No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Dec 26
0€
01 Sep 2026
Call for entries
15 Dec 2026
Final deadline
23 Apr 2027
Notification date
22 Apr 2027
25 Apr 2027
Festival start: 22 April 2027 Festival end: 25 April 2027
CALL FOR ENTRIES 4RD
LESFEST LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF PERU
LIMA - PERU, 2027
COMPETITIONS
Lesfest features five competitions:
- International Feature Film Competition: Productions from any country worldwide with a running time of over 60 minutes are eligible. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2025.
- International Short Film Competition: Films from any country worldwide with a maximum running time of 30 minutes are eligible. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2024.
- Lesbination – International Animation Competition: open to animated films from anywhere in the world with a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2025.
- International Series Competition: Series from any country worldwide with a minimum running time of 1 minute and a maximum of 40 minutes in various production formats are eligible. The episodes must have been produced after January 1, 2024.
Peruvian Competition, open to peruavian films with a maximum duration of 30 minutes. These films must have been produced after January 1, 2025.
Lesfest Award for Best Feature Film
Lesfest Award for Best Short Film
Lesfest Award for Best Animation
Lesfest Award for Best Series
CONDITIONS
The call for applications opens on Tuesday, September 1, and runs until January 31, 2027.
If the film is not in Spanish, the screening copies must include Spanish subtitles in an SRT file.
If the film is selected, final technical specifications and promotional material requirements will be requested.
The filmmakers must hold the rights to the film.
Any questions or ambiguities in these guidelines will be resolved by the Festival's Artistic Direction.
All participating films may be eligible for screening at Festival events for one year after the third edition, which will be communicated to the filmmakers in advance.
Inquiries regarding the call for entries, as well as any matters not covered herein, will be handled by the Festival organizers at the following email address: lesfestperu@gmail.com
RESULTS
Selected filmmakers will be notified by March 28, 2026. Submission of the screening files will constitute a commitment and guarantee of participation.
The list of selected films will be announced prior to the start of the Festival.
Lesfest will take place from April 22 to 25, 2027.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Dec 26
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Dec 26
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Dec 26