• To submit a film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.

• Films under 40 minutes are considered short films. Films 40 minutes or longer are considered feature films.

• We only accept submissions through FilmFreeway's secure online evaluation system.

• You agree that parts of your film (including the trailer, teaser, poster, and any stills or frames obtained from the submitted material) may be used for promotional purposes for the festival.

• Under no circumstances are submission fees refundable.

• Each filmmaker may submit multiple productions, and each film may be entered in multiple categories.

• Films will not be available online.

• The Festival's relationship with the filmmaker will be exclusively limited to the filmmaker.

• Any foreign film not in Spanish or Portuguese must have Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; otherwise, it will be automatically disqualified.

• Students must present a valid student ID to receive our student discount.

• Not all submissions are selected for the official competition. Our judges are free to make their own decisions, and no feedback will be given regarding films not selected.

• The MVD Film Festival may disqualify any film if it deems the content inappropriate. If you have any questions regarding this decision, you can contact us at our email address: hola@festivaldecinemvd.com.

• To participate in the official competition(s), it is necessary to pay the corresponding entry fee through FilmFreeway. Please access that platform to make the payment.

• By submitting your film, you authorize the MVD Film Festival (MVD International Film Festival) to use, distribute, and share the film's poster, trailer, synopsis, and stills on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and all our social media platforms.

• Applicants must accept the Rules and Terms of the MVD Film Festival (MVD International Film Festival).

• Promotional materials (posters, trailers, images, and other graphic or audiovisual elements) must be submitted in Spanish or Portuguese, or include subtitles in one of these two languages. If these materials were originally in a language other than Spanish or Portuguese, the Festival may request an adapted version for use in promotional and institutional communication activities.

• During the evaluation, selection, programming, and promotion process, the Festival may request additional materials, such as director biography, idea, concept, theme, storyline, synopsis, dramatic question, posters in specific formats, password-protected private viewing links, promotional files, or other technical elements, when necessary to facilitate the work of the international jury or for the institutional promotion of the winning works and the Festival.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Posters must be in Spanish or Portuguese at the following resolutions:

• Horizontal format: 1920 x 1080 pixels

• Square format: 1920 x 1920 pixels

• Vertical format: 1080 x 1920 pixels

• Smaller vertical format: 1080 x 1350 pixels

• Web format: 383 x 567 pixels.

These sizes ensure good quality for visual presentations. All files must be in PNG format.

We look forward to seeing you!

1 - Amateur or low production quality videos.

2 - Extremist or propagandistic content of religious or political organizations.

3 - Films that involve political issues or promote a political agenda.

4 - Films with poor production standards, such as sound problems, lack of subtitles for films that are not in Spanish, or video resolution lower than 720p HD.

5 - The MVD Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet these criteria. Each film will be evaluated by an outstanding group of jurors, who will select the winners after thoroughly analyzing each entry.

6 - We are committed to presenting and promoting each of the selected films to help filmmakers grow in the industry.