Submissions are now open for the 41st edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival, which will take place April 3-14, 2025. The oldest Latino film festival in the United States, the Chicago Latino Film Festival Film showcases and introduces audiences to the latest trends and newest voices in Iberoamerican cinema as well as feature the latest work by its masters. Over 100 short and feature films are presented over the 10-day event. The Chicago Latino Film Festival has also an educational component in the form of late morning and early afternoon free student screenings offered to public and private schools with a high concentration of Latino students across the Chicago metro area.
Features must have a running time of 70 minutes or above and shorts must be less than 20 minutes. Films from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United States are considered, as well as works from other countries if the director is of Ibero- or Latin American descent, or the subject matter is directly related to Latino culture. All submissions must include English subtitles. FILMS THAT DO NOT MEET THESE CRITERIA WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM CONSIDERATION UPON SUBMISSION.
Films with an educational value, or a strong historical and artistic importance are also considered. The Festival presents all forms of filmmaking including animation, documentaries, experimental, narrative, etc. The Festival encourages the submission of works for young audiences.
Selected films must be AT LEAST a Chicago premiere. Films that have screened publicly, theatrically, or are currently streaming in the Chicago area, have aired on US television, or are available for public viewing (DVD or online) prior to the Festival dates are NOT eligible. Films must be submitted by December 4, 2024.
You submit your film via FilmFreeway.
