A) CICLOPE Latino honors the most well-crafted work in Latin America. To be eligible, entries must have been produced by Latin American professionals to be broadcasted in any country in the world. For example, if an editing company in São Paulo cuts a commercial produced by a German production company for broadcast in Europe, the film can be entered into the Editing category.
The work must have been commissioned by a brand, including nonprofit organizations. Pieces that have not been produced for advertising purposes, are only eligible to participate in their respective categories. All work entered to CICLOPE Latino must not exceed the maximum duration of 20 minutes.
B) Production companies, post production companies, editing houses, music production companies, digital production companies, independent professionals, advertising agencies, creative studios, clients and brands from any country are welcome to enter their work, as long as they comply with the provisions of point A).
C) CICLOPE Latino is a Festival with an international profile; promoting the participation of all countries in the region, and with a Jury panel including professionals from around the world. English is therefore the official language of the Jury, so we strongly encourage participants to include English subtitles in their entries. However, as the Awards evaluate the art and technique of film-craft, work may be submitted in any language.
D) Registration and payment for all submissions must be made exclusively through CICLOPE Latino’s online Awards platform. Piece/s will only be considered registered once all required material has been uploaded and payment received. Important: Entry fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
E) All submissions must be made with the authorization of the client, the agency and/or the owner of the reproduction rights of the work. With the exception of projects for public welfare, charity, short films and music videos, all pieces must have been made for a brand at a valuable cost. It is the participant’s sole responsibility to comply with this rule. CICLOPE Latino shall not be held accountable for any type of responsibility that may arise in the shape of legal claims of third parties for this, or any other motive related to the intellectual property or screening rights of the work.
F) CICLOPE Latino’s entry deadline is Friday, 13 March 2026. The pieces must have been broadcast for the first time between 1 March 2025, and 20 March 2026.
G) The organization, and / or the Jury, if necessary, will have the right to request proof of broadcast at any stage of the contest, and the participant will be required to provide it within a maximum time frame of 72 hours. If proof is not provided before the deadline, the piece will be automatically disqualified.
H) Entries to CICLOPE Latino should remain anonymous to the Jury members, and should not include any credits or logos from the production companies or creative agencies involved. If an entry includes credits, the organization will contact the entrant company and ask for the details to be removed. In the case of no reply, CICLOPE Latino reserves the right to disqualify the entry without notification. Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be refunded. This also applies to any supporting material.
I) For the New Talent in Commercials category, directors must have had less than two years of professional experience directing commercials. The organization will have the right to ask for proof, if necessary.
J) The organization and the Jury, at its sole discretion and when considered necessary, and if a submission does not comply with any requirements expressed in the current Terms & Rules, will have the right to disqualify or change pieces to a different category from the one originally registered in; without the need of compensation of any kind, and without the need to communicate prior to taking action.
K) The Jury will only evaluate the craft of single pieces of work, so multiple films in a campaign must be entered separately. Campaigns may only be submitted as a whole in the Campaign categories within the Production and Ideas sections.
L) CICLOPE Latino’s 2026 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 section.
M) The Jury reserves the right not to award any of the categories, if the quality of the work submitted does not meet a minimum standard.
N) Pieces that have been submitted for the last edition of the global CICLOPE Awards, held in October 2025, are able to participate.
O) Pieces that have been submitted in previous editions of CICLOPE Latino are not eligible in this or future editions.
P) Every piece submitted to CICLOPE Latino 2026 is eligible to participate in the global 2026 CICLOPE Awards.
Q) All winners will be announced on 16 April 2026, at the CICLOPE Latino Awards ceremony in São Paulo. Winners not present in the ceremony will receive their trophies by courier.
R) The Special Awards and the final ranking published by CICLOPE Latino at the end of the event are based on a points system where a company receives 1 (one) point for a finalist submission, 3 (three) points for a winner and 7 (seven) points for a Grand Prix.
S) With the purpose of promoting the Festival and Awards, and when considered appropriate, the organization is authorized to project and/or publish in public or private presentations the registered pieces free of charge, without the need of any type of compensation to third parties.
T) All schedules and line-ups are subject to change without prior notice.