22 to 24 May – Madrid 48-Hour Film Slam Competition

Have you ever wanted to make a short film? Then have it screened, judged & win an award?

We’ve got you covered! 

The Madrid 48-Hour Film Slam 3rd Edition will run from Friday May 22nd to Sunday May 24th, 8:00pm to 8:00pm (Madrid-time).

You and your team have 48-hours to shoot all the footage, sound, music, and edit it all together with English and Spanish subtitles (as needed, Google Translate accepted) into a ready-to-watch three to six minute short film.

All submissions that meet the guidelines and follow the rules, will then be screened online Wednesday May 27th to Saturday May 30th and voted on by the audience. Winners will be announced on Sunday May 31st at 8:00pm (Madrid-time). First, second and third place will be awarded cash prizes.

Team registration fee: €6 / per team member
(For example: A team of one pays €6, a team of three pays €18, a team of twenty pays €120. So you can have as many people as you want on your team but you will be required to list all the contributors in the credits and if the number of contributors does not match the amount you paid for entry, then your film will not be included in the contest. Submission fee covers registration for participating in the film slam contest of which 70% covers administration fees and costs, and 30% goes towards the prize money.
Additionally, screening the films May 27th to May 30th will be free for anyone, but participating in the audience vote to determine who wins the cash prizes will cost €6 to receive the online voting form link. The split of the voting form fee will be 70% towards the prize money, and 30% for administration costs and fees. Team members are not allowed to participate in the audience vote. Audience vote will be by those who attend the premieres. There will be an awards ceremony on May 31st at 8:00pm (Madrid-time). Cash prizes will be awarded to winners for first and second place. There will be a filmmakers-only vote to recognize an exceptional film submission based upon its technical merits. The awards ceremony will be live streamed (social media platform to be announced).

NOTEWORTHY DATES:

May 11th to May 21st, 12:00pm noon to 11:59pm (Madrid-time) – Team Registration
(submit your team members’ names and pay your registration fee)

May 22nd, 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Madrid-time) – Pre-Contest Kick-off Meeting
(at least one team member needs to be present to receive the contest information, assignment of genre and elements, the meeting will take place on FB and Zoom)

May 22nd to May 24th, 8:00pm to 8:00pm (Madrid-time) – Film Slam Contest

May 24th, 8:00pm (Madrid-time) – Film Submission Deadline
(any films received after 8:00pm will not be included in the contest.)

May 27th to May 30th, time TBA – Film Screenings
(times of screenings will be announced closer to the dates, audience votes for first, second and third place, filmmakers will vote for a Special Recognition Award based upon technical acumen)

May 31st, 8:00pm – Awards Ceremony
(winners will be announced via Livestream, platform TBA)

Rules & Regulations

  • A mystery genre and elements will be allocated to teams at 7:00pm (Madrid-time) on Friday May 22nd. The competition starts at 8:00pm (Madrid-time) the same day. 
  • Teams may have an unlimited number of people but the number on the team must reflect the registration fee paid. You may add other members during the contest but you must send in their registration fee before the contest finishes at 8:00pm (Madrid-time) on May 24th.
  • Team Registration Fee must be paid by May 22nd at 7:30pm in order to register to compete.
  • Madrid 48 hour Film Slam 2020 has 32 teams available to compete, registration is on a first come, first registration-fee-paid basis.
  • All filming must be done in the allocated 48-hour period from Friday May 22nd to May 24th, 8:00pm to 8:00pm (Madrid-time).
  • Films must be 3-minutes minimum to 6-minutes maximum, which includes the titles and credits, with subtitles in both Spanish and English (titles and credits must be at least 15-seconds with Spanish and English translations).
  • Follow the over-arching theme, genre and include elements allocated to your team.
  • Lead with a 15 second black title card in both English and Spanish that states:
    Madrid 48 hour Film Slam 2020
    Team Name
    Genre and Theme, Elements Included
    ‘”Movie Title’’
  • Provide to Madrid 48 hour Film Slam a MP4 digital file titled ‘”YourTeamName*Madrid*FilmSlam2020’’
  • The MP4 must be in either 720p or 1080p resolution.
  • Cast and crew must participate on a volunteer basis only.
  • The only film work allowed prior to the 48-hour duration is organizing the cast & crew and scouting potential locations; all footage used in the film must be captured within the 48-hour period. This includes no use of B-Roll that you have previously shot.
  • Films must be original works and must not infringe on 3rd-party rights.
  • Keep it PG. Films must be suitable for public screening. Films cannot be obscene, indecent, cannot include defamatory statements about people nor entities or include drug use, invade privacy or rights of any person or entity, or violate any laws.
  • Do not use any copyrighted materials unless you have express permission from the producer. These written permissions need to be submitted along with your final film submission.
  • Talent release forms are the responsibility of the team and must be submitted along wth the film slam submission to M48FilmSlam2020 on May 24th by 8:00pm (Madrid-time).
  • All productions will air on all of M48FilmSlam2020 media distribution channels.

By participating the team members agree to these rules. It is the responsibility of the team captain to share this participation agreement with each of their team members.

Please Note: All costs associated with the production of the MAdrid 48 Hour Film Slam are solely the responsibility of each respective team.  The team leader (or their designee) must be present at the mandatory rules meeting on Friday May 22nd at 7:00pm (Madrid-time) to be eligible to participate; a representative of the team should also be present at the premiere on Sunday May 31st, 8:00pm (Madrid-time) for the awards ceremony.  By participating, team members agree to the Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects.  The Madrid 48 Hour Film Slam Organizers may add to or amend these rules at any time prior to the beginning of the contest.

Teams must register for the Madrid 48 hour Film Slam by emailing info(at)stylemylife.us. When we receive your application, which includes the names full names of all your team members and your team name, we will email you a link to pay the submission fee.

Registration is closed.

Madrid 48-Hour Film Slam

Madrid Film Slam, Madrid, Spain
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