- The film Quiero que me mantengan (I Want you to Support Me) by Harold Trompetero had its commercial premiere on January 4.

- The feature film La suprema (The Supreme), directed by Felipe Holguín, participated in the Bulbul Children's International Film Festival, held from January 9 to 13, 2024, at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

- The second season of the series Siempre fui yo (It Was Always Me), a CINA-supported project, has been available on Disney+ since January 17. Directed by Mónica Botero and produced by TeleColombia and The Mediapro Studio, the series features eight episodes, each lasting 40 minutes.

- The film Auxilio, el poder del pecado (Auxilio: The Power of Sin) by Tamae Garateguy premiered commercially on January 18.

- The documentary Igualada, directed by Juan Mejía Botero, had its world premiere at the 44th Sundance Film Festival. The film was produced by Human Pictures and was part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition. The festival took place from January 18 to 28, 2024.

- Colombia participated in When East Meets West (WEMW), held from January 21 to 24 at the Trieste Film Festival. The country was represented in the Co-Production Forum by the project Invisible, directed by Jorge Forero, with Mirlanda Torres (La Selva Cine) participating in the Co-Production Inspirational Lab, Nicolas van Hemelryck (Casatarantula) in the Eave Slate section, and Lina Pérez Arenas (EmotionContent) in the VoD Ecosystem Inspirational Lab.

In addition, East & West featured a panel focusing on funding schemes, international collaboration, and production incentives between Catalonia and Latin America, with contributions from Joan Ruiz (Catalan Films), Carlos Moreno (Proimágenes Colombia), and Josephine Bourgois (Projeto Paradiso).

- Colombia also had a strong presence at the audiovisual services market Content Americas, held from January 23 to 25 in Miami, United States. Proimágenes Colombia accompanied around 20 Colombian audiovisual companies that met with buyers, sales agents, and platforms seeking to connect Spanish-language stories with the global market.

- The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) took place from January 25 to February 4, 2024, featuring extensive Colombian participation. At Rotterdam Lab, Colombia was represented by Ana María Mayo of Rara Colectivo, a winner at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM). The BoostNL section, a collaboration with the Netherlands Film Festival, highlighted the project Mi papá, el camión (My Dad, the Truck) by María Cristina Pérez and Pez Dorado Animaciones. The Cinema Regained section featured Luis Ospina's works Pura Sangre (Pure Blood) and Agarrando Pueblo (The Vampires of Poverty). In the Short and Mid-Length program, El tercer mundo después del sol (The Third World After the Sun) by Analú Laferal and Tiagx Vélez was screened. With representatives from Proimágenes Colombia, including Carlos Moreno (Director of Promotion) and Katalina Tobón (BAM Content Coordinator), Colombia demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the growth and international promotion of its film industry.

- Una amante de infarto (A Heart-Stopping Lover) by Ángel Ayllón was released commercially on February 1.

- Colombia and Cuba strengthened their cinematic ties with the showcase “A Date with Colombian Cinema” at the Cinemateca de Cuba. Four classic films, restored in collaboration with the Colombian Film Heritage Foundation, were screened from February 1 to 4.

- Twelve productions were part of the 6th edition of the Ibero American Film Festival Miami, held from February 2 to 10. These included: Alebrijes (Alebrijes) by Luis Salas; Todo incluido (All-Inclusive) by Duván Duque; El otro hijo (The Other Son) directed by Juan Sebastián Quebrada; Ángel de mi vida (Angel of My Life) by Yuldor Gutiérrez; Hijos del hielo (Children of the Ice) by Óscar Darío Jiménez; La Cima (The Summit) by Christian Camilo Ossa; La Otra Forma (The Other Shape) directed by Diego Guzmán; Nocturno en Chapinero (Night at Chapinero) by Camilo Cogua Rodríguez; Somos Ecos (We Are Echoes) directed by Julián Díaz Velosa; Tumbadores by María Isabel Burnes; Una Porción por Envase (A Serving Per Container) by Miguel Otálora; and Wolf at the Door by Juan Pablo Laserna. Additionally, El silencio de los Palafitos (The Silence of the Palafites) by Yull Núñez Yepes participated in the festival's Work in Progress section.

- The 46th edition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival took place from February 2 to 10, 2024. Entre las sombras arden mundos (Worlds Burning Amid the Shadows) by Ismael García Ramírez won the Best Queer Short Film Award (Prix du Queer métrage). As part of the festival, the Marché du Film Court was held, and Proimágenes Colombia presented the Refresh Vol. 5 Colombian Short Film Catalog, which included Burbuja (Bubble) by Daniela Riascos, Cuerpo de Esta Sombra (Body of a Shadow) by Andrea Muñoz, Estamos en el Mapa (We Are on the Map) by Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas, La Noche del Minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) by Juliana Zuluaga Montoya, Tierra Encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque, and Tigers by Alfredo Marimon Carcamo. Proimágenes was also actively involved in various activities with the Colombian delegation, and alongside Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival, they supported the

short film Un Día de Mayo (A Day in May) by Camilo Escobar, which was featured in the Talents Connection section.

- Un Pájaro Voló (A Bird Flew), a short film by Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz, received the Special Jury Award for Best Short Film in the Generation 14Plus program at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, held from February 5 to 25. Meanwhile, Uli by Mariana Gil Ríos received a Special Mention. Other Colombian productions at the Berlinale included La Piel en Primavera (Skin in Spring) by Yennifer Uribe Alzate and Yo Vi Tres Luces Negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano. Colombia's participation in the EFM (European Film Market), a platform for industry professionals, continued with the Toolbox Colombia program, featuring Jaibas (Blue Crabs) by Alfredo Marimon and El Umbral (The Threshold) by Inti Jacanamijoy.

- Ana Rosa by Catalina Villar was released commercially on February 8.

- Milagro de Fe (Miracle of Faith) by Ángel Ayllón premiered in the country on February 15.

- Pirsas by Angélica María Torres was an Official Selection at the 3rd Pirineos Mountain Film Festival, held from February 19 to 24 in Huesca, Spain.

- The Colombia Film Commission unveiled its Location Directory, a valuable tool highlighting the diversity of settings available in Bogotá. From urban and rural landscapes to public and private spaces, this guide showcased the cultural and historical richness of the city, reflected in its 20 districts and nearby towns, offering ideal options for all types of audiovisual productions.

- Rapunzel, el Perro y el Brujo (Rapunzel, the Dog, and the Warlock) by Andrés Roa Ariza was released commercially on February 22.

- El Bolero de Rubén (Rubén's Bolero) by Juan Carlos Mazo, Esposas (Wives) by Juan Rocha and Manos que Hablan (Speaking Hands) by Camilo Gómez Durán were released commercially on February 29.

- From March 1 to 10, the 27th Málaga Film Festival took place. The Official Selection featured the films Golán by Orlando Culzat, which earned the Silver Biznaga for Best Director, El día es largo y oscuro (The Day is Long and Dark) by Julio Hernández Cordón, and Hasta que se apague el sol (Until the Sun Goes Out) by Jonas Brander. The sixth edition of Málaga Talent, the festival's industry section, included Colombian Andrés Bayona, director of the Bogotá International Film Festival (BIFF). Additionally, in Málaga Short Corner—a platform for promoting and distributing the most recent and noteworthy Spanish short films—Jaime E. Manrique, director of Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival, participated.

- The films Memento mori by Fernando López Cardona and Chaparral, tierra de grandes (Chaparral, Land of the Great) by Carlos Mario Rojas Urueña premiered commercially on March 7.

- Malta by Natalia Santa had its world premiere at the 31st South by Southwest (SXSW), held from March 8 to 16 in Texas, United States.

- On March 14, the commercial releases of Soy de aquí (I Am From Here) by Janer Mena and La hierba del diablo (The Devil’s Weed) by Ángel Ayllón took place.

- Colombia stood out at the 36th Latin American Film Festival of Toulouse, held from March 15 to 24, receiving several major awards. Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano won the Grand Prix Coup de Coeur in the Fiction Feature Competition. In the Short Film Competition, Bogotá story by Esteban Pedraza received the Audience Award and a Special Jury Mention. In Cine en Construcción, Horizonte (Horizon) by César Acevedo won the Grand Prize, while Querido trópico (Dear Tropics) by Ana Endara received the European Distributors and Exhibitors Prize. Other Colombian entries included Avalancha (Avalanche) by Daniel Cortés in the Documentary Short Film Competition; Entre las sombras arden mundos (Worlds Burning Amid Shadows), the debut feature

by Ismael García Ramírez, in the Discoveries Short Film section; La bonga by Canela Reyes and Sebastián Pinzón in the Constellations showcase; and Anhell69 by Theo Montoya in both the Fiction Discoveries and Panorama de las Asociaciones sections. Also featured in Fiction Discoveries were El otro hijo (The Other Son) by Juan Sebastián Quebrada and the Colombian-Peruvian co-production Diógenes by Leonardo Barbuy. The Youth Audience showcase included Dulce (Sweet) by Guille Isa and Angelo Faccini, Ramón by Natalia Bernal, and the animated short La vitualla (The Provisions) by Santiago Posada. Río rojo (Red River) by Guillermo Quintero appeared in the Panorama de las Asociaciones section. Finally, Santiago Lozano participated in Cine en Desarrollo 19 with his project El tiempo va (Time Goes By).

- The 38th Freiburg International Film Festival, held from March 15 to 24, included La suprema (The Supreme) by Felipe Holguín in the International Feature Film Competition, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize. El rastro del agua (The Trail of Water) by Anderson Ascanio had its European premiere in the International Short Film Competition, while Luthier by Carlos González Penagos had its world premiere in the same section. In addition, the section Genre Cinema: Hip-Hop Culture featured La ciudad de las fieras (The City of Wild Beasts) by Henry Rincón.

- On March 21, the films Los de la culpa (The Guilty Ones) by Fernando Ayllón and Ángel Ayllón, and Sin clemencia (Without Mercy) by Mauro Mauad were commercially released.

- La laguna del soldado (The Soldier's Lagoon), a Colombian-Canadian co-production directed and produced by Pablo Álvarez-Mesa, was part of the Official Selection at the 46th Cinéma du Réel, held from March 22 to 31. The film won the Sacem Prize for Best Original Score.

- Bogotá story, a short film directed by Esteban Pedraza, was awarded Best Director at the Macao International Short Film Festival, which took place from March 23 to 30.

- La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur), directed by Juliana Zuluaga Montoya, was selected to participate in the New Directors / New Films Festival, held on April 3.

- Al ritmo del agua (To the Rhythm of the Water) by Juan Felipe Bernal and Raíces azules (Blue Roots) by Gabriela Domínguez were released commercially on April 4.

- The 12th edition of the Panama International Film Festival took place from April 4 to 7. Colombia was represented by Cuando las aguas se juntan (When the Waters Meet) by Margarita Martínez Escallón, the co-production Tumbadores by Panamanian director Maria Isabel Burnes, and Los de abajo (Those Below) by Alejandro Quiroga, a co-production of Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina.

- The Miami Film Festival (MFF) held its 41st edition from April 5 to 14. Colombia’s representation included La suprema (The Supreme) by Felipe Holguín in the Silverspot Cinema section and the Jordan Ressler First Feature Award. Agua salá (Saltwater) by Steven Morales Pineda also featured in the same sections. The co-production Antihéroe (Antihero), a collaboration between the United States, Mexico, and Colombia directed by Patricia Juárez, was part of the Spotlight on Cuba section.

- Retina Latina celebrated its eighth anniversary, launching a series of film cycles as part of the celebration, starting on April 8. The event was developed by the Directorate of Audiovisual, Film, and Interactive Media of Colombia’s Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Knowledge, with support from the Film Development Fund (FDC), the National Council for Arts and Culture in Cinematography (CNACC), and Proimágenes Colombia.

- On April 10, Secuestro del vuelo 601 (The Hijacking of Flight 601) premiered. The six-episode Colombian series, directed by Camilo Prince and Pablo González, is available on Netflix. The production was supported by an Audiovisual Investment Certificate (CINA).

- The 24th Havana Film Festival New York ran from April 10 to 18. Colombian films screened at the event included Igualada by Juan Mejía Botero, Memento mori by Fernando López Cardona, Nosotras (We, the Women) by Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Rebelión (Rebellion) by José Luis Rugeles, Transfariana by Joris Lachaise, and Tito, Margot y yo (Tito, Margot, and Me) by Mercedes Arias and Delfina Vidal.

- The 40th Chicago Latino Film Festival took place from April 11 to 22. Corozo by Simón Elías had its world premiere, while Itzia, tango & cacao, directed by and starring Flora Martinez, had its U.S. premiere. La Suprema (The Supreme) by Felipe Holguín was also featured alongside Petro, a U.S. documentary by Sean Mattison. Short films included Entre las sombras arden mundos (Worlds Burning Amid Shadows) by Ismael García Ramírez, La perra (The Bitch) by Carla Melo, and El bastón (The Baton), a co-production with the United States by Nemo Allen.

- Hermanas (Sisters) by Paola Ochoa Betancurth and Diòba by Adriana Rojas Espitia were released commercially on April 11.

- The 55th edition of Visions du Réel ran from April 12 to 21. In the International Medium Length & Short Film Competition, the short film Tierra encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque premiered alongside the Colombian-German short About Happy Hippos and Sad Peacocks by Johannes Förster and

Elkin Calderón Guevara. Carropasajero by Juan Pablo Polanco and César Alejandro Jaimes premiered in the Burning Lights Competition. The world premiere of Los Calvos (The Baldies) by Marcos Simon Mossello and Elias Ezequiel Gismond took place in the Grand Angle section. In the VdR–Pitching funding and co-production platform, The Shadow of Yolüja by Hanz Rippe Gabriel received the Visions Sud Est Award. Additionally, Lab Leaf Remnants by María José Alarcón Ardila participated in the VdR–Development Lab.

- Ana Rosa, directed by Catalina Villar, won the Special Jury Prize at the Kinolatino Film Festival from April 12 to 20.

- The Long Game by Julio Quintana premiered in Colombia on April 12. The production benefited from the Colombian Film Fund (FFC) under Law 1556.

- The Colombia Film Commission organized a familiarization trip (FamTrip) for key audiovisual industry executives, showcasing Colombia’s most iconic cities: Bogotá, Medellín, and Cartagena. The journey began in Bogotá on April 14, where guests enjoyed a packed agenda of cultural and business activities supported by the Bogotá Film Commission and Invest in Bogotá. The journey continued in Medellín, visiting iconic locations, including TeleMedellín and Santa Elena. In Cartagena, with support from the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI), the adventure included an island excursion managed by Jaguar Bite and a guided tour of the historic Walled City.

- El tercer mundo después del sol (The Third World After the Sun), directed by Tiagx Vélez and Analú Laferal, won the Special Jury Prize in the international competition at Curta Cinema, the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, held from April 17 to 24.

- Colombian cinema had a strong presence at the 25th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), held from April 17 to 28. In the Official Vanguard and Gender Competition, Otra piel (Another Skin) by Patricia Correa and Los calvos (The Baldies) by Elías Gismondi and Marcos Mossello were featured. The international premiere of El titán (The Titan) by Alexander Giraldo took place in the Music category. The world premiere of El día es largo y oscuro (The Day is Long and Dark) by Julio Hernández Cordón was part of the Nocturna section. The short film Diamantes y caracoles (El experimento) (Diamonds and Snails: The Experiment) by Paola Michael had its world premiere in the Trayectorias section, while the co-production Algo esta noche (Something Tonight) by Juan Manuel Pinzón premiered in the Official Argentine Competition. Additionally, Colombians Laura Arias, David Arias Sanguino, Daniel Cortés Ramírez, Alejandra Londoño Parra, Diana Martínez Muñoz, and Julián Parada Igua participated in the Talents Buenos Aires forum.

- Inventario (Inventory) by Mauricio Cataño Panesso was released commercially on April 18.

- La laguna del soldado (The Soldier’s Lagoon) by Pablo Álvarez-Mesa was selected for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival from April 25 to May 5 in Toronto.

- 40 días perdidos en la selva (40 Days Lost in the Jungle) by Gustavo Nieto Roa was released commercially on April 25.

- La Suprema (The Supreme) by Felipe Holguín and Sábado Oscuro (Dark Saturday) by Marco Vélez Esquivia hit theaters on May 1.

- The documentary Alis, directed by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck, was chosen as the Documentary of the Month by DocsBarcelona. This initiative showcased a new documentary each month across a network of over 70 screenings in Spain. DocsBarcelona held its 27th edition from May 2 to 12, 2024.

- The seventh Anima Latina Festival, a celebration of Latin American animation, took place in Argentina from May 6 to 12. El Ocaso de las Criaturas (The Twilight of the Creatures) by Jenny David Piedrahita won Best Latin American Short Film and the Lahaye Media Prize. The Animation 1908 Award went to Amasijos (Dough) by María Alejandra Páez, while El Team by Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez was named Best Latin American Series.

- Yo Vi Tres Luces Negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano and Sobre la Mesa (On the Table) by Elvira Hernández premiered in theaters on May 9.

- La Fuga (The Escape) by Paola Cubillos won the Quirino Award for Best Iberoamerican Animated Student Short Film at the ceremony held on May 11.

- From May 11 to 18, the 26th edition of the Rencontres du Cinéma Sud-Américain took place in Marseille, France. Tierra quebrá (Broken Land), directed by Nina Marín, was awarded the Golden Hummingbird for Best Film.

- The Santiago Wild Film Festival held its fourth edition from May 14 to 16. The event, hosted in Chile, spotlighted Latin American productions focused on themes such as the environment and wildlife. During the awards ceremony, the documentary Páramos: la siembra del agua (Páramos: The Sowing of Water), directed by Fernanda Pineda and Hanz Rippe, was recognized as New Latin American Voices - Best Documentary Short Film.

- Mi bestia (My Beast) by Camila Beltrán was part of ACID Cannes, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival held from May 15 to 24. The Marché du Film, the festival’s industry section, featured significant Colombian participation: the animated film Mu-Ki-Ra was showcased at the Annecy Animation Showcase; as part of SFC Rendez-vous Industry, Yolanda camina sola (Yolanda Walks Alone) by John Agudelo, Nea directed and written by Alex Ulises and Nelson González Navarrete, El desvelo (Sleeplessness) by Ana Milena Saavedra, and the student short Cacique del monte (Chief of the Mountain) by Mateo Martínez were presented. Hollow Flowers (Hollow Flowers) by Daniel Yepes participated in the Fantastic Pavilion. The Colombian delegation included representatives from companies such as Ágora Films, Atmedios, Blond Indian Films, Burning, Chicamocha Films, Cineplex, De Echeona & Asociados, Ferviente Films, Ganas Producciones, Guerrero Films, Hoy Es Ayer, Inercia Films, Jaguar Bite, JGA Abogados, La Batea, Laima Productions, Little Bears, LYNCH anima, M Cinéma, Marginal Cine, Nino Visual, Oso Films, Producciones Cinematográficas ZUMA, Red Collision

Entertainment, Rhayuela Films, Ruido Amigo, Selva Producciones, TheGseven Group, and Troya Films. Finally, Proimágenes Colombia supported the Colombian delegation at the festival with booth 136 in the Village International, where a case study was presented based on the development experience of the Colombian-Thai film Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, featuring insights from Colombian producer Diana Bustamante.

- Los de abajo (Those Below) by Alejandro Quiroga and Sara, la fuerza del mar (Sara, the Force of the Sea) by Martín Agudelo Ramírez and Andrés Ricaurte Múnera hit theaters on May 16.

- The Colombian Film Festival in New York wrapped up its 11th edition, announcing this year’s winners. The festival showcased 24 films, with Pablito winning Best Short Film and El doble secuestro de Sigifredo López (The Double Kidnapping of Sigifredo López) winning Best Documentary. El otro hijo (The Other Son) earned a Special Mention in Fiction, while La suprema (The Supreme) won Best Fiction Film. The Audience Award went to Corozo, and Special Mentions for Short Film were given to Disfonías (Dysphonias) and Unless We Dance. The fiction lineup also included El canto del auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi) by Camila Rodríguez and El bolero de Rubén (Rubén’s Bolero) by Juan Carlos Mazo. On the documentary side, the festival featured El viaje de la marimba (The Journey of the Marimba) by Marino Alberto Aguado Varela, Ana Rosa by Catalina Villar, and Amando a Martha (Loving Martha) by Daniela López. The short film section included Purgatorio (Purgatory) by Sergio Romero Ocampo and Juan Blanquicet; Resolución (Resolution) by Ricardo Fernández Jiménez; La compañía (The Company) by Raúl Gutiérrez; Pablito by Álex Sierra; Junior tú papá (Junior, Your Dad) by Daniel Díaz; Yolanda camina sola (Yolanda Walks Alone) by John Agudelo Suárez; Reescrito (Rewritten) by Andrés Molano Moncada; Framed in Time by Camila Arriaga Torres; La perra (The Bitch) by Carla Melo Gampert; Bogotá Story by Esteban Pedraza; and Esmeraldas by Jennifer Greco. The festival also showcased the restored classic Un ángel de la calle (An Angel from the Street) by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza, preserved by Patrimonio Fílmico.

- The Big Cigar: La gran fuga (The Big Cigar: The Great Escape), backed by the CINA incentive, premiered on Apple TV+ on May 17.

- La perra (The Bitch), directed by Carla Melo Gampert, won the top prize in the Latin American Animated Short Film Competition at the 13th Chilemonos International Animation Festival 2024.

- Pirsas, directed by Angélica M. Torres Tamayo, made it into the Official Selection for Documentary Short Films at the 26th Canary Islands International Environmental Film Festival (FICMEC), which ran from May 28 to June 2.

- Theo Montoya’s documentary Anhell69 premiered in France on May 29.

- May 30 saw the theatrical release of several films, including Esto se calentó (Things Heated Up) by Carlos Vergara, Minotauro (Minotaur) by Joaquín Uribe, Kintsugi by José Luis Arzuaga, and Diógenes by Leonardo Barbuy.

- The Tribeca Festival took place in New York from June 5 to 16. The feature film Era oculta (Hidden Era) by Carlos Vargas was part of the Viewpoints section. In the Shorts section, the films Nea, written and directed by Alex Ulises and Nelson González Navarrete, and Bella noche (¡Salsa!) (Beautiful Night: Salsa!), directed by Antonina Kerguelén Román, were featured.

- At Leiden Shorts, held from June 6 to 9, the short film Santuario (Sanctuary) by Juanita Onzaga was included as part of the Plutón en Acuario (Pluto in Aquarius) program.

- The 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) ran from June 7 to 15.  Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) participated in the Official Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film Competition. The Official Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film Competition included Carropasajero. The DocuLab section featured Manita (Little Sister) by Andrés Acevedo Zuleta. The Co-Production Meeting included the fiction film Los pájaros (The Birds) by Fabián Hernández and the documentary Los impostores (The Impostors) by David Correa Franco, as well as the series Diez (Ten) by Diana Narváez.

- The Huesca International Film Festival celebrated its 52nd edition from June 7 to 15. Colombian productions Bogotá story by Esteban Pedraza, Zombie by Frank Benítez, and Afuera el mundo cae sobre mi cuerpo (Outside, the World Falls Uppon Me) by Andrés Acevedo Zuleta were part of the Official Ibero-American Selection.

- The Annecy International Animation Film Festival took place from June 9 to 15. In the Festival Competition - Commissioned Films section, the short film Adult Swim the cute cat ID, directed by Silvia Prietov, was featured. In the Market Competition - Mifa Pitches, the co-productions Mi papá el camión (My Dad the Truck), directed by María Cristina Pérez, which won the Premio cíclicos (Cyclical Award), and Kolaval, directed by Karla Velázquez, winner of the MIFA Award for Best Pitch, were presented. Colombian composer, visual artist, and educator Adriana García Galán served on the jury for the Feature Film Competition. Proimágenes Colombia and Procolombia supported the national delegation with stand C18 in the Exhibition Area of the Annecy International Animation Film Market.

- The ECAM Forum, an international co-production forum held in Madrid from June 10 to 14, featured three Colombian productions selected under its Films to Come category: Malpaís (Badlands) by Paula Rodríguez Polanco, a co-production with France; Petróleo (Oil) by Álvaro Fernández Pulpeiro, a co-production with Venezuela and Spain; and Malmirada (Evil Eye) by Cristina Sánchez Salamanca, a co-production with Spain.

- From June 12 to 17, the 31st edition of the Sheffield DocFest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival took place in the UK. The feature film Los sueños viajan con el viento (Dreams Travel with the Wind), directed by Inti Jacanamijoy, participated in the International First Feature Competition. In the Shorts: Sculpted Lands program, La trampa (The Trap) by Ferney Iyokina Gittoma was showcased. Colombia also made its mark at the MeetMarket 2024: the production No los dejaron volver (They Were Not Allowed to Return) by director Ángela Carabalí was part of the Rough Cut Screenings, while Los guaduales (The Guadua Groves), a co-production with Venezuela and Canada directed by Bryan Angarita, participated in the MeetMarket Projects.

- The 14th edition of the UNAM International Film Festival was held in Mexico from June 13 to 20. Ten productions were featured in this edition, which included a retrospective of Juanita Onzaga’s work. The film La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) was part of the Umbrales showcase. At the same time, the feature La laguna del soldado (The Soldier’s Lagoon) by Pablo Álvarez-Mesa was included in the Atlas section. The short film Avalancha (Avalanche) by Daniel Cortés Ramírez was also screened. In the Aciertos: International Film School Encounter competition, the short films En ciertos momentos es preferible no moverse (Sometimes It’s Better Not to Move) by Juliana Uribe Gamboa and Petricor (Petrichor) by Juan José Arias Gil were featured. As part of the Ágora FICUNAM academic program, producer Cristina Gallego participated, and Juanita Onzaga joined the panel Other Intelligences, Dislocated Realities under the Punto de Vista: New Narratives Encounter program. Finally, the book Un cine de papel (A Paper Cinema) by Luis Ospina was presented in the Editorial Presentations section, with contributions from Colombians Ricardo Cantor and Lina González.

- The Transilvania International Film Festival took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from June 14 to 24. At its 23rd edition, Colombia was represented in the

Official Selection with El otro hijo (The Other Son), directed by Juan Sebastián Quebrada, who took home the award for Best Director.

- Tierra encima (Under Land), directed by Sebastián Duque R. and co-produced by Tatiana López H., won the Golden Chair Award for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Norwegian Short Film Festival. This award also qualified the film for Oscar consideration. The festival ran from June 12 to 16.

- La perra (The Bitch), directed by Carla Melo Gampert, was selected for the Official Selection in the short film competition at the Santiago Estero Film Fest. The festival celebrated its seventh edition from June 17 to 22 in Argentina. Additionally, La perra was also featured at Leiden Shorts, a short film festival held in the Netherlands from June 6 to 9.

- The 30th Palm Springs International ShortFest was held in California, USA, from June 18 to 24. The short film Bogotá Story, directed by Esteban Pedraza, won the Best of the Festival Award with a $5,000 cash prize.

- A menos que bailemos (Unless We Dance), directed by Fernanda Pineda Palencia and Hanz Rippe Gabriel, was featured at the Latin American Audiovisual Festival of São Francisco do Sul – FALA São Chico 2024. The festival’s third edition occurred from June 19 to 22 in Brazil. The film won the Special Jury Award.

- The following films were released commercially: El origen de las especies (The Origin of Species) by Tiagx Vélez, Juliana Zuluaga Montoya, and Analú Laferal; Vampiras: The Brides (Vampires: The Brides) by Iván Mulero; and Los vivos y los muertos (The Living and the Dead) by Manuel F. Contreras (June 20).

- The documentary Hermanos por accidente (Brothers by Accident), which explores the case of Carlos and Jorge Bernal and William and Wilber Cañas—twins switched at birth—premiered on Netflix on June 20. The production benefited from Law 1556 of 2012 through the Colombian Film Fund (Fondo Fílmico Colombia - FFC).

- On June 21, Rapunzel, el perro y el brujo (Rapunzel, the Dog, and the Warlock) by Andrés Roa Ariza premiered in Spanish theaters.

- From June 25 to 30, the 35th International Film Festival of Marseille took place in France. Two films had their world premieres at the festival: Bienvenidos conquistadores del espacio interplanetario y sideral (Welcome, Interplanetary and Outer Space Conquerors) by Andrés Jurado and La Chambre d'ombres (The Chamber of Shadows) by Colombian director Camilo Restrepo. Malpaís (Badlands) by Paula Rodríguez Polanco won the Kodak Silverway Paris Award at the festival’s FIDLab.
Colombia celebrated its cinema at the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry. From June 26 to 30 in Havana, the Ministry of Culture showcased a curated selection of national films and shared insights into the country’s audiovisual ecosystem, further strengthening the international promotion strategy for Colombian cinema.

- Director Duván Duque Vargas participated in a residency at Villa Valmont in France from June 3 to 28 after receiving the 2024 Bal Lab International Residency Award, presented during the Biarritz Latin America Festival. He presented his fiction project, La herencia (The Inheritance).

- ProColombia and the Colombia Film Commission met with the film commissions of Seoul and South Korea to discuss Colombia’s potential as a destination for audiovisual production. The country captured the attention of Korean companies for expanding their projects, given the significant impact of Korean content in Colombia.

- Four Colombian women participated in the 69th Flaherty Film Seminar. Held in Thailand from June 27 to July 2, the event fostered research, debate, and introspection around non-fiction cinema. Participants included Juanita Onzaga; Laura Dávila Argoty, filmmaker and programmer; Ángela Jiménez Cano, producer, educator, and curator; and Ana Bravo Pérez, filmmaker, researcher, and grantee of the Fund for Cinematographic Development (Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematográfico - FDC).

- Barbitch, directed by Diego González Cruz, and La piel en primavera (Skin in Spring), directed by Yennifer Uribe Alzate, hit theaters on June 27.

- On June 28, Netflix premiered the series Juanpis González: el presidente de la gente (Juanpis González: The People’s President), directed by Felipe Cano. The project was supported by Colombia’s Law 1556 of 2012.

- The Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festival, held from July 1 to September 29, featured the exhibition Vampires Fear No Looking Glass, which explored the visual culture of El grupo de Cali, also known as Caliwood. Andrés Matute Echeverri and María Wills Londoño, winners of the 2023 Rencontres d'Arles Curatorial Research Grant, curated the exhibition.

- Egeda Colombia, the collective management organization serving audiovisual producers, celebrated its 18th anniversary. Established on July 7, 2005, it was founded to manage, administer, represent, protect, and defend the interests and rights of audiovisual producers in dealings with individuals, companies, and public and private organizations in Colombia.

- The 15th edition of the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), held from July 8 to 12, awarded nearly 40 prizes, recognizing the quality of projects across various categories selected through an open call: Film Projects, Animation, Series, Film Screenings, Shorts, Stories, and Bammers. The event also featured over 140 activities and welcomed numerous national and international guests.

- During the 15th edition of the BAM, OTROS OJOS (Other Eyes), a project funded by the Fonds Equipe France (FEF) of the French Ministry for Europe and

Foreign Affairs, was presented. The initiative aims to support film education and animation filmmaking in the Andean region. The program will strengthen the production of stories for children and young audiences while fostering a future for diverse animation cinema.

- On July 10, the second season of La primera vez (The First Time), a series supported by the CINA incentive and produced by Caracol Televisión with Dago García as creator, premiered on Netflix.

- Gutiérrez by Iván Acosta Rojas and Malta by Natalia Santa were released commercially on July 11.

- From July 19 to 29, the 27th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) took place in Mexico. The festival featured Bogotá story in the Fiction Short Film section and Cuerpo de esta sombra (Body of a Shadow) by Andrea Muñoz in the Animation Short Film section. Both works were part of the Vol. 5 (2023-2024) of the catalog Refresh - The Newest Colombian Short Films. Additionally, El tercer mundo después del sol (The Third World After the Sun) by Tiagx Vélez and Analú Laferal was included in the Experimental Short Film category.

- En sombras (In Shadows) by Camila Rodríguez Triana was released commercially on July 25.

- La niña y el cazador (The Girl and the Hunter), directed by Luis Enrique Vanegas, and Colibrí (Hummingbird), directed by Francisco Salazar and Juanpedro David Salazar, were released commercially on August 1.

- 1 Hijo & 1 Padre (1 Son & 1 Father), a short film directed by Andrés Ramírez Pulido, had its world premiere at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, held from August 7 to 17. The production was part of the Pardi di Domani - Corti d'Autore Competition.

- Several Colombian productions participated in the La Guarimba International Film Festival, which took place from August 7 to 12 in Amantea, Italy. In the Animation category, La perra (The Bitch) was featured; in the Fiction category, Flores del otro patio (Flowers from the Other Yard) by Jorge Cadena was showcased; and in the Experimental category, Cuerpo de esta sombra (Body of a Shadow) by Andrea Muñoz was presented.

- The 28th edition of the Lima Film Festival (PUCP) was held from August 8 to 17.  El otro hijo (The Other Son) was included in the Latin American Fiction category, while Carropasajero competed in the Latin American Documentary category. The festival’s Espacio Filmoteca PUCP section featured five short films directed by Aldo Salvini during the 1990s. The filmmaker was born in Bogotá but grew up in Peru from the age of eight. Some of the works screened were La misma carne, la misma sangre (Same Flesh, Same Blood, 1992), El gran viaje del capitán Neptuno (The Great Journey of Captain Neptune, 1990), and Un tesoro para flor del cielo (A Treasure for Flower of the Sky, 1992). Also, Carlos Moreno, Director of Promotion at Proimágenes Colombia, served as a jury member for the festival’s Peruvian Competition.

- Río rojo (Red River), directed by Guillermo Quintero, was released commercially on August 8.

- Explora Colombia (Explore Colombia) by Marco Contreras Torres, Nosotras (We, the Women) by Emilce Quevedo Díaz, Mi amigo Shakespeare (My Friend Shakespeare) by Víctor Hugo Trespalacios, and Kekar by Guillermo Quintero were released commercially on August 15.

- On August 21, the second season of Perfil falso (Fake Profile), a beneficiary of the CINA incentives, premiered on Netflix.

- Igualada by Juan Mejía Botero was released in theaters nationwide on August 22.

- Gamescom 2024 took place from August 20 to 24 in Cologne, Germany. During the event, the Colombian Film Commission held over 20 meetings with international publishers and developers, promoting the incentives of Law 1556. They also had approximately 15 meetings with national promotion agencies from Chile, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Five Colombian companies—Efecto Estudios, Timba, Indie Level Studios, Dreams Enterprises, and Madbricks—also participated, showcasing the local industry.

- The 35th edition of the São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Curta Kinoforum ran from August 22 to September 1 in Brazil. The Latinos 3 - As Sombras (Latinos 3 - The Shadows) program featured Tierra encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque R. and Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew) by Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz. The Latinos 1 - Crônicas do Amor Possível (Latinos 1 - Chronicles of Possible Love) section included Merecemos un imperio (We Deserve an Empire) by Mauricio Maldonado. Cuerpo de esta sombra (Body of a Shadow) was part of the Mostra Latino Americana - Latinos 2 - Nossos Corpos, Nossos Olhos (Latin American Showcase - Latinos 2 - Our Bodies, Our Eyes).  Fieras (Beasts) by Andrés Felipe Ángel was also included in the selection.

- The 16th edition of Bolivia Lab, conducted in stages, began on August 26 and concluded on September 13. Among the Colombian projects selected for its Cinematic Project Development Clinic were Arde un reino (Burning Kingdom) by Catalina Arroyave and Cali 1984 by Marco Vélez Esquivia. The project Guambras Irqui by screenwriter Erick Andrés Haro was included in the International Screenwriting Workshop. Participating in the Finaliza Lab Intermedia Grant were El bien germina ya (Goodness Sprouts Now) by David David, Simbiontes (Symbionts) by Christian Mejía Carrascal, and No los dejaron volver (They Didn't Let Them Come Back) by Ángela Carabalí. In the Official Selection of the Bolivia Lab en Corto International Short Film Festival, Colombian productions featured in the Professional Fiction category included Luthier by Carlos González, Nea by Nelson Navarrete, Uli by Mariana Gil Ríos, and El camino al cielo (The Road to Heaven) by Miguel Vargas. In the Professional Documentary category, Degenere by Sara Asprilla competed. Additionally, Jaime E. Manrique, founder of Laboratorios Black Velvet and director of Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival, delivered the conference The World of Short Films as part of the event’s programming. The International Showcase included the Colombian films Un nuevo amanecer (A New Dawn) by director Priscila Padilla and Igualada.

- Alma del desierto (Soul of the Desert), the debut feature film by Mónica Taboada-Tapia, won the Queer Lion Award at Giornate degli Autori, a parallel section of the Venice International Film Festival, held from August 28 to September 7 in Italy.
Three Colombian films hit theaters on August 29: Asalto al mayor (Senior Assault) by Juan Carlos Mazo, Los sueños viajan con el viento (Dreams Travel with the Wind) by Inti Jacanamijoy, and Gardel adiós y hasta siempre (Gardel, Goodbye and Farewell) by Álvaro Álvarez de Lugo.

- The eighth edition of Aricadoc ran from August 30 to September 8. Among the films screened were A menos que bailemos (Unless We Dance) by Hanz Rippe and Fernanda Pineda, La trampa (The Trap) by Ferney Iyokina, Tarro vacío (Empty Jar) by Vitilio Iyokina, and Bienvenidos conquistadores interplanetarios y del espacio sideral (Welcome, Interplanetary and Outer Space Conquerors) by Andrés Jurado.

- Mirror Balcony by Daniel Hincapié was one of the 10 projects selected for the bootcamp at Pixelatl, held from September 3 to 7 in Guadalajara.

- The 28th Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosur International Film Festival (FAM) took place from September 5 to 11 in Brazil. The Short Film Showcase featured the animated film Luthier by Carlos González Penagos and La trampa (The Trap) by Ferney Iyokina Gittoma. In the Work in Progress (WIP) Showcase, Nem (Nem) by Juan Manuel Benavides was presented. At the Mercosur Co-Production Meeting (ECM+LAB), the festival’s audiovisual market and project lab, the selected Colombian projects were El man de la moto (The Motorcycle Man) by Manuel Díaz Polo, Sueños de cartón (Cardboard Dreams) by James Camargo de Alba, El vuelo del colibrí (The Hummingbird’s Flight) by Luís García Díaz, Es la Luna! (It’s the Moon!) by Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera, and Sabana (Savanna) by Jhina Hernández.

- The 22nd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) was held from September 5 to 15 in Canada. The Official Short Film Selection included Disfonías (Dysphonias) by Manuela Giraldo Londoño and María Camila Pulgarín Zapata, Estamos en el mapa (We’re on the Map) by Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas, La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) by Juliana Zuluaga Montoya, and Fieras (Beasts) by Andrés Felipe Ángel. The festival’s opening night film was La suprema (The Supreme) by Felipe Holguín. The experimental documentary Fields of Presence by Jorge Lozano and Briana Sarita Lozano also had its world premiere. The New Directors Competition featured La piel en primavera (Skin in Spring) by Yennifer Uribe Alzate.

- The 49th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ran from September 5 to 15 in Canada. Horizonte (Horizon) by César Acevedo had its world premiere in the Discovery section. Pimpinero: Sangre y gasolina (Pimpinero: Blood and Gasoline) by Andrés Baiz, a CINA-supported production, was part of the Centrepiece section, as was Querido trópico (Dear Tropics), a co-production between Panama and Colombia by Ana Endara. Additionally, the short film 1 Hijo & 1 Padre (1 Son & 1 Father) was featured while The Luckiest Man by Samir Oliveros, also a CINA beneficiary, had their world premier.

- The second season of Manes (Bros), based on the 1996 television series Hombres (Men) by Mónica Agudelo and supported by the CINA incentive, premiered on Prime Video on September 11.

- El eterno retorno (The Eternal Return) by Diego Álvarez was selected for the Official Competition at the 36th Girona Film Festival, held from September 12 to 14.

- Isla perdida (Lost Island), directed by Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba and starring Matt Dillon, Aida Folch, and Juan Pablo Urrego, premiered in Colombia. The film, produced by Caracol Televisión and Fernando Trueba Producciones, hit theaters nationwide on September 19.

- Lo peor hasta el momento (The Worst So Far), directed by Iván Garzón Mayorga, was released commercially on September 19.

- The 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from September 20 to 28. In the Horizontes Latinos section, La piel en primavera (Skin in Spring), the debut feature by Yennifer Uribe Alzate, and Querido trópico (Dear Tropics) by Ana Endara competed. In the WIP Latam industry section, Piedras preciosas (Precious Stones) by Simón Vélez was featured. The Coproduction Forum included the projects Mar de Leva (Groundswell; Colombia, France), directed by Mariana Saffon Ramírez, which won the Artekino Award; Otro jardín (Another Garden) by Mariana Gil Ríos; and La levedad de ella (Her Lightness) by Rosa María Rodríguez Pupo (Cuba, Mexico, Colombia). The Colombian presence was further highlighted by Colombian director Jorge Cadena and his project Malestar tropical (Tropical Discomfort; Switzerland, France), which received a fast track for Proyecta Ventana Sur.

- From September 21 to 27, France hosted the 33rd Biarritz Latin America Festival, with significant Colombian participation. In the Fiction competition, La piel en primavera (Skin in Spring) and Querido trópico (Dear Tropics) were featured, with the latter winning the Audience Award. Paulina García and Jenny Navarrete received the Best Performance Award for their work in the film. In the Documentary category, La laguna del soldado (The Soldier’s Lagoon) by Pablo Álvarez-Mesa and Una canción para mi tierra (A Song for My Land) by Mauricio Albornoz Iniesta were featured. Una canción para mi tierra won the Audience Award. In Short Films, Fieras (Beasts) by Andrés Felipe Ángel Machete was selected, while Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) was showcased in the Out of Competition category.

- Naufragio en Babel (Shipwreck in Babel), the debut feature by Andre del Sur, was selected for the inaugural edition of the Queer Palm Lab at Cannes, receiving mentorship and development support for the project.

- Los iniciados: el diario de las sombras (The Initiated: The Diary of Shadows), based on the books by Mario Mendoza and directed by Carlos Moreno, is available on Prime Video starting September 27. The film is a recipient of the CINA incentive.

- Theo Montoya was chosen to participate in the 48th Residence Program of the Cannes Film Festival. This training initiative, designed for emerging filmmakers, runs from October 1, 2024, to February 15, 2025, in Paris. Six filmmakers will work intensively on developing their projects, receiving mentorship from industry experts and refining their scripts. The program will culminate in May 2025, with participants attending the Cannes Film Festival from May 13 to 24.

- From October 1 to 6, the 12th Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival (FIDBA) took place. Colombia was honored in the #LINK section, part of the Doc: Lab—a development lab for documentary projects with filmed material. The Yagan Films Award for sound post-production for a project trailer went to El nadador (The Swimmer) by Camilo Londoño Hernández. Colombia also had a strong presence in the festival’s lineup with Barbitch by Diego González Cruz, Anhell69 by Theo Montoya, La fortaleza (The Fortress) by Andrés Torres, Diòba by Adriana Rojas Espitia, and Hermanas (Sisters) by Paola Ochoa. Additionally, the festival featured the Foco: Ospina Cali Colombia showcase, including works by El Grupo de  Cali (The Cali Group), such as Agarrando pueblo (The Vampires of Poverty) by Carlos Mayolo and Luis Ospina; Todo comenzó por el fin (It All Began at the End), Autorretrato (Dormido) (Self-Portrait:Asleep), Andrés Caicedo: unos pocos buenos amigos (Andrés Caicedo: A Few Good Friends), and Un tigre de papel (A Paper Tiger) by Luis Ospina.

- The 14th edition of BrLab Features was held from October 1 to 7 in São Paulo, Brazil. Participating projects included Lo ideal (The Ideal) by Martina Matzkin, Otro jardín (Another Garden) by Mariana Gil Ríos, and Naufragio en Babel (Shipwreck in Babel) by director Andre del Sur.

- Colombia participated in the fourth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria, held from October 1 to 4 in Madrid, Spain. The event featured 13 projects in the Co-Production Forum and over 50 companies, alongside talks with Colombian industry professionals. The country was represented by Claudia Triana de Vargas, Director of Proimágenes Colombia; Silvia Echeverri, Director of the Colombia Film Commission; and Natalia Barbosa, Deputy Director of Promotion at the Colombia Film Commission. They reinforced Colombia’s position as an attractive destination for international audiovisual production.

- Mi bestia (My Beast), directed by Camila Beltrán, screened at the 57th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Catalonia, where it competed in the Noves Visions section and won the Blood Window Award for Best Latin American Film. Mariana Gil Ríos’s Otro jardín (Another Garden) was part of the FanPitch industry section. At the same time, Christian Mejía Carrascal’s Simbiontes (Symbionts) and Natalia Hermida’s Llueve sobre Babel (It Rains Over Babel) were featured in the Coming Soon lineup. The festival ran from October 3 to 13.

- Barbitch and Igualada were selected for the Official Competition at the 19th DocsMX, Mexico City’s International Documentary Film Festival, held from October 10 to 20. A special program showcased documentaries from the past three editions of Bogoshorts, Bogotá’s Short Film Festival, including Manuel Mateo’s Ánima (Soul), Jharol Mendoza’s Atardecer sin sol (Sunset Without Sun), Inti Jacanamijoy’s El caminante (The Walker), and Mónica Taboada-Tapia’s Two-spirit. Alejandro Bernal Rueda’s El doble secuestro de Sigifredo López (The Double Kidnapping of Sigifredo López) appeared in the Nuestra América (Our America) category. The IB Platform featured Diego González Cruz’s in-development project Marithea and Kamila Vélez Hermosilla’s Tantas nenas (So Many Girls), a co-production between Chile and Colombia.

- Andrés Baiz’s Pimpinero: sangre y gasolina (Pimpinero: Blood and Gasoline), a CINA-supported production, premiered in Colombian theaters on October 10 before streaming on Prime Video. The same day saw the commercial release of Sandra Higuita Marín’s El gancho (The Hook).

- A menos que bailemos (Unless We Dance) by Hanz Rippe Gabriel and Fernanda Pineda Palencia won the Audience Award in the Worldwide & International Competition at the shnit San José Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, held from October 10 to 20.

- On October 12, Bogotá hosted the 34th Ordinary Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Ibermedia Program, where funding recipients for Ibero-American cinema were selected. Among the 118 beneficiaries were several Colombian projects. In the Co-production of Feature Films category, the selected projects included Killa, El valle de los corderos (The Valley of the Lambs), Chocó y la selva mágica (Chocó and the Magical Jungle), Diarios de una documentalista (Diaries of a Documentarian), Dónde comienza el río (Where the River Begins), and Hevea Brasiliensis. For Co-development of Feature Films, the chosen titles were Asesinato de la Casa 48 (Murder at House 48), ¡Es la luna! (It’s the Moon!), and Alma. In the Co-development of Series category, Nivel Dios (God Level) was selected. Lastly, in the Professional Training category, the Ibero-American Screenwriting Residency at FICCI and the 10th Producers and Film Project Salon - SAPCINE FICCALI were awarded funding.

- The 39th Ibero-Latin American Film Festival of Trieste took place from October 13 to 20. As one of Europe’s oldest festivals, it featured Tierra quebrá (Broken Land) by Nina Marín, which won the Special Jury Prize; Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses) by Jerónimo Atehortúa and Luis Ospina; and Nosotras (We, the Women) by Emilce Quevedo Díaz.

- The 31st edition of the Valdivia International Film Festival (FICVALDIVIA) took place from October 14 to 20. La suprema (The Supreme) won the Special Jury Prize in the Official Youth Feature Film Competition. The Latin American Short Film section featured Color piel (Skin Color) by Fidel Barboza Gómez and Sebastián Castaño Tobón, which was awarded Best Latin American Children’s Short Film, and La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur), which received the Special Jury Prize. The festival’s Homage section included the production Nuestra voz de tierra memoria y futuro (Our Voice of Earth, Memory, and Future; Colombia, Cuba) by Jorge Silva and Marta Rodríguez. As part of the festival’s academic program, Silvia Echeverri from the Colombia Film Commission participated in the panel discussion Cinema Voices: Audiovisual Public Policy: Learning from the Past to Shape the Future. Additionally, María Paula Lorgia, a historian, curator, and film programmer, served as a juror in the Official Feature Film Selection.

- Adiós al amigo (Farewell to the Friend) by Iván D. Gaona, a feature film that received post-production funding from the FDC in 2023, was showcased at the

40th Warsaw International Film Festival, held from October 11 to 20.

- La suprema (The Supreme) was selected for the Ventana Cinéfila program, which engaged schools in Spain and inspired young audiences to discover cinema. The film was available on the Filmin platform from October 15 to November 30.

- From October 15 to 20, the 12th edition of the Panorama of Colombian Cinema in Paris - El Perro que Ladra (Barking Dog, PACCPA) took place. The feature film lineup included Bienvenidos conquistadores interplanetarios y del espacio sideral (Welcome, Interplanetary and Outer Space Conquerors) by Andrés Jurado; La joya del pantano (The Swamp Jewel) by Camilo Ayala, which won the Audience Award for Best Short Film (Little Puppy); the documentary Carropasajero, which received a Jury Prize Ex Aequo for Best Feature Film; El otro hijo (The Other Son); La laguna del soldado (The Soldier's Lagoon) by Pablo Álvarez-Mesa; El paraíso (Paradise) by Enrico María Artale, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film; La piel en primavera (Skin in Spring), which received a Jury Prize Ex Aequo for Best Feature Film; Mi bestia (My Beast) by Camila Beltrán; and Pepo by Jorge Aldana. The short film selection included About Happy Hippos and Sad Peacocks by Johannes Förster and Elkin Calderón Guevara; Cassandra by Martín Arbeláez; Estamos en el mapa (We're on the Map) by Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas, which won the Student Jury Award and a Jury Prize Ex Aequo for Best Short Film; Fieras (Wild Beasts) by Andrés Felipe Ángel, which received a Special Mention from the Jury for Best Short Film; La fuga (The Escape) by Paola Cubillos; La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) by Juliana Zuluaga, which also received a Jury Prize Ex Aequo for Best Short Film; Nea by Alex Ulises and Nelson González Navarrete, which won the Audience Award for Best Short Film; Afuera el mundo cae sobre mi cuerpo (Outside, the World Falls on My Body) by Andrés Acevedo Zuleta; Sombras nada más (Nothing but Shadows) by Kathy Mitrani; Tierra encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque R.; Tarro vacío (Empty Jar) by Vitilio Iyokina; and Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew) by Leinad Pájaro de la Hoz.

- The short film Garu y Ponki, directed by Cristian Jalier, won the Silver Colón for Best Ibero-American International Short Film at the Huelva Festival, held from November 15 to 23.

- From October 17 to 30, the 48th São Paulo International Film Festival took place in Brazil. The International Perspective section featured Morichales by Chris Gude. In the New Directors Competition, the following films competed: Agua Salá (Saltwater) by Steven Morales Pineda; Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano; Golán by Orlando Culzat; Horizonte (Horizon) by César Acevedo; Matrioshka (Matryoshka) by Jorge Forero; Mi bestia (My Beast) by Camila Beltrán; and El vaquero (The Cowboy) by Emma Rozanski. The Mostra Brasil section included Alma del desierto (Soul of the Desert) by Mónica Taboada-Tapia. Among the festival's events was the conference "Sapcine and Proimágenes Present: Brazil and Colombia – Territories Building a Possible Cinema." The panel explored opportunities for collaboration between Brazil and Colombia. Additionally, a Colombian delegation composed of several professionals from the national film industry attended the event.

- La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) won the Uppsala Award in Memory of Ingmar Bergman at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival, held in Sweden from October 21 to 27.

- Sueños en concreto (Concrete Dreams), directed by Anton Wenzel and Viviana Gómez Echeverry, was released commercially on October 17.

- Mi bestia (My Beast), directed by Camila Beltrán; Bajo una lluvia ajena (Under Someone Else’s Rain), directed by Marta Hincapié Uribe; El titán (The Titan), directed by Alexander Giraldo; and Guates (Gloves), directed by Diego Gutiérrez, all premiered commercially on October 24.

- Línea de tiempo (Timeline), directed by Yesid Leone Moreno and produced by Lina Gómez, won the Best Film award at the Obscura Filmfest in Berlin, held on October 25 and 27.

- Del otro lado del jardín (On the Other Side of the Garden), directed by Daniel Posada, became available on the MAX streaming platform on October 25. The production is a beneficiary of the CINA incentive.

- On October 28, the series Escupiré sobre sus tumbas (I Will Spit on Your Graves), supported by the Colombian Film Fund (Fondo Fílmico Colombiano, FFC), premiered on Caracol Televisión.

- The 67th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DOK Leipzig) took place in Germany from October 28 to November 3. In the International Documentary Film Competition, Morichales by Chris Gude was featured. As part of a tribute to Spanish animator, director, and producer Isabel Herguera, screenings included Cartas de la selva (Jungle Letters; Germany, Colombia, China, India, Mexico) and Sailor’s Grave (Spain, Colombia, China, Oman, USA, Singapore). Colombia was also represented at the DOK Leipzig Animation Lab with Ana María Vallejo Cuartas’s In Their Own Flesh (Germany, Colombia). The project The Wind’s Thirst (Colombia, Canada) by Alejandro Valbuena was selected in the Co-Production Market.

- Adiós al amigo (Farewell to the Friend) by Iván D. Gaona won the Special Jury Prize at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival, held from October 28 to November 6, where it premiered globally.

- Sara, la fuerza del mar (Sara, the Force of the Sea), directed by Martín Agudelo Ramírez and Andrés Ricaurte Múnera, received the Best Screenplay Award at the Cyprus International Film Festival – Golden Aphrodite CYIFF, held from October 28 to November 2.

- Colombia participated in the sixth edition of the International Fantastic Film Festival El Grito, held in Venezuela from October 29 to November 2. Featured films included Tierra quebrá (Broken Land) by Nina Marín, La trampa (The Trap) by Ferney Iyokina Gittoma, La culpa (The Guilt) by Carlos Daniel Malavé (Venezuela, Colombia), En medio de la nada (In the Middle of Nowhere) by Oscar Fabián Triana, and Room Service by James Camargo de Alba.

- The short film La gran hazaña (The Great Feat), directed by Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez and produced by Cinemazul Media Group, had its world premiere at the 31st Kineko International Film Festival, held from October 31 to November 5.

- The Colombian Academy of Film celebrated the Macondo Awards on Sunday, November 3, at the Santander Theater in Bucaramanga. A total of 22 categories were recognized, spanning both artistic and technical achievements, along with special honors such as the Macondo Lifetime Achievement Award for Camila Loboguerrero, the Macondo Award for Film Craftsmanship for Luis Arias, and the Audience Award for El bolero de Rubén (Rubén's Bolero). Among the most awarded productions of the night were El otro hijo (The Other Son), which claimed seven statuettes, and Memento mori by Fernando López, which won three awards.

- The 66th edition of ZINEBI – the International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao – took place from November 5 to 15. In the ZIFF ZINEBI First Film International Competition, Bienvenidos conquistadores interplanetarios y del espacio sideral (Welcome, Interplanetary and Outer Space Conquerors) by Andrés Jurado was featured. In the International Short Film Competition, No se ve desde acá (You Can’t See It from Here) by Enrique Pedraza-Botero competed. Meanwhile, in the Special Sessions – Short Films on Tour section, Flores del otro patio (Flowers from the Other Yard), directed by Jorge Cadena, and Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew) by Leinad Pájaro de la Hoz were presented.

- Sara, la fuerza del mar (Sara, the Power of the Sea), directed by Martín Agudelo Ramírez and Andrés Ricaurte Múnera, earned an impressive 15-category nomination at the Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, held from November 5 to 10.

- Colombia participated in the 13th International Ojo de Pescado Film Festival from November 5 to 15. Based in Valparaíso, Chile, this festival showcases a curated selection of national and international films aimed at children and young audiences. The Official Selection included Ficus by Isabella Bobadilla, La fiesta (The Party) by Nina Marín, and Entre el legado y la libertad (Between Legacy and Freedom) by Corporación Festival de Cine Infancia y Adolescencia. In addition, the Official Selection of Professional Television and/or Web Series featured Sirirí by Cristina Valencia and María Fernanda Jiménez, Palto el elegido (Palto the Chosen) by Julián Gómez Reyes, La orquestita (The Little Orchestra) by Juan Carve, No me etiquetes (Don't Label Me) by Juan Pablo Ríos, and Ugamú mi enemigo imaginario (Ugamú, My Imaginary Enemy) by Yuyu Velasco.

- Pedro Páramo, inspired by Juan Rulfo's novel, premiered on Netflix on November 6. The production received support from the CINA program.

- La patasola by Harold Trompetero and Paul Cataño, along with El vaquero (The Cowboy) by Emma Rozanski, were commercially released on November 7.

- El otro hijo (The Other Son) was nominated for Best Ibero-American Film at the 2024 Colibrí Awards on November 7 in Quito.

- The 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival took place in Estonia from November 8 to 24. Semilla del desierto (Seed of the Desert) by Sebastián Parra R. was part of the Official Selection, while Cuerpo de esta sombra (Body of a Shadow) by Andrea Muñoz competed in the Animated Short Film Competition.

- From November 13 to December 1, the 15th edition of DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival, took place. Alma del desierto (Soul of the Desert) competed in the International Competition, while Bienvenidos conquistadores interplanetarios y del espacio sideral (Welcome, Interplanetary and Outer Space Conquerors) participated in the Kaleidoscope Competition. Additionally, Estamos en el mapa (We're on the Map) by Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas was featured in the short film showcase.

- On November 14, Netflix premiered the documentary Los niños perdidos (The Lost Children) by Orlando von Einsiedel, Jorge Durán, and Lali Houghton. The production was supported by the CINA program.

- Cristina Sánchez Salamanca received the Coprocity Development Award for her feature film Malmirada (Evil Eye). This project, co-produced by Duván Duque, Paola Pérez Nieto, and Ringo Media, was awarded €3,500. The prize was officially presented at the Les Arcs Film Festival's Co-Production Village, held from December 14 to 21.

- The 37th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) took place from November 14 to 24. Alma del desierto (Soul of the Desert) was showcased in the Best of Fests section, while Lanawaru by Angello Fiaccini competed in the IDFA Documentary Short Film Competition. A Colombian delegation attended the festival, aiming to foster intercultural collaborations and create new opportunities for international partnerships. The 2024 IDFA highlighted Colombian female, Indigenous, and Afro-Colombian filmmakers whose stories and work reflect the diverse realities of the country.

- The 31st edition of L'Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival took place from November 14 to 24. The international short film section featured Cuando la llanura encuentra el piedemonte (When the Plains Meet the Foothills), directed by Jonas Esteban Radziunas Velandia.

- Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew), a short film by Leinad Pájaro de la Hoz, produced alongside María Alejandra Rodríguez and Dany Celeiro, won the Best Short Film award at the Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam, held from November 14 to 28. The film also represented Colombia at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival from November 13 to 22.

- The 62nd FICX – Gijón International Film Festival took place from November 15 to 23. La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) was featured in the Mutant Generation section, while Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) was showcased in the Retueyos section.

- Uno (One) by Julio César and La red (The Net) by Juan David Cortés Hernández premiered commercially on November 21.

- The 27th Ícaro International Film Festival took place from November 23 to 30. The International Selection featured works such as Bogotá story by Esteban Pedraza, Entrelazadas (Intertwined) by Alejandra Morales García, La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) by Juliana Zuluaga Montoya, La vitualla (The Provisions) by Santiago Posada, Remember Us / Recuérdanos (Colombia, United States) by Pablo León, Tierra encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque, and Todas las flores (All the Flowers) by Carmen Oquendo-Villar. During the festival, Andrés Lopera Sánchez conducted the workshop Write Your Film.

- The 36th Viña del Mar International Film Festival was held from November 25 to 30. The documentary feature Ino Moxo, El sueño del brujo (Ino Moxo: The Shaman’s Dream; Peru, Colombia) by Rodolfo Abdias Arrascue Navas competed in the Documentary Feature category. The Special Animation Showcase included Dos pajaritos (Two Little Birds; Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia) and Ugamú, mi enemigo imaginario (Ugamú, My Imaginary Enemy; Bolivia, Colombia). As part of the Publics in Latin American Cinema training program, the films La hamaca (The Hammock), Rodillanegra (Black Knee) by Carlos Mayolo, and En busca de María (In Search of María) by Luís Ospina and Jorge Nieto were presented.

- The films Estimados señores (Dear Sirs) by Patricia Castañeda and La mortuoria (The Mortuary) by Fabián Cardona Múnera premiered commercially on November 28.

- Roads to Nowhere: Colombia in Transit brought Colombian cinema to Germany with a series showcasing the best of the country’s film industry. Every Monday in November, the Filmwerkstatt Münster screened Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World) by Laura Mora, Tantas almas (Valley of Souls) by Nicolás Rincón, Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage) by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, and Los nadie (The Nobodies) by Juan Sebastián Mesa.

- Ventana Sur, Latin America’s leading audiovisual content market, took place from December 2 to 6 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Colombia had a strong presence across multiple sections of the event. In the Primer Corte (First Cut) category, the project Todos mis viajes son viajes de regreso (All My Journeys Are Return Journeys, Colombia-France) by director Manuel Ponce de León stood out among the winners. In the Copia Final (Final Cut) category, Eva (Honduras-Colombia) by William Reyes took home the prize. In the Proyecta category, Nombre y apellidos (First and Last Names, Colombia-France) by Duván Duque Vargas emerged as the winner. Also, during Ventana Sur, the selected projects for the 2024 Ibermedia Next grant were announced. The beneficiary co-productions included Mar y el Delta (Sea and the Delta), Guardia civil en Nueva York (Civil Guard in New York), and Vivir (To Live).

- At the 22nd Bogoshorts, held from December 3 to 10, the eight short films selected for the sixth volume of Refresh were unveiled. Each film will follow a strategic release plan, including screenings at national and international film festivals. The selected works were A dónde van los pájaros cuando llueve (Where Do Birds Go When It Rains) by Juan Sebastián Sisa Archila, Sukua by Omar Ospina Giraldo, Los subtítulos (The Subtitles) by Andrés Restrepo Gómez, El mundo es afuera (The World Is Outside) by Pablo Roldán, La gran hazaña (The Great Feat) by Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez, Niña Chilapa (Chilapa Girl) by Juana Lotero López, Chaika by Ingrid Paola Bonilla Rodríguez, and La habitación del macho cabrío (The Devil Room) by Duban Pinzón.

- Colombia triumphed at the 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, held from December 5 to 15 in Havana. The event featured over 20 national productions, with several earning awards. Alma del desierto (Soul of the Desert) won the Special Coral Award for Best Feature Documentary and the Arrecife Award. The Coral Award for Best Short or Medium-Length Fiction Film went to Fieras (Beasts) by Andrés Felipe Ángel, while Tierra encima (Under Land) by Sebastián Duque took home the Coral Award for Best Short or Medium-Length Documentary. La noche del minotauro (The Night of the Minotaur) received the Special Award for Other Territories. In addition, the festival exclusively screened the first two episodes of the series Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude), ahead of its Netflix premiere on December 11.

- Entrevista laboral (Job Interview) by Carlos Osuna had its commercial release on December 5.

- The 18th edition of Nuevas Miradas – EICTV, held from December 6 to 11, recognized the talent of developing audiovisual projects by offering specialized mentorship and connections with the international industry. Two Colombian projects were

highlighted: Tierra (Land) by David Muñoz Guerrero received the EICTV Screenwriting Chair Award (script mentorship) and the Roman Lechapellier Award (cinematography mentorship). Meanwhile, La piel sin tiempo (Timeless Skin) by Daniela Narváez was awarded the EICTV Chair of Humanities and Alternative Cinema & Interzona Master’s Award (mentorship).

- On December 11, Netflix premiered the series based on Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece, Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude), a production supported by Law 1556. The journey to bring the Buendía family’s story to the screen began in 2019 when Netflix acquired the rights to the novel to develop an original Spanish-language series for global audiences. In 2021, the project was approved to receive the CINA incentive. Administered by the Colombia Film Commission under Proimágenes Colombia, this support enabled the series to be entirely produced in the country, with filming locations across the departments of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca, and Tolima. In 2023, backed by the Nobel laureate’s family and a team blending local technical and artistic talent, production began on this ambitious project to honor the universality and depth of one of the most iconic works in literature in Spanish.

- The films La perra (The Bitch), Bogotá Story, and Un pájaro voló (A Bird Flew) were among the productions eligible for the 2025 Oscars shortlist.

- Three Colombian short films participated in the Second Showcase of Migrant Women from Dones Visuales, held in Barcelona on December 18: ¿Quieren tinto? (Do You Want Coffee?) by Andrea Contento, Alma by Magnolia López, and Abuela (Grandmother) by Deisy Quevedo.

- The film La piel más temida (The Most Feared Skin) by Joel Calero premiered commercially on December 19.

- Alexandra Falla Zerrate, director of the Colombian Film Heritage Foundation (FPFC), was named president of the Ibero-American Association of Educational and Cultural Television (ATEI), becoming the first woman and first Colombian to lead the organization.

- Profesora Leda (Professor Leda), a project by Colombian filmmaker David David, won the 2024 Cine Qua Non Lab-Estudios Churubusco Award in Mexico.

- Estimados señores (Dear Sirs) by Patricia Castañeda was nominated to represent Colombia in the 67th Ariel Awards.

- La pena máxima 2 (Maximum Penalty 2) premiered commercially on December 25.