Summary
Sinopsis Cineclub at Spain’s Miguel Hernández University has opened its first homemade short-film competition for people or groups connected to Altea or the university, with no age limit. Each entrant may submit one film lasting two to seven minutes by May 24, 2027. The rules permit artificial-intelligence tools only if their use is explicitly disclosed in the credits, while saying films made without AI will receive special consideration. Entries must also credit the competition and include the Cineclub logo. A jury prize offers a three-month Filmin subscription, while attendees at a future screening gala will choose a public prize. The organizers frame the contest around stories made with domestic resources rather than large crews or budgets.
Hana’s perspective
I think the most revealing rule is not the disclosure requirement, which is increasingly standard, but the stated preference for films made without AI. That turns tool choice into part of the judging philosophy. For emerging filmmakers, it is a reminder that low-budget production and automated production are not the same thing: constraints can encourage visual invention, performance and editing choices without requiring generative systems. At the same time, allowing AI with clear credit is more useful than an outright ban because it gives audiences and judges context. Small competitions like this can become practical laboratories for the norms larger festivals will eventually need to formalize.
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