Apply for BANG AWARDS – International Film Animation Festival 2024

The 7th edition of the BANG Award– International Animation Film Festival, have “HOPE” as its main theme, it is promoted by the Municipality of Torres Vedras in Portugal and organized by Nau Identidade and produced by Slingshot.

Aims

• BANG aims to:
  • Energize the Animation Film sector, as well as create an exhibition and promotional space for work of this genre;
  • Create an environment where authors at the Festival can share knowledge and friendship;
  • Consolidate the status of the Festival as a reference point, nationally, internationally and in Portuguese-speaking countries;
  • Promote Torres Vedras;
  • Involve the Animation community;
  • Promote the cultural and tourist resources of Portugal;
  • Contribute to the promulgation of the work of animators from Portuguese-speaking countries in an international context;
  • Promote, through the BANG website, interaction between participants in the area of film animation and so motivate them to produce more material.

Prize Information                              

• City of Torres Vedras Prize – awarded to the Best Film in the Festival (grant towards next production): 1.500,00 euros
• Best Online Film (grant towards next production): 500,00 euros
• Online Film Prize – Public Vote (grant towards next production): 500,00 euros
• Best University Film
• Best Screenplay
• Best Original Soundtrack

Target Audiences

• BANG is aimed at anyone interested in the area of film animation who fulfills the conditions and requirements for entry, at a national or international level, and who has work to present based on the competition themes. There is no restriction as to academic qualifications or the professional profile of the entrants.

Specifications for Entries

• Entries must be inserted in animation video genre (failure to do so will result in disqualification) and presented in digital format.
• There are no restrictions as to the length of the animation videos.
• Technical specifications
  • File types: WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, up to 2 GB;
  • Resolution: 1280×720 (HD)

Conditions

• Entries may be submitted in one of two categories: Online or Offline.
• Entries submitted and accepted in the Offline category will only be exhibited at the Festival and will neither be shown nor exhibited on the website. Entries made in the offline category will not be eligible for the Online Prize.
• Entries submitted and accepted in the online category will be exhibited at the Festival and on the website.
• All entries, regardless of their category, will be in competition with each other.
• The current edition of the Bang Awards Festival has chosen “Hope” as its inspirational theme.
• Use of or reference to the Festival theme is not obligatory, but rather meant to serve as inspiration to prospective entrants. It does not limit or interfere with the Participants’ entry or competition submission of films that do not relate to this theme.
• Participants may enter as individuals or as part of a group.
• Participants should send original work, authored by them, created since 2022.
• Participants must be 18 years of age or older. If not, their entries will be disqualified.

Entry Requirements

• The entry will be considered valid if all of the following requirements are met:
  • The Entry Form, available from the BANG website, has been completed by the participant;
  • The participant agrees to and accepts the Festival Rules and Regulations, as well as the Agreement Governing the Submission of Entries (Conditions of Entry). This agreement and acceptance is assumed from the moment he or she clicks on “Agree”. This action is an obligatory pre-condition for admission to BANG and it is assumed, when submitting his or her entry, that the participant has read and understood the Festival Rules and Regulations and the Agreement Governing the Submission of Entries (Conditions of Entry) of BANG;
  • On submission of the Entry Form, the participant authorizes his or her electronic address or other data contained therein be made available to the sponsors or other partners of Nau Identidade, so that the prizes may be decided / attributed. Nau Identidade will not sell, rent, lend, transfer, grant access to or surrender the participant’s personal details to third parties, except to the sponsors and / or partners who have directly contributed to BANG or the website of same;
  • The participant guarantees and affirms that all information supplied is true;
  • The participant can request anonymity or use a pseudonym, as long as he or she provides the organizers with the correct details for the author of the entry.

For more information, visit Nau Identidade.