1. Films made in any video or film format can be registered; no matter the nationality of the director, the place or the country of filming. Films must be submitted with subtitles in English or Spanish. 

2. Short films will be shown with a maximum duration of 30 minutes. While for feature films the duration will be between 31 to 200 minutes. 3. Place and date of the festival The eighth edition of the Panama Canal International Film Festival will be held in Ciudad de Panama from August 13 to 16, 2025.

 4. Competitive sections International Fiction Short Film International Experimental Short Film International Animation Short Film International Documentary Short Film International Student Short Film International Fiction Feature Film International Documentary Feature Film International Student Feature Film International Underground Short Film International Mobile Short Film International Art Video 

5. Official selection The organization of the festival will select the films that will make up the program for the eighth edition of the festival. This decision of the selection committee will be unappealable. 

6. Submission conditions. The Submissions to be part of the official selection, may be made from November 29, 2024 to August 03, 2025. 

7. All Submissions have the same process regardless of the enrollment stage chosen. The late Submissions are processed and viewed in exactly the same way as the early and intermediate ones, the only difference is the fee. 

8. The publication of the results of the films that will make up the official selection Canal de Panama International Film Festival 2025, will take place on August 07, 2025, through social networks and the official page of the festival. 

9. Participants can register an unlimited number of works. Films may not be withdrawn from the competition under any circumstances, once the participation has been accepted. 

10. The SUBMISSION modality for Canal de Panama International Film Festival will be done online through the associated platforms. 

11. Upon completing the registration of the films, the persons who own the rights undertake to accept these regulations. 

12. The competitive sections will be awarded by a jury chosen by the festival committee, which will be made up of renowned personalities and film professionals, as well as from different artistic disciplines. 

13. The owner of the film (director / producer) accepts the exhibition of the film during the dates of the festival. 

14. Prizes by categories Best International Fiction Short Film, Best International Experimental Short Film, Best International Animation Short Film, Best International Documentary Short Film, Best International Student Short Film, Best International Underground Short Film, Best International Mobile Short Film, Best International Art Video, Best International Fiction Feature Film, Best Documentary International Feature Film, Best International Student Feature Film. The jury will be free to grant the mentions that it considers pertinent. 

15. All those selected will be given a certificate of participation in Canal de Panama International Film Festival. 

16. All participants fully accept these rules, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Canal de Panama International Film Festival committee in any situation not foreseen in this call.