Cine Pobre is a self-funded filmmaking genre without a set of stylistic criteria nor format boundaries, involving many geographically separated creators with at least two things in common: a strong desire to tell their story: with their own resources and without establishment constraints.
Cine Pobre builds bridges based on the belief that film becomes art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
Notable Greek philosophers believed that perfection only exists in virtuality.
After 23 years of showcasing and awarding the world's best self funded films Cine Pobre Film Festival will transition its format and adapt to real virtuality while preserving its essence.
The discontinuation of our public space venues makes it easier and much less costly to manage. That means much lower inscription fees. No airplane tickets, no hotel bills, no liver cirrhosis from afterparties; just an evolved value proposition, while continuing to deliver the timeless professional prestige to be lauded in the company of the World's Best Self Funded Films.
In August 2024 XXII Cine Pobre Film Festival inaugurated its own humble movie theater in the Oaxaca cloud forest at 2,500 m /asl. This special events playhouse allows us to focus more on motivating our target audiences to develop their creative talents as mentor of future filmmakers.
Cine Pobre Film Festival:
The sovereign intersection of culture and capabilities since 2002,
collaborative event offering co- and post-production
Cine Pobre is a collaborative venue and not a contest where filmmakers receive trinkets.
We invite filmmakers to produce self-funded films telling stories we bet on becoming resonant cultural contributions instead of focusing on orotund social components.
Cine Pobre is the 100% self-funded intersection of culture and capabilities.
Participate!