Festival Internacional Del Audiovisual Para La Niñez Y La Adolescencia Kolibrí (20)

Festival start: 23 September 2026      Festival end: 04 October 2026

The audiovisual production company Nicobis celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, and also celebrates 20 years of life of the Kolibrí International Audiovisual Festival for Childhood and Adolescence!!!! which will take place from September 23 to October 4 in 5 Departments of Bolivia, based in the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz.

The Festival seeks to foster audiovisual literacy, creating children and adolescents capable of reading and understanding images, and being critical of what they consume and, therefore, of their own reality. All of this through exhibitions of quality children's productions and audiovisual training workshops, so that children and adolescents are able to create their own audiovisual works and develop their own judgment.

In the same way, it seeks to create a national and international network for educational audiovisual dissemination, as well as to discover and promote quality productions from different countries and continents aimed at childhood and adolescence.

For this edition, we want to emphasize water care and environmental protection, as part of our long-term alliance with the project “There is No Planet B” or “No Hay Planeta B”.

The festival has two types of juries, whose decisions will be final.

The first will be composed of children and adolescents. This jury will present a single award for the best work.

Single Childhood Award “Kolibrí Infantil”

The second jury will be composed of three Bolivian and/or foreign filmmakers and/or specialists of recognized prestige, who will present awards for each of the following categories:

“Kolibrí” for Best Fiction
“Kolibrí” for Best Documentary
“Kolibrí” for Best Animation
“Kolibrí” for Best Television Production
“Kolibrí” for Best Production Made by Children or Adolescents

Any of these categories may be declared vacant, or special mentions may be awarded in the aforementioned categories.

The Festival seeks to foster audiovisual literacy, creating children and adolescents capable of reading and understanding images, and being critical of what they consume and, therefore, of their own reality. All of this through exhibitions of quality children's productions and audiovisual training workshops, so that children and adolescents are able to create their own audiovisual works and develop their own judgment.

In the same way, it seeks to create a national and international network for educational audiovisual dissemination, as well as to discover and promote quality productions from different countries and continents aimed at childhood and adolescence.

For this edition, we want to emphasize water care and environmental protection, as part of our long-term alliance with the project “There is No Planet B” or “No Hay Planeta B”.

Competitive Sections

National and international works that fall into the categories of fiction, documentary, animation, TV series, and works made by children, girls, and adolescents may participate.

Works made during the confinement, whose theme revolves around the health emergency and childhood and youth in our countries and the world, will also be accepted.

Materials produced from the year 2023 onwards in video, film, and television will be accepted, whether they are short, medium, or feature films, independent of their participation in other festivals.

Works may be submitted in the following categories: Fiction, animation, documentary, television series, and works made by children and adolescents up to 19 years old.

Requirements

For their exhibition, the works must meet the following requirements:

· Be aimed at childhood and adolescence.
· Works must be in Spanish, dubbed into Spanish, or with Spanish subtitles.
· In the case of a series, it will be possible to compete with a maximum of two chapters, chosen by the filmmaker.
· Works must be in high quality to be screened in excellent conditions.
· Send the technical datasheet or the registration form.
· Send two stills or photographs of the video in digital format for inclusion in the catalog.

Reception of Works

· Works will be accepted if they are registered through our form: https://forms.gle/Y1PjeDMWWpzstTwe7 or through FESTHOME: https://festhome.com/festival/kolibr-festival

Registrations

. Registration is free and will be open from May 15 to July 31, 2026.

. Without this information, the work will not be accepted by the Selection Committee.

Awards and Juries

The festival has two types of juries, whose decisions will be final.

The first will be composed of children and adolescents. This jury will present a single award for the best work.

Single Childhood Award “Kolibrí Infantil”

The second jury will be composed of three Bolivian and/or foreign filmmakers and/or specialists of recognized prestige, who will present awards for each of the following categories:

“Kolibrí” for Best Fiction
“Kolibrí” for Best Documentary
“Kolibrí” for Best Animation
“Kolibrí” for Best Television Production
“Kolibrí” for Best Production Made by Children or Adolescents

Any of these categories may be declared vacant, or special mentions may be awarded in the aforementioned categories.

Parallel Activities

Parallel to the exhibition of the works in competition, audiovisual production workshops will be held as a tool for transformation together with children and youth. Likewise, workshops will be held with teachers from peri-urban areas of Bolivia to provide them with pedagogical tools to bring audiovisuals into the classroom.

Discussion panels are also an important part of our annual activities, where we collectively rethink the paths, crossroads, gaps, and bridges built around children's audiovisuals in Bolivia and Ibero-America.

Dissemination

The received works will become part of the Festival's Audiovisual Archive and will not be used for commercial purposes. The works may be used for educational, cultural, or promotional screenings.

Contact
For more information, please contact:
Direction: Geraldine Ovando: geraldine.ovando@gmail.com
Production: Victoria Suaznabar: vlsuaznabar@gmail.com

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