FENAVID International Film Festival (Spanish : Festival Internacional de Cine de Santa Cruz (FECSC)) is an annual film festival that has been held in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia since 2001. [1] [2] [3] It is organised by FUNDAV, [4] a not-for-profit organisation established by Bolivian film producer and director Alejandro Fuentes. [5] Both short and feature-length films are included. [4] [6] A special competition the Santa Cruz 100X100 tasks small teams of producers to create a short film within 100 hours. [7] [8]
The 2024 edition of FENAVID ran under the slogan "Seven days of pure cinema". The festival received over 1,200 submissions in that edition, selecting around 70 works from countries including Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil and others. [4]
Venues have included the AECID Training centre. [9]
Prizes are awarded in the following categories: [8]