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FIDA Chile 2025 International Festival of Design and Animation
21 7월 2025
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10 10월 2025
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24 10월 2025
통지일
11 11월 2025
13 11월 2025
영화제 시작: 11 11월 2025 영화제 끝: 13 11월 2025
The International Festival of Design and Animation is organized by the School of Design at the University of Valparaíso, Chile, and will take place on November 11, 12, and 13, 2025.
FIDA is a non-profit event organized by a public university, and starting this year, it is supported by important educational institutions from the Valparaíso Region: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), Universidad de Playa Ancha (UPLA), Universidad Viña del Mar, and DUOC UC.
This year, 2025, marks the 16th edition of the Festival. We invite students from across Latin America to submit their animated short films inspired by territorial or local themes, which may include social issues, culturally significant stories, Indigenous peoples, traditions, and more.
FIDA recognizes and awards the narrative value of the story, visual creativity, and the work’s commitment to Latin American identity.
We invite you to submit your animated short films of up to 2 minutes to the 16th International Festival of Design and Animation – FIDA 2025
Official recognition awards granted by the organizing institution.
LATIN AMERICA COMPETITION GUIDELINES
FIDA Festival – November 11, 12, and 13, 2025
FIDA celebrates its 16th edition in 2025. It is held at the University of Valparaíso, Chile, and organized by its School of Design. The festival is driven by a public perspective, community engagement, and the appreciation of our cultures and territories. These values inspire the guidelines for the 2025 International Animation Creation Competition, aimed at higher education students in animation, film, arts, design, or related fields across Latin America.
1. Participants
Open call for higher education or university students of any age from Latin America, studying in fields such as audiovisual arts, fine arts, film, design, or animation.
2. Categories
Submissions may be entered in one of the following four categories:
a. Narrative Short Film
b. Visual Proposal / New Languages
c. Identity and Cultural Value
3. Festival Dates and Animation Themes
The festival will take place on November 12, 13, and 14 at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Valparaíso, Chile.
Participants are invited to submit animated productions created in 2024 or 2025, inspired by Latin American identity, including local and global culture, social issues, or values. Works may use traditional or experimental narrative forms, with creative graphic and sound languages. Accepted techniques include 2D, 3D, stop motion, cut-out, and mixed media, with a maximum duration of 5 minutes.
4. Submission Requirements
a. No registration fee is required.
b. Submissions must be uploaded via the Festhome platform.
c. Works must be submitted in MP4 or MOV format, either horizontal Full HD (1920x1080 px) or vertical (1080x1920 px), or other high-quality formats suitable for screening in theaters, digital displays, and social media.
d. A maximum of 3 short films per author may be submitted, each with a maximum duration of 3 minutes, including title and credits.
e. A technical sheet must be sent to carlos.cespedes@uv.cl with the following information:
Director’s name, educational institution, program of study, and a short bio (max. 3 lines)
Title of the animated work and a brief storyline (max. 2 lines)
Duration
Technique used
Submission category
Contact email and phone number
Square-format portrait photo of the director (1080x1080 px, 300 PPI or suitable for social media/print)
Representative image or frame from the work (300 PPI)
5. Selection Process
Pre-selection:
Submissions will be reviewed by a jury appointed by the festival. Selected animations will be part of the official festival program and will compete for the following awards:
Best Narrative Animated Short Film
Recognizes coherence in storytelling and script quality that engages the audience.
Best Visual Proposal / New Languages and Originality
Highlights visual innovation and aesthetic originality.
Best Animation with Identity and Cultural Value
Honors works that reflect and represent Latin American reality and cultural commitment.
Audience Award for Best Animation
Based on votes from festival attendees.
6. Jury
The official jury will be composed of renowned professionals from the national animation industry and faculty representatives from major Chilean universities.
7. Awards and Exhibition
Selected works will be showcased online at www.festivalfida.cl and during the in-person festival on November 13 and 14. Winners will be announced during the closing ceremony.
8. Participant Responsibilities
By participating, entrants accept the competition rules and pre-selection conditions. If submitted works include copyrighted music, proper rights must be secured and/or appropriate credit given to the music authors.
9. Exhibition Rights
Selected works may be exhibited and promoted by the University of Valparaíso through university channels or non-profit circuits.
10. Restrictions
The festival will not accept animated productions that clearly use artificial intelligence. Preference will be given to works that demonstrate artistic development and human craftsmanship in their final execution.
Organized by the International Festival of Design and Animation – FIDA 2025
www.uv.cl
www.disenouv.cl
www.festivalfida.cl
@festivalfida
Contact: carlos.cespedes@uv.cl
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