Cuenca International Film Festival – Call for Entry 2025

By Asian Film Festival on January 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Dear Asian filmmakers, the Cuenca International Film Festival (Ecuador) is accepting films until March 12, 2025.

About the Festival:
The FICC is one of the pioneering festivals in Ecuador that has been consolidated throughout more than two decades of history. During different editions, our event received the visit of renowned international film personalities such as Laurent Cantet, Isaki Lacuesta, Goran Paskaljevic and Eduardo Noriega, among many others.

And since 2021, with its own organization, the Cuenca International Shortfest has been held, as an allied space of the FICC, to promote short films.

The 2025 edition will feature four international competitive sections: International Feature Film Competition (for works of more than 40 minutes of any theme, genre and style); Latin American Feature Film Competition, International Short Film Competition, and Competition for Ecuadorian and Cuenca short films.

Note: This article will cover only sections/competitions where international filmmakers can apply, for local filmmakers please visit the official website for more information.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts both shorts (under 40 minutes) and feature films (over 40 minutes) from all kind of genres (fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental).
– Films must have been produced after January 1, 2023.
– The Festival does not require a premiere condition but will give priority to films that have not been previously screened in the Republic of Ecuador.
– Once registered and selected, the film cannot be withdrawn from the Festival’s programming, nor can it be exhibited in Ecuadorian territory before its official presentation at the FICC.
– All films must have Spanish or English subtitles in case Spanish is not the original language.
– Submissions can be made via FilmFreeway or FestHome.
– Submissions Fees and Deadlines: