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The Annecy International Animation Film Festival closed with strong Colombian representation, both in its official competitions and during the MIFA (Marché International du Film d'Animation), which fell within the festival.

Este no es tu jardín, directed and produced by Carlos Velandia, was selected for the Off-Limits Official Selection this year. The short film previously won the Rough Shorts category at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM 15, a short film post-production lab. As part of the award, the film received English-to-Spanish or Spanish-to-English SRT translation and subtitling services from Lingua Viva, and two accreditations to the BFM – Bogoshorts Film Market 2024. The short has also been included in other international festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2025), the Dresden International Short Film Festival (Germany, 2025), the Athens Digital Arts Festival (Greece, 2025), and the Cartagena International Film Festival – FICCI (Colombia, 2025), among others. 

In the festival's industry section, Colombia was represented in the Mifa Pitches – Feature Films category with the co-production Foldara (Canada, Mexico, Colombia), directed by Danna Galeano and produced by Douglas Enrique Gómez and Carolina Zepeda (Gasolina Studios), in co-production with Clematic and Dream in Motion Studio. Also in this category was Pink Punk Delta (Spain, Slovakia, Chile, Colombia), by Alba Sotorra, produced by Alba Sotorra SL, Pilar Juan Maestre, and Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke), in co-production with Ana Collado and Ania Chwaliszewska. The WIP section included The Devil's Vein, directed by Germán Acuña and produced by Colombian Silvia Prietov through her 2D animation studio, Lucy Animation Studio, in partnership with Formidable Studio.

Meanwhile, Where is my espresso?, by Andrés Felipe Rodríguez and Joan Sebastián García and produced by Luisa Fernanda Velásquez Carrera, received the Prix Filmværksted Viborg in the Mifa Pitches – Short Films category. The short was part of Flipbook BFM at the 22nd Bogoshorts – Bogotá Short Film Festival / Festival de Cortos de Bogotá. The project El que quiere besar busca la boca (Who Wants to Kiss Seeks the Lips), directed and produced by Tatiana Pinzón, participated in the La Liga Focus program, also part of Mifa. 

On the other hand, the Film Education Program OTROS OJOS presented the progress of its initiatives with countries from the Andean region (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela). Following a series of specialized workshops with the International Mifa Campus—focused on Production (in partnership with BoliviaLab), Distribution (in collaboration with Bogoshorts, Colombia), and Women Directors (in partnership with the Comfama Animation Festival, Colombia)—18 emerging talents were selected to take part in various networking activities during the festival.
 
In addition, the six selected women directors had the opportunity to present their projects before the accredited MIFA audience. The Colombian projects were El susurro del mar (The Whisper of the Sea) by Marcela Rincón and Bekaura: Hijas del maíz (Bekaura: Daughters of the Corn) by Irati Dojura. Other selected works included Tormenta de arroz (Rice Storm) by Sandra de La Torre (Ecuador), Kitty Eight by Grace Cárdenas (Peru), Yushi's Camera by Ana Claudia Tucto and Fernando Mendoza (Peru), and Capozooeira by Orlymar Paredes (Venezuela).
 
OTROS OJOS was also present at the South American Animation stand, which it shared with representatives from Orillas Nuevas, the Argentine program that supports cultural and creative industries (ICC).

To raise the international profile of animation, video games, and immersive content, Proimágenes Colombia, with support from the Film Development Fund (FDC), made Colombian participation at stand C-02 a key element of its internationalization strategy through a multi-institutional alliance. The initiative aimed to strengthen the country's creative industries and capitalize on the festival's dynamic environment to foster international partnerships. The stand was shared with Gente Convergente, a program led by Bogotá's Secretariat of Culture, Recreation, and Sports, which supports the city's digital convergence ecosystem, and EL PAUER, a strategy by Comfama to back companies and creators in Antioquia's music and audiovisual sectors.
 
The collaboration among these three institutions had a common goal: to provide coordinated support for Colombia's creative industries. The stand also hosted a regional animation initiative through the inter-institutional partnership with the OTROS OJOS and Orillas nuevas programs. The joint stand aimed to deepen regional partnerships by creating meaningful opportunities for networking and collaboration. The focus on regional cooperation is in line with previous efforts by Proimágenes Colombia and the French Embassy to promote Andean animation. As part of the stand programming, Café con Anibia—organized by the ANIBIA Animation Festival—brought together key industry stakeholders.

The Colombian delegation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and MIFA was one of the largest to date, with around 25 professionals in attendance. This strong presence was made possible thanks to open calls led by the Colombia Film Commission, with support from CINA incentives and ProColombia.

The delegation's agenda featured a series of bilateral meetings with representatives from Spain and France. Delegates also took part in key festival programming, including the Partners' Pitch—focused on the Andean Region and the Southern Cone—Meet the Buyers sessions, targeted networking events, and one-on-one meetings.
 
Participating companies included BA Studios SAS, Fahrenheit Films SAS, Piragna SAS, Ikartoons Animation SAS, Team Toon Studio SAS, Fosfenos Media Ltda, La Mar Media Lab SAS, Dinamita Animación SAS, Planet 141 SAS, and Malpraxis Studio SAS. Their participation was supported by the Colombia Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia, which through the incentive call under Law 1556, promotes access to international audiovisual markets and facilitates deal-making. These incentives are aimed to strengthen the internationalization efforts of Colombian audiovisual production companies.

Finally, the Bogoshorts Universe was present at the event, promoting its catalog of Latin American animated shorts, scouting films for the 23rd edition of its festival, and identifying potential companies to participate in Flipbook BFM—the Bogoshorts Film Market component focused on facilitating the co-production of animation projects.