The Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival (MIDBO), organized by the Colombian Documentary Filmmakers Corporation ALADOS COLOMBIA, is a specialized event dedicated to nonfiction cinema. Over the past 27 years, it has established itself in Colombia and Latin America as a key platform for exhibition, dialogue, and critical reflection around documentary and audiovisual non-fiction practices.
For its 28th edition, MIDBO invites filmmakers and producers to submit their audiovisual works to the 2026 film call and to participate in the various training, discussion, and networking spaces that will take place both virtually and in person throughout the showcase.
The 28th edition of MIDBO will take place from October 28 to November 4, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia. Throughout the year, the program will also travel to different regions of the country and will continue its ongoing MIDBO–ALADOS Tuesdays screening series in partnership with allied venues.
After 27 editions, MIDBO continues to foster an event grounded in reflection on documentary cinema and the many ways in which we approach and engage with reality. The multiple ways of recording and interpreting the world remain at the core of our interest. Committed to exploring the complexity of a reality that exceeds us, we continue each year to build a meaningful space for gathering and rethinking documentary practice.
For 2026, MIDBO reaffirms its commitment to supporting creation and recognizing the work of filmmakers through four competitive sections and two non-competitive sections:
Competitive Sections
Ibero-American Documentary Feature Competition
National Documentary Feature Competition
National Short Documentary Competition
Ibero-American Short Documentary Competition
Non-Competitive Sections
International Documentary Features
Colombian Films Produced Through Community-Based Processes
A main award will be granted in each competitive section.
Feature films must have a running time of over 60 minutes. Short films must have a running time of over 7 minutes.
The jury for each competition will be announced one month prior to the festival and will consist of three (3) artists, filmmakers, writers, critics, or cultural practitioners.
*** We are committed to being an inclusive event and will therefore give special consideration to films that incorporate audio description for blind or visually impaired audiences, as well as closed captioning or inclusive subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences. ***
