Fimucité opens call for new edition of official competition section

- The application period for sending feature films, short films, or documentaries expires on July 31st, 2019.

- Selected films will be screened as part of the thirteenth Tenerife International Film Music Festival, which runs from 20th – 29th September.

The Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ), which runs from 20th – 29th September, 2019 thanks to the support and sponsorship of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the Canary Islands Government, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council is pleased to announce that it has opened its call for works to compete in the festival’s official competition section: FIMUCINEMA.

For the seventh consecutive year, FIMUCINEMA section is welcoming applications from across the world, selecting feature films, short films and documentary films based on their outstanding original scores. This event reflects FIMUCITÉ’s strong commitment to shining a light on original productions in film music and on their composers.

Last year, Sergio Jiménez Lacima was crowned with the festival’s main award, the Alex North Award, for the film ‘La Isla Rota’. The score by Luis Hernáiz for ‘Invierno en Europa’ won Best Original Composition for a Documentary, and Anthony Lledo earned a FIMUCINEMA award for the short film ‘Invaders’. The Canarian film ‘Apocalipsis Voodoo’ received recognition for its song ‘Come with Me’, composed by Kike Perdomo and Vasni Ramos.

In this year’s event, applications can be submitted for feature films, short films and documentaries produced after January 1st, 2017 that have not been previously released in commercial cinemas in Spain. The terms and conditions of the completion can be found on the official website of the festival (http://fimucite.com/13/fimucinema/bases). Works can be submitted using the contact details available on the website, or via the Filmfreeway platform. The application deadline for submitting works is July 31st, 2019. Selected works will be screened as part of events during the thirteenth edition of FIMUCITÉ.

FIMUCITÉ has been made possible thanks to the support and sponsorship of the Cabildo de Tenerife, the Canary Islands Government, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, Audi Canarias, Dorada Especial and the Teleférico del Teide, and the collaboration of SGAE – the Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers, amongst others.