NEOS Fest (NEOSFest Encuentro Internacional de Experimentación Audiovisual)

NEOS Fest

NEOSFest Encuentro Internacional de Experimentación Audiovisual

Also known as: NEOSFest
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NEOS Fest, in full NEOSFest Encuentro Internacional de Experimentación Audiovisual, is an international showcase of experimental moving-image work by students and recent graduates, based in Puebla, Mexico. Its selection favours formal experimentation with video over conventional narrative and looks for work that challenges hegemonic, commercial cinema. Films are submitted in three categories: experimental animation, experimental documentary and video essay. Alongside screenings of the official selection, the festival runs free workshops and curated programmes. Its first edition took place in 2016, and its founding director is Blanca Edna Alonso Rosas.

The festival has also presented its programme in Monterrey, at CONARTE's Escuela Adolfo Prieto in 2022. The dates of the tenth edition are 15 October – 1 November 2025.

Country

Mexico

Focus

Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Student

Festival rules

Open to students currently enrolled in higher education and to graduates of less than three years, regardless of specialty or nationality. Proof of student status (student ID or another official document) is required. Categories: experimental animation, experimental documentary, video essay. Works must be original or have the necessary rights cleared. Projects submitted to previous editions are not eligible. There is no limit on the number of entries. Works in languages other than Spanish need subtitles in Spanish (the Spanish call also accepts English). Submission is through FilmFreeway, free of charge. Selected works are delivered as .mp4 files (720p to 1080p) with a poster or stills and a signed screening release. Based on the 2025 call for entries.

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