The award recognises short fiction, animation or documentary films produced by teams with people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness.
The AMPANS Foundation announces the Insert Award 2024, an award aimed at recognising short films created by people with intellectual disabilities or mental illness. The works can be fiction, animation or documentary, with themes that promote inclusion and social awareness. The prize will be awarded within the framework of the CLAM Festival, International Festival of Social Cinema of Catalonia, and is endowed with 500 euros and a handmade mosaic as a trophy. The deadline for nominations is October 18th 2024.
The aim of the Premi Insert is to make the creative talent and expressive potential of these groups visible, promoting inclusion through art and film. This award has established itself as a reference platform to give voice to stories, experiences and realities that are often invisible to the eyes of society.
Rules of the award
Short films of up to 20 minutes maximum length, produced between 2022 and 2024, are eligible to participate. The works can belong to any audiovisual genre: fiction, animation or documentary, but always with the condition that the project has been made by teams with the involvement, at least fifty percent, of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness.
Calendar
– Call for applications publication date: Monday, 8 July 2024
– Deadline for applications: Friday, 18 October 2024
The jury of the Premi Insert is made up of professionals from the world of film, art and the social sphere, with experience in promoting inclusion and equal opportunities, in order to obtain a comprehensive vision when selecting the finalists and winners.
Their experience and background will allow them to assess both the technical and artistic quality of the short films and the social and emotional impact of the stories presented.
Acknowledgements and exhibition
The finalist short films will be screened as part of the CLAM 2024 Festival, in a session scheduled at the BagesCentre cinemas (Manresa) on Wednesday 23 October at 12h, and the Award Ceremony will be held on Saturday 26 October at 21h, during the Awards Ceremony, also at BagesCentre.
The winner of the Premi Insert will receive a cash prize and a trophy in recognition of their creative and social work.
This award reaffirms the commitment of the CLAM Festival and the AMPANS Foundation to social inclusion through culture and audiovisual creation, highlighting the value of cinema as a tool to break down barriers and prejudices.
For more information
To consult the complete rules and obtain more details about the call for entries, you can visit the AMPANS Foundation and CLAM Festival website.