Pasto International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto)

Pasto International Film Festival

Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto

Also known as: FICPA
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The Pasto International Film Festival (FICPA) is the main film showcase of the department of Nariño in south-western Colombia, held every year in Pasto since its first edition in 2005. Its competitive programme pairs Colombian and international cinema with a strong regional focus: the Sol de los Pastos selection covers Colombian, international and Andean features and shorts; Cámaras de Barniz is reserved for films from Nariño, including music videos and university and school shorts; and the thematic Churo Cósmico selection gathers films on identity, society, work and economies, along with animation and children's cinema. Sol de los Pastos winners receive a wooden sun statuette decorated with Pasto varnish, a local craft technique.

Besides screenings, FICPA runs workshops, a seminar, industry spaces and screenings at universities and municipalities across Nariño. The 22nd edition takes place 13–17 October 2026.

Country

Colombia

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Student

Awards and prizes

Sol de los Pastos selection: Best Colombian Fiction Feature Film, Best Colombian Documentary Feature Film, Best Colombian Short Film, Best International Fiction Feature Film, Best International Documentary Feature Film, Best Andean Feature Film and Best International Short Film. Winners receive the Sol de los Pastos statuette, a wooden sun with a film frame at its centre, decorated with tamo and Pasto varnish; non-winning selected films receive a diploma. Cámaras de Barniz selection (Nariño cinema): Golden Sun for Best Nariño Short Film and Best Nariño Music Video, Silver Sun for Best Nariño University Short Film, Bronze Sun for Best Nariño School Short Film. Churo Cósmico selection: winning national films receive a statuette or plaque of a monkey with a spiral tail.

Festival rules

Open-theme productions from any country, in Spanish or subtitled in Spanish. Short films run up to 30 minutes; medium-length and feature films from 31 minutes. Not accepted: productions completed and premiered before 2022, advertising, and television series or programmes. Colombian and international films are submitted through international platforms such as Festhome (with a fee). Films from Nariño, Colombia and the Andean countries can also be submitted free of charge through the form on the festival website. Preselected films sign an authorisation for final selection and screening.

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