The International Audiovisual Festival - FIAFest Comsabana, organized by the School of Communication of the University of La Sabana, in Chia Colombia, will host an annual film festival dedicated to screening work created by students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Awards & Prizes

INTERNATIONAL (not Latin American)

• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

LATIN AMERICAN

• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

COLOMBIAN

• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
• BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Rules & Terms

FIAfest 2026 invites national and international students from undergraduate programs, to participate in the 12th version.

• All entries must be original and student created films .
• All the works for the competition category need to be finished after 1st of January 2024.
• By submitting your work you certify that you hold necessary rights for the presentation of this film at FIAfest
• The Festival does not pay screening fees as it is a non-profit festival.
• The deadline for registration and delivery of materials is January 13th, 2026.
• Short films can only be submitted in one category.
• All Short films must have English subtitles unless its spoken language is Spanish.
• The duration of the short films should not exceed 20 minutes.
• FIAfest Comsabana does not accept audiovisual products that contain scenes of explicit sex, child abuse, animal abuse or disrespect the integrity of individuals.
• Shortfilms must be rated PG13.
• Universidad de La Sabana reserves the right to use part of the work to promote the festival.
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  • Ignota Prod.

    El festival no se comunicó con nosotros para entregarnos los laureles. El corto ganó un premio y tampoco nos notificó qué premio ganó o qué significaba ganar ese premio. Lamentable.

    April 2026
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  • Melle Windig

    Thank you so much for screening Cell Buddies at your festival! We are honored to be part of your program. It’s been an incredible year for this student film, traveling to over 40 countries. We’ve seen that audiences worldwide really connect with the story, and we hope your audience enjoyed the screening as much as we enjoyed being part of your event. Thanks for supporting independent stop motion animation.

    April 2026
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  • Casa del Cine Ciudad Real

    Estamos muy agradecidos por la selección de las películas de nuestros estudiantes en el FIAFest Comsabana. Gracias por ofrecer una plataforma tan valiosa para los estudiantes creadores de todo el mundo. Ha sido un placer formar parte de esta edición y apreciamos profundamente vuestro apoyo a las voces jóvenes. ¡Muchísimas gracias desde España!

    We’re truly grateful for the selection of our students' films at FIAFest Comsabana. Thank you for offering such a valuable platform for student creators from all over the world. It was a joy to be part of this edition — and we deeply appreciate your support for young voices. Thank you very much from Spain!!

    May 2025
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  • Marko Plejić

    Very grateful to have our film "Jurica" be shown at the FIAfest :)
    Great communication and hope to be part of the festival again in the future editions.

    April 2025
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  • Héctor Hernández

    Muchas gracias por la selección de nuestro documental Ecos Desde el Azulado Prado.

    May 2024
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