Event at a glance
18 November 2026
Venue: listed by the organiser
Organiser: FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos
What FICMA is
FICMA — Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos — is a Mexican platform for film and audiovisual storytelling made with emerging technologies. The official IMCINE announcement highlights AI, VR, 360 video, digital animation, virtual production and other alternative devices and formats.
The 2026 edition
19–28 November 2026
The officially announced dates for FICMA’s eleventh edition.
11th edition
IMCINE describes the 2026 festival as its eleventh edition.
Emerging media
The programme includes a dedicated section for experimental and technology-led forms.
AI as a category
Artificial-intelligence projects are explicitly listed under Nuevos Medios.
Competition strands
Cuadrantes Mundiales
International feature and short fiction and documentary films.
Nuevos Medios
Experimental shorts, VR and 360 projects, AI projects and digital animation without stop motion.
Narradores Mexicanos
Mexican fiction, documentary and university work.
Visiones Digitales
Vertical narratives, advertising spots, game cinematics and music videos.
Submission and dates
The official IMCINE notice says applications were accepted through Festhome or FilmFreeway. The deadline was 31 July 2026, and results were announced for 27 October 2026.
Who the festival is for
FICMA is especially relevant to creators working where cinema, experimental video, virtual reality, AI and digital animation meet. The technology is only part of the proposition: the work’s audiovisual form and creative intent matter as well.
How to use this page
Check the strands
Identify whether a work belongs to international cinema, Nuevos Medios, the Mexican competition or digital visions.
Read the official notice
Open the IMCINE source and follow the festival’s published materials.
Watch for results
The 2026 notice gives 27 October as the announced results date.
Official IMCINE notice
Dates, categories, submission platforms and FICMA 2026 deadlines.
Open FICMA source ↗Next step
The festival runs from 19–28 November, but submissions closed on 31 July 2026. No active film submission is open.
Official sources
https://www.imcine.gob.mx/nota.php?id=229
Details were checked against the organiser’s official materials.