{"id":229,"date":"2025-02-10T13:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T13:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:56:49","slug":"english-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/english-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"English rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. <\/strong>Bloodtober Fest is an independent film festival specializing in the genres of<strong> horror, fantasy, and science fiction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. <\/strong>The festival is international. <strong>Short films of any nationality produced after January 1, 2024<\/strong>, are eligible. If the original language of the short film is not Spanish or Valencian, it must include subtitles in one of these two languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Sections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fiction: <\/strong>Live-action short films in the genres of horror, fantasy, or science fiction, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Animation:<\/strong> Short films created using traditional animation, stop motion, 3D, rotoscoping, or other techniques, in the genres of horror, fantasy, or science fiction, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Submission platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All short films must be submitted through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/filmmakers.festhome.com\/es\/festival\/bloodtober-fest\"><strong>Festhome<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The submission period will open on&nbsp;<strong>April 1, 2026,<\/strong>&nbsp;and will close on&nbsp;<strong>April 30, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. Selection of works and screening rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A selection committee will review the films and choose the finalists to be included in the festival&#8217;s program. <strong>The committee&#8217;s decision will be notified to all participants through the submission platforms<\/strong> before the list of selected titles is published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selected works will be required to submit a <strong>screening copy in .mov or .mp4 <\/strong>format, which can be sent using any digital file transfer method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rights holders of the selected films <strong>will grant screening rights exclusively within the festival&#8217;s program<\/strong>. The festival will not transfer the work to third parties, nor will it distribute it, in whole or in part, via the internet or other digital means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audience Award for Best Short Film: \u20ac300 + trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award will be presented during the closing ceremony of the 14th Festival Internacional de Cine Peque\u00f1o in August 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. Location and dates of the festival<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival will take place from <strong>October 30 to November 1, 2026<\/strong>, at the Auditorio Periodista \u00c1ngel Mar\u00eda Boronat in Aspe (Alicante).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. Acceptance of the rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Submitting and sending a film implies acceptance of these rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10. Organized by<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of Culture of of the Hon. Town Hall of Villa de Aspe<br>Department of Festivities of the Hon. Town Hall of Villa de Aspe<br>Festival Internacional de Cine Peque\u00f1o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11. For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail: bloodtoberfest@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/\">festivaldecinepeque\u00f1o.es\/bloodtoberfest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/festivaldecinepequeno\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pequefestival\">X&nbsp;<\/a>\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pequefestival\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/III-Bloodtober-Fest-English-rules.pdf\"><strong>Download rules<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xn--festivaldecinepequeo-m7b.es\/bloodtoberfest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}