Ponferrada International Film Festival

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Years running: 22 (since 2003)

Ponferrada International Film Festival

International Film Festival.

About

International film festival specialized on the promotion and diffusion of cinema and
audiovisual works with a committed, social, educational and alternative content
different from commercial cinema.

Official categories:

  • A Touch of Humour. Comedy Films
  • Arc. Films and Architecture
  • Pro-Equality. Films and Gender Perspective
  • Pro-Integration. Films and Disabilities
  • The Critical Look. Content is commited to social reality
  • Youthfull Look. Film made by Young People between the ages of 16 and 30
  • Childhood. Children’s Rights Film

Awards

  • Retina a touch of humour + 600€: to the best audiovisual about comedy
  • Retina arc + 600€: to the best audio-visual about architecture, supported by fundación cultural del colegio oficial de arquitectos de león (funcoal)
  • Retina pro-equality + 600€: to the best audio-visual work about gender perspective, supported by consejo municipal de las mujeres de ponferrada y los servicios sociales del ayuntamiento de ponferrada
  • Retina pro-integration ‘cocemfe león’ + 600€: to the best audio-visual work about disabilities, supported by federación provincial de personas con discapacidad física u orgánica de león
  • Retina the critical look + 600€: to the best audio-visual work committed to social reality
  • Retina for the childhood + 600€ : to the best audio-visual about children’s rights, supported by consejo municipal de infancia y adolescencia de ponferrada y los servicios sociales del ayuntamiento de ponferrada
  • Retina young people: to the best audio-visual made by young people, supported by consejo local de la juventud de ponferrada
  • Special mention young people: to the best audio-visual made by young people in the region of león, awarded by the selection committee.

Rules

  • Any filming format is acceptable for submission; the films should have been produced after January the 1st 2022
  • Films may not have been registered or shown in previous editions of the festival
  • Films may only enter under one category
  • Short films must not be longer than 30 minutes

Documents and materials:

  • Films may only be digitally uploaded online. Through either Festhome or Click for Festivals
  • Required materials: 
    • Poster
    • Two frames
    • Copy of the ID and a photograph of the director

Subtitles language: Spanish

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The association “Mi Retina me Engaña” is the entity which organized this event and it
has the Ponferrada council as its principal sponsor.

Documents

Place

Spain
Ponferrada

Official Website

festivalcineponferrada.com

Contacts

Address:

Mi Retina me Engaña
Consejo Local de la Juventud
Avda. de Asturias s/n
24402 Ponferrada (León)

Email: 
info@ponferradafilmfestival.com​

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    April 01, 2023
  • Deadline
    May 31, 2023
  • Notifications
    August 01, 2023
  • Event Dates
    22 — 30 September 2023
Categories & Fees

Films un to 120 minutes are eligible.

  • Deadline — free

Film made by Young People between the ages of 16 and 30.

  • Deadline — free

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