42th ELCHE INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

19 TO 26 JULY 2019
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. SEND VIDEO TO CONTEST

● How long can I upload my short films to compete?

From the publication of these rules until 3/05/2019 at 12:00 p.m. (spanish time)

● I've filled in all the data but it won't let me upload the video

Check well if you have filled in all the data and have accepted our personal data policy
collected in "Legal Notices" and in "Registration, Participation, Voting".

● Who can compete?

Any person, natural or legal, of any nationality, with the age of majority. To do so, you must be
registered on the website.

● What are the requirements for short films?

They must not be longer than 25 minutes but they can be shorter. If you apply for the Mobile
Film Maker Award, your short film may not exceed 15 minutes.

The production date must be after January 1, 2017.

Must come from an original short film shot in High Definition video (1080)

To upload it to the official FICIE website at www.festivalcineelx.es, it must be converted to the

website in most compressed video formats: avi, mp4, mov and mkv and with a size not
exceeding 500 MB.

● How can I take part in the competition?

By being registered on the website and sending at least one short film to the official FICIE
platform at www.festivalcineelx.es or on its associated online platforms: Click for Festivals,
Movibeta, Filmfreeway and Festhome.

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 • I have an account on Youtube and Vimeo. How can I embed my videos in the FICIE
website?

The procedure will be as follows:

a) Embedding from Vimeo

The official FICIE application is capable of embedding from Vimeo files, as shown in the
attached image. You will only have to write in the field "ID of the video" the numbers behind
the url of the video that will start with "http://.vimeo.com......................".

In the example https://vimeo.com/209266360 the ID of the video to be annotated would be

209266360.

b) Embed from Youtube

The procedure would be very similar to the previous one.

The ID of a Youtube video is the combination of numbers and letters that come after "v=" in
the Youtube link in the browser bar.

http.://www.youtube.com/watch?v=(here would be the ID)

For example: from this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvucVWwm28

rXvucVWwm28 would be the ID.

● How do I know that you have received my video successfully on the official FICIE platform?

After filling in all the details of the film in the "Send video to competition" section and having
accepted the Terms and Conditions, click on the "Upload video" button.

If everything goes according to plan, you will receive a success message on the screen. If you
have any queries or problems, please contact the Organisation by sending an e-mail to
festivalelche@cajamediterraneo.es.

Afterwad the Organization will contact all the participants to announce the number of short
films finally admitted.

● I think I've got the wrong video. How can I remove it from the official FICIE plafatorm?

You can't do it directly. Contact the Organization through festivalelche@cajamediterraneo.es.

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● I just uploaded the video but I don't see it on FICIE's official website.

The Organization does not upload the video immediately. Appropriate checks are made to see
if it complies with the rules. We give a maximum of 24 hours for it to appear on the web.

● My video is not reproduced on the official FICIE website.

The website is programmed in html5 to ensure its visualization from any mobile device and
pc/mac, so it is possible that you have a problem in the browser. There are several solutions:

a. Windows 7, Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 10: In the case of using Internet Explorer we
recommend version 11 or, in the case of Windows 10, the browser that comes by default:
Microsoft Edge.

b. Windows XP/Windows Vista users. Since April 2014 Microsoft has abandoned this
operating system so that most browsers will not be able to be used effectively. However, you
can try the browsers described below.

In Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 you can use the following browsers:

Mozilla Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/es-ES/firefox/new/

Opera Browser: http://www.opera.com/es
Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html
Vivaldi Navigator: https://vivaldi.com/?lang=en
Yandex Browser: https://browser.yandex.com/desktop/main/?ncrnd=4132

The system is already tested in these browsers and works normally.

To solve any doubt and/or incident, contact us at: festivalelche@cajamediterraneo.es.

● But I'm a Mac (or Linux) user

In the most popular distributions such as Ubuntu (https://www.ubuntu.com) and Linux Mint
(https://www.linuxmint.com) you can use the browsers described above without problems.

In Mac OSX we advise to update to minimum the version El Capitán 10.11

(https://support.apple.com/es-mx/HT206886) or desirable the last version of its operating
system MaOS Sierra 10.12 (http://www.apple.com/la/macos/sierra/) that will always have
updated the last version of Quicktime (https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1897?locale=en_ES).

Here also the official FICIE website is functional in the browsers described above and in this
operating system's own: Safari (https://support.apple.com/es-es/HT204416).

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● Do I need a lot of bandwidth to be able to watch the shorts and/or compete by uploading
the videos?

With a bandwidth of 3 megs down / 500 k up, that would be enough.

When you want to watch and/or upload videos, we advise you to dedicate the bandwidth
exclusively to avoid slowing down.

● There are many fields to fill in

The Selection and Qualification Jury is demanding. The more data you have, the better you will
be able to give your verdict.

● How does the fact that there is a selection by subject help the public?

Visitors to the website can order the shorts according to "thematic packages" and thus have a
better user experience.

● How many short films can I send?

There is no limit to the number of short films that can be entered.

● Who rates my short?

The Selection Jury will evaluate all short films that have been submitted until 3/05/2019 at
12:00 p.m. (spanish time).

And, of course, everyone who enters the Festival website www.festivalcineelx.es and votes for
the Online Audience Award.

● But I don't want my short film to be seen by Internet users.

This edition of FICIE contemplates two modalities of participation:

a) Open Mode: the Author/Producer/Distributor decides that the short film will be open to
everyone who visits this website.

b) In Jury Restricted Mode: The Author/Producer/Distributor decides that his short film will
only be seen by members of the Jury.

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● But I have presented my short films through the associated platforms, how does the
Organization know that I want to present myself in private mode?

The Organization has provided the associated platforms with the bases for this edition of FICIE
in which these two modalities of participation are contemplated. In these platforms, the
author will be notified to confirm whether they want to be presented openly or privately.

● And where can this choice be decided?

Once you are a registered user, in the section "Send Video", at the end of the screen appears
the option to choose the mode of participation.

● I forgot to mark one of these options, can I participate?

No. This choice is obligatory. The system will not let you advance if you do not choose one of
the two modalities.

● Why do I have to convert my short film to another video format?

In order to adapt it to its visualization via streaming in this web although it reproduces most of
the known video and audio formats.

● I'm a bit of a novice, how can I convert my short film?

There are many programs that make the conversion between different formats and many of
them are free.

The FICIE maintains a high level in its productions. We recommend the use of professional
software that exports directly to this format. On Mac OSX there is Final Cut. Here is a first
approximation to this program.

There are also other programs that allow you to convert between different formats with high
quality results.

In Mac and Windows we would have the Mpeg Streamclip and also with the XMedia Recode.

If you are a Linux user the possibilities also exist. FICIE recommends the free software
HandkBrake (https://handbrake.fr) which is compatible with all of the above operating
systems.

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 • What are the benefits of being at Filmin?

Filmin is the most important Spanish platform for cinema and television series with a high
degree of quality and an independent label. It is a guarantee of diffusion.

Being a Video on Demand (VOD) platform, it does not depend on any country or television but
provides quality content to its subscribers.

The profits obtained will be distributed as follows: 60% for short films; 40% for Filmin.

● Will my short film not lose quality when viewed in compressed format?

No. The format that we propose establishes the perfect relation between quality and online
visualization is the right one so that any user can see the short films with quality.

Consult the Bases and the "Inscription, Participation, Voting" section of the website.

● How do I know if I am in the Official Section?

From 10/06/2019 the FICIE Organization will publish the list of short films selected for the
competition in the Official Section and will proceed to contact them via e-mail, which they will
have provided us in their contact details.

In addition, it will be communicated via social networks and media.

● Will my video be screened in the Official Section?

If the Selection Jury considers so, it will have selected you as a finalist. We will contact you and
explain the steps to follow.

● What short films will be screened in the Section MOSTRA´T

It is a non-competitive section where works from students from educational and university
centres in the province of Alicante and the Valencian Community who, in the opinion of the
Selection Jury, have stood out for being a good example of the talent pool, paying attention to
those works carried out in the Valencian language and those from educational centres, real
seedbeds for future filmmakers.

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● I received many votes. How do I know if I won the Audience Award Online?

The Online Audience Award comes from the counting of the votes cast from the publication of
these rules until 23:59:59 (Spanish time) on 25 July 2019.

In the Closing Ceremony, on 26/07/2019, the Organization will make public the winner of this
and other official categories of the Awards of this edition of the Festival.

● I don't remember if I sent my video

The videos you may have sent are recorded and annotated in your registered user profile.

In the event of any incident, please contact the Organization by sending an e-mail to
festivalelche@cajamediterraneo.es.

● Who awards the prizes?

The Qualification Jury will evaluate the best of the finalists chosen by the Selection Jury.

The users registered in www.festivalcineelx.es, with their votes, will be the one who chooses
the Online Audience Award.

The votes cast by the public attending the screenings of the Official Section in the Hort del
Xocolater will decide the "Hort del Xocolater" Audience Award.

● In what formats will the videos be shown during the Screening Sessions?

In the original high definition video formats provided by the authors/producers/distributors.

The Organization is committed to providing the public with the best possible experience and
high definition originals will always be ordered.

● How long can the public vote for my video?

From the moment you upload the video until one day before the Closing Ceremony, that is, at
23:59:59 (spanish time) on 25/07/2019.

● When will the Official Section screenings take place?

The Inauguration and screenings of the Official Section will take place from 19 to 25 July 2019,
in the official screening venues of this Festival at the “Hort del Xocolater” Park in Elche and
“Arenales del Sol” Beach.

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The Closing Ceremony will be held in the “Hort del Xocolater” Park on 26 July 2019.

● What is the agenda of screenings?

It will be established as soon as we have selected the short films. For more information,
consult the FICIE blog from 10 July 2019.

● How can I apply for the Mobile Film Maker Award?

To apply for the Mobile Film Maker Award, the ways of participation are the same as for any
short film, with the particularity that it is compulsory to indicate the model of the smartphone
used. Optionally you can indicate the postproduction software used. The duration of the short
film may not exceed 15 minutes.

If the smartphone model is not provided, the short film will be disqualified and the prize may
not be awarded.

● Can I apply for the Mobile Film Maker Award if my short film is longer than 15 minutes?

No. The maximum length allowed in this edition is up to 15 minutes. If your short is superior, it
will be classified in the rest of categories, according to the criteria of the jury and the
Organization of the FICIE.

• How can I participate in Filmin?

In order to screen your short film in Filmin you need:

First, to have been selected for the Official Section.

Second, you need to give your consent in order to be screened.

Third, the Organization will facilitate Filmin's contact so that the following materials can be
sent to you on a mandatory basis:

File containers: mov, mkv

File encoding: ProRes 422 and 422 HQ, H264, avi or DCP.

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The following information is also required:

Title
Synopsis
Year
Duration
Nationality
Director
Poster
2 photos per short

You will be able to follow all the programming at http://filmin.es/canal/festival-de-elche

MARCH 2019