Cine Del Mar 19 (Punta Del Este, Uruguay) (19)

Festival start: 08 July 2026      Festival end: 12 July 2026

This cultural proposal takes place within the framework of the commemoration of a new anniversary of Punta del Este, celebrating the best independent cinema from around the world. It began as a Mercosur cinema and grew to become an international festival. Cine del Mar has been declared of Presidential Interest and is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Tourism, the Municipality of Maldonado, the Municipality of Punta del Este, the Ministry of Education and Culture through ACAU (Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Association), and the embassies of the participating countries.

Best Feature Film
Best Latin American Film
Best Documentary
Best Director
Best Script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Short Film
Best Latin American Short Film
Best Uruguayan Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
One Minute Challenge Jury Award
Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film of the Festival
Audience Choice Award for Best Latin American Feature Film
Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary
Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film of the Festival
Audience Choice Award for Best Latin American Short Film
Audience Choice Award for Best Uruguayan Short Film
Audience Choice Award for the One Minute Challenge

1.- The XIX "Cine del Mar" International Film Festival calls for entries to the Short and Feature Film Competition, with the aim of stimulating and disseminating the production of films from the South American continent and the rest of the world.

2.- They must have been made on or after January 1st, 2024 and in the following categories: fiction, documentary and animation. The maximum length accepted per work will be 15 minutes for short films and 100 minutes for feature films. The films may not have been screened in previous editions of the festival and priority will be given to those that are national or regional premieres.

3.- The films may have been produced in any film or digital format, but must be submitted for exhibition in the following formats: H264 1920x1080-stéreo file or similar (MOV, 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 code in order to be translated into Spanish (EXCLUDING REQUIREMENT).

5.- The deadline for the reception of the materials is June 8th, 2026.

6.- An international jury of nine members will discern the awards in the different categories, and its decision will be final.

7.- The festival will try to provide facilities for the presence of the filmmakers of the selected films during the festival, but the acceptance of the work does not imply the granting of an invitation with airfare and lodging, which must be paid by the participant.

8.- The inscription of the film in the festival implies the tacit acceptance of these rules. 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, and will not give rise to any subsequent claim. THE FESTIVAL DOES NOT PAY EXHIBITION FEES. It´s a purely cultural event and counts with the help of several volunteers.