CineCulpable is the Vila-real Short Film International Festival. In 2018, we arrive at 21th edition.
the Valencian Community: Spanish or Valencian.
This edition is open to all artists who submit their work in any of the official languages in the Valencian Community: Spanish or Valencian.
Short films shot in any other language may be submitted provided that they are subtitled in one of the two official languages in the Valencian Community. Dubbed short films will not be admitted.
Short films completely shot in Valencian are eligible for the Best Short Film in Valencian Award. Dubbed and/or subtitled short films will not be taken in consideration, as this award tries to promote the Valencian language. Bilingual short films having Valencian as one of their languages will also be taken in consideration for this award.
All short films, regardless of their genre and origin (local, provincial, national or international origin), are eligible for the highest award in the Best Short Film Award.
o	All short films must be submitted on DVD, regardless of the original format (film or video).
o	A maximum of 1 work by each artist will be admitted. This work must have been produced between October 1st, 2017 and November 12th, 2018.
o	Works of an advertising or institutional nature will not be accepted.
o	The maximum running time for a work is 20 minutes, including credits.
o	The theme may be any subject and the works allowed to take part in the competition will be those selected by the Selection Committee, which will be appointed by the Festival Management.
o	All copies not meeting minimum technical standards for their subsequent showing will be rejected. Likewise, all works not meeting every requirement and specification laid down by these rules will be rejected.
o	People in charge of the organization of the Festival are not allowed to take part in the competition.
o	Out of competition, in OFFCINECULPABLE, the Festival Management reserves the right to screen those works which are considered of high-quality but have not been selected for the Film Section or the Video Section.
o	OFFCINECULPABLE will screen those works which may be nominated for any award other than Film or Video.
– The entry form (properly completed).
– A photocopy of the director’s identity card or passport.
– A photo and curriculum vitae (5 lines maximum) of the director.
– Short film festivals where was presented and awards wont.
– 2 printed photographs of a sequence of the short film (by e-mail or in DVD the images must be: JPG 1000 x 1200 pixels and 300 ppp).
o	All shipping costs must be paid by the applicant.
o	The Festival will not take any responsibility for any possible loss or damage works may suffer while they are being shipped.
o	The works and the rest of the sent items will not be returned. They will become part of the Festival Film Archives of the Regidoria de Joventut, which may show them in all those activities it considers right to. If any contestants would like to have their short films returned, they would have to provide a copy first to the Festival Management and then pay for all the shipping costs.
The Jury and the Festival Management reserve the right to leave any award void, in accordance with the artistic and technical quality of the short films.
The Festival Management reserves the right to resolve any unforeseen event in the way it considers appropriate.