The International World Film Festival Monterrey is a monthly film festival that celebrates the diversity and cinematographic proposals of all the filmmakers in the world, where different categories are awarded each month, recognizing talent at its highest quality. We are a festival with a sensitive appreciation of cinematographic art, with juries of the highest rank to evaluate your film.
By participating in the International World Film Festival, you could be invited to a national exhibition in commercial movie theaters throughout Mexico.
Your work will be appreciated by the Mexican moviegoers.
The jury will select films from different categories, and from these at least one will be awarded per category each month. The winning films of the month will automatically qualify for the annual screening and are nominated for the prestigious International World Film Festival. The annual event will take place on November 28-30, 2025, a glamorous red-carpet premiere with press conferences and a gala party.
This festival accepts short films, medium-length films and feature films. Regardless of the subject matter, films from all over the world are accepted.
All titles submitted in the different categories must have subtitles in English or Spanish (in case their original language is neither English nor Spanish). For a winning film to be screened at the annual event, it must have Spanish subtitles, in case its native language is not Spanish.
Month after month, our judges will decide the selection of films, the nominated, and winners of the International World Film Festival, in its eleventh edition.
A film may win in different categories and may be re-entered in categories other than those in which it won.
There are 13 categories for the Film of the Month award (fiction, animation, documentary, environmental film, horror film, experimental film, family and children's film, student film, low-budget film, musical film, film about religion, best short film, and best trailer) and 10 Individual Categories for the awards of: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Feature Film Script, Best Short Film Script.
