BITBANG

About

BITBANG disseminates and promotes innovative, experimental and authorial proposals through projections, exhibitions and competitions. We promote audiovisual creation in Argentina, orientated towards the development and consolidation of the industry as a cultural contribution on a worldwide level.
We place special emphasis on training and capacitation, for that during BITBANG there are being held masterclasses, seminars, conferences and workshops. In addition to that, there are laboratories, spotlights, retrospectives, illustration contests, installations, exhibitions, game jams, escape rooms, arcades, making a film in 24 hours, and thematic parties. All activities are with free admission.

Awards

• Best International Animated Short Film
• Best Latin American Animated Short Film
• Best International Animated School Short Film
• Best Latin American Animated School Short Film

Rules

• Participants can apply either in an individual basis or as a team; must be at least 18 years old and of any nationality. Submitted works must be done under this guideline and following the technical requirements demanded for their future exhibition.
• Submission is open for any animation technique artwork released after January 1st 2022.
• The final version, if it is in a language other than Spanish, must be sent together with its respective subtitles in Spanish (or if failing, in English). Subtitles must be delivered separately from the video: in text file or subtitle format (Ex: * .srt)
• For the finalists, the Festival will not cover transportation and/or accommodation costs to attend the event. However, the Festival may provide letters of support to manage the necessary resources before institutions that favor the assistance of those finalists.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Festival director: Bárbara Cerro