Short Description
MALDITO FESTIVAL launches its International Video Poetry Contest section with the purpose of raising awareness of two disciplines that, either individually or collectively, are much more isolated and forgotten than we would like. In our experience, these disciplines are considered marginal in large European capitals, even more so in small towns within regional borders, where their diffusion is non-existent.
From MALDITO FESTIVAL we intend to vindicate videopoetry as an art that connects people, transmits feelings and stimulates different ways of seeing the world. It is also a small contribution of enormous people to promote visual art, preventing it from being marginal and cursed.
Eligibility
Anyone can participate, regardless of age, gender, nationality or place of residence.
VIDEOPOEM REQUIREMENTS
▪ Length: 5 minutes maximum, credits included.
▪ Visual and aesthetic treatment: It will be totally free, being necessary that the word, the poetry, has importance in this
work. Not only the attraction of the image is sought, but also the symbiosis with the word, whether written, narrated or
suggested. Works that do not contain a poem will not be considered for the competition.
▪ Format: The videopoem must be submitted in .MP4 format.
▪ Subtitles: Videopoems in languages other than Spanish must have embedded subtitles in Spanish.
▪ Rights/permissions: Registration will be considered as a guarantee that the author has the rights/permissions of image,
music and text to project his/her work within the framework of the festival.
▪ Age of the videopoem: Videopoems that have been submitted to the competition in previous editions or those made
before 2022 will not be taken into consideration.
▪ Maximum number of works: 2 videopoems per participant.
How to Apply
▪ Option 1 – Registration by e-mail to info@malditofestival.com
- Complete the registration form that you will find at www.malditofestival.com. You will receive a copy of the form in your email, this will ensure that you have sent it correctly.
- Attach a download link (Google Drive, Dropbox, Wetransfer…) or the videopoem file directly to the form. Although it is not essential, we would like you to attach the following files in high resolution: Photograph of the author of the videopoem. Photograph of the author of the poem. Promotional poster. Promotional images, stills…
- Minors must accompany their entry with the authorization signed by their legal guardian that you will find at www.malditofestival.com.
- To consider a work for the competition it is essential to register it in its entirety: Registration form (1 x videopoem), sending files. You will receive an email confirming the correct registration.
▪ Option 2 – Registration through FESTHOME
Program Benefits & Awards
▪ The finalist videopoems will be screened in person at the IX Ceremony of Maldito Festival de Videopoesía (November 2025), and online the following day through the festival’s channel on the streaming platform FILMIN.
▪ The videopoems selected as finalists will become part, together with the rest of the finalist videopoems of previous editions, of their own permanent section called IX Maldito Festival de Videopoesía in the streaming platform FILMIN.
▪ The intellectual property of all the videopoems submitted to the contest remains always in possession of their authors, granting to the organization of Maldito Festival de Videopoesía the authorization to project them in this festival, as well as in the circuit of festivals and informative activities under the name of “MALDITO FESTIVAL”.
▪ The jury appointed for this purpose will award the following cash prizes to the three winning videopoems:
- 1st Prize: 500€
- 2nd Prize: 300€
- 3rd Prize: 200€
- Special Audience Award: 200€ (awarded by the audience attending the IX Maldito VideoPoetry Festival Ceremony)
Entry Fee
None
Location
Albacete, Spain
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 30 June 2025
Website Link: https://malditofestival.com/inscripcion-ix-concurso-internacional-de-videopoesia-maldito-festival-2025/
