About FECIVES

The Salvadoran Student Film and Video Festival (FECIVES) aims to showcase visual works made by Salvadoran students, professionals, and collectives. It boosts the creative production of developing producers and acknowledges their talents, refining, certifying, and rewarding them. Additionally, it promotes the growth and improvement of existing artists, encouraging the development of visual production in the country.

FECIVES also plans to use its connections with various international festivals to boost the reputation of our producers, reaching a wider and more diverse audience, including fellow citizens and communities in various parts of the world.

Our Mission

The goal of FECIVES is to create a platform for making, showcasing, and sharing audiovisual projects made in the country. This aims to cultivate an interest in cinema and attract a critical audience capable of observing and proposing solutions to the world around them.

FECIVES achievements

The Salvadoran Student Film and Video Festival (FECIVES) has achieved important advances and recognition since its creation. Among its achievements are the following:

Promotion of student talent

FECIVES has provided a platform for young filmmakers and students in El Salvador to showcase their talent and creativity through audiovisual production. This has allowed the discovery and promotion of new talents in the field of film and video.

Promotion of the local film industry

The festival has contributed to the development of the film industry in El Salvador by providing a space for the exhibition of student productions. This has generated opportunities for the growth and visibility of the industry, as well as the creation of networks between students, film professionals and the film community in general.

National and international recognition

The festival has been praised for its focus on student films and for its ability to show the Salvadoran reality and culture through cinema, being part of a special showcase in the Ibero-American Film Program 2023. In addition, it has established alliances with international festivals and consulates, which has allowed the screening of Salvadoran films in different parts of the world.

Training and education

FECIVES has organized workshops, conferences and training activities for students and emerging filmmakers. These initiatives have improved the technical and artistic skills of the participants, as well as the exchange of knowledge and experiences between film professionals and students.

Diversity & inclusion

The festival has promoted diversity and inclusion in film by providing a platform for diverse stories and perspectives. It has supported the participation of women filmmakers and has highlighted productions that address issues relevant to Salvadoran society, such as culture, identity, human rights and gender equality, being the first and only ones to give an active platform to collectives to showcase their proposals and audiovisual works.

In summary, FECIVES has established itself as an important event in the Salvadoran film scene, promoting student talent, fostering the local industry, generating national and international recognition, providing training and promoting diversity and inclusion in film.

Scope of the first edition

The Salvadoran Student Film and Video Festival (FECIVES) has achieved important results in terms of reach and visibility through its online platforms. In particular, its Facebook and Instagram pages have obtained an outstanding number of views and impressions, reflecting the interest and participation of the audience.

+120 mil

Our social networks reach

12

The countries where our followers are from

18-24

The typical age range of our followers

These numbers reflect the reach and exposure of the FECIVES brand on different digital platforms, reaching a wide audience and generating interest in Salvadoran student film and video.

These achievements in terms of views and impressions demonstrate the success of FECIVES in promoting its content and showcasing the audiovisual productions of Salvadoran students. They also reinforce the festival's impact as an important platform for the discovery of new talent and the promotion of the film industry in El Salvador.

On-site activities

Lectures, film forums, workshops and presentations

Lectures, film forums, workshops and presentations With a total of 12 film forums in different communities within and outside the metropolitan area, presentations and workshops in six different universities and colleges, three talks and two workshops, and the Awards Gala, the in-person outreach was approximately three thousand people.