Dear Asian filmmakers, the Cartagena International Film Festival (Colombia) is accepting films until November 30, 2025.

About the festival:
The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival is a cinematographic event socially and culturally minded and by choice, free for anyone to access. FICCI constantly reads the particular circumstances of our country and our world to produce every year a world class version of our festival, guided by the preservation of freedom and the amplification of the cultural conversation through films and academic events that are relevant, humane, subtle, sophisticated and act as a vehicle to enhance human consciousness, expand democracy and help create free, progressive and inclusive societies.

Note: This article will only cover information on those sections/competitions where international films can be submitted. For information about national (Colombian) or Latin-American sections/competitions please visit the festival’s website.

This is an Academy Awards qualifying film festival (Best Film – Documentary Competition (Feature Docs) and Best Short Film)

Eligibility (International Films):
– All types and genres of films are welcome (Animation, Fiction, Documentary and Experimental).
– The festival accepts both shorts (under 60 minutes) and feature films (over 60 minutes).
– Films must have Colombia Premiere.
– Films must have been completed between 2025 and 2026.
– Productions spoken in Spanish must have English subtitles; those spoken in English must have Spanish subtitles; and those spoken in languages other than Spanish or English, must have subtitles in Spanish and English.
– The festival accepts films from students in specific categories.
– The festival accepts the following formats for exhibition: DCP, Apple ProRes 4444, Bluray or H264 Full HD or superior.
– Submissions must be done via FestHome.
– Submission Fees:
* Short Films – $ 30 USD
* Feature Films – $ 60 USD
– Deadline: November 30, 2025
– Notification Date: March 17, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmmakers.festhome.com/f/815/1 (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that 65th Cartagena International Film Festival will take place from April 14 – 19, 2026 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

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