El plazo de inscripción ha finalizado
The registration period begins today and ends on April 28, 2025
The Video Essay, the unique section organized by FILMADRID International Film Festival in collaboration with MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service, and production company, will be once again a key space of the festival in its 11th edition.
Since 2017, The Video Essay has shown some of the most innovative works in the field, which contemplate the evolution of this format and explore its different trends.
Beginning in the first week of June, one video essay from the selection will premiere online each week—giving each piece its own breathing room and emphasis—on MUBI’s film publication, MUBI, Notebook.
The selection will be made by the FILMADRID programmers and Notebook editors. The registration period will remain open until April 28, 2025. To be considered, submitted video essays must be world premieres, never exhibited theatrically or online. There is no duration limit per work and artists can provide a text to accompany their video essay. The complete rules can be consulted here. All works must be registered through the form that can be found on the festival’s website.
In the last seven editions, The Video Essay received submissions from more than 30 countries. Participants have included artists such as Mark Rappaport, Catherine Norton, Philip Brubaker, Adrian Martin, Mayra Morán, Eva Elcano, and Jorge Negrete, among many others.
BASES:
- About THE VIDEO ESSAY
The Video Essay is a non-competitive section that FILMADRID International Film Festival dedicates to the art of video essay. It is carried out in collaboration with MUBIthe renowned film website and curated video on demand platform.The selection will be made by the programmers of both teams.
- Dates
The section will be held between June 10 and July 15, 2025, with an in-person screening during the festival. During these dates, the selected titles will be released online at the rate of one per week from Notebook, MUBI's daily publication, and will then remain available on the platform's channels.
- Requirements and registration
– Video essays must have never been publicly exhibited online or in movie theatres, Blu-ray or DVD.
– There is no maximum length.
– Authors can registrate more than one film.
– Authors can accompany the video essay with a brief explanation if they want to.
For the selection stage, the filmmakers, producers or distributors of the works can send their works by completing the online registration form, in which they will facilitate the viewing through a private link (with password, if required).
- Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
Registration in FILMADRID implies acceptance of these terms and conditions presented here. After accepting the invitation to one of the sections, the films cannot be removed from the festival program.
After accepting the invitation, the film cannot be removed from the festival program.
- Deadline
Submissions must be completed no laterApril 28, 2025.
For any questions about registration, please write to programacion@filmadrid.com
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