CICLOPE Latino 2026
Awards Entries Now Open
CICLOPE Latino 2026
Awards Entries Now Open

KEY DATES & INFO

  • Entries Open

    1 December 2025

  • Entry Deadline

    13 March 2026

  • Eligibility Dates

    1 March 2025 - 20 March 2026

  • Shortlist Announced

    1 April 2026

  • Winners Announced

    16 April 2026

CICLOPE Latino is a regional edition of the global CICLOPE Awards. It is an outstanding showcase and celebration of the best of the year in commercials, music videos and short films, and is the only Award that honors the people behind the craft in the region. 

Each year, a panel of industry experts from across Latin America and beyond, award the work setting the benchmark for excellence in 25 different categories including Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Editing, VFX, Animation, Music and more.

Entries are now open for the 2026 Awards – submit your work here. 

CICLOPE Latino will return to São Paulo, Brazil in April 2026. Subscribe to the newsletter to be the first to hear all the details when announced.

 

2026 AWARDS ENTRY FEES

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Receive recognition for you and your team’s hard work.
  • Expand your network by being part of CICLOPE’s global community, and increase new business opportunities with production partners and clients around the world.
  • Raise your profile and differentiate your company from the competition, showcasing your work on the international stage.
  • Contribute to regional development by raising the bar of excellence in film craft in Latin America.
  • Add an iconic CICLOPE Latino Award to your trophy cabinet.

Any production and post production companies, creative studios, advertising agencies, brands, and independent creators may enter work produced by professionals from the Latin-American region.

The call for entries will open on 1 December 2025. Submissions must be made via the CICLOPE Latino Awards platform.

The deadline for entries will be on 13 March 2026.

The suggested formats for videos are MPEG4, MPEG2 or MOV files, with a maximum file size of 1GB. The recommended compression rate is 15-20 Mbits. Please do not include any special characters (& / * / “”) in the name of the file.

English subtitles are mandatory in all categories except Music Videos.

Please note that entries must remain anonymous, so all credits and logos should be removed before uploading the video.

Entries should be no longer than 20 minutes in length.

Yes, all entrant companies should include a brief description of the project (max. 700 characters) alongside their submission, in order to help the Jury gain better understanding of the work they’re judging.

The supporting material can be uploaded while completing your submission in the entry platform.

Payment for all entry fees must be made through the online Awards platform. For any assistance, get in touch with the team at awards@ciclopefestival.com.

Please note that once you have completed you submission, entry fees are non-refundable under any circumstances.

CICLOPE Latino’s judging process will consist of two rounds. In the first round, the Jury will independently watch and rank all entries on the online Awards platform. The highest-ranked entries in each category will be considered finalists, and will be published in the shortlist on 1 April 2026. In the second judging round, the Jury will discuss the finalist pieces in a video-call meeting and award the best work/s in each category. The Jury can also award a Grand Prix for the best work of the year in each of the four sections.

Winners will be announced during a live ceremony on 16 April 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Awards team will be in touch with the entrant companies of all winning work once judging closes.

Trophies will be sent to any companies/individuals who are unable to join us in person at the Awards ceremony after the event.

More questions?

If you can’t find the answer above please drop us a line at awards@ciclopefestival.com