BARCELONA FILM FEST 2026 CALLS FOR FILM ENTRIES
The deadline for submitting official forms is January 30, 2026.
The Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival (BCN FILM FEST) has opened, via its official website (www.bcnfilmfest.com) , the film submission period for its tenth edition, which will take place from April 16 to 24, 2026. The deadline for submitting films via the official forms is January 30, 2026. The BCN FILM FEST selection committee will determine which films will be included in the festival’s final lineup.
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The festival will celebrate its tenth edition, which will coincide with the centenary of its main venue, the iconic Cinemes Verdi in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood. The latest edition, which welcomed over 24,000 attendees, featured visits from prominent international figures such as Ralph Fiennes, Richard Gere, Barbie Ferreira, Ferzan Özpetek, and Michel Hazanavicius. Among Spanish talent, notable guests included Belén Funes, María Ripoll, Avelina Prat, Hugo Silva, Miguel Rellán, Celia Rico, and Enric Auquer, among others.
BCN FILM FEST accepts submissions for its Official Section (In Competition and Out of Competition), as well as for its parallel sections Cinema amb Gràcia and Zona Oberta. Films selected for the Official Section are literary adaptations, productions based on historical events, or biopics about prominent figures. Films in the Official Section compete for the Best Film Award, ACCEC Critics’ Award, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and the Castell de Peralada Festival Award for Best Music.
The festival also features parallel non-competitive sections. Cinema amb Gràcia showcases a selection of comedies from around the world. On the other hand, Zona Oberta is a section dedicated to films of special interest that, due to their particular characteristics, enrich the festival’s programming even though they do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the competitive sections.
The festival wishes to remind producers that BCN FILM FEST is among the festivals recognized by the ICAA for awarding points toward the “Selective grants for feature film production based on project.”
The 10th edition of BCN FILM FEST will take place from April 16 to 24, 2026.
