PROCESO DE ERROR is a non-competitive international festival focused on experimental video. Since 2014, it has taken place in Valparaíso, Chile, with screenings held in cinemas, museums, cultural venues, on a boat over the sea, and in various international locations.Organized by INVE, Experimental Arts Platform — a creative, horizontal space grounded in mutual support — the festival embodies a collaborative spirit. Its aim is to bring these types of works closer to the general public, as well as to creators, thinkers, and enthusiasts of cinema and expanded arts.

We are committed to fostering connections around experimental cinema and its critical reflection within global sociopolitical contexts. The festival is a space of encounter, presenting both single-channel and expanded cinema pieces, as well as offering free workshops and talks (with prior registration).
During the week leading up to the festival, we host LAB PDE, a creative residency whose works premiere during the official days of the event.

PROCESO DE ERROR is an invitation to make, watch, and reflect on cinema and its infinite manifestations — all within a safe space grounded in mutual care and shared critical thought.

OPEN CALL 2025
We are looking for works that explore experimentation in image and sound, with both formal and thematic coherence. The duration of the works can be from 2 minutes to 90 minutes. We accept submissions in the following formats:

• Experimental documentary
• Video art
• Video performance
• Video dance
• Archival and found footage
• Audiovisual collage
• Digitized film
• Virtual reality (VR)
• Artificial intelligence
• Immersive pieces

Festival dates: December 11–14, 2025, as always in the city of Valparaíso.
After the festival, selected works will be available online for one week.

2025 FOCUSES
*Timeless Treaties
Feature films and short films in experimental documentary, video art, video performance, video dance, archival material, found footage, collage, digitized film, VR, and AI.

*Breaking the Return: Chilean Video Artists
Works by Chilean creators in formats including experimental documentary, video art, video performance, archival footage, collage, digitized film, VR, and AI.

*Non-Binary Manifestation: New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
Short films in VR or created using AI that push the boundaries of perception and identity.

*Affections of a Circular History: Experimental Cinema and Political Memory
Feature and short films addressing how state repression affects the body and generates social frustration.

*Other Sections
Additional screenings will include premieres from the LAB PDE residency and works developed through workshops held throughout the year.

CONDITIONS
-Selected works will receive a screening fee.
-We are unable to cover travel costs, but we can provide letters of selection to support funding applications.
-Final selection will be made by our curatorial team.

We look forward to seeing your work and discovering your poetic universe!