Festival Internacional Audiovisual SÁFICXS (1)

Festival start: 20 November 2025      Festival end: 23 November 2025

NEXT SCREENING during Pride Month in Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd 2025 #MuestraSaficxs2025


The SAFICXS International Lesbian Film Festival showcases short films created by members of the lesbian, transvestite, transgender and non-binary community on Argentinian screens.

By watching films from around the world, we can see, hear, reflect on and experience how love is expressed and how female characters relate sexually and emotionally.

Honouring Sappho's heritage, we ask ourselves as a community what does Sapphic mean today?

We screened during Pride Month in Buenos Aires.

Jury Awards:

We will have a Jury of audiovisual professionals and researchers who will award one prize per section and may also make a special mention for each category.

The prize consists of:

- a certificate
- a new screening of the winning films in November 2025.
in a Event called #MuestraSaficxs2025 From Novemeber 20th up to 23th 2025

There will also be an Audience's Favorite Award, based on the voting that will take place both in person and through social networks.

The SÁFICXS International Audiovisual Festival puts on Argentine screens short films made by people who perceive themselves as part of the Lesbian, Transvestite, Trans, Intersex, Non-Binary collective.

We see, listen, reflect and feel from watching on screen how lesbian personalities and characters express themselves and relate to each other.
Honoring the heritage of the poet Sappho, Greek woman inhabitant of the island of Lesbos in the 650th century BC, who with her verses worshiping the Goddess Aphrodite and moved by the beauty of femininity generates the term that names us as a diverse identity even today.

We ask ourselves as a community what does Sapphic mean today?
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The screenings of the selected films will take place in Buenos Aires, on Friday 21th and, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd, November 2025, in the context of Pride Month in our city.
https://www.marchadelorgullo.org.ar/
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ARTICLE 1

We welcome the participation of works of all audiovisual genres with a duration between 30 seconds and 30 minutes, made in all countries, by women, lesbians, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary. We accept films from all years, but we will give priority to works made after January 2022.

ARTICLE 2

The registration of films in all categories for Argentine content will be free of charge and for foreign productions will be charged a value in USD according to the territory of origin.

The call for entries will be open from August 7th up to October 27th of 2025.

ARTICLE 3

The 2025 edition of the SAFICXS Audiovisual Festival will include the following categories:

3.1 ARGENTINE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Films between 30 seconds and 30 minutes from all provinces of Argentina. All film genres and audiovisual filmmaking techniques are welcome: fiction, documentary, video clip, video dance, video art, experimental film, animation, AI-generated, others. The film must present or represent a sapphic, lesbian story. We are not looking for films made by cis men. We want to see and program films made by lesbians, women, bisexuals, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary people.

3.2 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION‍

Films between 30 seconds and 30 minutes from all countries of the five continents, except Argentina All film genres and audiovisual filmmaking techniques are welcome: fiction, documentary, music video, video dance, video art, experimental film, animation, AI-generated, other. The film must present or represent a sapphic, lesbian story. We are not looking for films made by cis men. We want to see and programme films made by lesbians, women, bisexuals, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary people

3.3 INTERNATIONAL VERTICAL FILM COMPETITION

Films between 30 seconds and 3 minutes from all countries of the five continents, including Argentina All film genres and audiovisual production techniques are welcome: fiction, documentary, video clip, video dance, video art, experimental film, animation, AI-generated, others. The format must be made in 9:16, all recording devices and equipment are valid, (cameras, mobile phones, iphone, tablets, photo cameras) as long as it is in vertical framing and with a cinematographic narrative. The film must present or depict a sapphic, lesbian or gay story. We are not looking for films made by cis men. We want to see and program films made by lesbians, women, bisexuals, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary people.

3.4 COMPETENCIA INTERNACIONAL YOU TUBE FAN EDIT

Films between 2 and 10 minutes from all countries of the five continents, including Argentina, made by a fan who edits safic-lesbian contents only with the purpose of entertaining or reflecting without making economic profit or infringing copyright law. All characters, names, places, titles, songs (including both lyrics and music), dialogues, clips, etc. belong to their respective owners. Any copyright infringement is unintentional. The film must feature or depict a gay or lesbian storyline. We are not looking for films made by cis men. We want to view and program films made by lesbians, women, bisexuals, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary people.

3.5 COMPETENCIA INTERNACIONAL Video PODCAST

Films between 2 and 10 minutes from all countries of the five continents, including Argentina, made by one/one person or a group, where research and dissemination of themes, works of art, and sapphic-lesbian personalities is done.
In order to entertain or reflect, strengthening the LBTIQ community and promoting interaction with audiences, with respect and creative feedback. All rights to characters, names, places, titles, songs (including both lyrics and music), dialogues, clips, etc. belong to their respective owners. Any copyright infringement is unintentional.
Choose only one of the chapters of your podcast. It must feature or depict a safic, lesbian story. We are not looking for films made by cis men. We want to see and program films made by lesbians, women, bisexuals, transvestites, trans, intersex, non-binary people.


ARTICLE 4

About the film genres that can participate in the SAFICXS Film Fest.
All audiovisual genres are welcome: Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Fantastic, Fiction, Horror, Vertical, Video Art, Videoclip, Videodance, Videopodcast, others.


ARTICLE 5

About the screenings:
5.1 - Each selected film will have 1 on-site screening.

5.2 - Once the Festival has been notified of the selection of the film, its producer or representative must send the requested materials that will be used for the digital catalogue, the website, the press, publicity and the diffusion of the film at the Festival.

5.3 - The films will be presented in their original language, subtitled in Spanish if they are in a foreign language.

5.4 - If you need help with the subtitling process, we can charge an additional fee for taking on the task.

ARTICLE 6

In order to submit a film for the Festival's selection, it is necessary to have the copyright of the audiovisual work.

The following steps must be completed:

a) Register through Festhome.
b) Send a download link with the projection copy in the highest possible definition.
c) Provide material for the promotion of the short film: poster, director's photo, stills of the film.

ARTICLE 7

The schedule of Spring dates for the 2025 edition of the Saficxs Film Fest is as follows:

Opening Date: August 7, 2025

Earlybird Deadline: September 7, 2025

Spring Deadline: October 7, 2025

Extended Deadline: October 27, 2025
Notification Date: November 10, 2025

Event Date: November 20 – 23, 2025


-Screenings of the Event: Friday Novemeber 21th, Saturday June 22th and Sunday 23th 2025

-Screenings of the winning films: November 2025 as the first Saturday of that month is historically the Pride Parade in Buenos Aires

ARTICLE 8

Jury Awards:
We will have a Jury of audiovisual professionals and researchers who will award one prize per section and may also make a special mention for each category.
The prize consists of:

A certificate
A new screening of the winning films in November 2025


ARTICLE 9

The festival organisers will appoint the members of the juries for each section. Decisions will be taken by absolute majority. The members of the Jury firmly undertake not to publicly express their opinions on the films submitted for their consideration before the official announcement of the awards.

ARTICLE 10

Once a film has been selected, it may not be withdrawn from the Festival.

10.1. The producers and distributors of those films included in the Competitions undertake to include in all their publicity and press material the phrase ‘Official Selection of the SAFICXS International Film Festival’, using the official laurels of the Festival.

10.2. The producers and distributors of films that win awards undertake to highlight them in all their publicity and press material, using the Festival's official laurels.

10.3. The graphics of the official laurels will be sent by mail to be used.

CONTACT
saficas.saficxs.filmfest@gmail.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/saficxs.filmfest/