Inscriptions of films will be accepted regardless of duration, type, theme, or nationality, so long as the film complies with the following criteria:
* to have been produced after January 2005;
* to be not released in Brazil;

all formats:
16mm, 35mm, HDCAM 24fps, DIGIBETA, BETACAM SP, DVCAM.

The Festival is a non-profit cultural event, organized by ABMIC - Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema accredited by the International Federation of the Association of Film Producers - FIAPF. Both the State and Municipality of São Paulo established October as the official month for the Festival.

The Festival started in 1977 by the critc Leon Cakoff due to the comemorations of the 30th Birth of MASP - The most known and important museum of art in Brazil. Since than it brings to the Brazilian audience the most important and representative films from all over the world. Nowadays the festival presents more than 400 titles every year including mostly feature films.