The 47th Elche International Independent Film Festival continues. Akdeniz Foundation published the first data on what the film competition will be like Dean of the Valencian Communityplanned to be celebrated this year 12-19 July 2024 In Hort del Xocolater and on the beach of Los Arenales. The registration period will remain open on the website until March 15.
Among the most notable new features for this pressure of competition underlines the desire for greater emphasis on feature films both during the Film Festival and throughout the rest of the year. Thus, the non-competitive feature films category will be held in Elche throughout 2024 and the Festival week screening minutes will be downloaded and allow greater flexibility While planning the rest of the competition’s parallel events.
Simplify the basics
“Another new feature this year was the simplification of the rules and prizes, making them clearer and easier for filmmakers to participate,” the organization explains. Like this, “number of rewards reduced and increases financial donations category winning movies Fez CurtNew Writer, International and Audience Awardthe remainder of the awards and prizes are retained.” It should be noted that the new International award combines the Ibero-American and European categories.
Despite the decrease in the number of prizes, the prize pool remains at 15,000 euros. Elche Film Festival will continue to send directly to the primary Goya Awards Two short films that won awards in Fiction and Documentary. Short films shot after January 1, 2022 can be submitted to the competition.
cultural activity
Luis Boyer, president of Fundación Mediterráneo, states in his statement that “the Elche Film Festival has been consolidated over the years.” At our most exclusive cultural eventIt is a reflection of the social engagement that the Fundación Mediterráneo maintains with the seventh art, Elche and the rest of the province. We want to bet providing greater continuity to feature film screenings throughout the year and, above all, who value the relationship between The Foundation has been with Elche for 47 years “Through the festival.”
Akdeniz Foundation has established a website where the registration process is explained in detail, and the application deadline will remain open until March 15, 2024. Official Episode will be made public starting May 15, 2024.
Record: will be carried out through two Spanish platformsLike Festhome and Movilbeta, with whom Fundación Mediterráneo has reached a cooperation agreement that allows the development of a special tool for the registration and pre-selection of short films in competition.
Selection and Qualification Juries It will consist of members of Elche’s “Luis Buñuel” Cineclub (founders of the Elche Film Festival) and professionals from the fields of production, directing, photography, university and design, and their final decision will be made. To be announced at the Closing Gala on July 19, 2024.
Awards
The Selection Jury will choose among All works submitted to the competitionThe decisions of those who find themselves most qualified to be part of the different Official Sections of the festival will be announced around May 15th.
HE Qualification JuryThe competition, which includes different names from the world of cinema and communication, will announce its decision at the closing ceremony of the competition to be held on Friday, July 19, 2024. The awards to be given are as follows:
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“FUNDACIÓN MEDITERRÁNEO” BEST FICTION SHORT FILM AWARD. has 3,000 euros and Lady Trophy. If it is national, there will be preliminary selection for the 2025 Goya Awards.
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM “CIUTAT D’ELX” AWARD. It is endowed with 3,000 Euros and a Lady Trophy. If it is national, there will be a preliminary selection for the 2025 Goya Awards.
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ANIMATION AWARD. Of any nationality. Endowed with 3,000 Euros and a Lady Trophy.
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INTERNATIONAL AWARD, in any category and for any nationality (except Spain). She was awarded 2,000 Euros and a Lady Trophy.
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PRIZE FES KURDISHShe was awarded 1,000 Euros and a Lady Trophy. It will be selected among the productions presented in the Fes Curt category.
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“CINECLUB LUIS BUÑUEL” AWARD, NOVEL WRITER, Awarded with 1,000 Euros and the Lady Trophy, is suitable in any of the categories. Spanish and international writers who are preparing their third short films will participate in the competition.
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“HORT DEL Short film will be selected The film that received the most votes from the public who attended the Official Section screenings in the Hort del Xocolater between 12 and 18 July 2024.
Other awards
Additionally, the following collaborations and joint awards were achieved in this edition:
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AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM ON HUMAN RIGHTS in any category belonging to and/or connected to the Mediterranean coast, excluding Spain, sponsored by the Elche City Council International Development Cooperation and in cooperation with SocialMed València – Mediterranean Human Rights Festival. It is endowed with 1,000 Euros and a Lady Trophy.
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Women Filmmakers Association and Audiovisual Media (CIMA) will present the CIMA Award to the Best Filmmaker who has a statuette and a one-year subscription to the association in question.
Organized and supported by Akdeniz Foundation Elche International Independent Film Festival It was established in cooperation with the Elche City Council and the Elche Luis Buñuel Cinema Club. This year, the festival will revive the traditional stage of the Hort del Xocolater, which was closed a few days before the screenings last year due to the accidental fall of a palm tree. This caused the closing to be moved to the Grand Theatre.