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Caribe Atómico Film Festival is a festival that celebrates Caribbean and Latin American cinema. The first edition was a success and you can read about it here.
The fourth edition of Caribe Atómico will take place in December 2026.
From now until July 30th, 2026 we will be receiving short film submissions for the categories: Fiction, Animation and Documentary.
Please read the contest rules carefully before participating:
• We have three short film competitions open: Venezuelan short films and Caribbean and Latin American short films. In each category, works are accepted in the following categories: Fiction, Animation and Documentary.
• All short films produced in any of the countries of Latin America and/or the Caribbean are eligible to participate.
• If the production is from other countries, the director must be a national of any Latin American and/or Caribbean country.
• All themes are accepted.
• There is no minimum age to participate.
• The maximum length for Venezuelan Short Films and Caribbean and Latin American Short Films is 30 minutes (including credits).
• The maximum duration for the short films Students from Venezuela is 10 minutes.
• For the sections Venezuelan Short Films and Caribbean and Latin American Short Films, all short films produced from January 1, 2024 onwards are eligible to participate.
• All formats are accepted.
• There are no limitations on the number of short films a director can submit but each entry must be made individually.
• CAFF does not require a premiere: the short films may be published on the Internet or may compete or have competed in other film festivals in Venezuela or around the world.
• Registration will be done through FilmFreeway through this link.
• For Venezuelans, there is no registration fee. Use the code VEN2026 to submit.
For non-Venezuelans, the registration fee is $5.00.
• The festival will award one prize: A full scholarship to the Kino film residency in Southern Italy.
