The Uroboros Film Festival emerges as a space for reflection, discovery, and celebration of independent cinema from Mexico and around the world. Held in Xalapa, Veracruz, the festival brings together filmmakers and audiences to share films that transcend commercial formulas — works that explore the human condition through poetic language, bold storytelling, and deep, meaningful narratives.
We believe in cinema as an art form — one that transforms, questions, and moves. While all genres and themes are welcome, our focus leans toward films with artistic sensitivity, visual intention, and emotional or symbolic depth.
Official selections and winning films will be screened live with audiences, fostering a direct and thoughtful exchange between stories and viewers. Uroboros values both national voices and international reach, aiming to create bridges between global creators and Mexican audiences.
Uroboros — the ancient symbol of the eternal cycle — reflects how we view cinema: as an ever-evolving act of transformation.
Awards & Prizes
Uroboros Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating artistic, poetic, and thought-provoking cinema from around the world. Our awards recognize bold storytelling, emotional depth, visual beauty, and originality.
All selected films will be screened before a live audience in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Competitive Awards:
Best International Short Film
Outstanding achievement in short-form cinematic storytelling.
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Best Mexican Short Film
Honoring the most powerful short film from Mexico for its narrative depth and visual language.
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Best Documentary Short (International)
Awarded to documentary short film that explores real stories through a poetic, human, or socially impactful lens.
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Best Documentary Short (Mexican)
Honoring a Mexican documentary short for its narrative strength, visual approach, and cultural relevance.
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Best Visual Language
For exceptional use of cinematography, composition, and poetic imagery. For Fiction and Documentary categories.
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Best Original Score
Celebrating an outstanding original musical composition that enhances the emotional and artistic atmosphere of the film.
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New Voices Award
Honoring the best short film that is the director’s first work, recognizing emerging voices with strong artistic promise and originality.
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Jury’s Special Mention
Given to a film that left a lasting impression for its emotional or experimental boldness.
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Non-Competitive Category:
Films and Short films submitted to the Non-Competitive Showcase will be officially screened before a live audience, but are not eligible for jury awards. This category is ideal for filmmakers seeking exposure and recognition without entering competition.
​Recognition:
All award winners will receive an official digital certificate and Uroboros Film Festival laurel.
Filmmakers attending the event in person will be presented with a printed certificate during the award gathering.
Rules & Terms – Uroboros Film Festival
By submitting your film to the Uroboros Film Festival, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
Eligibility & Duration:
All short films submitted to the competitive categories must have a maximum runtime of 40 minutes.
Films must have been completed within the last 12 months at the time of submission.
Films not in Spanish must include English subtitles. Spanish subtitles are encouraged and appreciated.
All submissions must be made via FilmFreeway or by providing a Vimeo link with password and download option enabled.
Non-Competitive Showcase:
The Non-Competitive Category is open to both short and feature-length films.
Films in this category must have been completed within the last 24 months.
Any feature film that requires a screening fee to be paid to a distributor, producer, or sales agent will be automatically disqualified from this category without refund.
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Entry Fees & Refunds:
All submission fees are non-refundable, under any circumstances.
Screenings & Rights:
By submitting your film, you authorize the Uroboros Film Festival to screen your short or feature film to a live audience as part of the festival program.
All screenings are non-commercial. No ticket will be sold to attendees during official screenings.
If selected, your film may be included in official communication and promotion of the festival.
Originality & Copyright:
All material submitted to the Uroboros Film Festival must be original work.
The submitter must own all necessary rights for exhibition, including rights to music, images, video, sound, and any other content used in the film.
The festival is not responsible for any legal claims arising from unauthorized use of copyrighted material.
By submitting your work, you confirm that you have full permission to screen the film publicly as part of the festival.
Content Guidelines:
The festival reserves the right to disqualify or reject any submission containing racist content, hate speech, or language promoting violence against individuals or communities based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or origin.
Contact Us
Event
Xalapa, Veracruz, México
cp. 91026
Contact
Dates
25 - 27 July 2025
Hours to be confirmed
