Festival Internacional De Cine De Ciudad Madero FiccMadero (9)

Festival start: 19 November 2025      Festival end: 22 November 2025

The Ciudad Madero International Film Festival (FICCMADERO) calls on Mexican and international producers and filmmakers to submit their short and feature films to the 99th Edition of the Festival, which will take place from November 19 to 22, 2025.

BEST NATIONAL FEATURE FILM
(National fiction feature films will participate in this category).


BEST ANIMATION FEATURE FILM
(National animated feature films will participate in this category)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM.
(National documentary feature films will participate in this category)


BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM
(Fiction short films will participate in this category)


BEST TAMAULIPEAN SHORT FILM
(Only short films from Tamaulipas will participate in this category).


BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
(For this category only high school and/or university students will participate).


BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM SCRIPT
(National fiction short films will participate in this category).


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category).

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category)


BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
(National short films will participate in this category)


BEST SOUNDTRACK
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
(International short films will participate in this category)

BETTER SOUND
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST MUSICALIZATION
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST EDITION
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ACTRESS
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST ACTOR
(National short films will participate in this category).


BEST DIRECTOR
(National short films will participate in this category).

The call for entries runs from February 7 to August 31, 2025, with a registration fee for short films and feature films.

On October 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the selected short films and feature films will be announced on our social media platforms.

The selected projects in competition will compete for the awards in the following categories:

FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES:
BEST NATIONAL FEATURE FILM
(For this category, national fiction feature films will compete).

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
(For this category, national animated feature films will compete).

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
(For this category, national documentary feature films will compete).

SHORT FILM CATEGORIES:
BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM
(For this category, national fiction short films will compete).

BEST TAMAULIPAS SHORT FILM
(For this category, only short films from Tamaulipas will compete).

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
(For this category, only high school and/or university students will compete).

BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY
(For this category, national fiction short films will compete).

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
(For this category, national documentary short films will compete).

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
(For this category, national animated short films will compete).

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
(For this category, national horror short films will compete).

BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
(For this category, national comedy short films will compete).

BEST SOUNDTRACK
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
(For this category, international short films will compete).

BEST SOUND DESIGN
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST MUSIC SCORE
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST EDITING
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST ACTRESS
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST ACTOR
(For this category, national short films will compete).

BEST DIRECTOR
(For this category, national short films will compete).

OFFICIAL SELECTION
The festival committee will select the short films that will be part of the official program for the seventh edition of FICCMA, which features various showcase sections.

SHOWCASE SECTIONS
Windows to Fiction
(Showcase of national and international short films with free themes).

Rainbow Screen
(Showcase of national and international short films on diversity-related themes).

Women Behind the Camera
(Showcase of national and international short films directed by women).