Superhero Latina Entertainment
is proud to co-produce
Film
the future
Short film contest
& fundraiser
An initiative by the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, FILM THE FUTURE is an open call to all nationalities living in Los Angeles.
Our aim is to create an historic document, through the voices of all Angelinos, reflecting the sentiment of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic community during these unprecedented Covid-19 times.
The film will be screened at a premier in a “new normal, social distancing approved” venue on July 2020 (date TBD).
All profits from ticket sales will be donated to supporting the local Latino restaurant and art communities. Latinos have been the worst affected by this pandemic.
Funds donated will be received and distributed by an upstanding organization, such as Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Covid Relief Fund and/or The Arts Emergency Relief Fund (RoundTwo) and/or Power of One Foundation, which has partnered with the Consulate General of Mexico in L.A. to bring food to people in need during this difficult situation.
Contest
Instagram Open Call
Patron and Friend Main Awards. There will be a first and second place prize, awarded to the most upvoted videos on Instagram, granted by the Main Patron and Friend.
Outstanding Vision Award, granted by the General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles.
Jury Award, bestowed by a jury composed of well known cinematographic artists in L.A., offered by Superhero Latina Entertainment.
Creativity Award, given by the U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce California Regional Chapter Award.
Prizes
Prizes will be announced and virtually granted during the premier, minding all social distancing rules
Instagram contest rules
The rules can be found on the Instagram account
of the Cultural and Cinematographic Center
of the Consulate General of Mexico @cccmla_
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Each participant will upload their short film to their own Instagram account – in feed and stories – using the hashtag #FilmaElFuturo and tagging the Instagram account of the Cultural and Cinematographic Center of the Consulate General of Mexico @cccmla_ from May 4th to June 9th, 2020.
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From June 11th-18th, 2020 the contestant videos will be shared (repost) in the Instagram feed of the Cultural and Cinematographic Center of the Consulate General of Mexico account (@cccmla_) where the public will be able to give likes that will be equivalent to a vote to the videos they consider must win the contest.
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The videos with the highest number of votes will win first and second place respectively. Prizes will be announced before voting begins.
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There will be another first place that will be awarded by a jury made up of three outstanding persons, one from the world of cinematography, a representative of a production house, and a representative of the United States Mexico Chamber of Commerce, California regional chapter.
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The videos cannot include parts of other videos, music or images that do not have reproduction rights.
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Videos must be presented either in Spanish or English, if they are subtitled, they will have more opportunities to be voted.
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Voting will take place in the @cccmla_ Instagram feed, starting on Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 10:00am PDT and will end on Thursday, June 18th, 2020, at 10:00pm PDT. Photos of the votes of each of the videos will be made public through Instagram and social networks.
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The Consulate General of Mexico reserves the right not to show the videos that it considers have a content contrary to the objective of this call, or that could be offensive to any person, ethnic group or country.
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Participants assign the right to the Mexican Consulate General in Los Angeles and the Mexico Cultural and Cinematographic Center, to widely disseminate all the short films on their Internet and social media portal.
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Minor participants must accompany the video with a signed form from one of their parents or guardians authorizing them to participate in the contest.
Disclaimer download15
By sending their applications, participants accept that the results of the voting and the jury are final.
No cost of entry
or partecipation
This contest is in no way sponsored,
endorsed or administered by,
or associated with, Instagram
Dates
Deadline for submission of short films: June 9th, 2020.
Short film online voting: June 11th-18th, 2020. Voting will start at 10.00am PDT every day and end at 10.00pm PDT on the following day.
Online awarding event and presentation of the winning short films: June 26th, 2020.
Selected works
The winners selected by the jury and the Consulate General of Mexico in L.A., will be based on creativity, technical merit, aesthetic quality and how the participants interpret the central concept of the call on how to build a better world.
All decisions will be final, and the jury reserves the right to disqualify any work that is not presented in the correct format.