- The Humans Lab, open to any short film project on the defense of human rights, will be held from November 29 to December 1 in Valencia
- The registration period will remain open until Thursday, October 31 through a form available on the Humans Fest website.
The Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival, Humans Fest, organized by the Foundation for Justice since 2009, has opened the call for applications second edition his audiovisual creation laboratory: Humans Lab, an initiative that was launched last year with the aim of promoting the writing of film scripts on human rights, as well as supporting authors in their creative processes through master classes and personalized tutoring.
Humans Fest 2024 will be held from November 29th to December 1st, three days during which different professionals from the film industry will accompany the participants in improving the works presented. For example, last year the director Estíbaliz Urresola and the consultant Salima Jirari were present.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN HUMANS LAB 2024?
The Humans Lab call is open to anyone of legal age, of any nationality, who can prove studies or experience related to cinema and/or audiovisual creation. Among the candidates will be chosen five projects, of which at least two will be from the Valencian Community.
The deadline for inscription will remain open until October 31st. Eligible projects can be short films of any genre (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental or hybrid) that have not been brought to the screen previously. They must be presented by their director, screenwriter and/or producer through the form enabled on the Humans Fest website itself.
FINANCIAL PRIZE FOR ONE OF THE FINALIST WORKS
One of the main novelties of Humans Lab 2024 is that one of the five selected projects will receive, after completing the three days of training, a Financial endowment of 500 euros for the screenwriter, so that it can complete the development phase. To do this, the Humans Fest laboratory will have a jury formed by producers and/or professionals from the audiovisual industry, who will evaluate aspects such as the originality of the script, the presence of human rights defense and the viability of the project's production.
ABOUT HUMANS FEST AND HUMANS LAB
Humans Fest is one of the main activities promoted by the Foundation for Justice with the aim of defending human rights and denouncing their violations around the world through cinema, a powerful tool and power to raise awareness. It is part of the international Human Rights Film Network.
Its XV edition (2024), in which the Humans Lab is part of, is celebrated thanks to the collaboration of the Vice Presidency and Department of Social Services, Equality and Housing, Diputació de València, the Equality Area of the City Council of Valencia, Institut Valencià of Culture, Caixa Popular and Teika. For its part, the Valencian regional radio and television station À Punt has been the official media of the festival.
In addition, the Humans Lab initiative also has the support of the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA).