Festival Cine Dentro del Cine (1)

Festival Start: 15 Juni 2026      Festival Ende: 21 Juni 2026

I am pleased to share excellent news from Peru: “Cinema Within Cinema” is a new festival focused on documentaries about film-related topics. Its production team is passionate about the stories behind the movies, and I’m sure it will soon become an exciting meeting point for filmmakers from around the world.
— Alexandre O. Philippe, director of documentaries about cinema.

The International Festival “Cinema Within Cinema” (FECIDECI) will celebrate its first edition from Monday, June 15 to Sunday, June 21, 2026, with activities taking place in various venues across Peru.

This new film event offers a unique space entirely dedicated to films that reflect on cinema itself — its history, its creators, its audiences, and its power of representation.

The festival is conceived as a meeting point for filmmakers, researchers, students, critics, and film lovers, aiming to foster dialogue about how cinema observes itself, remembers itself, and reinvents itself.

Over the course of a week, there will be screenings, discussions, and masterclasses, all free of charge for attendees.

• Best Documentary Feature Film
Exclusively for documentaries addressing topics related to cinema: its creators, its history, its audiences, its creative processes, or its cultural influence.

Minimum duration: 60 minutes
Entry fee: USD 25 (except for Peruvian productions).

• Best Short Film
Open to fiction or documentary works that explore cinema or aspects related to its universe.

Maximum duration: 45 minutes
Entry fee: USD 15 (except for Peruvian productions).

• Special Jury Mentions in both competitions.

Winners will receive an official festival trophy and recognitions from partner institutions.

• Works must have been completed on or after January 1, 2024.

• Productions from any country and in any language are accepted, provided they include Spanish or English subtitles.

• Films with a duration between 45 and 60 minutes may be considered for either of the two competition sections, at the discretion of the selection committee.

• Unfinished versions or “work in progress” films will not be accepted.

• Each participant may submit more than one work, as long as a separate submission form is completed for each.

• Selected films will be part of the official program and may be screened in person and, eventually, on partner platforms (subject to prior authorization from the rights holders).