Chinelo Game of the Year 2026

Chinelo Game of the Year 2026

| Open Calls | 2026 |

The Chinelo is an award recognizing excellence in Animation, Comics, and Video Games. Every year, we award it to the best animated short films from around the world, the best Latin American video game of the year, and the best published Mexican comic.

In the case of video games, we seek to recognize the best Latin American game published between January 1, 2025, and August 30, 2026.

Works may be submitted by their creators, the studios that produced them, or the publisher or whoever holds the distribution rights. Under no circumstances does submitting a work imply the transfer of any rights.

All submitted works will receive a 1-Day Creator Pass for the festival, which will take place from November 7 to 14 this year.

Selected works will receive a VMX Pass (similar to the Creator Pass for the entire week, but with some additional benefits) and will take part in a couple of exclusive activities for finalists.

Winners will also receive a Chinelo and a Market Pass for next year's festival.

How to Submit a Game

In order for submitted works to be reviewed by the selection committee and the jury, the video game must be submitted digitally through a link or download key providing access to its full version, or through a link to play it online (in the case of online games).

Review the complete participation guidelines through the link at the end of this article. Works can be submitted through the form available at convocatoriaspixelatl.com.

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