Call for entries

Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse invites Latin American directors to submit their works (feature films, medium-length films, and short films) in the genres of fiction, documentary, animation, essay, and experimental to the selection process for the 38th edition of the Cinélatino festival, which will take place in the city of Toulouse and in Occitanie region, France, from 20 to 29 March 2026.

Registration is free and can only be done using the online registration form, available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English which you will find at the bottom of the page.

The various selection committees for the Festival will consider all films submitted to the 38th edition of Cinelatino, Rencontres de Toulouse. All films submitted will be considered for any of the Festival sections that make up the programme.

The deadline for submitting a film is 3 October 2025.

The sections of the festival are:

1. Competitive sections, films produced in 2024, 2025
The director must be Latin American.

1.1 Feature

  • Feature fiction competition (11 films, french première required)
  • Feature documentary competition (6 films, french première required)

1.2 Short

  • Short Fiction competition (two programs, no french première required)
  • Short documentary competition (one program, no french première required)

2. Non-competitive sections, films released in  2024, 2025, 2026

2.1 Feature fiction and documentary

  • Découverte feature fiction (films with a commercial release planned between March and july 2026 )
  • Découverte feature documentary
  • Reprise (films released in France during 2025 and early 2026)

The films with French distributor attached and released between november and June 2026  if they are selected in Découverte can be considered for Cinélatino en Région

2.2 Short

  • Animation  (one program)

2.3 Young audience

  • short and feature films

3. For the following section of the Muestra there is no call for films

  • Focus
  • Otra Mirada
  • Tango

Non-Latin American directors and producers whose films are related to Latin America may also participate, and their films may be selected for the non-competitive sections.

Registration is free and can only be done through the online registration form, available in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.

Registration contact

inscriptions@cinelatino.fr | +33 (0) 561 32 98 83

 


Registration Form

Deadline : October 3rd 2025