Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BUEIFF®) is the largest festival in Argentina. An Official IMDb qualifying competition!

The Festival is a semi-annual season. Every year, the BUEIFF has two editions
The BUEIFF has been the first South American Festival to celebrate its event in another continent (Europe). It was selected to integrate the Top 100 Best-Reviewed Film Festivals in the world by FilmFreeway.

We believe that cinema is a magic tool that speaks a universal language, which allows the ability to unite people from all over the world in an instant. More than 120 countries participating in the BUEIFF competitions!
Our goal is to encourage independent and professional filmmakers of all nationalities to share their passion worldwide through our Festival.

"Art, in all its forms, crosses any border, culture, society, ethnicity, or religion. Art is what most identifies us as human beings and what gives us humanity."

The members of our jury belong to a network of professionals, with years of experience in the industry.
The quality standard of this competition is very high and only awards the best films, so winners of this competition can be very proud of their achievement.

CERTIFICATES, LAURELS, SCREENINGS, AND TROPHIES!
* At the Buenos Aires International Film Festival, there will be several winners per edition, who will receive official certificates, with their respective laurels. Also can request its Official Trophies!

- *Honorable Mention*
- Best Short Fiction
- Best Short Documentary
- Best Short Experimental
- Best Short Animation
- Best Feature Fiction
- Best Feature Documentary
- Best Music Video
- Best 1-Minute Challenge

* Additional Categories
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Production
- Best Screenplay
- Best Editing
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Trailer / Teaser
- Best Poster

Terms & Regulation

FESTIVAL
1a- The Festival is a semi-annual season. Every year, the BUEIFF has two editions
1b- We accept all types of films from all over the world, short films under 20 minutes, feature films over 60 minutes, and student films under 15 minutes.
2- Films must have been completed after 1 January 2024. There is no prerequisite. You can also submit the same project in the next season's competition in case you haven't been officially selected in the last editions.
3- All films must be presented in their original language with English or Spanish subtitles.
4- Additional categories (Director, Cinematography, etc.) will be evaluated separately, so they will be considered as separate categories, any movie has the possibility of winning them.
5- No work or artist will be discriminated against or favored by their country of origin, language, age, race, education, ideology, or economic resources. Every content, every form, and every technique will be considered with no censorship of any kind.
6- BUEIFF doesn’t download data or accept Dropbox submissions. Please only send links to your media hosted on third-party servers, such as Vimeo or YouTube.
7- In order to be fully and properly considered, films must be available to view through FilmFreeway’s online screening interface.
8- The selection committees and juries' decisions are final.
9- Registration fees are non-refundable.
10- Filmmakers and screenwriters retain 100% of all of the rights to their projects and materials that they submit to the Buenos Aires International Film Festival.
11- The Festival Management reserves the right to make changes in the profile of the festival if it becomes necessary to do so due to circumstances beyond its control.
12a- By submitting a film or any media through FilmFreeway, the Filmmaker agrees to grant the Festival the right to use the title, synopsis, and trailer of the Film for advertisement purposes, including using those materials on the Festival's website.
12b- In general, only the winning and finalist projects are screened with a live audience and all the selected projects have the possibility of being included for free in the programming of our channel for as long as they wish.
12c- Insults or threats to Festival staff are grounds for disqualification. That breaks the spirit of union and respect for this art.
12d- You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our officers, affiliates, employees, and partners from any claims and liability arising out of entering or transmitting your film or screenplay to the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BUEIFF).

EVALUATION AND AWARDS:

1- If a film is selected, it may go through the following steps: Official Selection, Semi-Finalist, Finalist (nominees), and Winner. Films are evaluated only in the categories in which they were submitted, so each additional category requires a separate individual entry.
2- The winners meet the high level of excellence that the Festival seeks. Only films with this value will be able to carry the laurels of the BUEIFF winners, will receive their certificates, and will be able to request their trophies.
3- All-season winners in each category will be announced on the BUEIFF Press website and social media platforms.
4- The "Honorable Mention" is an extra distinction of the official competition. That is, in which the judges do not intervene, it is granted exclusively by the Festival directors. Here, the film that has distinguished itself from the others will be awarded, in its general aspect, concept, aesthetics, and/or particularly brilliant performance in its direction, photography, acting, and/or screenplay.

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  • Giovanni Zelko

    Not sure why some festivals spend so much time and energy TAKING $ from filmmakers and then have zero accountability to responding to inquiries. Our film was an official selection, apparently, but I never heard back from them after repeated emails asking if/when our film would screen, or if we were nominated for any of the many categories. Film Freeway should dona better job at oversight to make sure festivals respond to filmmakers, and/or improve this system on FF where filmmakers are heard. I had the same exact issue with two other festivals and honestly feel taken advantage of and would like to have the submission fees reimbursed from some festivals who are quick to take $ but then remain silent. Save your $ and don't submit to this festival; there are MANY OTHERS out there who are wayyyy better, such as NEFF and MUFF to name a couple.

    May 2025
  • Overall can be improved in terms of judging

    July 2024
  • Dora Guzman

    Un honor ser parte del festival. Gracias

    April 2024
  • Karolos Zonaras

    I was asked to add a review... for what purpose?

    April 2024
  • Un placer haber podido participar en este Gran festival que posee una excelente comunicación .

    April 2024