Festival Internacional de Cine Santa Cruz FENAVID (25)

Festival start: 06 October 2025      Festival end: 12 October 2025

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 prizes will be awarded.

• FENAVID TROPHY 2025 in the corresponding categories.

• SIGNIS Award for the best feature films in documentary and fiction.

• Special Audience Award (Fiction Feature Film)

Call 2025

The FUNDAV Audiovisual Foundation calls for the twenty-fourth version of the Santa Cruz International Film Festival, FENAVID 2024, to be held from October 6 to 12 in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Bases.

1.- All productions made between 2023 and July 2025 may participate in the following categories:

Category Feature Film
• Fiction Feature Film (60 min or more)
• Documentary Feature Film (60 min or more)

Short Film Category
• Fiction Short Film (Up to 20 min.)
• Documentary Short Film (Up to 20 min.)
• Animated Short Film (Up to 20 min.)

University Category
• Fiction Short Film (Up to 20 min.)
• Documentary Short Film (Up to 20 min.)

Children's Category
• Fiction short film
• Animated short film

National Video Clip Category.

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

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

4.- The applicant works must be sent online through a VIMEO link or drive link for the selection stage. The works classified in the official competitive sample of the Festival must be sent in the required formats. The Festival will contact the owners of the selected films and coordinate their corresponding submission.

5.- The official registration form must be duly completed online.

6.- The Festival DOES NOT CANCEL any type of Fee for the exhibition of the works selected in the Official Exhibition. It is also not responsible for detention at national customs or for loss or damage of any input that you want to send. Each participant bears the costs and formal arrangements for all types of sending the work to its reception by the Festival.

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

8.- The deadline for receiving works is A july 20, 2025 until 11:59 p.m. (Bolivia time). The Festival Management reserves the right to admit and/or invite films after the deadline.

9.- The formation of the selection commission and the official jury for the competition is the exclusive power of the Festival. The jury's decision is final.

10.- The jury has the power to declare any of the competing categories void.

11. - The Festival may use the trailer or fragments of each work for the purposes of promoting the event in all media.

12.- The festival jury reserves the right to award any mention to the works they see as relevant.

13.- The trophies and certificates will be delivered at the awards ceremony.

14.- By simply sending the registrations, the applicants will be accepting all the terms set forth in this call.
More information: fenavidinternacional@gmail.com / cel: 77393039