Promoted by the Gran Angular Canarian Cultural Association, the festival takes place in Santa Lucía de Tirajana from November 5 to 11
The 18th edition of the San Rafael en Corto Short Film Festival (SREC) has just opened the registration period for its 2022 call, which will take place in Santa Lucía de Tirajana from November 5 to 11. Promoted by the Gran Angular Canarian Cultural Association, the aforementioned festival, which will develop its program this year under the name 'Cinema and Activism', will keep its reception period open until July 31 for works for its two official sections, the competitive Canary Islands and the non-competitive international one.
The SREC 2022 exhibition, which will once again be held as usual at the Víctor Jara theater in Vecindario, is structured as a space for the dissemination of Canarian cinematography and support for new directors from the Islands. The festival has the support of the Department of Culture of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, the city council of Santa Lucía de Tirajana and the Vice-Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Each participant may submit only one film, with a duration of no less than 30 seconds and no more than 6 minutes, including credits. Submissions can be made through the following digital platforms: www.movibeta.com ; www.festhome.com ; and www.clickforfestivals.com . Short films may be sent by mail, courier, or in person to the following address: '18 Muestra de Cortometrajes San Rafael en Corto' (18 SREC) Ateneo Municipal de Santa Lucía, C/Colón 18, 35110 Vecindario, Santa Lucía, Gran Canaria.
According to the promoters of this festival, this edition will investigate works that have made activism their banner, promoting directors who have gone out with their cameras to the streets to breathe or reconstruct the desires for change to which every more just and fair society aspires. tolerant. That cinema that has stopped at social movements and that has embraced activism with a sense of urgency and commitment, whether for the mere importance of disseminating images, or in order to draw some metaphor about the present from them .
The Canary Islands competitive section only admits short films made by directors who reside in the Canary Islands or who were born on the islands but do not reside in the Archipelago. The non-competitive international section admits works by filmmakers from around the world, as long as the works made in a language other than Spanish are presented with Spanish subtitles embedded in the copy.
Once the organization notifies the authors of the selection of the short film in the programming of this edition, the director, producer or person responsible for registration must proceed to send the material in MP4 / MPEG H264 formats Full HD resolution (1920x1080) and 48 khz audio and MOV / MP4 Apple Proress 422 Full HD resolution (1920x1080) and 48 khz audio. No other format of presentation of the works will be accepted in order to guarantee good quality in the projections.
Last year, more than 400 short films from more than 30 different countries were presented at this international event promoted by the Gran Angular Association, of which 101 works were finally selected, highlighting the broad participation of Canarian women directors.