Festival de Cine Independiente de San Antonio

23/03/2026

PALMARES 2026:
THE FEATURE FILMS QUALIFY FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
BEST FICTION FEATURE: SCENTED DREAMS, BY ROMAN PEREZ

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: AL AWDA. SINGAPORE, BY JASON SOO

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE: SEAFARERS. FINLAND. BY MILJA VIITA

THE SHORT FILMS QUALIFY FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

BEST LATIN AMERICAN SHORT: CORDÃO DE PRATA. BRAZIL. BY GETULIO RIBEIRO

BEST FICTION SHORT: BELIEF. IRAN, BY PARSA YOUSEF

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: THE SUNKEN HOUSE. ARGENTINA. BY DELFINA BORRELLI

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT: DETOURS. CROATIA. BY VIDA GUZMIĆ

BEST ANIMATION SHORT: DISTURBIA. BULGARIA. BY MIRA YANKOVA

BEST SOCIAL SHORT: EXPECTING. RUSSIAN FEDERATION. BY OLGA USHAKOVA

BEST SCRIPT FOR SHORT FILM: I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE. CHILE. BY LOGAN CARMONA

BEST SCRIPT FOR FEATURE FILM: THROUGH THE WINDOW. MONTY MCDANNALD

14/03/2026

The organization of the San Antonio Independent Film Festival is pleased to present the selected films of this 2026 edition.

A- Feature film competition:
- Feature Fiction
Axis Of Life. Bulgaria. By Atanas Hristoskov
Stupid August. Ireland, By Padraig Trehy
Scented Dreams (Kalakal), Hilippines. By Roman Perez
New Year. China. By Shi Guoren
The Scorpion Key. Argentina. By Juan Cil

- Feature Experimental
A Little Prayer. Japan. By Takashi Miwa
Seafarers. Finland. By Milja Viita
When Did It Happen to Us? Ecuador. By Gael Silva

- Feature Documentary film
Al Awda. Singapore, By Jason Soo
An Anatolian Song Bir Anadolu Türküsü. Belgium. By Suleyman Ozdemir
Approaching the Book of Odes. China. By Huanzhang Hui
Generational Memory. Azerbaijan. Babek Abbaszade
Hyphen. Lebanon. By Reine Razzouk

B- Short Films Competition:
- LatinAmerican Short
Cordão De Prata. Brazil. By Getulio Ribeiro
Gargalo. Brazil/Portugal. By Anna Zêpa / Carlos Segundo
Mercury Retrograde. Colombia. By Valerio Méndez
Friends. Chile. By Zoé Gallego
Jealousy. Mexico. By Thiago Hidalgo

- Short Fiction
Belief. Iran, By Parsa Yousef
Calypso. Ukraine. By Zakhar Shestiaiev
Cats. Serbia, By Danilo Stanimirović
He Introduced Me. Ecuador. By Julieta Vicente
Locked Up. Venezuela. By David Gallardo
Nemesis. Turkey. By Zin Ataş.
Sucker's Death. Poland. By Krzysztof Grudziński
Pandora's Butterfly. Egypt. By Shady George
The Terrorist. Norway. By Meena Rathor

- Short Experimental
Chubby Einstein. Netherlands. By Marten Winters
Nice To Meet you. Sweden. By Noah Kara
Detours. Croatia. By Vida Guzmić
My Partner. Brazil. By Alexandre Da Cunha
They Told Me. Argentina. By Irvin Romero

- Short Documentary film
Betrayal. Mexico. By Aaron Vázquez
Mom Dances. Switzerland. By Mégane Brügger
Do You Remember Me? Colombia. By Jadiel Romero
Swinging for Tomorrow. China. By Guan Yi
The sunken house. Argentina. By Delfina Borrelli

- Short Animation
The Planet That Doesn't Exist. Israel. By Nadav Embon
Disturbia. Bulgaria. By Mira Yankova
Dobrina. Germany. By Hannes Rall
Heart Thief. Ecuador. By Misael Serrano
The Taxi. Argentina. By Leonardo Rubio

- Short Social
Expecting. Russian Federation. By Olga Ushakova
Goal Number 300. Panama. By Steven Nieto
Lost City. Spain. By Damián Blanco
My Grandmother's Grave. Mexico. By Ismael Mora
The Translator, iran. By Milad shiri

- Script for short film
I will always be here. Chile. By Logan Carmona
Just a passenger. Venezuela. By Kalvin Lorenzo
Queen without a crown. Ecuador. By Regino Duran
Waking Prospects. Iran. By Jabbarzadeh

- Script for feature film
Nostalgia. Brazil. By Heitor Barbosa
Save yourself. Costa Rica. By Jenaro Zurita
Through The Window. United States. By Monty Mcdannald
Face to face. Costa rica. By Pau Sanz

Stupid August. Ireland, By Padraig Trehy Scented Dreams (Kalakal), Hilippines. By Roman Perez New Year. China. By Shi Guoren

14/07/2025

El Festival de Cine Independiente de San Antonio ha abierto la convocatoria 2025-2026 pueden inscribir sus cortometrajes y largometrajes en ésta página:

- 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.

23/03/2025

PALMARES 2025:

- THE FEATURE FILMS QUALIFY FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

BEST FICTION FEATURE: Las Fieras. Argentina. By Juan Flores.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Ever Since I Knew Myself. Georgia. By Maka Gogaladze.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE: Perennial Light. Ireland. By Colin Hickey.

- THE SHORT FILMS QUALIFY FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

BEST LATIN AMERICAN SHORT: For A Dream. Argentina. By Roman Bello.
BEST FICTION SHORT: Vas Mar. Iran. By Nima Tabandeh.
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: No Sé En Que Dirección Viene La Brisa. Venezuela. By Orangel Lugo.
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT: Be Like Angel Pardalos. Greece. By Angeliki Pardalidou.
BEST ANIMATION SHORT: Ghariba & Ajeeb. United Arab Emirates. By Boubaker Boukhari.
BEST SOCIAL SHORT: Urban Reverie. China. By Ding Haorah.
BEST TERROR SHORT: The Abyssal Theatre. United Kingdom. By Leo Carden.
BEST SCRIPT FOR SHORT FILM: In His Grave. Uruguay. By Regio Ponce.
BEST SCRIPT FOR FEATURE FILM: Prodigium. Italy. By Vincenzo Pandolfi, Filippo Santaniello.

18/03/2025

The organization of the San Antonio Independent Film Festival is pleased to present the selected films of this 2025 edition.
A- Feature Film Competition:
- Feature Fiction
Desperation. China. By Zhou Chong
Jami. India. By Lekshmipushpa
Las Fieras. Argentina. By Juan Flores
Offshoot. Nigeria. By Steve Ayeny
Lena And Vladimir. North Macedonia. By Igor Aleksov

- Feature Experimental
Interview With An Android. United Kingdom. By Jack Davies
Come With Me. Costa Rica. By Nicolás Zambrano
Perennial Light. Ireland. By Colin Hickey

- Feature Documentary Film
Ever Since I Knew Myself. Georgia. By Maka Gogaladze
In Their Own Time. India. By Sourya Dipta
Threads. Greece. By Fanis Topsachalidis
Ujan Story. Iran & Armenia. By Shahram Badakhshan Mehr
Unspoken. Poland. By Maciej Adamek

B- Short Films Competition:
- Latinamerican Short
Birdsong. Cuba. By Lucas Samson
For A Dream. Argentina. By Roman Bello
Forget You. Colombia. By Eric Vargas
In Search Of Revenge. Ecuador. By Cipriano Morales
Untamable. Bolivia. By Rene Reyes

- Short Fiction
Chicken Broth Soup. Turkey. By Deniz Büyükkırlı
Maria. Belgium. By Olivier Panier
Hike. France. By Mathieu Gari
The Princess. Cuba. By Fausto Benitez
Hell. Argentina. By Dominic Gutierrez
Let Me Put It This Way. Turkey. By Damla Ersan
Sweet Sorrow. United Kingdom. By Parisa Zandbaf
Vas Mar. Iran. By Nima Tabandeh

- Short Experimental
Adiós Por Ahora. Argentina. By Valentín Caso Rosendi
Be Like Angel Pardalos. Greece. By Angeliki Pardalidou
My Minefield. Germany. By Loreto Quijada
Reborn. Chile. By Rommel Beltrán
The Legend. Colombia. By Romano Nuñez
The Slip. United States. By Alex Sherman

- Short Documentary Film
Abyss. Italy. By Alessandro Porzio, Michele Giangrande
Adios Por Ahora. Argentina. By Valentín Caso Rosendi
Hilda Ha. Off The Grid. Estonia. By Eva Kübar
Money Maker: Saygin Yalcin E. Germany. By Johannes Thuermer, Martina Schuster
Last Call. Ecuador. By Irene Cosío
No Sé En Que Dirección Viene La Brisa. Venezuela. By Orangel Lugo
We Will Return. Venezuela. By Paulo Améstica

- Short Animation
Day In The Krapina Neanderthal Museum. Croatia. By Petar Borovečki & Others
Father's Mountains. China. By Xiaojun Tan
Punished. Uruguay. By Lorenzo Melgar
Ghariba & Ajeeb. United Arab Emirates. By Boubaker Boukhari
It's My Life, Not Yours. Mexico. By Mauricio Cedeño

- Short Terror
A Non-Existent Passenger. Peru. By Martín Meneses
Chained. Ecuador/Argentina. By Donato Venegas
Lights. Cuba. By Paula Di Paolo
The Abyssal Theatre. United Kingdom. By Leo Carden
The End Has Arrived. Brazil. By Dante Cova

- Short Social
Indiscreet. Chile. By Sergio Quijada
Underdogs. Belgium. By Olivier Panier
Sorry Maa. India. By Parag Chhapekar
Urban Reverie. China. By Ding Haorah
Your Time Has Arrived. Mexico. By Aldo Fuentes

- Script For Short Film
From The Mountain. Venezuela. By Richard Hidalgo
In His Grave. Uruguay. By Regio Ponce
Those Times. Panama. By Carmelo Godoy
Untouchable. United States. By Mabel Clakson

- Script For Feature Film
Calm. Mexico. By Jose J. Mantilla
Prodigium. Italy. By Vincenzo Pandolfi, Filippo Santaniello
A Different Day. Ecuador. By Cruz Lara
Tell Me. Spain. By Victor Vielma

Chicken Broth Soup. Turkey. By Deniz Büyükkırlı Maria. Belgium. By Olivier Panier Hike. France. By Mathieu Gari The Princess. Cuba. By Fausto Benitez