Mission of the festival:
- FESCISA has the mission of giving publicity and projection to the independent production of short films and feature films; To bring independent filmmakers closer to the Ecuadorian public.
- Project the production of local, regional and world films in the city of San Antonio de Ibarra. Films of diverse genres, where subjects of humanity, social, solidarity, childhood, women, among others predominate.

Feature films qualify for the following awards:
BEST FICTION FEATURE
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE

The short films qualify for the following awards:
BEST FICTIONSHORT
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
BEST TERROR SHORT
BEST ANIMATION SHORT

The scripts qualify for the following awards:
SCRIPT FOR SHORT FILM
SCRIPT FOR FEATURE FILM

1.- Festival dates
March 19, 20, 21, 22 - 2024
2.- Extension of the films
Short films - between 1 and 35 minutes
Feature films - 36 minutes or more
3.- Date of Production
Films must have been produced after January 1, 2022.
4.- Number of films per representative
Unlimited
5.- Submission form
Via Vimeo or Youtube links or any other online platform. If you have a password you should also send it. The links must remain active and accessible until April 30, 2024. You must register through our allies.
6.- Deadlines and Submission Fees:
7.- Language
Feature films and short films in a language other than Spanish or English must be subtitled in these languages for the presentation of the festival; Unless the dialogue or commentary is not necessary for understanding and appreciation.
8.- Double presentation
Films that have been submitted for consideration in previous years are eligible for re-filing only if significant changes have been made to the film. A detailed list of changes should be included in the presentation package.
9.- Sections
A- Feature film competition:
- Feature Fiction
- Feature Experimental
- Feature Documentary film
B- Short films Competition:
- LatinAmerican Short
- Short Fiction
- Short Experimental
- Short Documentary film
- Short Animation
- Short Terror
- Short Social
C- Script Competition:
Script for short film (<40 pages)
Script for feature film (>40 pages)
10.- Selection of works
Registration fees are per movie and are non-refundable. The Festival reserves the right to disqualify a presentation, without reimbursement of any kind, if the eligibility requirements are not met including if the eligibility status changes after the presentation.
11.- Curatorship
All registered films are subject to a curation process to determine the official selection.
12.- Official Selection
Decisions are made by a committee of film industry professionals. It is Festival policy not to provide comments about why a film was not selected.
13.- Notification
March 12 – 2024.
14.- Notification way
By email. For the festival website
15.- Projection
The Festival is open to the public. Accredited national and international press, as well as buyers and distributors of film and television.
The official selection will be projected in the dates of the festival

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • We are very happy to be part of this very valuable festival and we were very warmly received by audience and professionals. We will be back.

    March 2024
  • CORINNA AVRAAMIDOU

    It was a great honour to win Best Narrative Feature with our film IMAN! I would recommend this festival to all! Thank you San Antonio Independent FF!

    May 2023
  • msawteach@hotmail.com Sawyer

    I hope that my screenplay once made into a film also wins an award at the San Antonio Independent Film Festival. Thank you!

    April 2023
  • Excelente festival. Grato pela seleção do meu filme.

    March 2023
  • Typical festival. Would have appreciated a notification that we didn't win.

    March 2023