Latin America Filmmaker Award

Set up by Sony Latin America and Creo, the Latin America Filmmaker Award recognises outstanding filmmaking talent from across the region, helping to bring greater local and international recognition to filmmakers and their work.

The competition rewards a shortlist of up to ten filmmakers, including first, second and third place winners. The overall winner will be awarded the title of Latin American Filmmaker Award Winner, and will be flown to Los Angeles for an industry-immersive program at Sony Pictures Studios.

Recognised filmmakers receive:
	Award Winner	2nd Place	3rd Place	Shortlist
On-site workshop program	x
Flights & accommodation	x
Sony Digital Imaging equipment	x	x	x
Certificate	x	x	x
Promotion via Sony channels	x	x	x	x

All filmmakers residing in Latin America who enter the Fiction, Non-Fiction or Animation categories of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards are automatically considered for the award, with no additional entry process required.

Deadline: December 15 2026, 7:00 AM US Central Standard Time

Footnotes

*To be considered for the Latin America Filmmaker Award, participants must have Latin American residency and reside in of one of the following Latin American countries during the period of the award (July 2026 - December 2027): Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Bolivia, Panama, El Salvador, Paraguay, Honduras, Nicaragua.

Read the full T&Cs for the Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Animation categories.