Drets Humans i Acció

19/09/2025

[Versió en català] [Versión en español, más abajo] [English version, below]

Canvi en la data i en el lloc on es projectaran les obres seleccionades pel Jurat de la 12a Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges "Drets Humans i... Acció!".

Aquest acte no tindrà lloc en el dia i el lloc anunciats en les Bases de convocatòria de l'Edició d'enguany de la Mostra, sinó que se celebrarà el dia 28 d'octubre, de l'any en curs, 2025, en la Sala d'Actes del Museu de Belles Arts, situat en l'Avinguda dels Germans Bou, núm. 28, de Castelló de la Plana.

L'hora de la projecció sí que es manté en l'anunciada, és a dir, les 19.00 h.

Us demanem disculpes per les molèsties que tot plegat us puga causar.

[Versión en español] [English version, below]

Cambio en la fecha y en el lugar donde se proyectarán las obras seleccionadas por el Jurado de la 12.ª Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes "Derechos Humanos y... ¡Acción!".

Este acto no tendrá lugar en el día y el lugar anunciados en las Bases de convocatoria de la Edición de este año de la Muestra, sino que se celebrará el día 28 de octubre, del año en curso, 2025, en el Salón de Actos del Museo de Bellas Artes, situado en la Avenida de los Hermanos Bou, n.º 28, de Castelló de la Plana.

La hora de la proyección sí que se mantiene en la anunciada, es decir, las 19.00 h.

Os pedimos disculpas por las molestias que todo ello os pueda causar.

[English version]

Change in the date and venue of the screening of the works selected by the Jury of the 12th International Short Film Festival "Human Rights and... Action!"

This event will not take place on the date and venue announced in the Call for Entries for this year's edition of the Festival. Instead, it will be held on October 28, 2025, in the Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts, located at Avenida de los Hermanos Bou, 28, Castelló de la Plana.

The screening time will remain as announced, i.e., 7:00 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

24/01/2020

Here you have, attached in JPG graphic format, the information sheet that was provided to the public attending the 6th edition of the International Short Film Exhibition “Human Rights and ... Action!”, which was held on November 22, 2019 in the Raval Theatre of Castelló de la Plana, Spain.

12/11/2019

WE ALREADY HAVE A DECISION OF THE JURY FOR THE 2019 EDITION OF THE EXHIBITION.

The jury's decision was as follows:

The following short films have been selected to be shown in our Exhibition:

- «COMING ASHORE», 10 min., 2018, Spain, SANTI PALACIOS, MIKEL KONATE, Documentary.
- «ENDLESS», 5 min., 2019, Iran, REZA GOLCHIN, Documentary.
- «FEAR», 14 min., 2018, Spain, JUAN JOSE SERRANO OLMEDO, Fiction.
- «IAN, A MOVING STORY», 09 min., 2018, Argentina, ABEL GOLDFARB, Animation.
- «TENANTS», 7 min., 2019, Spain, ALEXANDRA GASCÓN, Fiction.
- «OBSOLESCENCE», 10 min., 2019, Spain, JESÚS MARTÍNEZ TORMO, Animation.
- «BLACK RUNNER», 6 min., 2018, Spain, ANNA SANMARTÍ and DINA OBESO, Fiction.
- «TARO», 17 min., 2019, Spain, DANI REBNER, Fiction.
- «A STRANGE BODY», 1 min., 2019, Argentina, CRISTIAN GÓMEZ AGUILAR, Documentary.
- «ONE», 10 min., 2018, Spain, JAVIER MARCO, Fiction.

The selected short films will be screened at 7:00 p.m. on November 22, 2019 at the Teatre del Raval, 38 Compte de Pestagua street, Castelló de la Plana, Spain.

The participation data, for the archive, have been the following:

In total, 252 short films have been presented.

By gender, their number has been: 38 animation (15.1%), 74 documentaries (29.4%) and 137 fiction (54.4%), to which 1 animation-documentary must be added and 2 documentaries-fiction.

The section of those that last less than 5 minutes has been represented by 48 of the works submitted (19.0%).

Meanwhile, the one related to films made by at least one woman has accounted for 90 of those presented (35.7%).

Finally, as regards the Country of production, its number has been as follows:
161 produced in Spain, exclusively (63.9%).
3 co-produced with Spanish participation (1.1%).
88 produced or co-produced abroad, exclusively (34.9%).

Which implies a provenance of 29 different countries.

13/06/2019

Convened the 6th edition of the International Exhibition of short films "Human Rights and... Action!"

Last year's edition was attended by a total of 122 films from around the world, coming from up to 27 different countries.

By genre, 52% corresponded to works of fiction, 37% were documentaries and the rest, 11%, of animation. Finally, in terms of authorship, women accounted for 26% of the total.

The Local Group of Castelló of Amnesty International is responsible for the organization of this event, which was born in 2014 with the intention of being a representative showcase of what is being done, in the world arena, in the field of short films, with the Human Rights as the subject.

Given the exclusively informative aspect they have, attendance at these sessions is free and open for all the public.

The aspects that can be identified as fundamental to the call are:

- There is no registration fee.

- Works of directors of any nationality are accepted.

- Can be presented fiction, documentary or animation short films.

- The duration of the works can not exceed 30 minutes and they must be produced as of January 1, 2018.

- The works that can be seen in the Exhibition will be selected from among those presented by a jury composed of three members of the field of the arts, preferably audiovisual, and two people from the organization.

- The selection must include, at least, one short film of each genre: fiction, documentary and animation as well as one short film with less than five minutes’ duration.

- Each of the selected short films will receive 50 euros net of taxes, in terms of exhibition rights.

- The short films can be submitted, from June 15, 2019, until midnight on September 15, 2019 through one of the following digital platforms:

CLICK FOR FESTIVALS
MOVIBETA

In addition to this option, participants can also send the film through a permanent play link, which will provide a password, if necessary, by sending an e-mail to the address:

[email protected]

The complete bases, written in each of the three languages, Catalan, Spanish and English, can be consulted and downloaded at the following address:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8v6bnfh6420xvk8/mostra-drets-humans-i-accio-2019.pdf?dl=0

The session in which the selected works will be screened will take place on November 22, 2019, at the Teatre del Raval in Castelló de la Plana, starting at 7:00 p.m.

22/05/2019

From today in half a year, the 6th edition of the Exhibition.

It seems as if it were yesterday, but it has already been half a year since the 5th edition: Well, from today in another six months, that is, 22 November of this same year, will take place the next edition, the 6th, of the International Short Film Exhibition "Human Rights and... Action!".

The venue will continue to be the Raval Theatre of Castelló de la Plana, Spain. In a few days, the Castelló Local Group Commission of Amnesty International, in charge of organizing the event, plans to make public its call, as well as the bases by which it will be governed.

We will keep you up to date on this.

D’avui en mig any, la 6a edició de la Mostra.

Sembla com si fos ahir, però, ha passat ja mig any des de la 5a edició: Doncs, d’avui en uns altres sis mesos, és a dir, el 22 de novembre d’aquest mateix any, tindrà lloc la següent, la 6a, de la Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges «Drets Humans i... Acció!».

El lloc de celebració continuarà sent el Teatre del Raval de Castelló de la Plana.

En pocs dies, la comissió del Grup Local de Castelló d’Amnistia Internacional, encarregada de l’organització de l’esdeveniment, té previst fer pública la seua convocatòria, així com les bases per les quals es regirà.

Us mantindrem puntualment informats de tot plegat.

23/11/2018

The solidarity march «Move you for Human Rights» closes the «Week of Human Rights in Castelló»

Last Sunday, November 18, 2018, the 6th solidarity march was held, which, as every year, is organized by the Castellón Local Group of Amnesty International, together with the Castelló Excursionist Center.

This activity closes the cycle of those that make up the "Week of Human Rights in Castelló".

The purpose of the march is, in addition to enjoying a festive day and fraternization between all the people who want to accompany us, to broaden the base of strata of society to which Amnesty International's proposals can be sent.

This year the transfer from the Capital of La Plana to the departure point of the walk, as well as the return, was made by bus, with departure scheduled for 8:00 am in the morning from the Garden of the Auditorium of that city.

At that time the weather threatened rain, and the predictions for the rest of the day, which ended up being fulfilled, were not better, despite which, the participation was around 70 people.

The well-known one like "Route of the water" was crossed, between the populations of Viver and Jérica.

It is a refreshing and light route that runs through a place full of fountains, rivers, underground rivers, prehistoric sites, monumental trees, pools for bathing in the Palància river, villages, riverside landscapes and spectacular landscapes, always accompanied by the murmur of the water and the refreshing fountains that allow to know a little these beautiful villages of the Palància.

They were traveled, in total, 12.5 kilometers, and, despite having to endure several episodes of intermittent rain, the general opinion of the attendance was of satisfaction, in particular, for the beautiful ocher tones that the autumn landscape wore.

Both when going through Viver, as on arrival in Jérica, and as he had done the day of the screening of the short films selected for the Exhibition and the opening of the exhibition of the works submitted to the children's painting competition "Give your drawing", the Local Group of Castelló of Amnesty International installed, in the respective Major Squeres, an "itinerary", drawn on the ground, representative of the process by which a woman must pass when she has been a victim of sexual violence. In successive points of this path, 3 stones were placed, representative, each one of them, of one of the phases of the process: police station, hospital and court. Each obstacle/stone was accompanied by an informative poster. At the end of the tour, it was available to the attendees, in order to sign it, a manifesto to denounce this situation. All within the action that the Spanish Section of Amnesty International is currently carrying out, under the slogan "ENOUGH OBSTACLES FOR THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: ".

Well, here you have, as attached images, a small sample of the infinity of photos taken this day.

16/11/2018

Inauguration of the Exhibition of the participating works in the children's painting competition «Give your drawing».

As has already been mentioned in this post, the Short Film Exhibition is part of a series of events that are celebrated under the theme of Human Rights Week in Castelló.

The other two are: A children's painting contest with a theme related to Human Rights, which is to which we refer here, and solidarity hiker walk, organized the three, by the Local Group Castelló Amnesty International, the latter in collaboration with the Castelló Excursionist Center.

The painting contest, which this year celebrated its 4th edition, is called among students in primary schools in our area, and we have given the name "Give your drawing" since, the winning work is the main face of a postcard that we publish each year, coinciding with the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day, so it can be sent by anyone who wants it, to other people in the world who have suffered violations human rights, and / or that are at risk of suffering, giving they encouragement.

All the works submitted to the contest are displayed in the vestibule of the Museum of Fine Arts of Castelló. This year, 2018, the opening of this exhibition took place on November 9, and closes on the 25th of the same month.

How they already made the day of the screening of the shorts selected for the Show, and it is expected that they will return to the exit, and upon arrival, of the walk, just in front of the entrance to the venue, the Local Group of Castelló Amnesty International, organizer of the event, had installed, symbolized on the ground, an "itinerary" representative of the process by which a woman has to pass when she has been a victim of sexual violence. In successive points of this path, 3 stones were placed, representative, each one of them, of one of the phases of the process: police station, hospital and court. Each obstacle / stone was accompanied by an informative poster. At the end of the tour, it was available to the attendees, in order to sign it, a manifesto to denounce this situation. All within the action that the Spanish Section of Amnesty International is currently carrying out, under the slogan "RISK OF OBSTACLES FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: ".

Well, here you have, attached, a small sample of the images recorded the day of the inauguration.

15/11/2018

A chronicle of the 5th Edition of the International Short Film Exhibition «Human Rights and ... Action!»

On Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 7:00 pm, the screening of the shorts that had been selected by the jury for this edition of the Festival took place at the Teatro del Raval in Castelló de la Plana, Spain.

In the hall of the premises, and just in front of the entrance door to the projection room, the Local Group of Castelló of Amnesty International, organizer of the Exhibition, had installed, symbolized on the ground, a representative "itinerary" of the process by which a woman has to go through when she has been a victim of sexual violence. In successive points of this path, 3 stones were placed, each representing one of the phases of the process: police station, hospital and courthouse. Each stone was accompanied by an informative poster. At the end of the tour, it was available to the attendees, in order to sign it, a manifesto to denounce this situation. All within the action that the Spanish Section of Amnesty International is currently carrying out, under the slogan "ENOUGH OF OBSTACLES FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: ".

Prior to the screening, the act was presented by one of the members of the Jury, who recalled that the exhibition had been born four years ago, with the intention of being a representative showcase of what is being done in the field of short films, around the world, with a theme related to Human Rights.

And how, from the beginning, it self-imposed two criteria, as conditions to be met by the selected shorts, to ensure that the selection was as varied as possible: That there would be in each edition, at least one of each of the film genres, documentary, fiction and animation, and, at least, one less than five minutes long.

I must confess (he said) that the latter, which we would say "very short shorts", constitute our weakness: We believe that, in the field of dissemination and education, be able to transmit, in a "few" images , an overwhelming message, is extremely captivating for the viewer who receives it and effective because of the impact it implies on their awareness.

He went on, then, to give some statistical information about this edition, as for example, that the number of films registered was 122, of which, he specified, only 32, 26%, had been directed by women, while those of Spanish production had represented 81%, compared to 16% of exclusively foreign production and only 3% of co-productions with some Spanish participation.

Regarding the variety of themes, which the shorts that were going to be seen picked up, he said that he believed that they were broad enough, given that, in one way or another, they dealt with each of the themes: Immigration, refugees, exploitation, speculation, social inequality, poverty, child exploitation, evictions, repression, censorship, armament, effects of war, rights of minors, mistreatment of women.

He made a special mention in relation to the fact that, since the first edition of the exhibition, the short film that closed the program "play down" from the general dramatic tone, consequent with the theme dealt with, was say, the situation of Human Rights in the World, and that they had tried to do so, once again, this year.

To finish, he said that, treating the issues they dealt with, he could not wish the attendees to enjoy the session, because it is difficult to do so, he said, but what he did trust was that they thought the selection that was presented to them.

It is fair to say, in relation to this last point that, at the end of the screening, the audience expressed their opinion, for what he had just seen, through a warm applause.

And, as data for the history of the sample, to record that, according to the services of counting of the room, the attendance was of 54 people: 34 women and 20 men.

06/11/2018

Here you have, attached in a JPG graphic format, the information sheet that will be provided to the public attending the 5th edition of the International Short Film Exhibition "Human Rights and... Action!", which will be held on November 8, 2018, at the Teatro del Raval in Castelló de la Plana, Spain.

03/11/2018

Poster announcing the Human Rights Week in Castelló, Spain, for this year, 2018, within which the International Short Film Exhibition "Human Rights and... Action!" is celebrated.

Cartell anunciador de la Setmana dels Drets Humans a Castelló per a enguany, 2018, dins de la qual se celebra la Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges "Drets Humans i... Acció!".

12/10/2018

122 curtmetratges presentats a la 5a Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges «Drets Humans i... Acció!».

La Mostra consisteix en l'exhibició d'una selecció de curts sobre els Drets Humans.

El certamen pretén ser un aparador de què s'està fent, arreu del Món, en l'àmbit dels curtmetratges, sobre aqueixa temàtica, i ve celebrant-se anualment en la capital de la Plana des de l'any 2014.

Els curts inscrits en l'edició d'enguany provenen d'un total de 27 països diferents, si bé la majoria, el 82%, són de producció espanyola. Per gèneres, un 52% corresponen a obres de ficció, el 37% són documentals i la resta, l'11%, d'animació. Finalment, pel que fa a l'autoria, les dones signifiquen el 26% del total.

Les obres que es podran visionar en la Mostra seran seleccionades d'entre les presentades per un jurat compost per tres membres de l'àmbit de les arts, preferentment les audiovisuals, i dues persones de l'organització.

La selecció haurà d'incloure, almenys, un curt de cadascun dels gèneres: ficció, documental i animació, així com, almenys, un curt de menys de 5 minuts de duració.

A més, el jurat procurarà seguir per a la selecció dels curts, en la mesura que siga possible, els criteris o recomanacions següents:
• Que arrepleguen una varietat de temàtiques la més àmplia possible: refugiats, memòria històrica, desnonaments, drets dels menors, efectes de la guerra, desapareguts, ..., etc.
• Que incorporen la perspectiva de gènere: Encara que siga difícil arribar al 50% de realitzadores, estaria bé incloure el màxim possible, respectant sempre criteris de qualitat.
• Atendre a la diversitat d'origen de les produccions.
• Incloure curts que diversifiquen el to dramàtic general.

La sessió en què es projectaran les obres seleccionades tindrà lloc el pròxim 8 de novembre, en el Teatre del Raval, a partir de les 19 hores, el què, per tal de commemorar aquesta 5a edició, constitueix un canvi pel que fa a les últimes celebrades, les quals havien estat fent-ho en la Casa de Cultura del carrer Antonio Maura.

L'esdeveniment està organitzat pel Grup Local de Castelló d'Amnistia internacional, amb la col·laboració de l'Ajuntament de la Ciutat, que cedeix el local.

Com en totes les edicions anteriors, l'assistència a la projecció serà lliure i gratuïta per a tot el públic.