With the new film law ( Law 55/2007 of 28 December Film), is reduced classification of "films for its duration to two: short and feature films. That is, short is all that lasts less than 60 minutes, whichever is longer than 60 minutes. Well ... agree ... But do you see this reflected in the real world? Yes, because until now, a short was what lasted more than 30 minutes, and there was a strange limbo that covered this half-hour needed to become a long, medium-length named .
The short movie has always been the orphan of the family brother because he had no way of being shown ... There are no festivals or competitions barely accept medium-length: 90% of the contests only allow works less than 30 minutes and / or over 60 minutes.
In many South American countries, there in its legislation on the definition of medium-length film, and most festivals accept them, but in Spain, no: here, if you want someone to see your movies, you look at the unpleasant situation of having, for nostrils, lasting less than 30 minutes or more than 60 ... But what if my story called 45 minutejos? ... Well, I eat chips.
With the digital revolution we have experienced in recent years, which allowed anyone to make films, many competitions and festivals have opened their doors to the absurd length of 30 to 60 minutes, and has begun to prioritize the artistic creation on the duration distributable and commercial.
Gradually, seemed to have a field for those who do not care distributed commercially, but only want to tell stories, regardless of its duration.
And this new definition makes things ... Provided, as I said before, this is reflected in the real world. That is, the short film competitions and festivals bring their bases to the definition by law: films under 60 minutes, not less than 30 minutes, as I was still so far.
In Europe and the USA, the definition is that (more or less than 60 minutes), and all functions accept festivals and competitions: in fact, Gaspar Noé won the award for best short film at Cannes in 91 (I think) with "Meat", which lasts 40 minutes ... in Spain, could not have or present. Hopefully, here, apply the story, and, then, yes there is freedom to tell the story you want, just tell it how you want.
From three years ago in Valencia, is celebrating a festival of medium length called CAB held in honor of that tape and you are betting on this type of duration.
Here I leave an example:
Here I leave an example:
Original Title: Meat
Year: 1991
Director: Gaspar Noé
Genre: Thriller Drama
Synopsis:
A butcher takes care of her daughter after abandoning his wife. Fourteen years after a worker tries to seduce the autistic child and the father wants revenge. After leaving the prison is forced to live with a fat lady in a cafe round about, leaving his daughter at boarding school where the social detained. Black and white short feature film chronicling the brutal butcher's previous history of I Stand Alone.
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