Festival Raices: ’Donde el origen se hace imagen’

A special exhibition dedicated to exploring, through film, the historical, emotional, and cultural bond between Galicia and Venezuela. Open to students and recent graduates (within the last two years), this section seeks to highlight stories that address Galician migration to Venezuela, the return of Galicians, the Galician community in Venezuela, or the cultural exchange between the two countries. Works that capture traditions, family memories, or contemporary connections between these two sister nations will be especially valued. Selected works will receive a certificate of participation and will be featured on the channels of the Galician Brotherhood of Venezuela.

The world fits in a short film. This category is open to students of any nationality who wish to share their perspective on migration, transnational identity, or cultural fusion from their own contexts. The festival recognizes that stories of displacement and encounter know no borders. Fiction, documentaries, or animations will be accepted that, from any latitude, show how cultures blend, clash, or reinvent themselves. Maximum duration: 15 minutes. Important: All works must adhere to the festival's central theme (involving at least two different nationalities or cultural heritages).

Small Stories, Big Roots. This short-form category challenges narrative concision to capture, in just a few minutes, the essence of migration and cultural encounter. Works of any genre (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental) are welcome, provided they use minimal means to convey powerful emotions, situations, or reflections on heritage, exile, or cultural fusion. Ideal for fast-paced, poetic, or high-impact projects. Maximum duration: 5 minutes.

Imaginaries Without Borders. This category recognizes the power of animation to represent the symbolic, the dreamlike, and the universal aspects of cultural fusion. Works created using any technique (stop motion, 2D, 3D, collage, pixilation, etc.) are welcome, provided their visual narrative addresses transnational identity, displacement, cultural heritage, or the rebuilding of home. Aesthetic originality and the ability to convey, with or without words, the clash and embrace between two worlds will be valued. Maximum duration: 10 minutes.

Memory in Motion. A space for documentary filmmaking that explores, through observation or research, stories of migration, rootedness, and cultural transmigration. Documentaries of a social, historical, autobiographical, or family memory nature are welcome, provided they demonstrate dialogue between nationalities, traditions, or languages. Priority will be given to committed perspectives, respect for sources, and sensitivity in the construction of the narrative. Maximum duration: 20 minutes.

Narratives that build bridges between worlds. This category is open to short fiction films that explore, through the creative freedom of storytelling, the tensions, joys, and contradictions of the migrant experience, descent, or cultural blending. Stories with complex characters, a solid narrative structure, and the emotional capacity to reflect the encounter between two or more cultural heritages will be valued. Maximum duration: 15 minutes.