¿What is the International World Film Festival?

The International World Film Festival is a monthly film festival that celebrates the diversity and cinematographic proposals of all the filmmakers in the world, where different categories are awarded each month, recognizing talent at its highest quality. We are a festival with a sensitive appreciation of cinematographic art, with juries of the highest rank to evaluate your film. By participating in the International World Film Festival, you could be invited to a national exhibition in commercial movie theaters throughout Mexico. Your work will be appreciated by the Mexican moviegoers. The jury will select films from different categories, and from these at least one will be awarded per category each month. The winning films of the month will automatically qualify for the annual screening and are nominated for the prestigious International World Film Festival. The annual event will take place on November 1-2, 2025, a glamorous red-carpet premiere with press conferences and a gala party.

This festival accepts short films, medium-length films and feature films. Regardless of the subject matter, films from all over the world are accepted.

All titles submitted in the different categories must have subtitles in English or Spanish (in case their original language is neither English nor Spanish). For a winning film to be screened at the annual event, it must have Spanish subtitles, in case its native language is not Spanish.

Month after month, our judges will decide the selection of films, the nominated, and winners of the International World Film Festival, in its eleventh edition.

Rules & Terms

A film may win in different categories and may be re-entered in categories other than those in which it won.

Selected films will be announced on the 24th of each month and nominated films + individual categories will be announced on the 27th of each month. Selected and nominated films will receive their respective printable certificate within the month. Winning films and individual winners will be announced on the 30th of each month and will receive a printable certificate within the following month.

Entries submitted on and after the 23rd of each month are automatically considered for the following month's edition.

There are 13 categories for the Film of the Month award (fiction, animation, documentary, environmental film, horror film, experimental film, family and children's film, student film, low-budget film, musical film, film about religion, best short film, and best trailer) and 10 Individual Categories for the awards of: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Feature Film Script, Best Short Film Script.

By submitting your film to the International World Film Festival, you agree that an excerpt of your film, poster, photo, or trailer may be uploaded to our website and social media for advertising purposes. You accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property contained therein. You authorize the International World Film Festival to exhibit your film within the framework of the festival.

The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless the International World Film Festival and its organizers/owners from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses (including attorneys' fees and court costs) which may be incurred by reason of any claim arising from copyright, trademark rights, credit rights, publicity rights/costs or damages to screening videos. By submitting his/her film to the International World Film Festival, the undersigned acknowledges that the International World Film Festival will not pay any fees for the screening and awarding of his/her film/work.