Montevideo Fantástico 16 (Uruguay) (16)

Festival start: 07 May 2026      Festival end: 16 May 2026

Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival is the first Uruguayan festival dedicated to promoting national and international film productions related to horror, fantasy and science fiction genres. Its objective is to annually present independent and ultra-independent creations that are often considered "minor", and that hardly access commercial and cultural circuits.

It has sections related to short and long feature films in competition, as well as exhibitions, tributes to different figures of the genre, lectures presented by specialists, and promotion of different cultural activities that occur in the country.

The Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival has been declared of Cultural Interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture, of Municipal Interest by the Intendance of Montevideo, and of Tourist Interest by the Ministry of Tourism in Uruguay.

It was screened in the Punta del Este International Film Festival, LatinUy Film Festival ("Cinema Fantasy" section, in La Barra), Piriápolis de Película International Film Festival ("FantaPiria" section), as well as in several foreign genre festivals like 'Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre' from Argentina; 'Brasilia International Fantastic Film Festival' from Brazil; 'FIXIÓN Fest' from Chile and 'Zinema Zombie Fest' from Colombia.

Best Feature Film of the Festival
Best Latin American Feature Film
Best Director (feature film)
Best Script (feature film)
Best Actor (feature film)
Best Actress (feature film)
Jury's Special Mentions (feature film)
Best Short Film of the Festival
Best Ibero-American Short Film
Best Director (short film)
Best Script (short film)
Best Actor (short film)
Best Actress (short film)
Best Uruguayan Short Film of the Festival
Jury's Special Mentions (short film)
Audience Award for Best Feature Film of the Festival
Audience Award for Best Latin Feature Film
Audience Award for Best Short Film of the Festival
Audience Award for Best Ibero-American Short Film
Audience Award for Best Uruguayan Short Film

1) All materials (short films up to 15 minutes, and feature films up to 100 minutes long) belonging to the genres of horror, fantasy and science fiction (animation, real image, documentary), produced after January 1, 2023, are eligible to participate.

2) Submissions to the Festival must be made exclusively through the Festhome platform. Submissions of films by email, WhatsApp, or social networks will not be accepted. The Festival will not pay any tax or fee for sending copies, nor screening fees.

3) The films may have been produced in any film or digital format, but must be submitted for screening in the following formats: .MOV H264 1920x1080 file or similar (MKV, MP4, AVI).

4) In the case of films that are not originally in Spanish, they must come with embedded subtitles in Spanish or accompanied by SRT file with the time codes to be translated into Spanish (EXCLUDING REQUIREMENT).

5) Feature films that have not been screened in Montevideo, either in commercial or cultural circuits, exhibitions, cycles, festivals, conventions, special screenings or in any type of electronic media (YouTube, platforms), will have maximum priority at the moment of being selected and to integrate the Official Competition.

6) Unfinished films will not be allowed to be entered. All submitted short and feature films must be complete and in final form at the time of submission. The Montevideo Fantástico Festival will not accept incomplete materials, in the process of post-production or that require significant edits after the registration date.

7) In case of being selected and being part of the program of the Festival Montevideo Fantástico, participants agree to keep their film or short film in the official program of the event. It will not be allowed to withdraw the film or short film once it has been selected and programmed. Any request for withdrawal must be presented and justified exceptionally to the Festival Organizing Committee, and its acceptance will be subject to its exclusive consideration and decision.

8) Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these Rules and Regulations of the 2026 edition of Montevideo Fantástico. Any unforeseen event not established in these Rules and Regulations, or arising during the Festival, will be interpreted and resolved solely and exclusively by the Organizing Committee of Montevideo Fantástico, and will not give rise to any subsequent claim.