Eco Screen Fest

Call for films

Eco Screen Fest is a four-day educational film festival in Madeira, Portugal, which aims to raise awareness of increasing environmental challenges and inspire collective action for both the planet and its people.

At the intersection of environmental issues and human rights, Eco Screen Fest will use film and participatory art to spotlight the interconnectedness of environmental issues and social equity. From climate change to climate action, from fast fashion, biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture to environmental justice or climate-induced displacement, the festival looks to offer insights into how we have the power to shape the complicated relationships between climate change, social disparities, and the urgent need for climate justice.

Eco Screen Fest envisions an experience that goes beyond entertainment, fostering a sense of responsibility and collective action. Through film and educational activities, this festival aims to start conversations, inspire change, and contribute to a more sustainable and just future for both the planet and its people.

We invite you to submit your latest works related to environmental sustainability and climate justice from the fields of fiction and documentary.
We are looking for short films of maximum 45 minutes created in the last 5 years. The films must have English subtitles.
Submission deadline is the 10th of April 2024.

Entries will be judged on the basis of originality and creativity, as well as the effectiveness in expressing the festival’s theme.

If you would like more information about the festival, don’t hesitate to contact us at tmetaphora@gmail.com.

Eco Screen Fest is a non-profit making film festival organised by Teatro Metaphora – Associação de Amigos das Artes, a non-profit association whose purpose is to develop cultural and educational activities for the benefit of community development. All funds from ticket sales and donations go directly to the organisation of the festival.

Awards & Prizes

Award for the Best short film attributed by the festival’s jury.
Depending on availability of funds, a selection of film directors will be invited to Madeira to take part in the festival, all costs covered.

Rules & Terms

GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Eco Screen Fest is organised by Teatro Metaphora – Associação de Amigos das Artes, based in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira.
1.2 Eco Screen Fest will take place in Madeira between 24-27 July 2024.
1.3 Film submissions will be open from 20 February 2024 until 10 April 2024 through https://filmfreeway.com/EcoScreenFest.
1.4 Films will be selected by a curator appointed by the Organiser. All submitted films will be considered for the award.
1.5 The participants of films selected for the Festival will be informed by e-mail by May 31st 2024.
1.6 The authors of the films selected will be asked by the Organiser to send a screening copy by electronic means within two weeks after receiving the selection notification.
1.7 Upon failing to meet the deadline of sending the copy, the Organiser has the right to refuse accepting the film and select another participant for the respective slot.
1.8 Information on the awarded film will be announced on the Festival’s website, social media and will be transmitted directly to the winners.

SUBMISSIONS
2.1 Proposed films are considered eligible if they were produced in the last 5 years. Films can be either fiction or documentary.
2.2 Films can be in any language, but they must have English subtitles – even Portuguese films.
2.3 Films taking part in the Festival may be submitted by natural or legal persons and groups of people submitting as one participant that are producers who have the right to dispose of the submitted film, or who have received permission from the producer owning those rights.
2.4 The participant submitting a film to the Festival must possess copyright laws, which include music used in the film’s soundtrack. In any other case the participant is obliged to attach a statement defining the legal situation of the film.
2.5 The registration of a film gives Teatro Metaphora the right to select it and screen it in Eco Screen Fest.
2.6 The festival keeps the viewing material for the sole purposes of documentation, promotion and viewing of professionals for a maximum period of 6 months.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Submitters whose films have been selected to participate in the Festival are required to send the Organiser:
– Screening copy of the film in one of the formats: AVI, MP4 or MOV (suggested frame size 1080 * 1920). Screening copies should not contain hardcoded subtitles. Screening copies may be sent by electronic means.
– Dialogue list in English including time codes, in .SRT file and, preferably, transcription/dialogue list in the original language for translation check
– Film information details (synopsis, 3 stills, director’s picture and bio, press kit)
3.2 Full list of requirements and deadlines in regard to the film copies and the necessary additional materials will be detailed when the official selection invitation is sent.

OTHER INFORMATION
4.1 Upon submitting the film, the Submitter consents that the film will be screened free of charge during the Festival.
4.2 The film information details of the selected films will be featured on the festival’s official website, as well as press releases and other press materials.
4.3 The person who is submitting the film is responsible for the information they are giving to Eco Screen Fest.
4.4 The Organiser reserves the right to decide on the final form of the presentation texts of the films included in its official publications and in press releases.
4.5 Parts of the Festival will be filmed for Teatro Metaphora’s archive and for its promotion to the public. Members of the audience and participants that may appear in these parts cannot claim anything from the organising company.