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II Changuito Festival De Cine Para Las Niñeces

valle de cauca, valle de cauca

Festival overview

About II Changuito Festival De Cine Para Las Niñeces

Physical film festival in valle de cauca with submission categories including Children’s Rights and Child Participation & Agency.

Festival is an international short film festival centered on childhood, held in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, and organized by Fundación Changuito Visual. The festival is rooted in an anti-adultcentric approach.

It does not position children as passive audiences or future promises, but as present, active, creative, and political subjects. It opens the screen to films created for, with, and by children, as well as works that invite reflection on their meaningful participation in social, educational, family, and community spaces.

Changuito is a decentralized festival. Screenings take place across multiple territories, activating community dialogue, collective learning, and cultural circulation beyond traditional cinema venues.

In addition to film exhibitions, the festival highlights educational and community-based audiovisual processes, understanding cinema not only as an artistic language but as a transformative tool capable of reshaping perspectives and strengthening children’s agency. More than a screening event, Changuito is a cultural platform that fosters participation, exchange, and collective imagination around childhood.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
February 19, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
November 17, 2026
Notification Date
December 8, 2026
Festival Starts
December 17, 2026
Festival Ends
December 17, 2026
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. The festival accepts short films created for, with, or by children.

  2. All genres are welcome (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental).

  3. Works that promote children’s participation, agency, and respectful representation are especially encouraged.

  4. The festival is non-competitive and does not grant awards.

  5. Submissions must include screening rights for non-commercial exhibition within the framework of the festival and its decentralized community screenings.

  6. Films not originally in Spanish or english must include subtitles in one of these languages.

  7. The festival promotes ethical representation of children and respect for their rights.

  8. Works that reproduce harmful stereotypes, discrimination, or violence against children may be excluded.

  9. By submitting a film, participants agree to the festival’s ethical principles and selection criteria.

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Children’s Rights

Children’s Rights Films that address children’s rights as fundamental human rights. This category includes works that explore issues such as protection, access to education, identity, participation, dignity, safety, and freedom of expression. These films recognize children not as passive recipients of care, but as rights-holders whose voices and experiences deserve visibility and respect.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Child Participation & Agency

Child Participation & Agency Films that highlight children as active participants in their communities and decision-making processes. This category focuses on stories where children create, organize, express opinions, influence their surroundings, and take initiative. It values representations of childhood that emphasize autonomy, creativity, and collective action.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Community Media

Community Media Works produced within community-based processes, collectives, schools, or grassroots organizations. These films reflect collaborative creation and local storytelling practices. The focus is not only on the final product but also on the collective process behind it, strengthening media democratization and access to audiovisual tools.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Social Activism

Films that engage with social issues affecting children and their communities, encouraging awareness, advocacy, and transformation. These works may address inequality, environmental justice, gender issues, displacement, peace-building, or access to cultural rights. Cinema is understood here as a tool for social engagement and change.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Intergenerational Dialogue

Intergenerational Dialogue Films that foster meaningful exchanges between children, youth, and adults. This category values narratives where different generations collaborate, listen, and co-create. It seeks to challenge hierarchical relationships and promote mutual respect and shared responsibility.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Anti-Adultcentric Perspectives

Listed fees include USD 4 regular.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee
Category

Education & Collective Learning

Education & Collective Learning Works that explore learning processes beyond traditional schooling models. This includes community education, artistic workshops, popular education practices, and collective knowledge-building experiences. These films highlight learning as a shared, participatory, and transformative process.

Current FeeUSD 4.00Standard Fee