Festival Internacional de Cine Santa Cruz FENAVID (26)

Festival start: 08 October 2026      Festival end: 11 October 2026

The FENAVID International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Organized by the Audiovisual Foundation (FUNDAV), the Festival has become the most important film event in Bolivia and one of the most relevant in Latin America.

Since its first version, carried out in 2001, more than 10,000 audiovisual works from 30 countries have been presented at this meeting, which has transcended the borders of Bolivia and America.

In each version, FENAVID offers the public more than 150 screenings of feature films, short films, music videos and a series of audiovisual works that are exhibited free of charge for the public.

FENAVID always has first-rate guests. The event was attended by internationally renowned figures such as Celso Franco, protagonist of "7 boxes", Marisol Correa, Colombian actress, Alexandre Rodrigues and Leandro Firmino de Hora (protagonists of the acclaimed Brazilian film "Ciudad de Dios"), the Argentine producer Vanessa Ragone (winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2010), Bolivian directors Marcos Loayza and Rodrigo Bellot and Argentine actress Aymará Rovera, to name a few.

Beyond glamor and film screenings, FENAVID is a macro meeting where producers, directors, actors, specialists and a whole multitude of people passionate about cinema converge.

During the days of its realization, the Festival has a series of parallel activities, such as children's film shows, video clip competition, workshops, talks, colloquia and debates.

One of the most anticipated events of FENAVID is the Santa Cruz 100X100 Film Production Meeting. It consists of bringing together 25 emerging film talents in Latin America. The chosen ones travel to Santa Cruz de la Sierra and, during the development of the festival, have the mission of producing a short film in 100 hours.

AWARDS

The following awards will be granted.

TROPHY FENAVID 2026 in the corresponding categories.

SIGNIS Award to the best feature films in documentary and fiction.

Special Award of the Public (Fiction feature film)

Call for Entries Competitive Exhibition

The Audiovisual Foundation FUNDAV calls for the twenty-sixth version of the Santa Cruz International Film Festival, FENAVID 2026, to be held in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

GENERAL BASES

1.- All productions carried out between the years 2024 to 2026 will be able to participate in the following categories:


Feature film:

Fiction Feature film (from 60 min or more)

Documentary Feature film (from 60 min or more)


Short film:

Fiction Short film (Up to 30 min.)

Documentary Short film (Up to 30 min.)

Animation Short film (Up to 30 min.)


University Short film:

Fiction Short film (Up to 20 min.)

Documentary Short film (Up to 20 min.)

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Children's Short film

Fiction Short film

Animation Short film

National music video


2.- Each work must be registered and sent individually.


3.- All works must be spoken or subtitled in Spanish.


4.- The works must be sent online through a protected link (Vimeo with password or Drive link with viewing permissions). The Festival will communicate with the holders of the selected films and will coordinate their corresponding shipment
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5.- The official registration form must be duly filled out online. The form can be found on the official page of the festival: www.fenavid.com.


6.- The Festival DOES NOT CANCEL any type of Fee for the exhibition of the selected works in the Official Exhibition, Neither is it responsible for the retention in the national customs nor losses or damages of any input that wants to be sent. Each participant runs with expenses and formal steps of all type of shipment of the work until the reception by the Festival.


7.- The content of the presented works is of exclusive responsibility of the authors.


8.- The deadline for the reception of works is July 27, 2026 until 23:59 (Time in Bolivia). The Festival Direction reserves the right to admit and/or invite films out of term.


9.- The conformation of the selection commission and of the official jury for the competition is of exclusive power of the Festival. The decision of the jury is unappealable.
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10.- The jury has the power to declare deserted any of the categories in competition.


The Festival will be able to use the trailer or fragments of each work for purposes of promotion of the event in all media of communication.


12.- AWARDS

The following awards will be granted.

TROPHY FENAVID 2026 in the corresponding categories.

SIGNIS Award to the best feature films in documentary and fiction.

Special Award of the Public (Fiction feature film)

13.- The jury of the festival reserves the right to grant any mention to the works that they see pertinent.

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14.- The trophies and certificates will be delivered in the awards ceremony.

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15.- With the single shipment of the registration, the applicants accept all the terms exposed in this call.​

Greater information: fenavidinternacional@gmail.com / cel: 77393039