El Ojo Iluso festival
Is a gathering that celebrates the work of artists, communicators, advertisers, educators, and enthusiasts from around the world who use animation as a language to tell stories, develop video games, applications, and creatively bring information to life that they wish to share through various means.
In the first five editions of the El Ojo Iluso International Animation Film Festival in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, animations from over 40 countries came together in this unique experience in Venezuela, an initiative of the Bordes Foundation and the FUNDAJAU collective, from the Andean city of San Cristóbal, Táchira state. This event has had a vibrant participation in both its physical and online formats.
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We are pleased to announce that the sixth edition of the festival will take place in June 2025.
Just like in previous editions, a specialized jury will evaluate productions from around the world in various categories:
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CATEGORIES
1. Animated short film: Refers to narrative works, whose objective is the entertainment or cultural fabrication of a narrative message.
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2. Advertising or Promotional Animation: Any animated material (or that contains animation as part of its composition) in which promotion is made to an event or direct advertising to a product or service.
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3. Infographic, instructional or didactic animation: All animation for didactic, educational, instructional, infographic, signage or informational purposes, that are fully animated or that make use of animation as a complementary language / enhancer of speech / audiovisual message.
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4. Animated intro / outro: Animated, final or initial titles of an audiovisual product of any genre, format or platform (short film, series, feature film, cinema, television, videogame, mobile app, etc.), even if it does not contain animation.
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5. Animated Music Clip: All animated work developed specifically for a piece of music.
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6. Animated Video Art: All animation work whose technical and discursive elaboration responds to inquiries and aesthetic intentions.
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7. Animation for social networks: The coexistence of GIFs, stickers, emoticons, and any symbol that has changes over time to be considered an animation, and not a still image, developed only for use in the field of social networks is allowed and communication by applications of this type.
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8. Animation for User Interfaces (UI) Applications, Videogames and / or Web Pages: Headers, lettering, gifs, navigation symbols, banners, character movements, and any animation element used in a digital environment, whether by an application , videogame or a web portal.
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9. Animation of Logos or Visual Identity Marks
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10. Animated Visual Effects (VFX): For both animated and real-action audiovisual products intervened or complemented with animation; be these in 2D or 3D, and in any technique and style.
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11. Animated children’s short film: Refers to narrative works, whose objective is the entertainment or cultural fabrication of a narrative message appropriate for children.
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12. Animated Series: Refers to a set of animated works with a common series title, generally related to each other. These episodes usually share the same characters and a basic theme. The evaluation of the series will be made on the chapter that is decided to register. In this way, a single chapter must be registered that will represent the series at the festival.
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13. Documentary animated short film: Included in this category are animation works that tell a story, not from the construction of a new fictional universe, but with the purpose of showing some aspect of reality from the personal vision of the creator. Their intentions go beyond the didactic and informative, which is why they do not belon.
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Animation is an audiovisual format that has gained ground in global film production, captivating audiences of all ages with its creative universes and technological possibilities.
The El Ojo Iluso Festival aims to bring together and exhibit animated works for all ages, experimental narratives that invite critical reflection and creative enjoyment.
At the Bordes Cultural Foundation, we celebrate diversity, challenging boundaries between genres and professions, promoting ingenuity and creativity in all its forms. From the Borders of the Earth, on the border of Venezuela and Colombia, we are proud to be a showcase for human talent.
For inquiries, contact us at elojoiluso@gmail.com. We are here to answer your questions!
Those interested in participating can submit their works during the Open Call period, through the international platforms Filmfreeway & Festhome.
For Venezuelan participants residing in Venezuela, registration is done through the following form
They can consult the participation guidelines in case of any doubts
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Organizers
- Festival Director Igor Castillo
- Producers Alexandra Valencia, Rhonny Roche and Fania Castillo
- Press and communications Rhonny Roche Becerra
- Jury coordination Fania Castillo and Alexandra Valencia
- Design and image Osvaldo Barreto
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Join us in this celebration of animation at El Ojo Iluso! We look forward to seeing you there!