Plum! International Animation Festival (3)

Festival start: 21 November 2025      Festival end: 23 November 2025

PLUM! is an international animated film festival that aims to disseminate and promote the art of animation in its diversity of techniques, voices and stories through the exhibition of works by local artists and from the rest of the world.

We wish to generate a platform for independent animation with an emphasis on those works that expand the visual, conceptual and narrative limits of animated cinema and, at the same time, build a meeting point to promote creativity, exchange and collaboration between artists and the general public.

The two main competitions, one for animated shorts produced in Latin America and those from the rest of the world will complement each other with the other activities organized by the PLUM! festival: retrospectives, special programs, activities for children and adolescents, workshops related to the production of animated content, discussion panels, exhibitions and installations, creation of video games and special screenings with the CineMóvil in other parts of the Calchaquíes Valleys, among others. We seek to give the festival an eco-sustainable profile, diverse and inclusive and generate a close bond of respect, work and cooperation with the different communities that make up the Tafí Valley.

AWARDS PLUM! ANIMATION 2025

Best International Animated Short Film

Best Latin American Animated Short Film

RULES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL PLUM! 2025
PLUM! welcomes artistic proposals and the community of audiovisual amateurs and professionals.

CATEGORIES OF THE ANIMATION COMPETITION

International Animated Short Film Competition

Latin American Animated Short Film Competition

International Animated Videoclip Competition


RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. GENERAL CONDITIONS
PLUM! 2025 opens its call for animation works in the three competition categories established in these rules.

1.1 Participation is open to individuals or legal entities, of any nationality, individually or collectively, over 18 years of age, by submitting animated works that meet the established requirements and technical standards that allow their future exhibition.

1.2 Participation in the competitions is free of charge for applicants from Argentina.

1.3 The call is open to works made with any animation technique, finished after January 1st, 2023.


2. APPLICATION DATES

2.1 Applications will be accepted from 6 May 2025 until 15 September 2025.

3. COMPETITION CATEGORIES
International Animated Short Film Competition: for works from anywhere in the world, with no thematic or technical restrictions. Award for the Best International Animated Short Film.

Latin American Animated Short Film Competition: includes productions from Latin America. Award for Best Latin American Animated Short Film.

International Animated Video Clip Competition: open to animated video clips from all over the world. Award for the Best International Animated Video Clip.

4. REGISTRATION, SUBMISSION AND SELECTION OF WORKS

4.1 Entries will be submitted exclusively through the Festhome platform.

4.2 The works will be subjected to a pre-selection process carried out by the Festival's Selection Committee. The decision of the committee is final.

4.3 By applying, participants fully accept these rules. The submission of a work implies that the applicant declares to be the owner of the copyright or to have express authorisation for its public exhibition within the framework of the festival.

In the event that the work includes material protected by third party rights, the applicant declares that he/she has the corresponding authorisations. The applicant is responsible for any conflict arising from the use of such works and exempts the Festival from any legal responsibility.

4.4 The organisation reserves the right to resolve any situation not foreseen in these rules.

5. JURY

5.1 The Jury will be made up of professionals in the field of animation: directors, producers, journalists, cultural managers and representatives of national and international institutions.

5.2 The jury will not be made up of people who have a direct relationship with the works in competition.

5.3 The jury's decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

6. OFFICIAL SELECTION

6.1 The Official Selection will be published on the festival website (www.plumanimationfest.com) and on the official Instagram account: @plum.fest. In addition, those selected will be notified by email.

6.2 Selected works must authorise the use of trailers or fragments (provided by their representatives) for promotional purposes of the Festival.

6.3 The works that are part of the Official Selection will receive official PLUM! Festival laurels.

6.4 The selected films must follow the instructions sent by the organisation regarding formats, deadlines, place and way of sending the final files for their exhibition.

6.5 Failure to deliver the final material in due time and form may result in the disqualification of the work.

6.6 If the work is in a language other than Spanish, it must be sent with subtitles in Spanish (or, failing that, in english), in a separate file (.srt or other subtitle format).

6.7 The Festival will not cover travel or accommodation expenses for the selected filmmakers. However, letters of support may be issued in order to obtain resources from institutions or organisations.

6.8 The Festival will not pay screening fees. All screenings will be free and open to the public.

7. ACCEPTANCE
Participation in the Festival implies full acceptance of these regulations. Any eventuality not contemplated will be resolved by the organization in an unappealable way.