Corrosivo Film Fest (4)

Festival start: 21 August 2025      Festival end: 30 August 2025

At Corrosivo Film Fest, we are determined to give genre cinema the place it deserves in a country where an increasingly larger audience is open to everything that cinema from the other side of the spectrum has to offer. With this fourth edition, Corrosivo Film Fest consolidates itself as a space for those who enjoy genre cinema with popcorn on the big screen.

Our goal is to bring followers of the dark, bloody, and fantastic closer to new proposals that are not shown in commercial movie theaters, films that wander through the shadows of the best festivals to be exhibited in our country, at an event that everyone will remember.
Welcome to this festival, and let’s share together the love we have for these other stories through films, screenings, and activities.

SHORT FILMS:

Every short film selected to be part of the official selection of the Corrosivo Film Fest will be eligible for the Best Short Film award and the Audience Award.

The prize consists of a statuette and recognition from the festival.


FEATURE FILMS:

Feature films that meet the requirements and are selected for the competition will have the opportunity to win the statuette for Best Horror Feature Film at the Corrosivo Film Fest.

The juries for both categories will consist of individuals specialized in different branches of the audiovisual field, with enough expertise to choose the winning project of the festival.

The jurors have the authority to declare any category void if they consider it necessary by a majority vote.

The decisions of the jury for both BEST FEATURE FILM and BEST SHORT FILM will be final.

By applying for registration for the Corrosivo Film Festival, it is understood that you have read and accepted the following regulations, so that your audiovisual work—whether a feature film, short film, music video, documentary, or any experimental project—can be shown during the festival dates at the various venues considered by the festival for screenings.

The festival will take place from August 21 to 30, 2025.

Programming and Sections

The Corrosivo Film Festival includes the following sections in its programming:

Competition

• Competition: Best Feature Film
• Competition: Best Short Film
• Competition: Best Animated Short Film
• Audience Award: Feature Film
• Audience Award: Short Film

Out of Competition

• Retrospectives
• Special Presentations
• Music Video


General Conditions

Requirements:

• The project and the application form must be submitted by May 2, 2025.

• Accepted projects include: feature films (fiction, documentary, experimental), short films (fiction, documentary, experimental), music videos, and any other proposals related to the genre and its subgenres.

• Likewise, it can be live-action, animation, stop-motion, or any other technique that contributes to the narrative. We accept, promote, and enjoy all creative proposals.
From this point on, we will refer to any audiovisual that fits the categories mentioned above as "project."

• The project must be submitted through the respective platform. If it has a password, the correct key for viewing must be provided.
Submitting a project does not imply it has been accepted as part of the festival.

• To be part of the official selection, projects must have been released from 2021 onward, up to the current year. Any film or short film prior to this year could be accepted out of competition.

• The films and short films to be submitted must belong to the genres of horror, terror, and/or fantasy, in any of their respective subgenres, clearly showing that the intention is to utilize the elements of horror, terror, science fiction, fantasy, and others from the spectrum, in any genre.

• The films may be in any language, as long as subtitles are provided, preferably in Spanish or, if not available, in english. The festival production may consider covering the translation costs or discuss this with the project’s distribution responsible party.
Regulations for the Categories:

I. Short Film:

• Short films will have a MAXIMUM duration of 30 minutes and must have been filmed from 2021 onward.

• Short films must contain elements of the horror, terror, fantasy, science fiction genres, or any subgenre or theme incorporating these elements.

• They may be fiction, documentary, animated, or experimental short films.

II. Feature Film:

• Feature films will have a MINIMUM duration of 60 minutes and must have been released in 2021 or later.

• Feature films must belong to the horror, terror, fantasy, science fiction genres, or any subgenre or theme incorporating these elements.

• Feature films may be fiction,
documentary, animated, or experimental.

III. Music Video: Since music is an integral part of cinematic culture, we are opening a music video section for any musical genre, as long as it incorporates elements of horror, terror, fantasy, magic, or supernatural elements. There are no restrictions on the musical genre.

Announcement of Selection and Programming:

The Corrosivo Film Fest organization will announce the results officially through a direct communication to those whose work has been selected, followed by the public release of the selected works along with the festival information and catalog.

Registration Fee:

The registration fee is the amount specified on the call for entries page, and it is a one-time charge. Please note that if subtitles are not provided in Spanish, an additional fee may be charged in case the festival organization needs to cover the translation, creation, and adjustment of the subtitles for the screening.

If submitting a DCP:

The costs of sending the final DCP for exhibition (if submitted) will be borne by the film’s production/distribution company, who will be responsible for ensuring it arrives on time.
By filling out the form, and if chosen, the production/distribution company of the film commits to sending a PRESS KIT with all the necessary information for proper and accurate dissemination of the audiovisual work. This will include everything requested in the acceptance communication or as required by the submission page.

Each participant is responsible for the content of their work and any potential copyright issues. The participant holds all rights related to the use of their work according to the regulations. The Festival Committee is not liable to third parties. The Festival Committee has the right to reject films if the content or technical quality does not meet the festival's standards.