FINNOF is the first International Festival that rewards innovative narrative projects in the field of non-fiction, including journalistic, documentary and educational productions.
In its third edition, projected for April 2022, the contest will award projects in five categories that include emerging narrative languages and formats: Interactive Documentary (iDoc), Web Series, Transmedia, Virtual Reality and Podcast. In addition, within the competing categories, web series and podcasts produced by universities will be awarded, and an Audience Award is added. Meanwhile, three distinctions will be awarded under the Special Mention modality for outstanding projects for their treatment in "Human Rights", "Gender Equality and Science" and "Technology and the Environment".
As of December 1, 2021, the FINNOF opens its call for project applications. Registration for the festival is open and free through the FilmFreeway platform, and will run until March 20, 2022.
The Festival inaugurated its international competition in 2020 and had its second edition in 2021. In the first two competitions, more than 900 projects from 60 countries were received, and high-level innovative productions in the field of new narratives were distinguished. The winning projects can be found at www.finnof.org
FINNOF 2022 Categories
Projects that wish to compete in the 2022 FINNOF may register in the following categories:
- Interactive documentary (iDoc): includes all those journalistic, documentary and educational projects that are developed in multimedia and interactive online environments, incorporating active user participation.
- Web Series: includes all those journalistic, documentary and educational productions of serial audiovisual format, organized in chapters or episodes, created to be distributed through the internet.
- Transmedia Storytelling: includes all those journalistic, documentary and educational productions that are developed through multiple media platforms, using different languages and formats, considering users in an active role in this expansion process.
- Virtual Reality (VR): Includes all those journalistic, documentary and educational productions that develop immersive experiences of storytelling and interaction.
- Podcast: Includes all those journalistic, documentaries and educational productions distributed in audio formats as chapters or episodes of a series.
The projects that are winners of the third edition of the International Festival of New Non-Fiction Narratives will be award a FINNOF 2021 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
The filmmakers who obtain special mentions will recognize with a diploma.
The award ceremony will be held in the city of Rosario, Argentina, on April 26, 2022.
FINNOF 2022 Awards
Applied projects that meet registration requirements will compete for the following prizes:
- Best Interactive Documentary (iDoc): awards the best project registered in the Interactive Documentary category (iDoc). The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2021 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best Web Series: awards the best project registered in the Interactive Documentary category (iDoc). The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best University Web Series: awards the best project registered in the Web Series category and produced by universities, student groups, or university groups in Latin America. This prize is awarded jointly with RENAU (National University Audiovisual Network). The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best Podcast: awards the best project registered in the Podcast category. The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best University Podcast: awards the best project registered in the Podcast category and produced by universities, student groups, or university groups in Latin America. The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best Transmedia Storytelling: awards the best project registered in the Transmedia Storytelling category. The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Best Virtual Reality Project: awards the best project registered in the Virtual Reality (VR) category. The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
- Audience Award: Through an open vote, the Festival audience will be able to choose among all the finalist works, and the one with the most options will win the award. The winner will be awarded a FINNOF 2022 statuette and a diploma of recognition.
FINNOF 2022 Special Mentions
Applied projects that meet registration requirements will compete for the special mentions:
- Special Mention in Human Rights: This distinction covers all the projects that apply and is accepted to compete in the festival. A special jury will award made up of members of the Human Rights Area of the National University of Rosario and the H.I.J.O.S.
- Special Mention in Gender and sexualities: This distinction covers all the projects that apply and is accepted to compete in the festival. A special jury will award made up of the Gender and Sexualities Area of the National University of Rosario.
- Special Mention in Science, Technology and Environment: This distinction covers all the projects that apply and is accepted to compete in the festival. A special jury will award made up of the Area of Science, Technology and Innovation for Development of the National University of Rosario.
They will be able to apply to the festival all those productions, national and international, whose themes are included in the field of non-fiction narratives and developed in the formats and languages proposed in the Festival categories. The productions must have released between March 2019 and March 2022.
All productions made in a language other than Spanish must include subtitles (in Spanish).
La inscripción al Festival es gratuita y se realiza a través de la plataforma Film Freeway (filmfreeway.com), se puede acceder en forma directa a la postulación desde el sitio web del Festival www.finnof.org
The Jury of the International Festival of New Nonfiction Narratives is made up of professionals with recognized experience in the fields of action of the categories defined for the awards. Each of the competing categories brings together three evaluating juries, who will select the winning productions in each category. Those persons directly or indirectly involved in the productions presented in competition may not be part of the Jury. The votes of the Jury will be secret, and the decisions will be taken in a simple majority. In turn, they will be committed not to express opinions or judgments prior to the awards day.
