dialogue lists with time code .doc, .txt, .xls or .rft are required.

3.5. Exhibition Rights

Producers or distribution companies having the exhibition rights of selected films will transfer them to Fancine temporally (during the festival).

4.- FILMS SUBMISSIONS

The person responsible of the film submission must be authorized by the owner of the distribution rights of the film and commits him/herself with not withdrawing the copy of the film from the festival.

4.1.- Feature films

The participation of feature films in the competition section will require prior invitation from Fancine organization.

4.2.- Short films            

Fancine accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com only. Log onto the website, set up an account, and submit your film to Fancine – Fantastic film festival of the University of Málaga.

Deadline: July 1^st 2016

5.-SELECTION

All the films presented to participate in the different sections will be chosen by the Selection Committee formed by different professionals of the audiovisual area from the University of Malaga. Decisions taken by the Selection Committee are irrevocable.

Participants who make the submission of a selected film will receive a notification by e-mail. In a period of 15 calendar days starting the following day after receiving the notification, they must send us the information listed below:

• Trailer or promotional video material (in PAL system), without watermarks, at the highest quality possible, to be used for cultural promotion and for the opening video screened at the inauguration ceremony of the Festival.
• At least 5 press photos (of the film and/or shooting) in .jpg format with a minimum quality of 300 ppp (15 x 10 cm).
• A recent photograph of the director in .jpg format and a minimum quality of 300 ppp (15 x 10 cm).
• Biofilmography of the director.
• 2 Posters of the film or digital file in .pdf format.

The exhibition copy of selected films will be received at festival headquarters no later than 2^nd November 2016. Otherwise, organizers of the festival reserve themselves the right to dismiss the selected film replacing it with another.

Who makes the submission of a film declares to be authorized by the owner of the distribution rights to provide us the screening copy and to be committed with not withdrawing the film from the festival.

Organizers of the festival reserve themselves the right to reject a film in the case the screening copy does not offer enough quality guarantees.

6.- SHIPMENT

FEATURE FILMS: shipment expenses of selected feature films will be afforded by Fancine organization. Competitors must send their films via the transportation company indicated by organizers.

SHORT FILMS: shipment expenses -sending and returning- of selected short films will be covered by participants in all case.

Coinciding with the sending of the copy, an e-mail to info@fancine.org must be sent in order to inform the festival of the feature film’s title or the short film’s title, the sending date and the tracking number.

Screening copies will be returned within a maximum period of thirty days after the festival’s conclusion.

7.- JURY

7.1. Official Jury

Professionals of the film sector and culture will evaluate the films in competition and will grant the Awards of the FANCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE FANTÁSTICO. People related to production, direction, distribution or any other commercial form of exploitation of the selected films can not be members of the Jury.

7.2. Young Jury

Students from the different Universities of Andalusia will form the Young Jury. People related to production, direction, distribution or any other commercial form of exploitation of selected films can not be members of the Jury.

7.3. Audience Jury

Assistants to the screenings of selected films will form the Audience Jury.

8.- AWARDS

Awards will be granted only to films in the competitive sections. In no case Awards will be declared ex aequo or void.

Awards are subjected to current law which regulates I.R.P.F. tax.

Awards will be entirely given to the person or company who has acquired the rights for distribution of the award-winning film in Spain. In the event the feature film does not have a distributor in Spain, the prize will go to the international distributor. This can be the production company or the company in charge of its international distribution. When advertising the awarded audiovisual work, the winner company commits to include a clear noticeable legend with the corporative image of FANCINE – Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Malaga- (logo and name) referring specifically the Award received.

The Official Jury will grant the Awards below:

• University of Málaga Award for Best Feature Film, with a cash prize of €9.000.
• Best Director.
• Best Actress.
• Best Actor.
• Best Original or Adapted Screenplay.
• Best Photography.
• Best Special Effects.

The Young Jury, formed by young university students will grant the awards of:

• Public Universities of Andalusia Award for Best Fiction Short Film, with a cash prize of €3.000.
• Public Universities of Andalusia Award for Best Animation Short Film, with a cash prize of €3.000.
• Selection of the Best European Fantasy Short Film for the GOLD MÉLIÈS AWARD.

The Audience Jury will grant the awards of:

• Audience Award for Best Feature Film, with a cash prize of €1.000.
• Audience Award for Best Live Action Short Film, with a cash prize of €500, sponsored by Public Universities of Andalusia (Proyecto Atalaya).
• Audience Award for Best Animation Short Film, with a cash prize of €500, sponsored by Public Universities of Andalusia (Proyecto Atalaya).

These awards will be given to the films that receive a greater number of votes. In the event of a tie between two or more films, the Official Jury and the Young Jury will have the casting vote to resolve it.

When the same film wins both the Audience Award and the Official Jury or Young Award, the Audience Award will be given to the film in second place in the ratings.

Accredited media will grant the Gato Rabioso Award for Best Feature Film.

The Festival organization will be able to grant other awards and honorary recognitions not included in these rules, promoted by the organization or other entity with which it has signed the corresponding agreements.

9.- GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

FANCINE – International Film Festival of the University of Málaga is hereby granted the right to use an excerpt no longer than 2 minutes from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.
The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.

The submission shall indemnify and hold harmless Fancine International Film Festival of the University of Málaga from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

In no event the organization shall negotiate or discuss with the submitters the conditions of these rules. The organization shall decide all matters not provided therein, and may authorize exceptions that may contribute to greater success of the competition or improved management.

Inscription or sending a film to the Festival, irrespective of the section, implies unconditional acceptance of these rules. The Selection Committee will decide the matters not foreseen by the rules as well as might authorize exceptions.

The Spanish text of these regulations will be the only valid version in case of discrepancies regarding the meaning of any of the above regulations

INSCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION ADDRESS

FANCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE FANTÁSTICO

Edificio Contenedor Cultural.

Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 23

Campus de Teatinos

Universidad de Málaga

29010 Málaga (España)

Tel: +34 951 95 30 71

e-mail: info@fancine.org, fancine@uma.es

 Web: www.fancine.org

A new edition of FANCINE (Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Malaga) comes to its end. The organisation team announces the awards of this edition in 2015 to best feature films and short films. According to the three different juries (Official Jury, Young Jury and Audience Jury), the awards are:

OFFICIAL JURY

University of Málaga Award to BEST PICTURE
TAG, directed by SHION SONO, JAPAN, 2015

BEST DIRECTOR Award
HOU HSIAO-HSIEN, for THE ASSASSIN, TAIWAN, CHINA, HONG KONG, FRANCE, 2015.

BEST ACTRESS Award
AH-SUNG KO, for OFFICE, SOUTH KOREA, 2015.

BEST ACTOR Award
KEVIN BACON, for COP CAR, USA 2015.

BEST SCREENPLAY Award
FRANÇOISE SIMARD, ANOUK WHISSELL y YOANN-KARL WHISSELL, for TURBO KID, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, 2015.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Award
LEE PING BIN for THE ASSASSIN, TAIWAN, CHINA, HONG KONG, FRANCE, 2015.

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS Award
TAG, JAPAN, 2015

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY
OFFICE, directed by HONG WON-CHAN.

YOUNG JURY
Public Universities of Andalucía Award (Proyecto Atalaya) to BEST REAL IMAGE SHORT FILM
THE NEW MUSIC, directed by FRANÇOIS GOETGHBEUR Y NICOLAS LEBRUN.

Public Universities of Andalucía Award (Proyecto Atalaya) to BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
DINNER FOR FEW, directed by JNASSOS VAKALIS.

“SHORT FILM MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT” Award
2037, directed by ENRIC PARDO.

AUDIENCE JURY

BEST PICTURE Award
TURBO KID, directed by FRANÇOISE SIMARD, ANOUK Y YOANN-KARL WHISSELL.

BEST REAL IMAGE SHORT FILM Award
INCUBA, directed by LIBIA PÉREZ.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Award
DISSONANCE, directed by TILL NOWAK.

“Vicerrectorado de Extensión Universitaria” (Culture Department of the University of Málaga) award to BEST ON-LINE SHORT FILM
SAVANT: KALI 47, directed by MICHAEL DAHLQUIST.

Closing film:
Microbe & Gasoline

Competition – Feature films
Bridgend
Cop car
Cruel
La próxima vez apuntaré al corazón
Landmine goes click
Office
Tag
The Assassin
The Wakhan front
Turbo Kid

Competition – Real image short films
2037
Clones
Incuba
Loose Ends
Maintenance required
The New Music
The Pond
They Will Die in Space
Time after time
Vicious

Competition – Animation short films
Block and piled
Deadly
Dinner for Few
Dissonance
Dji. Death Sails
El Modelo de Pinkman
Escalator
Soar
The Oceanmaker
Wife, Interrupted

On-line short films
An ode to Angeline
Boomslang
Fox tale
Kite
Oyster
Savant – Kali 47
Switch man
The Albion falls
The Guardian
Tuck me in

Informative – Feature films
I am here
Men & Chicken
Over your dead body
Rabid Dogs
Sensoria
Son of Saul
Sunrise (Arunoday)
The invitation
The lobster
The wave

Horror Zone
Bloodsucking bastards
Cooties
Don’t grow up
The Rotten link
Hyena
Martyrs
Nina forever
The final girls
We are still here
Wyrmwood

Ánima Zone
Anomalisa
Extraordinary tales
Manieggs
The boy and the beast

Sing or die
Deathgasm
Phantom of the paradise
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Zatoichi

Unusual / Indomitable
Polder
Reality
The bunker
Trap

David Lynch Special Sessions
Blue Velvet
Lost Highway
Wild at heart

25 Aniversary
Let the right one in
The ring
Videodrome
Wake in fright

Family Session
Nightmare before Christmas

Educational proyect
Big Hero 6
Interstellar

Original title: An ode to Angeline
Nationality: EE.UU
Production: Tony Taylor
Director: Sarah Jones
Script: Sarah Jones
Cinematography: Grant Dillion
Music: Grant Dillion
Editing: Sarah Jones
Cast: Johnnie Brannon, Kirby Gocke, Kyle Wigginton
Runtime: 5 minutes
Year of production: 2014
VOSE

Obsession brings out the worst in everyone.

Original title: Boomslang
Nationality: EE.UU.
Director: Tiffany Wu
Cinematography: Chloe Weaver
Editing: Freddie DeLaVega
Cast: Dana Hunt
Runtime: 3 minutes
Year of production: 2015
VOSE

While running from agents, things go from bad to worse for Rose Hunter.

Original title: Fox tale
Nationality: South Korea
Production: Doosun Shin
Director: Doosun Shin
Script: Doosun Shin
Music: Zev Burrows
Runtime: 2 minutes
Year of production: 2015
VO

When Mr. Fox laughs at Mr. Bunny’s tail, Mr. Fox gets what he deserves.

Original title: Kite
Nationality: EE.UU, New Zealand
Production: Epic Games
Director: Gavin Moran
Script: Gavin Moran
Animation: Gavin Moran
Runtime: 2 minutes
Year of production: 2015
VO

A young boy tries to recapture an errant kite as he travels through a diverse and beautiful landscape.

Original title: Oyster
Nationality: Germany
Production: Juliane Walther
Director: Dominik Stockhausen, Carl Krause
Script: Dominik Stockhausen, Carl Krause
Music: Patrick Puszko
Runtime: 1 minute
Year of production: 2015
VO

Dinner at the restaurant. A little boy is playing happily with his toy plane when the waiter serves him his meal. An oyster. Disgusting! I’m not going to eat THAT! Back to my plane. If it wasn’t for the oyster and her plan to rule the world….