The Changuito Film Festival is an international short film festival centered on childhood, held in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, and organized by Fundación Changuito Visual.
The festival is rooted in an anti-adultcentric approach. It does not position children as passive audiences or future promises, but as present, active, creative, and political subjects. It opens the screen to films created for, with, and by children, as well as works that invite reflection on their meaningful participation in social, educational, family, and community spaces.
Changuito is a decentralized festival. Screenings take place across multiple territories, activating community dialogue, collective learning, and cultural circulation beyond traditional cinema venues. In addition to film exhibitions, the festival highlights educational and community-based audiovisual processes, understanding cinema not only as an artistic language but as a transformative tool capable of reshaping perspectives and strengthening children’s agency.
More than a screening event, Changuito is a cultural platform that fosters participation, exchange, and collective imagination around childhood.
