Starting in 1960, the festival was renamed Semana Internacional de Cine Religioso y de Valores Humanos (the International Week of Religious Cinema and Human Values) and the theme of the films was expanded, accepting those in which human and committed values prevailed.
Beginning in 1960, the festival changed its name to "International Week of Religious Cinema and Human Values." The focus shifted from a narrower range of films to encompass those that highlighted human and ethical values.