Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre

Feature-film juries award Best Feature, Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Editing, Special Effects, Actress and Actor in the International, Ibero-American and Argentine competitions. Short-film jury awards recognise Best International Short, Best National Short, Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Performance. Audience awards recognise a feature and a short. The regulations allow special mentions and limit each film to two awards and two mentions.

The 2026 regulations cover fantasy, bizarre, science-fiction and horror films. Competitive features must run over 60 minutes; international competitive shorts must run no longer than 25 minutes. Both competitive sections accept films produced after 1 January 2024. Non-competitive sections accept features of any production year and short or medium-length films without production-date or duration limits. Screeners are submitted online through the platforms linked from the official call. Competitive films must meet the festival's restrictions on electronic distribution, commercial theatrical release in Argentina and public exhibition in Buenos Aires and its surrounding area during the 180 days before the festival. Selected films cannot be withdrawn after the selection is announced. Non-Spanish-language films require Spanish subtitles or a dialogue/subtitle list in Spanish or English. Online exhibition requires explicit authorisation from the filmmakers. The official regulations determine final eligibility and screening arrangements.