ENGLISH: SHORTS MÉXICO 21ST EDITION
CALL FOR ENTRIES – SUBMIT YOUR FILM
SHORTS MEXICO is recognized as the largest International short film festival in Latin America. Do not miss the chance to be part of its 21st celebration.
FILM SUBMISSION REGULATIONS
SHORTS MEXICO - Mexico International Short Film Festival call for entries begins February 23rd - May 31st 2026 at 23:59 (CST) Mexico City. We are open to receive Short Films from all over the world inviting all production genres.
SHORTS MEXICO is an exhibition platform specializing in short films that promotes cinema creative expressions, diverse voices, distinctive and innovative visions and bold quality films from filmmakers from all over the world. At SHORTS MEXICO we encourage the growth and development of short films as well as filmmakers.
The 21st Edition of SHORTS MEXICO will be held from September 1st through the 30th 2026 in Mexico City and the 32 States of the Mexican Republic. The National Cinematheque of Mexico is the main venue of the festival, and it amounts other important venues as CINEMEX Theaters, one of the largest cinema chains in the world, the famous Vasconcelos Library, Centro Cultural Universitario de la UNAM, CDMX´s and Cultural Centers, etc. The festival amounts over 75 venues in Mexico City and holds exhibitions nationwide, the event occurs throughout Mexico. SHORTS MÉXICO is presented in a hybrid format, holding in-theaters / in - person screenings, virtual - online streaming transmission, and televised exhibitions as well, having over 1 million spectators per edition.
Throughout the year the festival features short films theatrical releases, previews, exhibitions, retrospectives and master classes. The Shorts Mexico Tour includes cities, towns and villages of Mexico, as well as exhibitions in various countries around the world.
Shorts Mexico Academy conference cycle includes an academic offer aimed at developing professionalization in various specialized areas of filmmaking. The festival will also present Shorts México Pitching Competition, Work In Progress Contest, and its Screenplay Short Film Competition, with the goal of encouraging and promoting the creation, professionalization and production of quality films.
FESTIVAL SECTIONS
COMPETITIVE SECTIONS
INTERNATIONAL Competition (Live Action, Animation and Documentary). Short films from all over the world, regardless of the nationality of the director and the place or country of filming. Film productions which are not considered Mexican or Ibero-American.
IBERO-AMERICAN Competition (Live Action, Animation and Documentary) Ibero-American short film productions created in collaboration with or by countries from Latin America, plus Spain and Portugal, These productions involve co-productions between these nations, regardless of the nationality of the director and the place or country of filming.
MEXICAN Competition (Live Action, Animation, Documentary, NeoMex) If part of your production was filmed in Mexico, produced or coproduced by Mexican
Companies or Mexican filmmakers, or directed by a Mexican, it is considered a Mexican Production.
SHORTS MEXICO’S INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
FESTIVAL'S FAVORITES (OUT OF COMPETITION)
International and Ibero-American Showcases
World Cinema
Queer Shorts (LGBTTTQ+)
Fantascorto (Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror)
Afroshorts (African Diaspora and Culture)
Ecoshorts (Environmental Conservation Films)
Kids
Indigenous Peoples
Fun Shorts (Comedy Films)
Experimental
International (Live Action, Animation, Documentary)
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Mexican
Indigenous Peoples
Mexican women in cinema
Muestra Mexicana (Live Action, Animation, Documentary)
Experimental
Queer Shorts (LGBTTTQ+)
Afroshorts (African Diaspora and Culture)
Fantascorto (Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror)
Infantil – Kids
Ecoshorts (Environmental Conservation)
Funshorts (Comedy)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
