Prizes

Prizes for Films in l’Alternativa Official

The jury appointed by l’Alternativa awards a €5,000 cash prize for the best International Feature Film in l’Alternativa Official. The prize is awarded to the winning director, who also takes home an annual subscription to MyAirBridge’s Pro plan.

The jury appointed by l’Alternativa awards a €2,000 cash prize for the best International Short Film in l’Alternativa Official. The prize is awarded to the winning director, who also takes home an annual subscription to MyAirBridge’s Pro plan.

The jury appointed by the Associació Catalana de Crítics i Escriptors Cinematogràfics (ACCEC) awards a €4,000 cash prize, funded by the festival, for the best feature or short film in the Spanish Film section of l’Alternativa Official. The prize is awarded to the winning director, who also takes home an annual subscription to MyAirBridge’s Pro plan.

The jury appointed by the Asociación de Cine Documental (DOCMA) awards a prize that consists of an annual subscription to the association for the director(s) and producer(s) of the winning film, plus a screening of the film at Cineteca Madrid. This prize is open to all feature films in the International Feature Films and Spanish Film sections in l’Alternativa Official that are either produced or coproduced in Spain and/or have an Ibero-American director.

International Feature Films in l’Alternativa Official also compete for the Don Quixote Prize, conferred in collaboration with the International Federation of Film Societies (IFFS).This honorary prize is awarded by an international jury appointed by IFFS. The winning director also takes home an annual subscription to MyAirBridge’s Pro plan.

Prizes for Projects in l’Alternativa Professionals

Cinema Pendent awards a €3,000 cash prize to the boldest project with the best production design to help boost its development and help it on its way. This prize is awarded by the Cinema Pendent Selection Committee. The director of the winning project also takes home an annual subscription to MyAirBridge’s Pro plan.

The professional film lighting hire company Kinolux and the professional film equipment hire company Welab Professional Equipment award a prize in l’Alternativa Professionals to the shortlisted Cinema Pendent project with best photography. The prize consists of €3,000 in digital film lighting material hire and €3,000 in camera hire for shooting the film within a year of winning the prize.

The winning feature film project will receive advice and assistance on sound design and final mix from award-winning sound and dubbing mixer Alejandro Castillo at Figtree Studios, a Dolby Premier mixing studio in Barcelona. The Non Finito Prize is worth €4,000.

The professional film trailer company Río Bravo Cinema Studio awards a prize in l’Alternativa Professionals to the shortlisted Cinema Pendent project with the most provocative trailer. The prize consists of €4,000 to go towards the creation, editing, conforming, colour postproduction, 5.1 surround sound mix, ProRes 4444 file and DCP of the trailer for cinema distribution.

The postproduction and digital effects company Antaviana Films awards a prize in l’Alternativa Professionals to the most original and viable shortlisted Cinema Pendent project. It consists of a Digital Cinema Package of the winning film worth €2,500.

The Music Library &SFX Prize, worth €1,500, is awarded to the shortlisted project with the best sound and music. The winning project will have access to the entire Music Library & SFX catalogue of music and sound effects, as well as to the 360° music supervision service offered by its Acorde division.

In collaboration with the Mercado Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas, one shortlisted project from Cinema Pendent will be invited to take part in the Cine Casi Hecho programme at MECAS 2023.

L’Alternativa Professionals, in collaboration with REC, Tarragona International Film Festival, will choose one of the shortlisted projects at the postproduction stage to take part in Primer Test.