Whether you’re submitting a film for competition or a special screening, presenting a project, volunteering or sponsoring, there are many ways to take part in CineEco Seia.
“” SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 31ST EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL ARE NOW CLOSED. “”
The competitions and special screenings of CineEco – Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival are open to fiction and documentary films, produced for cinema and/or television, national or foreign, and works of visual art that were started after January 1, 2024.
Before submitting your film, take note:
Submit using one of the following platforms:
The official selection is communicated by email to the directors at the beginning of July and then published on the Festival’s website and other communication channels.
Once the official selection has been announced, it is mandatory to send the requested materials (promotional kit for the film or others) and the respective copy formats by July 18th.
Failure to deliver the requested materials will result in the film being excluded from the official selection.
As this is a film festival dedicated to the environment, the works in the competition must directly or indirectly focus on environmental issues:
The competitions and special screenings are open to fiction, non-fiction, animation, documentary or experimental films, produced for cinema and/or television, national or foreign, and works of visual art provided they were completed in the year of the current edition.
The CineEco competitions are made up of 6 different categories:
The special exhibitions include visual works of art (digital, video or film, with an environmental theme) that will be part of the edition’s program. They may also be part of an exhibition at a location to be determined.
The Festival also tries to punctuate the week of the edition with other screenings of works that for some reason fit into the thematic line-up, which can be shown at the opening, in parallel sessions or at the closing.
a) Two still photos of the film in 300px/A5 resolution;
b) Synopsis in the original language and in English;
c) Trailer or 2-minute excerpt of the film in video and DCP format;
d) The director’s CV, filmography and photograph (300px/A6);
e) DCP exhibition copy;
f) Complete movie file;
g) Contact details of the person responsible for registration;
h) Social networks of the film and the director;
i) Declaration of acceptance of the Rules of Participation; authorization to be exhibited at the Festival, Shows and extensions and to use images and sounds for promotional purposes;
j) Other material available for promotion (posters, press kits, etc.).
The films submitted, which are not in English, must be accompanied by a screener subtitled in English. Selected films, which are not in English, must be accompanied by a screening copy subtitled in English.
If you have any questions, please contact: cineeco@cm-seia.pt / +351 238 310 293
Your project can be part of CineEco.
Do you share our principles and have a book, a product, a performance or exhibition, a project that you would like to present to the world? CineEco could be your audience! Present us with your idea and make us a proposal.
Would you like to take part in CineEco and don’t know how?
Applying to be a volunteer at the Festival is one of the possibilities. Dedicating some of your time to environmental cinema can be an enriching and unique experience, as you can get up close and personal with the backstage of an international event and establish contact with the film industry and the environmental sector.
CineEco is an event held in a town in the interior of an asymmetrical country, promoted by a local authority that, together with its people, embraced the environmental issue long before it became fashionable, and which, uninterrupted by various challenges over the course of its 30 years, has remained true to its values and principles.
Since its inception, the Festival has gone beyond physical or cultural borders. Whether international during the week of the Festival, or in establishing partnerships with extensions of the festival across borders throughout the year.
Giving visibility to environmental issues through cinema is part of its mission and this allows the Festival, and those with whom it decides to collaborate, to have an impact on society at a cultural level and in terms of raising environmental awareness, using cinema as a vehicle for discussion and change.
It means being part of this global community and a cultural event that for 30 years has been thinking about, showing, debating and promoting the environmental issues brought to the festival by filmmakers and participants. It means reinforcing our collective commitment to environmental awareness, film culture and the promotion of sustainable values, actively contributing to this vital project where together we can make a difference.
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