Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Sobre Personas Mayores (FICMA Salamanca) (10)

Festival start: 21 October 2025      Festival end: 26 October 2025

The International Festival of Intergenerational Short Films on the Elderly (FICMA) was born within the Federation of Associations of the Elderly of Salamanca (FAMASA) with the aim of providing a cultural offer that contributes to improving the quality of life of the elderly, even with dependence or disfunctions by bringing them closer to a full citizenship and offering the cultural heritage of which they are protagonists. It is celebrated every year between September and October since 2016 in the city of Salamanca, being a meeting of intergenerational culture

The Festival poses as a place of debate and discourse for questions such as: How has cinema treated old age? The reflection of the role of the elderly in the family, sentimental, emotional and social relationships. The positive or negative consequences of cinema into stereotypes and believings about the elder and even if it treats the same way both man and women.

The importance of dignifying the intergenerational relationships between youngsters and elderlies becames vital in order to find ways towards a better future.

OBJECTIVES

The goal of the FICMA is to achieve the people from Salamanca to be closer to the cinema from a third age perspective. This festival is a golden opportunity to offer a cinema party to the city and an active and positive vision from this part of the population.
The festival has as a goal to show the positive part of the elders and to reforce the intergenerationals relationships.

Cash Prizes: 1,800€

The communication to the authors from the selected films will be notified through phone or e-mail. Simultaneously, the list of the works selected will be published on the social media of the festival and the Federation.

The prizes will be:
Fiction: 700€ and a prize.
Documental: 500€ and prize.
Especial from the public: 300€ and prize.
The Golden Charrito: 300€ and prize. (*)
(* This prize is only for films recorded in Salamanca that shows its most famous places)

In this part, it will be contemplated the next conditions:

The jury reserves any right to give the special accésit to any films presented.
The prizes can be subject of fiscals retentions.
Participant will be responsible of owning all of the rights over the films.

X INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF INTERGENERATIONALS SHORT FILMS OF THE ELDERS

The associations of the Elderl of Salamanca calls the X edition of the festival

COMPETITION RULES
They could be able to participate both individual and colectives.
Every participant will be able to send up to two films, both documental or fiction.
All of the films sent have to include subtitles in spanish, independently from the original audio.
It will be valued positively that the works focus on the promotion of the positive values related with elder people with/without dependence, leaving themes of death and loneliness. Nevertheless, dramatic-themed movies can be posted.
Although, the inclussion and treatment of intergenerational relationships will be valued positively, recognizing the importance of interaccions between different generations.
Works made before 2024 will not be admitted.
Works shown before in the festival will be accepted.
The minimun duration of the films will be of 3 minutes, up to 15 minutes, excluding credits.
The original recordings have to be done in digital video.
The formats of the films have to be either MP4 and MOV, with compression H264.
The title of the films and author name have to be in the archive name.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The following information is mandatory to formalize the inscription and have to be remited by the platforms Wetransfer o Google Drive to the following mail: ficmasalamanca.contacto@gmail.com with the film title and the producer as the "issue".
The form of inscription and artistic file have to be filled correctly.
Fotocopy of the identification card of the author in pdf/jpg.
Two frames of the films in jpg.
Picture of the author.
Filmography with a picture of the author.
Brief sinopsis.
Mentions and/or prices (if have).
Once receieved the film, the reception will be confirmed via e-mail, furthermore, the Wetransfer platform will send an e-mail once the organization has downloaded the docs.

ficmasalamanca.contacto@gmail.com

FESTIVAL DATES
Inscription: The opening of the platforms will take place on April 18th. 2025 and ends September 30th 2025.
Inauguration: October 21th. 2025
Activities: There will be activities related to the festival within the week of the October 21st. to the 23th. 2025.
The Final Gala and prizes will take part October 26th 2025, place to be determined.

COMITEE AND JURY
The works sent will be submitted to a preselection from the comitee, that will determine if they are selected for the selection.
The organization reserves the right of declining a film cause of problems with sound and picture problems.
The comitee will have a selection with a number of films that considers appropiate.
For the competition, the jury will be constituted an official commission composed by proffesionals from the sector.
The votes will be completely secret.
The jury can declare as empty any prize if it considers that the candidates do not archieve the quality needed.
The jury has authority to take decissions about any aspects not comtemplated in the rules.