Colombia. In 2025, Colombian cinema and audiovisual deepened their presence on the main international stages, with sustained participation in festivals, markets and high-level industry spaces. This was reported by Proimágenes Colombia.
National productions and co-productions with Colombian participation had world premieres, international premieres, nominations and awards at events such as Cannes, San Sebastian, Clermont Ferrand, Sundance, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Guadalajara, Annecy, IDFA, Tallinn Black Nights and Havana, among many others, confirming the aesthetic, thematic and narrative diversity of the Funcertacolombiano audiovisual.
This international tour was accompanied by an active circulation of talent, projects and companies in training spaces, markets and laboratories, where Colombia strengthened its position as a relevant player in the global audiovisual industry. Programs such as the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM, together with strategic alliances with international festivals and platforms, promoted the development of projects, co-production and the creation of professional networks, while consolidating opportunities for new filmmakers and producers.
Production incentives, through the Colombia Film Fund (FFC) and the Audiovisual Investment Certificates (CINA), continued to be a key driver for the arrival of international productions and the strengthening of the local industry. Series and feature films benefiting from these mechanisms were released in movie theaters and global platforms, boosting the economy of the sector and promoting Colombian technical and creative talent in large-scale productions.
Nationally, 2025 was also a year of premieres, recognitions and audience growth. Colombian films reached the country's theaters, participated in specialized circuits and won important awards, while training, film education and cultural mediation initiatives expanded access to audiovisual in different regions, strengthening the link between works, creators and audiences.
One of the most outstanding Colombian films of 2025 was Un poeta, with a solid international tour. The work won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, and won different awards worldwide. She was selected by the Colombian Film Academy as Colombia's representative for the 2026 Oscar and Goya Awards, and nominated for the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
The seventh edition of the Colombian Film Season strengthened access to national cinema by reaching 35 municipalities and cities in 22 departments, with 64 screenings that brought together 4,743 attendees. The initiative articulated Regional, Special and Associated Functions, with the participation of more than 10 cultural organizations and the development of eight awareness-raising and mediation workshops with more than 200 participants.
In addition, thanks to the alliance with Retina Latina, five films in this edition expanded their regional circulation and exceeded 1,800 reproductions on the platform, consolidating the Season as an exercise in decentralization, audience training and circulation of Colombian cinema.
In total, 73 titles made in Colombia were released in 2025. The predominant genres were documentary and drama. And cinema attendance was close to 49 million.
