Festival start: 19 September 2024
Festival end: 22 September 2024
The Barichara Green Film Festival FESTIVER, created by Colombian actors Toto Vega and Nórida Rodríguez, seeks to build a new generation of artists and audience commited to the environment. Through its screenings and a continuous search for resources to create environmental film content, FESTIVER aims to educate and entertain by developing academic, artistic and recreational activities which enrich the Colombian cultural landscape and help build a better world. The 14th edition will take place on September 19-22, 2024 in Barichara, Santander, Colombia.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES FESTIVER 2024
SCHEDULE
Opening:
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Closing:
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
Announcement of selected submissions:
Monday, August 12th, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION:
If you wish to participate in this call, you must first read the Terms and Conditions of the website and the Conditions of Participation according to the chosen segment and follow the instructions provided. Please be aware that, by registering and sending your work, you accept the conditions of participation.
How do I know if my movie is “green”?
The Barichara Green Film Festival is an event created for the promotion, dissemination and support of cinematographic work focused on the environment, which is defined as a group of physical, chemical, biological, social, economic and cultural components that directly or indirectly affect human life and living beings in general. Therefore, an audiovisual project is considered to be “green” when it discusses the natural, social and cultural values of a place that affect human lives or any other life form.
When and where does the Barichara Green Film Festival take place?
The Barichara Green Film Festival will take place from September 19th to September 22nd, 2024 in Barichara, Santander (Colombia).
Who can participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival?
Any Colombian or foreign individuals of legal age or corporations whose projects fit in any of the categories listed.
Note: The following persons must not participate in the festival: i) Colombian or foreign individuals or corporations whose rightness of resources, representatives, managers, directors and/or shareholders is being questioned in a legal process; ii) Projects in which a member of FESTIVER or the Evaluation Committee has financial, artistic, authorial or technical participation. Also, projects with the involvement of any person who is related to the festival, such as: spouse or permanent partner, relatives within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity and first degree of relationship by adoption; iii) FESTIVER members; iv) Members of the Evaluation Committee; v) Spouses, permanent partners or relatives of the Evaluation Committee, within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity and first degree of relationship by adoption; vi) Persons or representatives, managers and shareholders of corporations which have been involved in the development of the terms and conditions of the festival, the selection of the Evaluation Committee members and organization of this event.
Can I participate with different works?
One person or organization can submit up to 2 different audiovisual works. Each project must be registered in one category only.
When will you announce the projects selected for competition in the Festival?
Selected works for competition will be published on the official website and social media of Festiver, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as other media on Monday, August 12th, 2024. All selected submissions may be promoted by Festiver at their own discretion.
How do I submit my work?
The audiovisual works participating in any categories may only be submitted through the Festhome online platform.
¿Who pays for the Festhome submission fee?
The online submission may only be completed through the Festhome platform for the national, international and Fotosíntesis categories. Participants must pay up to 2,5 USD for the registration and submission of their work and all of the required documentation to participate in the call (this price may vary if the Festhome user has submission credits or an Annual Pass).
Colombian participants who register their work from Colombia may do so free of charge if submitting a Vimeo link for their film.
SECTIONS
I. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
This category is for international films produced in Festhome . Festiver will not cover any accommodation or transportation expenses. If a representative of the film (director or producer only) chooses to attend the festival, they will receive meal vouchers, festival souvenirs, name badge and invitations to the festival’s private events. The winner will receive the Festiver Petroglyph, a sculpture carved in stone by local Barichara artist Iván Darío Quintero.
The festival will also provide incentives in cash, products or services, according to the sponsors’ capacity. These prizes will be given exclusively to the representative of the film. Selected films will be announced on Monday, August 12th, 2024 in the official website and social media of Festiver. The selection committee reserves the right to invite any work to the competition, although the jury will have the final word in all competitions. Information with regards to the final selected films will be published in the 14th edition catalog of Festiver.
CATEGORIES:
Feature film or documentary:
Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of international production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be at least 70 minutes for feature films and 52 minutes for documentaries and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Short film or documentary:
Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of international production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be between 5 and 15 minutes and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
II. NATIONAL COMPETITION
This category is for Colombian films produced in 2023 or 2024. Festiver will not cover any accommodation or transportation expenses. If a representative of the film (director or producer only) chooses to attend the festival, they will receive meal vouchers, festival souvenirs, name badge and invitations to the festival’s private events. The winner will receive the Festiver Petroglyph, a sculpture carved in stone by local Barichara artist Iván Darío Quintero. The festival will also provide incentives in cash, products or services, according to the sponsors’ capacity. These prizes will be given exclusively to the representative of the film. Selected films will be announced on Monday, August 12th, 2024 in the official website and social media of Festiver. The selection committee reserves the right to invite any work to the competition, although the jury will have the final word in all competitions. Information with regards to the final selected films will be published in the 14th edition catalog of Festiver.
CATEGORIES:
Feature film or documentary:
Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of Colombian production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be at least 70 minutes for feature films and 52 minutes for documentaries and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Short film or documentary:
Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of Colombian production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be between 5 and 15 minutes and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Other conditions of participation for the international and national competitions:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
III. ANIMATED FILM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
This category is for animated works (2D, 3D, stop motion and augmented reality) with environmental content of Colombian or international production produced in 2023 and 2024. Festiver will not cover any accommodation or transportation expenses. If a representative of the film (director or producer only) chooses to attend the festival, they will receive meal vouchers, festival souvenirs, name badge and invitations to the festival’s private events.
The winner will receive the Festiver Petroglyph, a sculpture carved in stone by local Barichara artist Iván Darío Quintero. The festival will also provide incentives in cash, products or services, according to the sponsors’ capacity. These prizes will be given exclusively to the representative of the film. Selected films will be announced on Monday, August 12th, 2024 in the official website and social media of Festiver. The selection committee reserves the right to invite any work to the competition, although the jury will have the final word in all competitions. Information with regards to the final selected films will be published in the 14th edition catalog of Festiver.
Other conditions of participation for the animated film competition:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
International Feature Film Competition
Short Films >52' (2023+)
No Fee
Submissions deadline
16 Jul 24
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Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of international production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be at least 70 minutes for feature films and 52 minutes for documentaries and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Other conditions of participation for the international and national competitions:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
International Short Film Competition
Short Films >5' 15'< (2023+)
No Fee
Submissions deadline
16 Jul 24
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Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of international production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be between 5 and 15 minutes and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Other conditions of participation for the international and national competitions:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
Colombian Feature Film Competition
Short Films >52' (2023+)
No Fee
Submissions deadline
16 Jul 24
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Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of Colombian production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be at least 70 minutes for feature films and 52 minutes for documentaries and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Other conditions of participation for the international and national competitions:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
Colombian Short Film Competition
Short Films >5' 15'< (2023+)
No Fee
Submissions deadline
16 Jul 24
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Any fictional or documentary audiovisual work with environmental content of Colombian production. Its content may be in Spanish or any other language, as long as it is dubbed or subtitled in Spanish. The running time of these submissions must be between 5 and 15 minutes and production must have been completed in 2023 or 2024.
Other conditions of participation for the international and national competitions:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
Colombian and International Animated film
Short and Feature Films >5' (2023+)
No Fee
Submissions deadline
16 Jul 24
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This category is for animated works (2D, 3D, stop motion and augmented reality) with environmental content of Colombian or international production produced in 2023 and 2024. Festiver will not cover any accommodation or transportation expenses. If a representative of the film (director or producer only) chooses to attend the festival, they will receive meal vouchers, festival souvenirs, name badge and invitations to the festival’s private events. The winner will receive the Festiver Petroglyph, a sculpture carved in stone by local Barichara artist Iván Darío Quintero. The festival will also provide incentives in cash, products or services, according to the sponsors’ capacity. These prizes will be given exclusively to the representative of the film. Selected films will be announced on Monday, August 12th, 2024 in the official website and social media of Festiver. The selection committee reserves the right to invite any work to the competition, although the jury will have the final word in all competitions. Information with regards to the final selected films will be published in the 14th edition catalog of Festiver.
Other conditions of participation for the animated film competition:
Since the Barichara Green Film Festival aims to the protection of the environment through art, The Participant who submits their work freely and voluntarily expresses through this online registration that: i) Has read and understood the terms of the competition and declares that accepts and complies with every stipulation thereof; ii) Authorizes FESTIVER to photograph, promote, record and playback in any way their appearances as a PARTICIPANT in The Festival, and in any sample of cultural and/or academic purposes in which Festiver has presence and on any platform developed and under development; iii) Any statement made in the framework of the participation in The Festival, will be true and will not violate or usurp the rights of third parties; iv) Acknowledges that the terms of this statement are valid obligations between the parties. Also by means of the submission of this form waives any provision contained in any other document which may impair or prevent the exercise of the obligation undertaken through the call and this document; v) Accepts and knows that The Barichara Green Film Festival, organized by Festiver, is an event with academic and cultural purposes, reason why, expressly renounces to demand, request, claim in any way directly or indirectly, any type of delivery, payment, compensation or remuneration for their participation in the Festival, other than which may arise as a result of the award that for such purposes is determined by Festiver, according to the conditions that optionally the organizers of the Festival establish for these purposes; vi) Accepts, knows and expresses that if they participate in the Barichara Green Film Festival, nor Festiver, nor its sponsors, will be required to undertake economic expenditures of any kind by the presentation of projects, by the disclosure that they have during the Festival or outside according to the aims of the Foundation; vii) The Festiver participant must have the quality of Director or Producer of the project that by means of this form submits and therefore manifests their responsibility for the content of each of the materials submitted to FESTIVER, so it exonerates the Barichara Green Film Festival from any responsibility regarding this matter; viii) By sending this registration form, the participant declares that has complied with the provisions of intellectual property that for this effect the law requires and determinates. Therefore, The Participant states that understands and acknowledges that the unauthorized use of works of third parties protected by copyright is illegal and forbidden by current regulations; ix) By sending the registration form, the participant states that they have chosen to participate freely and voluntarily in the Barichara Green Film Festival organized by FESTIVER; x) Accepts that, at any time and without notice, Festiver modify the conditions listed herein, without place to carry out claims of any kind; xi) All received works on DVD or Blu-Ray will be part of the video library of Festiver available exclusively for academic and cultural purposes, and under no circumstances for commercial purposes, where Festiver has participation; xii) As it is a non-competitive and non-profit cultural event, exhibition rights or fees will not be paid. xiii) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with any further isolation and biosecurity measures the National Government may take and seeking to the preservation of the life and health of the public, the Festival could be required to adapt all the activities to a hybrid model consisting of in-person and online activities and screenings. By submitting your work to this call you voluntarily declare that Festiver is authorized to screen it in Barichara with the corresponding biosecurity measures and on the Festiver platform www.festiver.org from September 19th, 00:00 until September 22nd, 23:59 Colombian time (GMT -5), 2024. xiv) Festiver acknowledges that all works will be exhibited free of charge on the dates mentioned in the Call and geo-blocking will be applied, so that the films can be seen only in the territory of Colombia.
