About the Film Festival
Ciudad De Mexico International Film Festival is celebrated in one of the largest cosmopolitans in the world, with a film tradition that has seen the greatest filmmakers in Latin America, as well as great masters of world cinema.
The appointment is between directors, producers, scriptwriters, distributors, press, among others; where the great winner is the cinematographic art.
LOCATION: Mexico City, Mexico
FESTIVAL DATES: JULY 14 – 16, 2026
Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.
Authorization Letter
Feature films: Fiction Feature Film Documentary Feature Film Experimental Feature Film
Short films: Fiction short film Documentary Short Film Experimental short film Terror Short film LGBT short film Animation Short Film Opera Prima Short Film Independent Short Film Student Short Film Web/New media Music videos Screenplay
Subject ：Unlimited
Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG
1.- The call is for filmmakers from all over the world, in any language.
2.- Films that have been sent to the previous edition cannot participate.
3.- The duration of the films is of the type of short films and feature films. The short films must have a maximum duration of 35 minutes. Feature films must be longer than 36 minutes.
4.- The allowed genres for films are: genre fiction, documentary, experimental, horror, LGBT and animation.
5.- Movies of any subject are accepted. Only films that violate the rights of any person, race, creed, social status, etc. will not be admitted.
6.- Films that are in a different language must be subtitled in Spanish or English. You can send the subtitles in the srt file.
7.- An author or a group can present any number of films.
8.- It is not required that the film is debuting; You may have participated in other festivals and may also be available online.
9.- A selection will be made to know the films that will be screened during the festival.
10.- Registration will be made directly with the festival, online via the Sfilmmaker platform of your choice. In any case, the registration fee must be applied.
11.- The jury will award prizes to the competing categories.
Categories and fees
Web/New media Feature
Video length ：36 - 180
must have a maximum duration of 180 minutes
Short
Video length ：1 - 35
The short films must have a maximum duration of 35 minutes
Music video
Video length ：1 - 35
must have a maximum duration of 35 minutes
Web/New media Short
Video length ：1 - 35
must have a maximum duration of 180 minutes
Feature
Video length ：36 - 240
Feature films must be longer than 36 minutes
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