I. Projects must be submitted by production companies from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, registered as such with the Instituto de Cinematografía or similar bodies in their country of origin, be they trade associations or other recognised bodies.
II. The contractual link with the scriptwriter confirming the transfer of exploitation rights must be clear.
III. Projects must have the nationality of their country of origin.
IV. In the event that the project is an international co-production, a contract or memo deal must be provided, stating the percentage of participation of each country.
V. It is preferable that the project submitted is up to the third audiovisual work of the director.
VI. Fiction feature films, feature documentaries and animated films will be accepted, with a minimum duration of 70 minutes. Series, web series, journalistic reports, short films and TV movies will not be accepted.
VII. The projects submitted must be at an advanced stage of development, understood as those projects that preferably have secured funding of at least 20% for their production. Projects in the filming or post-production phase will not be accepted.
VIII. Projects will be registered free of charge online, using the registration form that will be available from the X of Septiembre on the website: www.mafiz.es (https://mafiz.es/es/evento/maff/formulario).
IX. Projects submitted in the previous edition cannot be re-registered for the current MAFF 2025 call.
X. Materials/information will be sent in the official languages of MAFF.
The official languages of MAFF will be Spanish and Portuguese. Forms may be submitted in both languages.
XI. The producer, by submitting the entry form, acknowledges that he/she is the owner of all material/information requested, and has full right and authority to submit the material/information requested by MAFF.
XII. The material/information submitted by applicants will be kept confidential by the Festival de Málaga and affiliated entities related to the Festival, as well as by the members of the evaluation team and selection and benefits professionals.
XIII. The selection of the projects will be made by four experts with recognised professional experience. The decision of the jury committee is final. The organisation reserves the right to make the evaluations public.
XIV. Once the jury committee has chosen the projects, those selected will be informed confidentially and their attendance will be confirmed. Subsequently, the selection will be officially announced on the Festival's website www.festivaldemalaga.com and social networks.
XV. The participation of the producer and/or director in the MAFF event is essential for the selected projects. If this point of the regulations is not complied with, the Festival de Málaga is entitled to cancel the participation of the project in question. It would be favourable for the project if both the producer and the director participate.
XVI. Once the participation of the project has been confirmed, the producer undertakes to send the requested materials/information in two languages: Spanish and English, within the time limits established by the Festival de Málaga.
XVII. The Festival de Málaga shall have the right to use the materials/information of the selected projects for their dissemination and promotion in national and international territory through the channels or media it deems necessary.
XVIII. MAFF is an international event, which will be attended by European producers to meet the selected projects, so it is important that the pitchings and presentations are in English.
The registration period for projects will be open from the 18 of Septiembre to the 11th of November 2024.
The announcement of the selected projects will be made at Ventana Sur 2024.
XIX. In case of selection
- The production company or producer of the project undertakes to participate in the event on all the days of the MAFF. If they do not participate, the project will be disqualified.
- If the film is awarded a prize, the production companies and producers must offer it in consideration to the organisation of the Festival de Málaga for its premiere at the Festival.
- If selected, they also agree that the project details and contact information of their representatives will be published in the MAFF catalogue.
- The director and/or the producer of the works selected for the MAFF must include the MAFF - FESTIVAL DE MÁLAGA logo in the opening and closing credits of the film, with the following text: "MAFF Official Selection - 2025", as well as including it in all advertising, press material and on the film's website. Likewise, the logo of the collaborating company awarding the prize must be included in the film’s credits. The first logo will be provided by the Festival de Málaga, and the latter by the collaborating company.
XX. Truthfulness of information
If the person in charge of the project, for the purpose of demonstrating funding or competence, has not been truthful regarding the information contained in the documents submitted with the entry or during the execution of the project, and if the observations made by the event organisers have not been resolved to their satisfaction, the Festival de Málaga reserves the right to refer the matter to the competent authorities in their country of origin, to inform them of the situation so that they can decide on the appropriate action to be taken. Furthermore, the production company will be banned from submitting projects for a period of five years. The decisions adopted in this respect by the Festival de Málaga shall be recorded in the administrative act, which shall be notified by registered letter to the affected party, giving rise to the obligation to return the contributions if any prizes are awarded in cash or in kind.
XXI. Disqualification
In accordance with this call, production companies are ineligible to participate in this call as applicants if, at the time of submission of their application or during the evaluation or selection stages, they are ineligible due to administrative incidents in their respective countries and regarding their local and/or international funds.
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