Submissions for the 25th edition of aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival are now open!

Celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary, the aluCine  Film + Media Arts Festival returns October 16-19, 2025 in Toronto.  The Festival celebrates Latino-American storytelling in film, video, and interactive art through screenings, exhibitions, special events, and more. Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on all news of our 25th Festival.

aluCine is celebrating our 25th anniversary as Canada’s leading Latin media arts organization, showcasing and promoting outstanding independent media makers in all genres by Canadian and Latin American creatives.

aluCine aims to provide an exclusive showcase for Latin-American directors of independent cinema. Designed to promote Latin-American cinema & media art, the festival’s focus will be symposia, workshops, artists’ talks, exhibitions, and panel discussions. aluCine’s goals include empowering Latinx creators of all ages to see themselves in a broader context.

To submit your film, please go to FilmFreeway.

Submission fee: CAD 10 before Feb. 28, CAD 15 before March 30
DEADLINE IS April 30th, 2025. Payment can be made directly throughFilmFreeway

1) ELIGIBILITY
aluCine encourages submissions independently produced by Latin American filmmakers and artists living in their countries and abroad. We welcome short films and videos of all genres, including but not limited to narrative, fiction, documentary, animation, video art, experimental, and web-based art. Please note that aluCine accepts short films as works of 30 minutes in length and feature films. All works selected for aluCine are eligible for the Festival Awards. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

2) SCREENING FORMATS
We receive works to be screened in the following formats:

– High-resolution digital exhibition copies sent via Google Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer
– BluRay

3) SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Video submissions are accepted through FilmFreeway’s platform.

Any other material or questions should be directed to programming@alucinefestival.com 

As you register, make sure the work submitted is labeled clearly in regard to title, director’s name, and year. Also, the appropriate contact information has to be included in the user’s profile.

The material submitted will remain private and can only be viewed by aluCine and the submitter.
 

4) PROGRAMMING
All of aluCine’s screening programs are carefully curated, and all submissions will be fully considered by aluCine’s selection committee . Applicants will be notified if their work has been selected through the email address that they provided with their submission. The decision of the programmers is final.

*** If a film is selected for screening at the festival, the entrant grants aluCine the right to utilize publicity materials related to the production (i.e. press kits, posters, stills, etc.) for promotional purposes, to broadcast clips of a maximum of five minutes, to have free promotional screenings after the festival, and to make dubs of their film for publicity purposes only.

5) AWARDS
Awards are presented for Best Films annually. Film awards include:

– Best Film
– Best Documentary
– Best Experimental

For any questions regarding submissions, please contact programming@alucinefestival.com