Colombia. The National Council for Arts and Culture in Cinematography - CNACC announced the 24 beneficiary projects of Phase I of the call for the Film Development Fund - FDC 2025.
These proposals will receive more than 900 million pesos in incentives, which represents a key support for audiovisual creation in the initial stages. In addition, Phase II of the call was opened, which has more than 16 billion pesos to support 17 modalities.
This phase seeks to strengthen not only the development and production of cinematographic works, but also the preservation of the country's film heritage. With this investment, the FDC reaffirms its commitment to the sustainable growth of the industry and the diversity of voices that enrich the Colombian audiovisual landscape.
The beneficiary projects of Phase I of the call for the Film Development Fund - FDC 2025 will receive more than $900 million pesos to promote new proposals and continue strengthening Colombian cinema. The incentives were aimed at the modalities of Fiction Feature Film Script Writing, Feature Film Script Writing for Ethnic Populations, Development of Animated Feature Films (Fiction and Documentary), and Preservation of Colombian Cinematographic Memory.
"We see with great happiness, especially in script writing, that we were a little alert, that women are winning. Last year we awarded eight awards, of which only two were written by women, and this year, in this modality, we awarded six, of which four are written by women. So we celebrate this flowering of the female pen," said Andrea Afanador, director of National Development of Proimágenes Colombia, about the female participation in this modality.
In the modality of Preservation of cinematographic memory, the beneficiary was the project entitled ¡Con olor a mastranto! – Cinematographic collection of works made in Casanare by production houses in the region, with a stimulus of 60 million pesos.
In the category of Script Writing for a Fiction Feature Film, six projects were benefited: Warm Soul by Nicolás Buenaventura, Rarely Look at the Eyes by Sara Nanclares Sánchez, Quinchía by Laura Gómez Hincapié, Where the Light Is Born by Viviana Gómez, Indio by Diego Fernando Rodríguez Ojeda and Rabbit Hunting by María Alejandra Rodríguez Acosta. The total amount allocated for this modality was 150 million pesos.
For its part, in the modality of Development of fiction feature films, the beneficiaries were De las aguas mansas líbrame by Trópico atómico S.A.S, El aire que se escapa by Sugarmind Films & Arts S.A.S., Samurai by Mudra Films SAS, Baile en el mausoleum by Los monstruos del cine SAS, and Matando a mi madre by Querida Productora SAS. The total stimulus delivered in this category was 225 million pesos.
The modality of Development of documentary feature films and their respective beneficiaries are: Brief Treatise on Darkness by Crisálida Films S.A.S., Journey to the Heart of a Silence by Robert Brand Ordóñez, Autopsy by Carlos Jerónimo Atehortúa Arteaga, Trench Silences by Andrés Eduardo Pedraza Tabares, and I Don't Know How to Return Home by Nicolás Van Hemelryck Rodríguez. For a total of $150,000,000.
In the category of Screenwriting for a Feature Film of Ethnic Populations, the winners were Volvery será bestias (Bacua go'iji ruinji huati) by Robert Brand Ordóñez, La mala hora by Jhonny Hendry Hinestroza Barrios, "Kusinas" by Marbel Ina Vanegas and "Luna sobre matanzas" by Sara Johana Asprilla Palomino, with a total stimulus of 80 million pesos.
For the Documentary modality, the beneficiary projects were Brief Treatise on Darkness by Crisalida Films S.A.S., Journey to the Heart of a Silence by Robert Brand Ordóñez, Autopsy by Carlos Jerónimo Atehortúa Arteaga, Trench Silences by Andrés Eduardo Pedraza Tabares, and I Don't Know How to Return Home by Nicolás Van Hemelryck Rodríguez. In this category, a total of 150 million pesos were delivered.
The projects benefited in the modality of Circulation of films through film exhibitions and festivals are distributed in four groups, with the following incentives granted to each one:
Group 1: Stimuli of $18,000,000, which includes projects such as Cinemancia Metropolitan Film Festival, Labyrinth Independent Film Festival, Audiovisual Exhibition Cinema in the field of Dialekta, Sensory Cartographies of Unknown Exercises, Anibia Animation Festival 2025 of Tulpa Films SAS, 5th Gulf of Morrosquillo International Film Festival (FICGO), Hermits. Traveling exhibition of films made by women, 6th International Festival of Environmental Cinema of Cali (FINCALI).
Group 2: Incentives of $31,000,000; 10th Audiovisual Antioquia Garden Film Festival, Central University International Film Festival, 11th International Film Festival in the Mountains, Montes de María Audiovisual Festival, 9th Sogamoso Independent Film Festival -, Phantasmagoria: Fantasy and Horror Film Festival of, Mamut, Quibdó Africa Film Festival QAFF Foundation, Fusagasugá International Film Festival FICFUSA, Bogotá Experimental Film Festival/CineAutopsia.
Group 3: Incentives of $36,000,000, grouping projects such as Daupara - Film and Video Showcase, 27th Bogotá International Documentary Festival, 17th Cali International Film Festival (FICCALI), 21st Pasto International Film Festival (FICPA 2025), 26th Santa Fe de Antioquia Film Festival and 16th Women's Cinema.
Group 4: Incentives of $57,000,000, including projects such as Bogoshorts – Bogota Short Film Festival, Bogotá International Film Festival – BIFF11, and the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI 64).
In the modality of Distribution of packages of Colombian films, the beneficiaries are the companies Cineplex, Distrito Pacífico SAS, Danta Cine SAS and Fuego Iqueninguible Cine S.A.S., who were selected to carry out the distribution and promotion of Colombian cinema in different regions, thus contributing to the circulation and projection of national cinema. The total of this modality was $260,000,000.
Finally, in the Animated Feature Film category, the beneficiaries were Fruí by Samsa Productions S.A.S., Transparentes by Smith & Smith Ltda., and Song for a Mountain by Tatiana Pinzón Salavarrieta, with a total stimulus of 255 million pesos.
The FDC, administered by Proimágenes Colombia and in compliance with the guidelines of the CNACC, also announced the opening of the second phase of the fund's call with more than 16 billion pesos in incentives, distributed in 17 modalities that support the production and realization of regional, ethnic, fiction, documentary, and animation. A significant boost for more agents in the audiovisual sector to carry out their film projects.
"We are very happy because the second phase of the call for the Film Development Fund - FDC was launched: 17 modalities for more than $16 billion, approved by the CNACC to support the production of animation, documentary and fiction," says Claudia Triana, director of Proimágenes Colombia.
Since Wednesday, July 16, Colombians have been able to register their proposals. Visit www.convocatoriafdc.com to learn about all the modalities of the call
For Diana Díaz, director of Audiovisuals, Cinema and Interactive Media at the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge, the opening of the second phase of FDC 2025 brings together the voices of the sector: "We took a prudent time to review two fundamental aspects: first, the structure of the categories; and second, the state of the collection. Today we can say that this opening represents a great opportunity for producers from different regions of the country, who will find in these 17 modalities a real possibility to move forward with their proposals. We built a proposal that responds to the main needs of the audiovisual and cinematographic field. All this from a perspective of pluralism and democratization, with the conviction that national cinematography must benefit audiences and citizens in the exercise of their cultural rights."
