You can film with a mobile phone or a tablet. You can use accessories such as a microphone, stabiliser, filters, removable lenses, etc.

1 minute maximum, including credits.

All audio-visual forms are accepted: fiction, documentary and all genres, too: romance, horror, science-fiction, western, drama, period, thriller, Z movie, comedy, action, war film, etc. as well as stop-motion, time lapse, etc.

Films using motion-capture techniques and/or special effects added during editing are more than welcome, as long as the images themselves were filmed using a mobile/tablet device. Unfortunately, films comprising only graphic animations without any live action are not permitted.

Yes.

No.

Yes, the entry form allows you to list all members of your team and their role on page 3, including any co producers and directors.

Yes.

Yes and no. If you want to use any music in your film, you must hold the appropriate rights or have been authorised to use it by the author or its rights holders. You may be required to prove this, if requested by our team. There is, however, lots of royalty-free music available for you to use. Please take a look at the YouTube audio library.

.MP4 or .MOV video files, 200 Mo max.

Please use another email address and change your username. The issue could be related to your browser. Please try again using a different browser. If that still doesn’t work, please contact our team (contacto@mobilefilmfestival.pt), attaching screenshots of the error messages you’re seeing.

Don’t panic! Simply get in touch with our team (contacto@mobilefilmfestival.com) and tell us your full name, the title of your film, the email address you used when registering and the issue. Our team will get back to you as quicky as possible telling you what to do next.

You should receive an email after submitting the online form. This may take a few minutes. If you still haven’t received anything 24 hours after registering and have checked your junk folder, please contact our team : contacto@mobilefilmfestival.pt . We will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Subtitling in the film’s original language is compulsory for any films that include dialogue, title cards, voiceover or any inscriptions necessary for understanding the story. Please note: do not embed any subtitles in your film! You should add via our partner, Dotsub.com, when registering. We will create a free Dotsub account for you when you register your film. You will receive your login details automatically by email. Your film will be available in your Dotsub account within 48 hours of receiving the email confirming your registration.

We cannot accept any films with embedded subtitles. You must create or import subtitles via our partner Dotsub.com. Once you have completed your registration form, you will receive your login details automatically by email. Your film will be available in your Dotsub account within 48 hours of receiving the email confirming your registration.

If you already have a Dotsub account, please let us know via the registration form (page 1), including the username, email address and password linked to your account. Your film will be available in your Dotsub account within 48 hours of receiving the email confirming your registration.

In that case, please use the same username and password you used in the year you entered. If you have forgotten your username or password, you can reset them here :

https://dotsub.com/login

Yes. Once you have completed the entry form, you will receive an email confirming your registration or explaining how to add your subtitles on Dotsub, if your film needs to be subtitled.

You should receive a confirmation email as soon as your subtitles are approved by our team. our team checks all subtitles manually, so there may be a short delay. If you still haven’t heard anything after 72 hours (don’t forget to check your junk mail!), please contact our team : contacto@mobilefilmfestival.pt

The official selection will be announced on our website on April 29th, 2019.

20 films will be selected.

Officially selected films can be viewed on our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel starting from April 29th, 2019.

Yes.

One grant of 5,000€ will be awarded to the winner of the Grand prize. This grant is designed to finance the production of a short film using professional resources within a year. The money will be given to an approved producer, who will take financial responsibility and ensure the film is completed.

The audience award will be given to the film that achieve the most views on YouTube during the month of the festival (April 29th, 2019 – May 16th, 2019, at 6 p.m.)