Buenos Aires International Film Festival

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 2025. 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.