The International Environmental Film Festival of Argentina, organized by the Multimedia Institute of Human Rights (IMD), announces the opening of submissions for its 8th edition, which will take place from August 12 to 19, 2026 in Buenos Aires, in an entirely in-person format.
FINCA is a meeting space for filmmakers, activists, communities, and specialists, aimed at promoting critical cinema capable of contributing to social transformation and the creation of new narratives on the environment and human rights.
This 8th edition focuses on the right to land as a central axis of contemporary debates on socio-ecological crises, environmental justice, and development models. From this perspective, FINCA invites us to imagine fairer and more sustainable futures, where the defense of the commons and socio-environmental justice play a central role.
OFFICIAL SECTIONS
→ Competitive Sections:
International Feature Film Competition | International Short and Medium-Length Film Competition | Latin American Documentary Competition
International Feature Film Competition | International Short and Medium-Length Film Competition | Latin American Documentary Competition
→ Non-competitive Sections:
Climate Justice | Ecofeminism | Eco-awareness and Sustainability | Energy Horizons | Mother Earth | Food Sovereignty | We Are Water | Finquita | Schools | Youth | FICDH – Human Rights
Climate Justice | Ecofeminism | Eco-awareness and Sustainability | Energy Horizons | Mother Earth | Food Sovereignty | We Are Water | Finquita | Schools | Youth | FICDH – Human Rights
PARTICIPATION CRITERIA
→ National and international short, medium-length, and feature films—fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, music videos, works-in-progress, web series, and new formats—addressing socio-environmental issues from a human-rights perspective are eligible to participate. Works must have been completed on or after July 1, 2024.
SUBMISSION
→ The festival charges a fixed submission fee of ARS 7,500 for Argentine titles and USD 5 for international titles, payable upon completing the online submission form.
→ Submissions will be open from December 15, 2025 to February 15, 2026.