The 2026 edition of Ventana Sur will take place from 30 November to 4 December in Montevideo, continuing to expand through its “Río de la Plata” format, that alternates each year Montevideo to Buenos Aires.
A structured model, designed to strengthen the market’s continuity and reinforce connections across the Latin American audiovisual industry.
The five days of meetings, screenings and networking events which will be host across several emblematic venues in the Uruguayan, capital including the national cultural center Sodre, the Cinemateca Uruguaya – which will host the market screening – and the historic Teatro Solís were presented at Cannes Marché du Film.
Since its creation in 2009, Ventana Sur has established itself as the leading audiovisual market in Latin America, bringing together more than 3,000 international professionals each year around the financing, co-production and circulation of Latin American content. Through its main sections and initiatives dedicated to feature films, series, animation, documentaries and new forms of creation, the market continues to actively support the evolution of the regional audiovisual industry.
Ventana Sur’s growing international momentum was further highlighted during the 2026 Marché du Film in Cannes, notably through a curated program of events, including the Ventana Sur Goes to Cannes showcase – featuring a selection of Latin American works-in-progress presented to sales agents, distributors and festival programmers – as well as a dedicated panel with key representatives from ACAU and INCAA. The program also included a case study session and a networking cocktail, bringing together the Latin American and global film communities.
Marta Sanchez, is the founder of from Pragda Film, a company based in New York, dedicated to the distribution of Spanish and Latin films in North America, counting on a catalogue of around 900 titles, between fiction and documentaries: “We have been invited to Ventana Sur since the very beginning and what is important for us to meet young producers and directors. We just acquired here in Cannes El Hangar Rojo by Juan Pablo Sallato, with the first contact being established in Ventana Sur. We will bring it to US cinemas in autumn, starting with 2 weeks in New York and then movies to other cities. Ventana Sur is really the place for distributors looking for creativity.”
El Hangar Rojo is a co-production between Chile (Villano Producciones) Argentina (Brava Cine), Italy (Rain Dogs, Caravan, Berta Film) counting on the support of FIJA Selection, Corfo de Desarrollo, INCAA, Rebate Mendoza Audiovisual, Ibermedia, MIC, TVN, sold by the French MPM Premium. It had its premiere in Berlinale Perspectives 2026.
Also, a place for genre movies, with its new program Ventana Sur Fantastic, which is a rebranding of the previous Blood Window.
The other flagship program of this upcoming edition will be Primer Corte, Copia Final, Proyecta, VS Docs, VS Shortfilms, VS Guiones, VS Tech and VS Animation.
“The application will start in July,” said Gisella Previtali, President of ACAU and Co-Director of Ventana Sur, adding:
“Ventana Sur has established itself as the essential destination where the excellence of the Marché du Film converges with the Southern Hemisphere’s summer. As Uruguay prepares to host this market for the second time, we face a formidable new challenge: to deliver an edition that rises to the complexities of today’s global landscape. In this era, fostering meaningful encounters and co-productions is vital to asserting the value of our industry. This event serves as a strategic cornerstone to elevate our local talent and the profound sophistication of our regional cinematographies.”
“Ventana Sur now plays an essential role in strengthening connections between Latin America and the international industry. The Río de la Plata format allows this momentum to be sustained over time while increasing the visibility of the region’s talents and content,” said Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of the Marché du Film and Co-Director of Ventana Sur.
“The Buenos Aires edition of 2025 showed us that Ventana Sur is not only a market — it is a laboratory for the future of Latin American content,” said Ralph Haiek, Executive Director, Ventana Sur Argentina 2025. “VS Tech was at the heart of that, bringing together the creative and technological talent that transforms stories into properties capable of crossing every screen and every border. Building IP that truly reaches audiences is no longer a challenge unique to Hollywood; it is our challenge — and we are meeting it. As we look toward Montevideo 2026, the momentum we built around IP creation and technological innovation will be central to what makes this market indispensable for the region.”
