Festival Internacional de Cine Universitaria Lanterna (15)

Inizio del Festival: 01 marzo 2026      Festival si chiude: 30 aprile 2026

Students, filmmakers, and cinema lovers,

It is with great excitement that I welcome you to the fifteenth edition of the LANTERNA International University Film Festival.

This is no ordinary edition: we’re celebrating fifteen years of stories, voices, and narratives that have crossed our lives and left a mark.

In this very special edition, we want to look back with gratitude and look forward with boldness. Fifteen years of university cinema is not just a journey—it’s a statement of purpose. Of who we were, who we are, and what we aspire to tell.

Cinema is not just what we see:
It’s what we feel without knowing how to explain it.
It’s what connects us without saying a word.
It’s what, from the university, invites us to see the world differently.

I invite you to be part of this 15-year cinematic journey—to share your vision, to move us with your stories, and to show, once again, that university cinema has a lot to say… and that it says it with power, with truth, and with art.

Thank you for being part of this story.
See you at FICU LANTERNA XV.

With all my admiration and excitement,

Carlotta de Pompeis

Director of the LANTERNA International University Film Festival

Acknowledgement and statuette by the festival.

● Registration for short films will have no cost.

● The registration deadline will be January 10, 2026.

● A proof of studies or university credential must be submitted by the director or producer, demonstrating that, the film carried out, is by a university student or graduate of a maximum of 2 years.

● The short film must be in H.264 format in .mp4 with a minimum resolution of 720p.

● Productions that involve religious proselytism, political propaganda, institutional promotion, homophobic promotion, discriminatory and/or commercial profile will not be accepted.

● To be admitted, the materials must be presented in Spanish or english. In the event that the original language is not Spanish or english, the translation or subtitles (in english or Spanish) of the project are required, otherwise their participation will not be considered.

● The participants of the production team must attach an official identification.

● It will be required to attach an electronic press kit for each work registered with the following materials:
o Still photograph of the work that represents the project (color at 300 dpi, in .jpg format)
o Synopsis of the work
o Brief biography of the director
o Photograph of the director (color at 300 dpi, in .jpg format)
o Technical sheet with list of credits

● If the owner of the short film (director/producer) does not deliver the materials requested by FICU LANTERNA on the dates and deadlines indicated, they will be disqualified. Extensions are not accepted for any reason.

*All categories include short film and documentary film.

*We remind you that any work created from other works must receive credit to be qualified as a candidate.

*If the participants are not sure in which category to register their short film, they should register it in the one they think is most convenient according to their description.

*If the FICU LANTERNA committee considers that the category of said short film should be another, they will contact the participants to verify the information.

● The festival is not responsible for copyright.

● It is necessary that the participants read the regulations before submitting their short film, said regulations can be found on the official website of the festival: https://www.ficulanterna.mx/convocatoria

Privacy notice:

The Anáhuac University Mexico, a private institution of higher education that operates through Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores, S.C., with its address at Avenida Universidad Anáhuac 46, Lomas Anáhuac, Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, ZIP Code 52786, will use your personal data to verify your identity, send you information about the event, evaluate your attendance, and fulfill administrative obligations. For more information regarding the processing and the rights you can exercise, you can access the privacy notices through: https://www.anahuac.mx/mexico/proteccion-de-datos-personales/AvisosdePrivacidad/LANTERNA