Festival rules and regulations
Films should be independent in spirit and original in perspective.
Open to all films made with less than 50% participation by a major studio or television broadcaster.
Films may be submitted in any language.
Please Note:
All films with spoken or sign language must contain subtitles.
English speaking films must have Spanish subtitles, Spanish speaking films must have English subtitles, and any other film language must have Spanish and English subtitles.
Please note: Appropriate subtitles are required to ensure the best screening for our audience.
A synopsis of no more than 180 characters in English, Spanish and Portuguese, a screenshot from the film and a short director’s biography also in English, Spanish and Portuguese are requested upon submission.
The films must be completed since 1st of November 2023.
Early bird: 07 March 2025
Regular: 04 April 2025
Late: 02 May 2025
Extended: 23 May 2025
Script Competition Deadline: 13 June 2025
Notification date: 20 June 2025
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES FOR AAIFF AMERICAS’ 2026
The films must be from one of the countries in the American continent. (North America, Central America, and South America)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Nueva Esparta
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- US Virgin Islands
- Venezuela