Rules and regulations
SUBMISSION IS FREE OF CHARGE
ARTICLE 1
The UBA International Film Festival (FIC.UBA), organized by the University of Buenos Aires through the Secretariat of Design and Technological Innovation Policies of the UBA, alongside the Secretariat of Institutional Affairs, Culture and Communication, the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (FADU) and the Audiovisual Design Degree aims to promote the establishment of democratic values and to be, through its films, a window to the world that places a true value on a fairer society, in freedom, diversity and respect. The Festival’s second edition will be held in Buenos Aires from 16 to 22 October, 2024.
ARTICLE 2
Submission of films is free of charge and open to both Argentine and international films finished after July 2023. Fiction, documentary and animation short films and feature films all are accepted. There are three competitions:
International feature film competition
Ibero-american short film competition
UBA short film competition
Since the festival is tied to a universitary institution, during the selection process priority will be given to films in which students, graduates, teachers and/or non-teaching staff of Argentine and international universities or film schools have an essential role.
ARTICLE 3
The Festival’s Art Direction, composed of a representative of the Secretariat of Design and Technological Innovation Policies (UBA) and a representative of the Audiovisual Design Degree (FADU, UBA), will designate a Selection Committee made up of teachers from the School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (FADU). Said Selection Committee will recommend to the Festival's authorities the films that, according to its members, should be selected to form part of this edition. The films that partake in the competitions will ultimately be selected by Art Direction, and they must be in line with the Festival’s objectives and reveal a relevant and/or refreshing artistic value.
ARTICLE 4
The Festival’s program will include the following sections: competitive, not competitive and retrospectives. The programmed films will be included in the section deemed appropriate by the Festival’s Art Direction (competitive, not competitive and retrospective). In addition, tributes, seminars and special events will be held.
ARTICLE 5
In order to submit a film for Festival selection, it is necessary to complete the following steps:
a) Complete the Online Submission Form.
b) Send a downloadable link without a due date. Links to submitted films must compulsorily have the option of being downloaded so that they may be viewed by the Festival’s Selection Committee. A maximum size of 2GB is recommended. Its use will be strictly internal.
Closing date is 10 July, 2024, for all categories.
It is expressly clarified that the entire submission process takes place exclusively online.
ARTICLE 6
Once the Festival has communicated the selection of a film and the producer or representative has stated their consent and has attested its conditions during the submission process through a completed and signed sworn statement, it cannot be removed from the Festival. Its producer or designated representative must send the materials (including promotional materials) upon request. These materials will be used for the catalog, the web page, press, advertising and communication about the film’s participation in the Festival.
Programmed films should not be publicly exhibited or commercially released in Argentina until the Festival has ended.
Any expenses incurred in the delivery of the materials will be met by the applicant. The Festival will not be held responsible for any damage or loss of the materials in transit after delivery.
ARTICLE 7
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Participation is open to both Argentine and international films, in the fiction, documentary and animation genres. The films must have been finished after July 2023. Their screening in the Festival must be a premiere within the territory of Argentina and they must not have had any kind of public exhibition in Argentina. These conditions must be attested through a sworn statement and shall not be modified until the Festival has ended.
If selected, the films must not be exhibited in any other places until the last of their screenings in the Festival.
The jury, previously designated by the Festival’s Art Direction, will be composed of renowned Argentine and international personalities of the academic and audiovisual world. The members of the jury, after watching the films selected for the competitions by the Committee, will determine a winner for Best Feature Film. The University of Buenos Aires will grant the winner an award of FIVE MILLION PESOS (ARS 5,000,000). The award cannot be declared void, and up to TWO (2) special mentions may be given.
ARTICLE 8
IBERO-AMERICAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Participation is open to films made by students, graduates and teachers of Ibero-American educational institutions. The films must have been finished after July 2023. Their screening in the Festival must be a premiere within the territory of Argentina and they must not have had any kind of public exhibition in Argentina. These conditions must be attested through a sworn statement and shall not be modified until the Festival has ended.
If selected, the films must not be exhibited in any other places until the last of their screenings in the Festival.
Short films cannot exceed TWELVE (12) minutes length, including credits.
The jury, previously designated by the Festival’s Art Direction, will be composed of renowned Argentine and international personalities of the academic and audiovisual world. The members of the jury, after watching the films selected for the competitions by the Committee, will determine a winner for Best Short Film. The Festival will grant the winner an award of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (ARS 1,500,000). The award may not be declared void, and up to TWO (2) special mentions may be given.
ARTICLE 9
UBA SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Participation is open to films made by students of the University of Buenos Aires. The films must have been finished after July 2023. Their screening in the Festival must be a premiere within the territory of Argentina and they must not have had any kind of public exhibition in Argentina. Having taken part in the Pantalla UBA screening of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and/or the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI) does not invalidate participation in this Competition. These conditions must be attested through a sworn statement and shall not be modified until the Festival has ended.
If selected, the films must not be exhibited in any other places until the last of their screenings in the Festival.
Short films cannot exceed TWELVE (12) minutes length, including credits.
The jury, previously designated by the Festival’s Art Direction, will be composed of renowned Argentine and international personalities of the academic and audiovisual world.
The members of the jury, after watching the films selected for the competitions by the Committee, will determine a winner for Best Short Film and Best Director.
The Festival will award the Best Short Film winner ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (ARS 1,500,000) and a grant to participate in the Training Program offered by the Malaga Talent Campus at the Malaga Festival Industry Zone in Spain. The grant includes airfare, accommodation, meals and the vacancy in training program.
https://mafiz.es/en/evento/malaga-talent/presentacion
There will also be an award for Best Direction, which includes a trip to Colombia to participate in the BIFF BANG young talent program at the 2025 Bogotá International Film Festival. The prize covers access to workshops, masterclasses, visits, and exhibitions, as well as accommodation and airfare for the winner.
The UBA Staff Association will provide an award of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (ARS $1,500,000) to fund the direction of an audiovisual project to be developed in the first half of 2025. The project will be connected to the organization's institutional activities and will be supported by the Audiovisual Department of APUBA's Secretariat of Culture and Training
ARTICLE 10
Once programmed, a film may not be withdrawn from the Festival.
During the submission process, the producers or filmmakers must certify through a completed and signed sworn statement that they possess the relevant rights of exhibition, and therefore they will be held accountable and the University of Buenos Aires disclaims all civil or criminal liability.
ARTICLE 11
Producers and distributors of the films that partake in competitions commit to including in all their advertising and press materials the phrase “Official Selection of the UBA International Film Festival (FIC.UBA)”, using the Festival’s logo.
Producers and distributors of the films that have won an award commit to highlighting it in all their advertising and press materials, using the Festival’s logo.
The logo, property of the University of Buenos Aires, will be available on the Festival webpage and it must be used exclusively for press and advertising by the films that have participated in this edition.
ARTICLE 12
The submission of a film for participation in the UBA International Film Festival (FIC.UBA) implies the acknowledgement and acceptance of these Rules and Regulations by the applicant.
All the information provided on the submission form will be considered a sworn statement.
The Secretariat of Design and Technological Innovation Policies (UBA), as the Festival’s authority, will sort out any matter regarding these rules with no right to appeal.
