Dear Asian filmmakers, the SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (Spain) is accepting fantastic films until July 17, 2023.

About the festival:
The Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is a competitive festival, specializing in fantastic genre, festival in accordance with the regulations established by the FIAPF.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood has also declared the Festival to be a “Qualified Festival” for the Oscar® Awards. This means that those shorts winning the awards for «Best Short Film» in the Official Fantàstic Selection and «Best Short Film» in the Anima’t section will automatically be taken into consideration by the Selection Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood for the Oscar® Awards

Eligibility:
– All films submitted must be fantasy-themed, interpreting this concept in a broad sense, while bearing in mind at all times that quality and the creation of tendencies are a priority objective.
– Films should have been produced between 2022 and 2023.
– All films must be Spain Premiere.
– Short films should not exceed the 30-minute mark.
– Feature length films can be submitted to: Fiction feature film, documentary feature film; animated feature film; Brigadoon (Feature Films); Sitges Family (Feature Films). They can be submitted in one of these five categories only.
– Short films can be submitted to: Live Action Short Film; Animated Short Films; Brigadoon (Short Films); Sitges Family (Short Films). They can be submitted in one of these four categories only. Please be sure to carefully read the notes to keep in mind for submitting short films to the Festival at the end of this document.
– The submission of works in progress will be accepted. This production status must be pointed out when submitted to Festhome, checking the appropriate box or indicating it in parenthesis following the title.
– Submissions must be done via FestHome.
– Submission Fees (FestHome may include additional fess):
* Feature Films – 75 Euros
* Short Films – 45 Euros
– Deadline: July 17, 2023
– Notification Date: September 4, 2023

We recommend filmmakers to read the Terms & Conditions here: https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/RULES_ENG_SITGES23.pdf

And the Rules here: https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/RULES_ENG_SITGES23.pdf

To submit to the festival please visit: https://filmmakers.festhome.com/en/festival/sitges-festival-internacional-de-cinema-fantastic-de-catalunya

We remind readers that the 56th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia will take place from October 5 – 15, 2023 in Sitges, Spain.

To see other Call for Entries please follow the next link: “Call for Entries”.