Festival Cortos 72 Horas ()

Festival start: 06 April 2022      Festival end: 10 April 2022

Each year, more than 300 teenagers and filmmakers turns Cañada de Gomez into a huge cinema studio. In this 40 thousand inhabitants city of Argentina, the 72 Hours Short Film experience takes place. This is a unique experience in Latin America and it is fully-developed and self-managed by the local government. Secondary students from different schools are put together randomly to conform teams which will be led by experts. Their aim is to make 12 or 15 short films in only three days. In this race against the clock, they have to go through all the stages of a film-making process, from the creative stage in which they have to imagine a plot to the encounter with the public in an Avant Premiere with a crowded audience.

In the 9th edition of this experience, 72 Hours Short Film opens call to national short films realized in Argentina. They will be shown as part of the movies schedule that will be taking place simultaneously with the 72 hours experience. The films must be general public oriented, especially those movies oriented to a young audience.

The aim of the 9th edition of the 72 Hours Short Film Festival is to promote the passion not only for watching but also for making films.

Best National Short Film

Terms and conditions

Article 1: Objectives
Each year, more than 300 teenagers and filmmakers turns Cañada de Gomez into a huge cinema studio. In this 40 thousand inhabitants city of Argentina, the 72 Hours Short Film experience takes place. This is a unique experience in Latin America and it is fully-developed and self-managed by the local government. Secondary students from different schools are put together randomly to conform teams which will be led by experts. Their aim is to make 12 or 15 short films in only three days. In this race against the clock, they have to go through all the stages of a film-making process, from the creative stage in which they have to imagine a plot to the encounter with the public in an Avant Premiere with a crowded audience.

In the 9th edition of this experience, 72 Hours Short Film calls to national short films realized in Argentina to participate on the contest. They will be shown as part of the movies schedule that will be taking place simultaneously with the 72 hours experience. The films must be general public oriented, especially those movies oriented to a young audience.

The aim of the 9th edition of the 72 Hours Short Film Festival is to promote the passion not only for watching but also for making films.

Article 2: Date y official section in competition.
The 9th edition of the 72 Hours Short Film Festival will take place since the 6th to the 10th April 2022 at Cañada de Gómez, Santa Fe, Argentina.

There is only one official section in competition: animation, fiction and documentary short films (up to 15 minutes)

Article 3: Enrollment
You musta fill the form at the Festhome platform web. If you don’t have an user account at Festhome, you can get one by sending an email registration.

Festhome:

Entry for the competition by filling the form at the platform web: https://festhome.com

Vía e-mail:
You must send the registration form via e-mail at festivalcortos72horas@gmail.com (you can download it from the official webpage cortos72horas.com.ar). You must attach the link with the password so we can get the access to watch the material.

The material sent via web must have the .mov or .mp4 extension, in an at least 1920 x 1080 HD format, h264 code up to 2GB.

Article 4: Reception
7. From February the 4th to March the 11th inclusive.

Article 5: General information
a) Short films must be in Spanish with optional English subtitles. If the production has been realized in other language, it must have Spanish subtitles.

b) The short film must be up to 15 minutes, including credits titles.
c) Once the short film have been scheduled, it won’t be possible to be removed from the festival billboard.
d) The festival organization team will set the order, the date and the cinema in which every short film will be exhibit.
e) If a short film results to be selected, the organization team will notify to the responsible. He must send the required materials in order to be publicized in the stipulated period of time.
f) The audiovisual materials won’t be return. No exceptions.
g) 72 Hours Short Film will be able to reproduce fragments of the selected short films for future media campaigns. The author (s) will not have the right to receive money or any kind of payment for this use.
h) An authorized award jury will select The Best National Short Film. This short film will receive a trophy that will be given in the prize-giving ceremony. In its behalf, the Cañada de Gómez Municipality will reward with a prize to be determined.

Article 6: Selection y additional material
The short films selected must send the promotional material at festivalcortos72horas@gmail.com and the material for the screening by mail.

Via e-mail:

Promotional Material:
1) Short synopsis
2) Full datasheet (technical team, director’s filmography, full cast)
3) Picture of the Directors and full data.
4) Producer’s data.
5) Films Photographs 300 dpi format.
6) Trailer.
7) All the promotional material will be used in the media campaign (TV, newspapers, social networks, etc.)


Article 7: Media
Producer(s), director(s) and distributor (s) of the selected short films and the winner short film must include in all the promotional and media campaign the sentence: “Selección Oficial del 9th Festival Cortos 72 Horas”, with the festival logotype. The short films that will be participating in the contest must add the image of the laurel wreath in the publicity posters (The organization Team of the 72 Hours Short Festival will provide the image of the laurel wreath as well as the logotype).

Article 8: Acceptance
By participating and filling the form for the 72 Hours Short Film Festival, you agree to be bound of these terms.