Madrid Film Awards (MADFA®), is one of the most prestigious festivals in Spain. An Official IMDB competition!

* Live event with red carpet in Gran Via, the heart of Spain, with international guests, interviews, live streaming, awards ceremony, musicians, drink and international food reception, and much more!

* The Festival has 2 high-quality editions per year, and the best films meet at the annual event!
NEXT EVENT: MAY 29th-30th, 2025 at Press Palace in Gran Via, Madrid
https://www.madfa.es/next-events

* At MADFA® we believe that cinema has the power to transport us to different worlds and realities, connecting us through empathy. It is a magical tool that speaks a universal language, with the ability to unite people from all over the world in a single moment. This is why we look for stories that stay with the audience after leaving the cinema, those that challenge how we think and feel the world around us.

“Art in all its forms crosses any border, culture, society, ethnicity or religion. Art is what most identifies us as human beings and is what gives us humanity. Let's unite nations through a screen!” MADFA®

The members of our jury belong to a network of professionals, with years of experience in the industry. The MADFA experience does not offer simple films, it offers Cinema.

The Winners will receive Trophies, Official Certificates, and laurels MADFA®

- Best Narrative Short Film (Fiction)
- Best Animation/Experimental Short Film
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Best LGTBIQ Short Film
- Best Student Short Film (international)
- Best Spanish Short Film (Special Category: only for Spain)
- Best Half-Length Film
- Best Feature Film Fiction
- Best Feature Film Documentary
- Best Music Video
- Web Series / Tv Series

Additional Categories
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor/Actress
- Best Trailer
- Best Poster
- Best 1 Minute
- Premio Roberto Ercolalo (Special category: only for Argentina)

1. PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:

A- The projects submitted to the Festival for consideration can be applied to a single main category (Narrative Short Film, Animation, Documental, Experimental, or Feature Film Fiction Documentary). However, you can submit the project for the additional categories you want, one, two, or all (Director, Soundtrack, Cinematography, etc.). Please select the category that best fits your project. The Festival reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project for any Festival program or delivery category.

B- Films must have been completed after 1 January 2023.

C- The festival has two editions per year and accepts all kinds of films from around the world, less than 25 minutes (Short Films), 4 minutes (Trailers), 8 minutes (Music Videos), between 25 and 59 minutes (Half-length Films), more than 60 minutes (Feature Films).
and Web/TV Series (full season, duration: unlimited)

2. PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:

Presentations are accepted exclusively through FilmFreeway
You can send more than one project, as also previous projects that were not selected. You cannot send a project that was part of the Official Selection of a previous edition of the festival.

3. Language (SUBTITLE POLICY)

-If the film is in Spanish or English, subtitles are not required (although it is recommended)
-If the film is in another language, it must have subtitles in Spanish or English.
All languages ​​will be displayed in the original language.
** For shipping purposes, your movie can be in any language. However, if it is not in English or Spanish, the movie must have English or Spanish subtitles. All artists must respect all deadlines before and after the selection.

4. PROGRAMMING:

At the end of the selection process, the Festival will attempt to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided in the submission form to notify them about the acceptance status of the Project. The Festival rejects any responsibility and will not be responsible for any lack of contact with the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the contact information provided is correct throughout the Festival selection period.

The Festival has no obligation to provide the Applicant or any other Project representative with any comments or returns on the submitted Project, any information related to the way the Project will be, or was reviewed; or any view that the Festival or any of the Project reviewers may have regarding the Project; Any reason why the Project, if not accepted for exhibition at the Festival, was not accepted; or any other information related to the process of review, consideration and/or selection of the Festival regarding the Project specifically or presentations generally beyond the information established in these Rules and Regulations.

Each edition is different from the previous one depending on the establishment and times of each year, so not all projects may always be included. However, all projects ever selected (from any edition) can be taken into account for inclusion in future events if the programming team wishes to include them.

Respect is the basis of communication, so any insult, lack of respect or derogatory communication towards any member of the Festival will lead to severe sanctions and even disqualification from the project, even if it has already been selected.

5. SELECTION AND JURY COMMITTEE:

The Selection Committee will consist of national and foreign people recognized in the world of cinema and culture. The Festival Directorate will appoint the members of the Official Jury who will assign the Official Awards to the competing sections. People who participated in the production or promotion of any of the films in the competition will not be eligible as jurors. In case of parity or controversies between the selected films, the President of the Jury will be in charge of the final decision on them. The decisions of the jury will be UNAPPEALABLE.
Also, filmmakers are responsible for complying with all the necessary guidelines and deadlines to guarantee the highest quality of their films.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

All the above information will replace any other guide associated with the Festival. The Festival has the right to perform interpretations in any case not considered in these rules and regulations and may make exceptions as long as it is justified. The Festival Management will review unforeseen cases. Whenever a dispute arises over the interpretation of any of the articles in these rules and regulations, the resolution document will be the original and will be in Spanish.

A submitted project implies a total agreement with this document. Failure to comply with any of these articles may result in denying the participation of a project in the Festival.
Madrid Film Awards has the right to add, alter, change, or delete any part of the guidelines at any time without prior notice.

7 . SPECIAL CATEGORIES

* 4º Premio Roberto Ercolalo 2025 * - (Roberto Ercolalo Award Only for Argentina)

Requisitos:
1- La película debe ser de autoría argentina. (Filmada dentro o fuera del territorio argentino. Todos los géneros están permitidos) 
2- Debe haber sido terminada luego del 1 de enero de 2024.
3- Duración máxima: 15 minutos 59 segundos (créditos incluidos).
4- Inscripciones máximas: 1 película por autor.
5- Todos los campos deben estar correctamente completados.
6- Solo se aceptan enlaces de Youtube, Vimeo o Google Drive.
7- Los enlaces NO deben tener contraseña ni requerir autorización (solo para envíos a través de la web).
8 - Una película previamente nominada no puede volver a postularse.
9- La película presentada que no cumpla con estos requisitos será automáticamente descalificada.

Aplicable a todas las categories: al inscribir la película se aceptan las bases y condiciones del Festival, autorizándolo a proyectar libremente dicho material en el evento 2025. No ceder el permiso libre de proyección significará la anulación del premio, descalificación de la competencia y sanciones a futuras ediciones.

* Spanish Short Films (Solo cortometrajes de España)
Estudiantes, amateurs y professionals.
Duración máxima 15 minutes con 59 segundos