The CINEMAFEST FILM FESTIVAL provides more opportunities for the exhibition and appreciation of films, A diverse cultural scene, a critical public and an audience of film-lovers characterise the city of San Luis Potosi at Mexico.

The CinemaFest International Film Festival is a source of inspiration in the global film community: film programmes, workshops, panel discussions, joint projects with other social and cultural actors – the forms of cooperation and the possibilities for creative interaction are countless.

Golden Orchid, diploma and a cash prize at each category. Special Mentions.

The Golden Orchid is inspired on Las Pozas, a Surreal Garden that is located at Xilitla at San Luis Potosi, dates since 1947, when Edward James, in a semi-exile, acquired the coffee farm “Xilitla”. During several years, James used this space to seed orchids and as a home for exotic animals. It was until 1962 when he started to think about the structure of a garden with surreal sculptures, inspired in the orchids he had sown and in the typical vegetation of Huasteca Potosina.

a. The Cinemafest will be held from September 18th to 21st, 2025, in San Luis Potosi.
b. The films for each competitive section, shall be elected by a Selection Committee, whose decision is final.
c. The Cinemafest reserves the right not to accept films that are inappropriate for projection.
d. The overall programming schedules for the projections are the responsibility of the Festival Committee.
e. Each competition section will award the winners during the closing ceremony of Cinemafest.
f. Films broadcast on TV or distributed on DVD, or freely shown on the Internet will not be accepted.
g. The registry entries may be invited to participate in parallel sections of the festival.
h. First day for registration is October 1st, 2024, last day for registration will be May 1st at 17:00.
i. When submitting your film, please also provide an “Electronic Press Kit” including the following information:
Still photo from the film (Color at 300 dpi, jpg or tif format)
Synopsis of the film (in Spanish and English if available or either of the two languages)
Brief Biography of the Director (in Spanish and English if available or either of the two languages)
Director’s Photograph (Color at 300 dpi, jpg or tif format)
Film Credits
j.- All shipping expenses of participating works, from their place of origin to the address of this organization, shall be paid exclusively by the participant. The Festival will not be responsible for the cost of receiving any additional materials.
k.- There is no limit to the amount of films that a filmmaker or producer may register.
l.- In order to be admitted, the materials must be presented in Spanish or with subtitles in Spanish.