Documenta Madrid

DOCUMENTA MADRID is to be held from May 6 through 15, 2011

Registration is to be done online at the festival site www.documentamadrid.com

PREMIER IN SPAIN REQUIRED

COMPETITIVE SECTIONS

DOCUMENTA MADRID 2011, will have two competitive sections, divided into five categories of competition. The festival itself will decide whether to include the submitted films into any one of them, or to schedule them in the out-of-competition programming:

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES
For films exceeding 45 minutes in length, previously unreleased in Spain, and exhibiting a narrative or informative point of view, or one that is of social interest regarding current events in our world.

ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH  DOCUMENTARIES
For films exceeding 45 minutes in length, previously unreleased in Spain, and featuring an original or innovative perspective in terms of both form and content.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Documentary films up to 45 minutes in length that do not make up part of a series.

NATIONAL COMPETITION

For films previously unreleased in Spain (with the exception of the Muestra de Cortometrajes of Community of Madrid), whose production is entirely or mostly of Spanish nationality.

FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES
For films exceeding 45 minutes in length.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS
For films up to 45 minutes in length that do not make up part of a series.

AWARDS

The Juries, to be made up of professionals from the worlds of film, art, culture, and the public, who will participate by voting, will decide which of the films competing in all the Official Sections are to be granted the following official awards.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:

FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES

-    FIRST PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 10,000 € and a trophy.
-    SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 5,000 € and a trophy.
-    HONORABLE MENTION OF THE JURY, to be awarded a diploma.
-    AUDIENCE AWARD to be awarded 3.000 € and a diploma.

ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH  DOCUMENTARIES

-    FIRST PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 10,000 € and a trophy.
-    SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 5,000 € and a trophy.
-    HONORABLE MENTION OF THE JURY, to be awarded a diploma.
-    AUDIENCE AWARD to be awarded 3.000 € and a diploma.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

-    FIRST PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 5,000 € and a trophy.
-    SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 3,000 € and a trophy.
-    HONORABLE MENTION OF THE JURY, to be awarded a diploma.
-    AUDIENCE AWARD to be awarded 3.000 € and a diploma.

NATIONAL COMPETITION:

FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES:

-    FIRST PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 8,000 € and a trophy.
-    SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 4,000 € and a trophy.
-    AUDIENCE AWARD, to be awarded 2.000 € and a diploma.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS:

-    FIRST PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 4,000 € and a trophy.
-    SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY,  to be awarded 3,000 € and a trophy.
-    AUDIENCE AWARD, to be awarded 2.000 € and a diploma.
-    AVID AWARD for best editing. To be awarded Avid software.