Gamboa Zinemaldia (3)

Festival start: 20 September 2025      Festival end: 20 September 2025

“A festival focused on socio-environmental issues. In 2023, Gamboa Zinemaldia was born. We have also been expanding horizons, reaching more territories, thanks to the push of local agents. Gamboa Zinemaldia is now present in the council of Ullibarri-Gamboa. This second edition signifies a continuous process of change in a world of constant changes. The evolution of the festival in terms of conscious environmental action can be seen above all in a fundamental issue such as mobility.

At Gamboa Zinemaldia, we are committed to the use of more sustainable public transport. Education is one of the key skills on the path to an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable future, and therefore, it is one of the stars of the festival. This is especially noticeable in the Youth Section “Filmed in Ullibarri-Gamboa.” In the coming years, we hope for the maximum number of spectators to enjoy the screenings, and we seek to address issues of vital importance, creating a space for reflection and educational criticism, with audiovisual as a fundamental element in all its genres and formats.”

The Gamboa Zinemaldia festival is an invitation to feel, reflect, and act: cinema as an art for dialogue and social transformation. Since 2023, we have had the opportunity to enjoy this festival in Araba with two of its sections. The “Filmed in Ullibarri-Gamboa” section is aimed at the education of young people, covering an age range between 14 and 30 years old, etc.

Participation is done with prior registration and includes, in addition to the screening of the short films that compete each year, looking for additional activities such as workshops and other educational material in subsequent editions. The official section is directed at the entire citizenry, with special emphasis on the involvement of the inhabitants of the council, and showcases the award-winning short films selected at the festival.

Cash Prizes: 450€

CATEGORIES:

• GAMBOA Award: Authors of short films residing in Spain who wish to compete for the “GAMBOA” Best Short Film Award.

• Filmed in ULLIBARRI: Productions coming from authors between 14 and 30 years old shot in the Ullibarri-Gamboa area. They can be shot in any of the official languages of the Basque Autonomous Community and subtitled in Basque.

• Golden Celedónes Award: Award for the short film that best promotes the Basque language.

• AUDIENCE AWARD: Once the short films are screened, the attending audience will be able to vote and score each short film, and the award will be given to the one that achieves the highest score.

PRIZES (€450 IN TOTAL):

• “GAMBOA” Award: Endowed with €250 and a Trophy.

• “Filmed in ULLIBARRI” Award: Endowed with €200 and a Trophy.

• “Golden Celedónes” Award: Granted by the “Golden Celedónes” association, it is endowed with a Trophy and WILL REWARD THE BEST SHORT FILM IN BASQUE.

# Gamboa Zinemaldia 2025 Rules and Guidelines

**FESTIVAL START:** September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
**FESTIVAL END:** September 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
**REGISTRATION OPENS:** May 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

## Official Section
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE:** August 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
**MAXIMUM DURATION (SHORT FILMS):** 20 minutes including credits
**CATEGORIES:** Animation, documentary.

## "Filmed in Alava" Section - "GAMBOA GAZTEA" Award
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE:** August 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
**MAXIMUM DURATION (SHORT FILMS):** 5 minutes including credits
**CATEGORIES:** Fiction, animation, documentary.

## Festival Registration Dates - "Filmed in Alava" Section
This section seeks to involve young people with the environment and communication through cinema. This section is aimed at young film enthusiasts between 14 and 30 years of age.

Short films must be shot in Alava and its municipalities. The genres will be fiction and documentary, and although the theme is free, it must revolve around the environment and/or sustainability.
They must be filmed between May 6, 2025, and August 31, 2025, and have a maximum duration of 5 minutes including credits.
The award for the best "Filmed in Alava" short film will consist of a trophy and €200.

**FESTIVAL START:** September 20, 2025
**FESTIVAL END:** September 20, 2025
**REGISTRATION OPENS:** May 1, 2025
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE:** August 31, 2025
**CATEGORIES:** Fiction, Animation, Documentary

**MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS TO RECEIVE:** 1
**FIRST-TIME DIRECTORS:** Allowed
**SCHOOL PROJECTS:** Allowed
**PRODUCTION DATE:** January 1, 2025 onwards
**PRODUCTION COUNTRIES:** Spain
**FILMING COUNTRIES:** Spain
**DIRECTOR'S NATIONALITY:** Any
**PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IN PAST EDITIONS:** Not allowed
**SUBMITTING MULTIPLE TIMES:** Not allowed
**GENRE:** Any
**THEMES:** Rural, Environmental, Climate Change, Ecology
**LANGUAGE:** Any
**SUBTITLES:** Spanish, Basque

## WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any person (over 18 years old) or legal entity residing in Spain.
For the "Filmed in Alava" section, any person between 14 and 30 years old residing in Spain whose short film is shot in or references the environment of Alava.

## SHORT FILM REQUIREMENTS:
- Production after January 1, 2025.
- Maximum duration: 20 minutes.
- If the language is different from the official languages of the Basque Autonomous Community, it must include subtitles in any of those languages (embedded or in *.srt format), otherwise it will be disqualified.
- Trailers, unfinished works, or films previously submitted in earlier editions cannot participate.

## HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
- Registration deadline: August 15, 2025, 11:59:59 PM Spanish peninsular time.
- Registration for the 3rd GAMBOA ZINEMALDIA can be completed through the FESTHOME platform.
- Films can also be submitted via a hidden download link through YouTube or Vimeo to the email address fcmagamboa@gmail.com, along with 2 promotional photographs in jpg format (minimum 300dpi).
- 1 photo of the author(s).
- Image of the author's(s') ID card or passport.
- Only one short film per participant and category. The Organization and/or the Festival Jury will have the authority to transfer short films to a different category if, according to their criteria, they are not in the appropriate one.
- Registration is free.

## CATEGORIES:
- **GAMBOA Award:** Authors of short films residing in Spain who wish to compete for the "GAMBOA" Best Short Film Award.
- **Filmed in Alava:** Productions from authors between 14 and 30 years old filmed in the Alava environment. They can be shot in any of the official languages of the Basque Autonomous Community and be subtitled in Basque.
- **Golden Celedones:** Award for the short film that best promotes the Basque language.
- **AUDIENCE AWARD:** After the short films are screened, the attending public can vote and score each short film, and the award will be given to the one with the highest score.

## AWARDS (€450 IN TOTAL):
- **"GAMBOA" AWARD:** €250 and Trophy.
- **"Filmed in Alava" GAMBOA GAZTEA AWARD:** €200 and Trophy.
- **"Golden Celedones" AWARD:** Awarded by the "Celedones de oro" association, it consists of a Trophy and WILL BE AWARDED TO THE SHORT FILM that best treats the Basque language.

If necessary, at the discretion of the Jury Organization, any of these awards may be declared void.

## PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS:
The Author/Director/Distributor of the works submitted to the competition declares that they are of their authorship, direction, and production and that, being original, they are free from third-party claims.

Materials that are considered obscene, violent, sexist, xenophobic, racist, or that violate any fundamental right of the person will be excluded.

Without prejudice to the use and commercialization that the Author/Director/Distributor makes of the awarded work, the Organization will be empowered to:

- The right to preserve the works in a digital archive so that they can be viewed only by users during the day or days of screenings at the Festival venues of the Ullibarri town hall within the "ECO CINE ITINERANTE" section.

- Limited public communication rights of the winning works so that the Administrative Board of Ullibarri Gamboa, through the activities it organizes or collaborates with, can make as many screenings as necessary to promote the winning works. The screenings will serve to promote the short film and the Festival itself, provided that this does not affect the distribution and possible commercialization of the short film and with the necessary permissions and/or will negotiate the "fee" or canon to be able to screen them.

- The reproduction rights of the winning works so that they can be archived and so that the Administrative Board can make a special edition in CD, DVD, or similar format in which the work is included along with the rest of the works submitted to this or previous Editions of the Film and Environment Festival of Ullibarri Gamboa, but always with the authorization of the Author/Director/Distributor with the aim of not harming its distribution and commercialization.

- Participation in this festival implies acceptance of these rules.

Of all personal data, only the email addresses of those registered in the GAMBOA ZINEMALDIA edition will be kept for the purpose of communicating new editions.