Uruguay International Film Festival

About

The International Film Festival of Uruguay aims to create and hold interest in  cinema by introducing worthwhile films to a massive audience, making a positive contribution to the artistic forms of film and video, and stimulating intelligent film-viewing among the general public. It also aims to present films of merit which might not otherwise be shown in this region, to gain attention and publicity for the films shown and to assist in their wider distribution in this region. Its central purpose is to be a frame for meetings and discussions of regional projects of interest and to promote better understanding among people and nations through the film medium. 

Program

The Festival has three main sections: Competition, Panorama and Focus & retrospectives, with its
correspondent subsections:

• International full length film competition,
• Iberoamerican full length film competition,
• International short film competition,
• Uruguayan short film competition,
• International full length film panorama,
• Short films panorama.

Some retrospectives of filmmakers and countries will be also presented.

Awards

• First Prize to the best full length film shown at the festival,
• Prizes to the best short film,
• Jury Special Prize for Artistic Quality,
• Prize to the Best Ibero-American Film, 
• Any honourable mentions the Jury recommend,
• The Audience Award shall be decided by the audiences of all the screenings during the whole festival,
• Moreover, there will be a SIGNIS Prize and the FIPRESCI Uruguay Prize.

Rules

Restirctions

Films wishing to compete should have been finished after January 1st, 2021. It is possible to submit films that were selected by other festivals, provided that they take place  elsewhere than Uruguay.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Fill out entry form,
• Once a film is accepted for screening in the Festival, the deadline for the reception of screening copies is April 18th, 2020.

Selection Media Type

• DVD

Audio language:

original

Subtitles language:

english and/or french

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement