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The 71st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of El otro hijo (The Other Son) by Juan Sebastián Quebrada in the New Directors section, along with Pirsas by Angélica María Torres Tamayo in the Nest Competition. Colombian director Kathy Mitrani will also be part of this section with the U.S. short film Sombras nada más (Only shadows). Additionally, Colombia will present Mi bestia (My beast) by Camila Beltrán and Selva (Jungle) by Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos García in the WIP Latam category, and Todo esto eran mangas (This used to be grasslands) by Daniela Abad in the Co-Production Forum. A delegation from Colombia will actively participate in this event, as well. Cristina Gallego will be on the Official Jury of this edition and Juanita Onzaga will be on the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Jury.

Colombia is represented at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, scheduled from September 7 to 17, with two films. La Suprema (The Supreme), directed by Felipe Holguín Caro, features in the Official Discovery Selection, while La Perra, directed by Carla Melo, is part of the festival's short film section.

Sound of Freedom hitting theaters, What You Wish For making its debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Paraíso blanco (White Paradise) coming to ViX+, Calle y Poché: sin etiquetas (Calle and Poché: No Labels), and Los iniciados (The Initiated) arriving on Prime. These productions are beneficiaries of Law 1556 and are scheduled for release in the second half of 2023, joining eight other titles already released this year.

The 35th edition of the États généraux du film documentaire festival, which occurred from August 20 to 26, shed light on twenty-eight Colombian productions.

Colombia had a strong presence at the 76th edition of the Cannes Festival with two notable entries. The animated short film La perra (The dog), directed by Carla Melo, competed in the Official Competition, while the restored version of Amor, mujeres y flores,(Love, Women, and Flowers) by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva, was featured in Cannes Classics. Proimágenes Colombia accompanied the Colombian delegation, and the Colombian stand received the Coup de Cœur Award at the third edition of the Pavilion Design Award in the Marché du Film.

Proimágenes Colombia has reached a significant milestone, celebrating a quarter of a century as the central hub of the Colombian audiovisual ecosystem and a leading force in international promotion.