Cusco WebFest is the digital content festival that gives voice to national and international creators.

We believe in new media as a democratic tool to empower the communities from our territories, focusing with special attention on the Andean community but also open to the rest of the world within a vision of connection between peoples. (Subminting to our festival you are giving a 5% of your fee to charity).

Three principal categories: national; to empower digital content with a social impact, latinamerican; to connect with South American creatives, international; to open Andean culture to the rest of the world.

Our festival is looking to screen all genres of series and to give support to digital works that make a difference.

Awards & Prizes

International Cinematography Prizes:
• Best Micro Series: statuette + certificate + S/ 2000,00 (two thousand nuevos soles)*
• Best Webdoc: statuette + certificate + S/ 2000,00 (two thousand nuevos soles)*
• Best Animated Series: statuette + certificate + S/ 2000,00 (two thousand nuevos soles)*

• Best Shortfilm – Fiction: statuette + certificate + Artistic Camp
• Best Shortfilm – Not Fiction: statuette + certificate + Artistic Camp

• Best LGTBi Emporwerment: certificate + partner festival direct selection

• Best Pilot: digital certificate + Mentoring

• Best Pilot Series / Best Director or Directress / Best Direction of Photography / Best Art Direction / Best Screenwriter / Best Production / Best Performance / Best Montage / Best Sound Design / Best Original Music Score / Best VFX / Best FX / Best Animated Design (All these categories receive a digital certficate)

Latinamerican Cinematography Prizes:
• Best Micro Series: statuette + certificate + cinematography course
• Best Webdoc: statuette + certificate + cinematography course
• Best Female Empowerment: certificate + cinematography course

• Best Director or Directress / Best Direction of Photography / Best Art Direction / Best Screenwriter / Best Production / Best Performance / Best Montage/ Best Sound Design / Best Original Music Score / Best VFX / Best FX (All these categories receive a digital certficate)

National Cinematography Prizes:
• Best Pitching: certificate + CWF mentoring + S/ 2000,00 (two thousand nuevos soles)

• Best Micro Series: statuette + certificate + CHILE DIGITAL direct selection
• Best Webdoc: statuette + certificate + CHILE DIGITAL direct selection

• Best Director or Directress / Best Direction of Photography / Best Art Direction / Best Screenwriter / Best Production / Best Performance / Best Montage/ Best Sound Design / Best Original Music Score / Best VFX / Best FX (All these categories receive a certficate)

National Digital Communication & New Storytelling Prizes:
• Best Interactive Media / Best Transmedia / Best Digital Platform / Best Podcast /
• Best Quechua Media / Best Social Impact / Best Vlogger / Best National Communicator

Special Awards:
• Honorary
• Audience
• Best Pitching Project
• Best Videoclip

Special Mentions:
• Performance
• New Talent

* Cash Prizes will be paid according to the exchange rate at the time of the transfer in US dollars. Please, for further information about CWF '23 Rules visit our website www.cuscowebfest.com

Rules & Terms

Web Series, Webdocs and Animated Series produced between the years 2021-2023 can submit to the competition. A minimum of 3 chapters issued is required at the time of submission.

Producers can submit their works until February 12, 2023.

The audience attending the screenings will choose the audience award through an online voting system.

Competitors must hold all the rights of exhibition and promotion of the works and material they represent. The festival declines any responsibility regarding the infringement of this rule.

Participation in this festival implies acceptance of the Cusco WebFest organizers rules. For further information, please contact us or visit our website www.cuscowebfest.com

General Rules Submission:

1. International films made in languages other than English, Spanish or Portuguese must have subtitles in one of the mentioned languages.

2. A Director / Producer may submit more than one film in a category and more than one category at a time.

3. Cusco Web Fest will not refund any fees if the filmmaker fails to submit the film in the correct category. Films submitted without the correct fees or proper submission media may be deemed ineligible.

4. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually the film will be listed on the festival website under Official Selections.

5. The Official Selection status doesn’t mean that your film will be screened at the festival. It means that you are now eligible for the nomination and you can use the festival laurel on your poster.

6. An official selection and a nominee will be privately screened for the Cusco WebFest judging panel, and will not be screened initially to the public.

7. Winner films of each category will receive a Laurel & certificate.

8. A filmmaker’s submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.

9. We require an official trailer or poster, synopsis and a link to your film. Please select the correct category while submitting to avoid disqualification. We reserve right to re-assign films to the appropriate category.

10. Cusco WebFest may without advance notice amend these Rules & Terms from time to time. Each and every such amendment shall be become effective immediately. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates of these Rules & Terms.