Participants must record a video with a duration not exceeding 3 minutes, using any available means (camera, cell phones, tablets).<\/p>\n
This video must meet certain conditions, such as being unpublished (it must be recorded after July 24), be silent (no direct sound) and the music used must be in the public domain or have the corresponding rights(see complete contest rules<\/a>).<\/p>\n In addition, since M\u00e9li\u00e8s is the inventor of special effects, if you participate you must include at least one of the following tricks in your short film:<\/p>\n Once you have finished your video, you must upload it to YouTube, Vimeo or Daily Motion and then copy the URL to the contest website<\/a>, in the “Participate with your video<\/strong>” section.<\/p>\n To get inspired and learn how to perform these tricks you can see this web page<\/a>, with examples and tips, or visit the exhibition “Georges M\u00e9li\u00e8s. The magic of cinema <\/strong><\/a>“which will be at CaixaForum Madrid from July 26 to December 8.<\/p>\n There are three possible awards:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first two prizes are chosen by a professional jury, composed of three members of recognized prestige related to film directing and special effects.<\/p>\n The deadline for participation is October 27th. In this link<\/a> you have all the information available and if you have any questions you can write to comunica@participamelies.com <\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Audience Award<\/strong>: awarded with a Canon EOS M camera. It will be chosen through online and in-person voting during the Awards Gala, which will take place on November 15 at CaixaForum Madrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n