Premio Internacional Anaconda - Kukulkan - Guatemala 2026 - 2027 (11)

Festival start: 22 September 2027      Festival end: 24 September 2027

Anaconda in Guatemala will recognize and provide incentives to organizations, institutions, collectives, production companies, and individuals creating audiovisual works—such as films or videos—that showcase diverse cultural and social facets, rights, and values, while reflecting the history and reality of Indigenous Nations and Peoples and Afro-descendant communities across the Amazon basin, the Chaco, and the tropical forests of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Anaconda Grand Prize, the Special Category Award (covering Indigenous, Women’s, and Mother Earth rights), and associated honorable mentions will be awarded by local juries—comprising members of various Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendant communities—to the best audiovisual productions submitted to the event that align with community interests. Other awards and honorable mentions in the competition categories will be presented by an international jury composed of Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and Afro-descendant figures.

The awards and recognitions will consist of trophies featuring Indigenous artwork, certificates, and potential development incentives.

The Anaconda Grand Prize, the Special Category Award (covering Indigenous, Women’s, and Mother Earth rights), and the various Mentions will be awarded by local juries—comprising members of diverse Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities—to the best audiovisual productions submitted to the event that address the communities' interests. Other awards and mentions in the competition categories will be presented by an international jury composed of Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and Afro-descendant figures.

The awards and recognitions will consist of trophies featuring Indigenous artwork, certificates, and potential development incentives.

OBJECTIVE

To contribute to the recognition, appreciation, and respect for diverse cultures and the full exercise of the rights of Indigenous nations and peoples, Afro-descendant communities, and Mother Earth—including the right to communication—within a framework of genuine interculturality and as a contribution to social transformation for "living well" (*vivir bien* or *buen vivir*).

CRITERIA

The Anaconda Award in Guatemala seeks to foster local processes centered on self-determined communication as a tool for defending rights and denouncing rights violations and the persecution of defenders of Mother Earth and natural resources, as well as to build capacity for reporting and advocacy within this sphere. In this context, it will address local needs and requirements to establish or strengthen these capacities through education and training processes, alongside initiatives for reflection, exchange, and networking.

It also aims to promote reflection, debate, dissemination, and awareness regarding the rights of Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities. This serves to foster recognition, appreciation, and respect for plurality—ensuring the full exercise of the right to communication and self-determined filmmaking—while opposing racism and all forms of discrimination.

It may also serve as a platform to denounce violations and raise awareness regarding women's rights, striving toward a world free from all forms of violence against women, adolescent girls, and female children.
In its 11th edition, the award is open to various production genres and all themes concerning the realities, rights, and cultures of Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities.