Dear Asian filmmakers, the Gijón International Film Festival (Spain) is accepting Short Films until September 15, Feature Films until August 8, and films for the youth until August 23, 2024.

About the festival:
The Gijón International Film Festival aims to showcase a wide and varied selection of auteur cinema currently being produced worldwide and especially focused on innovative films and emerging filmmakers. High quality, personal, young in its shape, edgy and independent cinema at a creative level. During its selection process, the Festival will prioritize those works of interest that have their World, International, European or Spanish premiere at FICX as well as those that do not have commercial distribution agreements in the Spanish territory.

Official Competition
– Albar International Competition: Presents a selection of independent and author films of at least 45 minutes in length.
– Retueyos International Competition: Singular and avant-garde cinematographic works, with special attention to filmmakers with less than four feature films. Films of no less than 45 minutes in length.
– International Short Film Competition: Short films of no more than 30 minutes.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts short films (under 30 minutes) and feature films (over 45 minutes).
– Films must have been produced after January 1, 2023.
– The festival prioritizes World and International Premiere. Films must be at minimum Spain Premiere.
– Films must be submitted via FestHome.
– Films that have confirmed their Spanish, European, International or World premiere at the 62nd Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival are not allowed to compete in other (on-site and/or online) festivals located in Spanish territory whose starting dates are equal to or prior to the opening date of FICX.
– Once the film has been selected for participation and confirmed by its exhibition rights holder, it cannot be unilaterally withdrawn by those responsible nor can it be presented in Spain before its premiere in the Festival without the express permission of FICX.
– Films must have Spanish or English subtitles.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: November 16, 2023

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://ficx.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/62_FICX_Regulations_2024-1.pdf

To submit to the festival please visit: https://filmmakers.festhome.com/festival/ficx

We remind readers that the 62nd Gijón International Film Festival will take place from November 15 – 23, 2024 in Gijón, Spain.

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