CINEHasta en las Aulas (1)

Festival start: 15 April 2026      Festival end: 17 April 2026

The CINEHasta en las Aulas International Film Festival (FILMS in Class & Beyond) was created to recognize, showcase, and celebrate audiovisual talent generated within the educational and social spheres.
FILMS in Class & Beyond provides a space where teachers, students, people with disabilities, and at-risk communities can share their stories, learning experiences, and perspectives on the world, using film as a pedagogical, artistic, and inclusive tool.
FILMS in Class & Beyond understands audiovisual language as a powerful medium for learning by doing, communicating through feeling, and transforming through creativity.
This festival takes place in person in A Coruña and Madrid (Spain) and throughout Latin America, allowing for open and international participation without geographical or physical barriers.
This initiative originated in Maturín, Venezuela, in 2009 through audiovisual production training provided by a group of filmmaking specialists. This training led to the first "CINEHasta en las Aulas" (FILMS in Class & Beyond) festival, held in 2010, which has had seven editions. Now embarking on its international journey, this festival is supported by the Ibero-American film company Films Austères Europe SL.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Redi Award for Best Production in Category (Statue)
• Award for Best Educational Production for Teachers
• CINEHasta en las Aulas Children and Teenagers Award
• Award for Inclusive and Sustainable Production
• Award for Audiovisual Innovation with AI
• Honorable Mentions: creativity, values, social impact, narrative, or technique, awarded by the jury
• Audience Award: Most voted work (one vote per user)

The awards will be non-monetary: Certificates will be sent to the selected works in digital format, and the statuettes for the winning productions will be sent by mail. The winning works will be exhibited in the Festival's Official Online Showcase and disseminated through FILMS in Class & Beyond channels and networks, as well as in showcases associated with collaborating educational and cultural institutions.

EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES

a. To promote audiovisual education as a pedagogical and creative resource in classrooms at all educational levels.

b. To promote inclusion and diversity through the participation of people with disabilities or in vulnerable situations.

c. To give a voice to children and young people, promoting productions created by, for, and with them.

d. To showcase educational and social productions created within educational settings.

e. To recognize and disseminate audiovisual projects with social, educational, and cultural value.

f. To create a space for dialogue between Europe, Spain, Galicia, A Coruña, and Latin America through educational cinema.

CATEGORIES:
The festival includes five main categories:

1. Productions by Teachers: Short films created by teachers or educational teams, with an educational or reflective focus.

2. Children and teenagers producing for children and teenagers.

3. Works written, produced, and directed by university students.

4. Inclusive and sustainable productions: Short films made by, or in which actively participate, people with disabilities or at high social risk.

5. Collaborative or mixed category: Projects that bring together teachers, students, and at-risk or disabled groups in a collaborative learning and integration effort.

REGISTRATION FEE VARIES ACCORDING TO STAGE
- From December 1, 2025, to January 15, 2026: €3.
- From January 16 to February 15, 2026: €5.
- From February 16 to March 1, 2026: €8.
- From March 2nd to 15th, 2026, the fee will be €10.

TYPES OF ACCEPTED PRODUCTIONS
All productions that have not previously participated in international festivals.
Audiovisual productions of an educational or social nature are accepted, created in any of the following formats:
• Fiction
• Documentary
• Educational Sequence (short piece with an educational or reflective message)
• Animation / Stop Motion
• Creations made with Artificial Intelligence (AI), provided that its use is clearly indicated and copyright and creative ethics are respected.

Maximum duration: 10 minutes.

VOTING SYSTEM
Jury evaluation, use of ballots for the public (host country), and an online system for participating countries.