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From January 18th- 26th 2025, JIIFF’s 15th edition will take place

15 years of the José Ignacio International Film Festival. Our festival is celebrating a special edition and JIIFF’s team is already preparing everything to welcome you in January. In the meantime, it's a great time to subscribe to our newsletter and receive all the news about the upcoming edition in your inbox: calls for Working JIIFF, our industry program; the guidelines for the next Short Film Competition; announcements of parallel activities during JIIFF’s week; and what our entire community wants to know: the upcoming feature film competition program.

Competencia Cortometrajes del 18 al 26 de enero 2025

Ibermedia Alliance

JIIFF Lab 2025

The Working JIIFF project laboratory once again has the support of IBERMEDIA as Participation Scholarships so that each of the selected pairs has the participation fees, accommodation for both participants and corresponding meals covered during the development of the JIIFF Lab.

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Competencia Cortometrajes del 18 al 26 de enero 2025

Short Film Competition 2025

One step closer to the Oscar®

JJIIFF joins the family of major international film festivals that qualify for the Oscar® and becomes the first festival in Uruguay to integrate the list of Academy Award® Qualifying Festivals. Integrating this list means that the winning film of our 2025 Short Film Competition may be directly considered by the Academy® for the Animated, Documentary and Fiction Short Film category towards the next edition of the Oscar® Awards.

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Competencia Cortometrajes del 18 al 26 de enero 2025

Short Film Competition 2025

Call for Entries

In the 15th edition of JIIFF, we will premiere a selection of the latest Uruguayan productions. The application process starts now, and Uruguayan productions and co-productions completed in 2024 with a maximum duration of 20 minutes are eligible. The selected short films will be showcased on the big screen at JIIFF in January 2025. The Best Short Film will be awarded a trip to the Cannes Film Festival.

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Del 18 al 26 de enero de 2025 llega la 15ta edición de JIIFF

Save the date

15 years of JIIFF

"Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action" (Wim Wenders). In January 2025, we are celebrating a very special edition. From January 18th-26th 2025, we will hold the 15th edition of JIIFF in José Ignacio, Uruguay.

JIIFF Lab 2025

JIIFF Lab 2025

Submissions open

Aimed at duos of emerging directors and producers with experience in the film industry from all over Ibero-America, this program within Working JIIFF is designed to strengthen fiction feature film projects in development. The activity will take place in person in José Ignacio from January 22nd to 26th, 2025. At the end, a jury will recognize the projects with various awards to help them continue to develop; one of these awards will be the Pfeffer del Sur Fund for $50,000.

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Pfeffer del Sur Fund

Pfeffer del Sur Fund

A new film fund

We have created a new film fund to stimulate the development of fiction feature film projects. Thanks to the Pfeffer family, $50,000 will be awarded to one of the projects selected to participate in JIIFF Lab 2025. With the name Pfeffer del Sur Fund, this incentive is generated to boost Uruguay's audiovisual industry and its international co-production relationships.

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JIIFF at Cannes

JIIFF at Cannes

JIIFF returned from Cannes with news to boost the national film industry

On a boat moored in front of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, we brought the essence of JIIFF and Uruguay to the Cannes Film Festival, and kicked off our annual work agenda towards the 15th edition of JIIFF.

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Allies of JIIFF

Sponsors

Allies of JIIFF

Do you want to join our allies?. Our Sponsors and Benefactors support us in continuing to generate impactful actions. Today, Uruguay is a regional and international attraction in the audiovisual ecosystem, and JIIFF is a driving force of this change. Contact: info@joseignaciofilmfestival.com

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