Proimágenes Colombia

BAM16 accreditations now open

The Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM opens the accreditation process for its 16th edition. The first stage will be open until June 15, aimed at all companies and individuals who want to be part of one of the most important audiovisual markets in the region, to be held in July. In this edition, BAM 2025 is presented with new bets on critical thinking, technological inclusion and the formation of audiences.

Two films compete in cannes

Simón Mesa Soto returns to the world's most important festival with his second feature film, Un poeta, which will participate in Un Certain Regard. And the co-production Culebra negra, directed by French director Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux, will have its world premiere in the parallel section ACID Cannes, which has been the stage for the first films of several renowned filmmakers in recent years. Both are beneficiaries of the FDC.

New Board of the Colombian Film Academy

La actriz Cristina Umaña asume la presidencia, acompañada por la productora Paola Pérez Nieto y la diseñadora de vestuario Catherine Rodríguez en las vicepresidencias. Junto a ellas, los nuevos representantes de las 14 especialidades conforman la nueva junta directiva.

More Colombian presence at Cannes

Juanita Onzaga participates in Immersive selection - Focus with her film Floating with spirits (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands), in Cannes Docs, the project We were a great family directed by Cristina Rosselló, Chiara Marañón and Juan Soto Taborda. The Bogoshorts Universe will be part of the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry with two collections of short films for the Marché du Film, a market that will take place in parallel to the festival, from May 13 to 21. These collections will be available for viewing by accredited industry professionals, such as festival programmers, producers, critics, among others. There will be a large delegation of accredited companies at the event, including distributors, production companies and festival representatives, accompanied by Claudia Triana, general director of Proimágenes Colombia, and members of the organization's International Promotion team.

Selected Lab Macondo - Production Design

The Colombian Film Academy announced the 20 selected for the second edition of Lab Macondo, whose virtual phase will begin on May 20. In this year's applications, there is a wide participation of people from different areas of the country, the presence of diverse ethnic and cultural groups, and women.

Colombia at Cine Las Americas

Raining on Babel and Querido trópico are participating in Showcase Features; the short film from the Refresh Vol. 6 catalog, La gran hazaña, is the Colombian entry in the Narrative Shorts Competition category. The event will take place May 14-18.

Pay at Cannes Classics 2025

The world premiere of La paga at Cannes Classics marks a milestone for Colombian cinema. More than 60 years after being censored, Ciro Durán's film finds international recognition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Releases benefiting from Law 1556 2025

May. 02 - 2025

Between March and May 2025, three new productions shot in Colombia with the support of incentives under Law 1556 of 2012 have reached international platforms and theaters.

Tokyo: The Beginning and Wherever You Want Premiere

May. 09 - 2025

On May 15, Martha Sandoval and Diego Espinosa's Tokio, el inicio, a film that navigates between suspense and horror, and Willy Barragán and Andrés Valencia's Donde tú quieras, which arrives to fill the big screen with action and adrenaline, will hit theaters.

Restored version of Love, Women, and Flowers is released

May. 09 - 2025

The documentary, directed by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva, returns to the big screen in a version restored by Felipe Colmenares of the Fundación Cine Documental. The new version of this work, which marked a milestone in the country's audiovisual history, returns to meet again with new generations of viewers after its world premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival 2023.

Ricardo Cantor, new FIAF executive committee member

May. 09 - 2025

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), committed since 1938 to the preservation of and access to the world's film heritage, recently announced the election of the new members of its Executive Committee. Among them is Ricardo Cantor Bossa, director of the Cinemateca de Bogotá, who is now part of this governing body along with 12 other members.

BAM and selected new products

May. 02 - 2025

The Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM presents new bets in its quest to strengthen the country's audiovisual industry, through its Bam Talks, discussion spaces, laboratories and more. It also presents its second group of selected films in Rough Shorts, Bammers and Film Screenings.

Releases benefiting from Law 1556 2025

May. 02 - 2025

Between March and May 2025, three new productions shot in Colombia with the support of incentives under Law 1556 of 2012 have reached international platforms and theaters.

Tokyo: The Beginning and Wherever You Want Premiere

May. 09 - 2025

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