The FICINDIE Festival is based on publicizing the importance and relevance of independent and auteur cinema worldwide, and the importance and need to have the Canary Islands, and specifically the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, as a World Heritage Site and the Canary Islands as an relevant place to make independent Cinema, as a natural and ideal setting for this type of story, due to its characteristics and aesthetics, as well as the variety of professionals from the independent audiovisual sector who reside here. This Festival is made up of artists, producers and professionals from indie cinema, to give it value and show its importance.