ASUFICC - Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de Asunción (6)

Festival start: 06 October 2026      Festival end: 10 October 2026

ASUFICC - International Contemporary Film Festival of Asuncion is an event born with the aim of bringing contemporary cinema from around the world, through unique authors with works that take risks and invite reflection. Emphasizing social issues that empathize with the Asuncion and Paraguayan society, it seeks, through a program of cinematographic excellence, to form spectators with greater sensitivity and greater awareness of the cinematic experience and the problems of society. Likewise, it seeks to be a space for meeting and promotion of national creators.

Best film in the International Feature Film Competition.

Best film in the International Short Film Competition.

Best work in the Paraguayan Short Film Competition.

Likewise, they may grant up to two honorable mentions in case they deem it appropriate.

ASUFICC 2026

1. ASUFICC – Asunción International Contemporary Film Festival is an event born with the objective of bringing contemporary world cinema closer, through unique authors with works that take risks and invite reflection. Placing the emphasis on social issues that empathize with Asunción and Paraguayan society, it seeks, through a programming of cinematographic excellence, to educate spectators with greater sensitivity and greater awareness regarding the cinematographic experience and the problems of society. Likewise, it seeks to be a meeting space and a boost for national creators.

2. CALL FOR ENTRIES

ASUFICC invites the submission of works made from 2025 onwards, which have not been commercially premiered in Paraguay, to its competitive feature film and short film sections.

The categories in competition are:

International Feature Film Competition: works completed since 2025, with a minimum duration of 60 minutes, spoken or subtitled in Spanish, may participate. Fiction, documentary, animation, and/or experimental films of any nationality are accepted.

International Short Film Competition: works completed since 2025, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes, spoken or subtitled in Spanish, may participate. Fiction, documentary, animation, and/or experimental short films of any nationality are accepted.

Paraguayan Short Film Competition: works completed since 2025, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes, spoken or subtitled in Spanish, may participate. Fiction, documentary, animation, and/or experimental short films of Paraguayan production are accepted. Priority will be given to short films whose national premiere takes place within the framework of the festival.

3. SUBMISSION

Submissions are made by completing the registration form available on the official website of the festival, www.asuficc.com.Or through the Festhome online platform. The final deadline to submit works for this edition is July 15, 2026.

Only works duly registered within the indicated period will be accepted.

4. SELECTION

The submitted works will be evaluated by the ASUFICC programming team. The decisions of the programming team are final and unappealable.

Once the viewing and selection process is concluded, the decision regarding inclusion in this edition will be communicated to whoever holds the exhibition rights of the works.

Those who have not been selected will not be notified.

The programming team reserves the right to select and invite submitted works to participate in other sections of the festival.

The final selection will be communicated and published during the month of September on the official website and social media of the festival.

5. EXHIBITION COPIES

The selected films must be available for exhibition in a digital file in one of the following formats:

.mov / mp4 file

Apple ProRes file

Spanish subtitles must be included if they are spoken in a different language.

6. EXHIBITION

The selected works will be exhibited during the sixth edition of ASUFICC, to be held from October 6 to 10, 2026, according to what is stipulated in the festival's programming schedule.

The exhibitions will take place in person at venues in Asunción.

7. VENUES

The festival exhibitions will be held at the Centro Cultural Juan de Salazar, the Sala Moliere of the Alianza Francesa, and the Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano.

8. AWARDS

Each competition will have a jury composed of three people linked to the audiovisual and cultural field. The jurors will have a deliberation meeting after viewing the programming corresponding to their competition to determine the awards.

The jurors will be responsible for deciding the awards for this edition:

Best film in the International Feature Film Competition.

Best work in the International Short Film Competition.

Best work in the Paraguayan Short Film Competition.

Likewise, they may grant up to two honorable mentions in case they deem it appropriate.

The jury may not express public opinions about the works until the announcement of the awards. The decision they make will be final and unappealable.

9. RECOGNITION

The Festival will award the winners the ASUFICC statuette, which identifies the festival.

10. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

By registering a work in the Festival, the applicants authorize the use of excerpts and/or the trailer of the film, as well as images (stills), for communication and promotional purposes of the event.

It will be considered that whoever registers a work holds the exhibition rights to it.

IN CASE OF DOUBTS OR INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS CALL FOR ENTRIES,

WRITE TO: info@asuficc.com