META 360 Barcelona ()

Festival start: 25 September 2024      Festival end: 27 September 2024

The 360 VR and AR festival, the first Virtual Reality film festival held in Spain, will celebrate its 8th edition on September 25, 26, and 27, 2024, in which the quality and innovation of the films will be rewarded. national and international virtual reality short films.

The contest is organized by Mecal, which organizes Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short Film and Animation Festival.

VR Cinema > Best VR Short Film

VR CINEMA REGULATIONS

1. ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTIVES

The Meta 360 VR and AR festival, the first Virtual Reality film festival held in Spain, will celebrate its 8th edition on September 25, 26, and 27, 2024, in which the quality and innovation of national and international virtual reality short films.

The contest is organized by Mecal, which organizes Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short Film and Animation Festival.

2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

2.1. The 8th Meta 360 VR and AR festival in Barcelona is open to all directors, producers and distributors of short films, experiences or any audiovisual piece created in virtual reality, coming from any country.

2.2. ONLY WORKS MADE IN VIRTUAL REALITY (can be animation, fiction or documentary) PRODUCED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2023, ARE ACCEPTED.

2.3 All VR formats and themes are accepted in all categories as long as they have a version for Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, YouTube 360 or with the technical specifications of point 2.10

2.4 The festival will have a single section.

2.5 There is no duration limit.

2.6 There is no registration fee.

2.7 The organization reserves the right to use extracts (maximum 20 seconds) or frames of the selected works for the promotion of these and of the 8th Meta 360º of VR and AR of Barcelona.

2.8 All titles will be available to professionals and accredited attendees in the VR cinema of the event to be viewed, respecting and safeguarding copyright. In no case will the works leave the 8th Meta 360 in Barcelona.

2.9 The registration deadline is August 31, 2024.

2.10. Description of the materials to be sent and how to send them:

1) Fill out the Festhome registration form.

2) Send a link to the VR experience through Youtube 360 or by sending a video with the following technical characteristics:
MPG4 at 2048x1152 codec H264 30fps audio ACC stereo

2.11 The selection committee will be made up of festival programmers and VR specialists.

2.12 Producers or distributors must guarantee that they are in legal possession of the rights to the project, including those indirectly related (for example, music).

3. ASSISTANCE FROM PROFESSIONALS

3.1 All professionals who wish to participate in the 8th Meta 360 in Barcelona can contact us at info@360vrfest.pro

4. SELECTION

4.1 The selected short films will be published on the website of the 8th Meta 360 in Barcelona in September 2024

4.2 The organization will inform the authors of the works in advance of their selection.


5. REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

5.1 Participation in the 8th Meta 360 in Barcelona implies full acceptance of these regulations.


SHORT FILMS & VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES

Deadline: August 31, 2024
No registration fee

Requirements:

1. All works produced after January 1, 2023 are accepted.

2. There is no duration limit.

3. Country of production: all.

4. Platforms: 360º video

5. Genre: Animation, fiction, documentary, video art, video clip, in any of its forms.