Description and Rules
Introduction
GRU SHORTS BR is a new festival held in the city of Guarulhos, the largest Brazilian city outside the capitals, known for being home to the largest international airport in Brazil.
For all these reasons, GRU SHORTS BR seeks to develop its cosmopolitan and diverse vocation to create an international hub in Brazil dedicated mainly to short film makers from Brazil and abroad.
We want to meet and interact with established and new filmmakers, who produce impactful audiovisual works on the most diverse themes and realities.
Rules and Terms
1. National and foreign short films from any country are welcome and can be submitted.
2. The theme of the films is completely free and can cover any genre of narrative film, but institutional works, advertising, music videos and pornographic films ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
3. Films must be presented in their original language, WITH SUBTITLES IN PORTUGUESE OR ENGLISH, FOR SELECTION PURPOSES. If the film does not have subtitles in Portuguese, we ask that you send the LIST OF DIALOGUES WITH TIMESTAMPS, in .srt format.
4. Movie categories:
- Short films: less than 30 minutes long.
5. Competitive genres include, but are not limited to:
Action
Adventure
Art or experimental film
Comedy
Terror
Drama
Musical
Documentary
Docudrama
Western
Fantasy
Science fiction
War
Thriller
Police
Romance
Animation
6. Materials YOU MUST SEND VIA LINK, TO THE EMAIL grushortsbr@gmail.com:
a) SCREENING COPY: Films must have been produced in a minimum Full HD 1080p format (1920x1080 px).
THOSE SELECTED MUST MAKE AVAILABLE through the Film Freeway platform or their own link, a FULL HD copy in .mp4 FOR DOWNLOAD, WITH NO SUBTITLES OR WITH PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES.
b) DIALOGUES AND SUBTITLES: Short films that are not in Portuguese must send the transcription of all dialogues in Portuguese or English, WITH TIME MARKING, in .SRT format.
FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE CORRECT SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH OR PORTUGUESE MAY RESULT IN THE FILM BEING DISQUALIFIED.
c) PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:
The film poster and 3 images/stills from the film must be sent, with a size between 1 MB and 3 MB per image.
7. The selection of films that will participate in the competition will be the responsibility of the organization. All films must be submitted through authorized festival platforms.
8. The jury, composed of audiovisual and communication professionals, will be responsible for awarding the films and granting honorable mentions, as they deem appropriate.
The jury's decisions are final and will not be commented on on a case-by-case basis.
9. The official announcement of the festival selection will take place on NOVEMBER 15 and will be communicated by email to the selected films, in addition to being shared with the general public through the festival's social networks and website.
Screenings are scheduled for December 11 and 12, 2024, with the awards ceremony AT THE END OF THE SESSION on the DECEMBER 12th.
10. Participants of this event accept all the conditions established in this edition of the festival.
11. Participants grant the festival the right to show short excerpts of their films for the purpose of promoting the festival.
AWARDS
The physical trophies and honorable mention plaques will be awarded mainly to Brazilian films.
The international awards will be digital, with announcement, posting and digital laureates, with the rules reserving a shipping fee at the time, for foreign winners who choose to receive the trophies in their respective countries.
If the winner of one of the international categories attends the event, he/she must notify the festival by email, as far in advance as possible, so that a trophy can also be presented to the winning visitor.
Trophies and Certificates
The festival is annual, with screenings of all SELECTED FILMS in movie theater, and selection of the best works in the following categories:
NATIONAL COMPETITION (TROPHIES AND CERTIFICATES):
-Best Short Film from Guarulhos
-Best National Short Film - Fiction
-Best National Short Film - Documentary
-Best National Short Film - Animation
-Best Fiction Director
-Best Documentary Director
-Best Actor
-Best Actress
-Better Sound
-Best Editing
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (TROPHIES):
-Best International Short Film - Fiction
-Best International Short Film - Documentary
-Best International Short Film - Animation
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (JUST CERTIFICATES)
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST PRODUCER
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST INTERNATIONAL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST ACTOR
BEST FEMALE ACTOR
BEST FILM IN GUARULHOS
BEST MUSIC AND DESIGN
BEST POSTER
BEST ANIMATION
BEST DOCUMENTARY