Muestra Internacional Documental De Bogotá (27)

Festival start: 29 October 2025      Festival end: 07 November 2025

The Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival (MIDBO), organized by the Colombian Documentary Filmmakers Corporation ALADOS, is an event specialized in documentaries that over the past 26 years has consolidated itself in Colombia and Latin America as a fundamental space for exhibition, dialogue, and thought around non-fiction audiovisual works.

For the 27th edition of MIDBO, we invite filmmakers and producers to submit their audiovisual works for the 2025 film call and to participate in various training and discussion spaces that will be held both virtually and in person during the event.

This year, the 27th edition of MIDBO will take place from October 29 to November 7 in Bogotá, Colombia. The event will tour different regions of the country throughout the year, maintaining our "Martes MIDBO-ALADOS" screening series in various partner venues.

After 26 editions, MIDBO continues to work on creating an event that fosters and trusts in reflection on documentaries, the ways in which we approach reality, with our main interest being the many ways of documenting the world. Committed to the goal of unraveling the complexity of a reality that exceeds us, we continue to build each year the ideal space to meet and reflect on documentary work.

For 2025, we maintain our interest in promoting creation and recognizing the efforts of filmmakers by offering two competitive sections: one for Ibero-American feature films and another for national short films. We will award the prize for Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature, for films longer than 60 minutes made in Ibero-America, and the prize for Best National Documentary Short, for films no longer than 30 minutes made in Colombia or by a Colombian. The jury for each competition will be announced one month before the event and will consist of three (3) artists, filmmakers, writers, critics, or cultural managers.

*** We are committed to being an inclusive event, so we will pay special attention to films that include audio description for blind individuals, closed captions, or inclusive subtitles for deaf audiences. ***

Cash Prizes: 5,000$

Cash Awards: COP $20,500,000

Ibero-American Feature Film Competition
"Cultura Bogotá" Award by SCRD
Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature: COP $10,000,000

National Short Film Competition
"Cultura Bogotá" Award by SCRD
Best National Documentary Short: COP $10,000,000

Quijote Award by the International Federation of Film Societies
Best Short Film: COP $500,000

*The jury for the National Short Film Competition and the Ibero-American Feature Film Competition may propose an honorable mention if necessary.
*The decisions of the programming committee and the juries will be final.
*Quijote Award coordinated by Cineclub Imagen Viajera.

1. Registration Modalities

Filmmakers and producers can submit their films under the following modalities:

1.1 National Films
Open to recent documentary films by Colombian filmmakers, whether they live in Colombia or abroad, in either short film or feature film formats.

1.2 Ibero-American Films
Open to recent documentary films by Ibero-American filmmakers, whether they live in their home country or abroad.

1.3 International Films
Open to recent documentaries from countries outside Colombia and Ibero-America (non-Iberian Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the United States, and Canada).

1.4 Colombian Films Made in Community Processes
Offers a space for Colombian films made in the context of community-based projects.

*Films of any length and format are eligible for submission in all categories. The theme is open.

2. Conditions for Participation
Participants in the MIDBO 2025 film call accept the following conditions:

2.1 Films must have been completed after January 1, 2024.
2.2 Films in languages other than Spanish must have Spanish subtitles. Non-subtitled films will not be accepted.
2.3 There is no restriction regarding the format of the film, but projection copies of selected documentaries will be requested in a minimum Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080.
2.4 The following will not be considered for selection: TV news reports, commercial documentaries (for brands), institutional videos.
2.5 By registering for the call, directors and/or producers agree to present their films at MIDBO without exhibition rights fees.
2.6 By registering for the call, directors and/or producers agree to send the promotional materials, authorization, and exhibition copies of their films in the formats and timeframes indicated by MIDBO 2025. Failure to comply with this condition will disqualify a film from being selected.
2.7 For films selected for the Official Selection, as well as those winning awards in various categories, submitters agree to include in their promotional and press materials the awards given by MIDBO for these purposes. This applies to both commercial screenings in theaters and distribution of the work with or without physical media.
2.8 For Feature Films and Short Films selected for competition, a copy with english subtitles will be requested if needed.

3. Calendar
Opening Call: February 17, 2025
First Phase Registration deadline: March 31, 2025
Second Phase Registration deadline: May 1, 2025

4. Film Submissions

Films can be submitted as follows:

4.1 Submissions for National, Ibero-American, and International Panorama films must be made via the online platform Festhome.

4.2 Submissions for Colombian Films Made in Community Processes must be made via the following registration form and are free: https://forms.gle/FZ1Goz1fUXQ3HeU98

5. Registration Fees

5.1 National Films:
First phase: $2 USD
Second phase: $4 USD

5.2 Ibero-American Films:
First phase: $4 USD
Second phase: $6 USD

5.3 International Films:
First phase: $6 USD
Second phase: $8 USD

5.4 Colombian Films Made in Community Processes:

This category has no fee to encourage participation in such projects.

6. Final Provisions

The selection of films will be managed by the programming team of the MIDBO documentary section.

By registering a film, the participant agrees to all the conditions of this call.

Once a film has been publicly selected by MIDBO, it cannot be withdrawn from the 2025 showcase.

Please note that MIDBO favors international, national, or Bogotá premieres, meaning films that have not had an official theatrical release or have not premiered in other festivals in the city on close dates.

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