The Lanzarote International Film Festival (FICL) has begun its journey this year presenting the official section of the short films competing at the headquarters of Audiovisual Media Copyright (DAMA) in Madrid. A before and after for the festival, which for the first time leaves the island to present the selected short films.
From the festival organization, they have defined this milestone as "a significant step in its evolution", consolidating itself as "an event with growing visibility in the Spanish and international cinematographic landscape". This gathering brought together prominent professionals from the sector.
A platform with national and international projection
The event opened with the intervention by DAMA of Pilar Alonso, who welcomed the attendees. Next, the director of the competition, Ismael Curbelo, presented the main lines of the 2026 edition and gave way to Francisco García and Daniel Cabecera (Technical and Communication Coordinator, respectively) who revealed the names of the 67 selected short films.
The event also featured the presence of prominent figures from the audiovisual field, such as Jesús Soria, a professional linked to independent film distribution by MMS Distribución; Delia Guerra, director of the Movibeta platform; Anna Saura Ramón, director of Atreceproducciones; the Lanzarote journalist José Fernández; Katia Klein, actress, writer and director; the Canarian actor Pablo Padrón; and the historic producer Andrés Santana among other guests.
The day continued with the presentation of the short films nominated in the different competition sections, offering a preview of the diversity and quality of this year's program, and concluded with a productive reception, paired with cheeses and wines from Lanzarote, in which attendees took the opportunity to converse and talk about future projects.
The Minister of Culture of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Jesús Machín Tavío, highlights that “the Lanzarote International Film Festival continues to grow and project the island as a reference place for cinema, both for its capacity to attract productions and for the talent generated from here”, and adds that “thanks to the support of the Cabildo, initiatives like this can consolidate, giving visibility to cinema made in the Canary Islands and at the same time opening a window to the international sphere, with spaces like El Almacén increasingly linked to creation and meeting with the public”.
The festival thus reaffirms its vocation as a bridge between territories, creators and audience. The new edition, which will take place during the month of May, will bring together on the island a careful selection of 67 short films from 17 nationalities that configure a diverse map of contemporary cinema in short format. From May 13 to 26, Lanzarote will once again become a meeting point for filmmakers, industry professionals and spectators, in a proposal that combines exhibition, training and social commitment.
The short film as a creative engine
The FICL places the short film at the center of its programming, betting on works that explore new narratives and audiovisual languages. The official sections in competition will include categories such as national and international fiction, animation, documentary, and Canarian short film, offering a plural overview of the current cinematographic landscape.
Below all nominated short films for the XXVI edition of the International Film Festival of Lanzarote:
Animation Section
Dear Leo Sokolosky by Weronika Szyma (Poland) Et Après? byAdèle Collin, Blandine Nguyen, Clémence Raffin, Laurianne Baux,Narcisse Petit and Neil Delory (Canada), House on the Sea by Tünde Nagy (Hungary) Jadzia się Jadzi by Zuzanna Adamowicz and Maciej Rain (Poland) La Última Campanada by Alberto Cano (Spain), One-Way Cycle by Alicia Núñez (Portugal), Planeta Fome by Édier William (Brazil), Regarde-moi by Fabrice García (France), Susurros by Alexandra Pewinski, Marie Lombard, Florian Reignier, Emma Pluchard, Lisa Francillon and Alicie Parmentier (France), The Famous Last Show by Celia Alcina (France), The Pool or Death of a Goldfish by Daria Kopiec (Poland) Tonight I´ll Dream About Water by Adrianna Matwiejczuk (Estonia/Poland)
Documentary Section
#I Do Not Consent by Conrado Escudero (Spain), 10 Meters Above Ground by Irene Baqué (Spain), 123 Nim Seeds by Adriana Buenaventura (Spain), Cinema Doré by Guillermo Logar (Spain), December by Diego Poncelet (Spain), The Bad Ones by Elisa Moreno (Spain) Collective Memory by Cristina Colmenares and Manuel Antonio Monteagudo (Peru), No Mean City by Ross McClean (United Kingdom) and Sixty-seven Milliseconds by Fleuryfontaine (France).
International Fiction Section
Agapito by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Romero (Philippines), B by Guilherme Rezende Jr. (Brazil)
Babyshower by Karla Bacigalupo (Peru), Beli Dani by Nevena Desivojevic (Serbia), CQFD by Manal Chahboun (Belgium), Fortes, ensemble! by Fred Prat (France), Icarus by Christos Kardana(Belgium/France/Greece/United Kingdom), Manga Day by Andrey Vasilyev (Russia), No skate! by Guil Sela (France), One of Them by Mostafa Vaziri (Iran), A Friend of Ours by Deturtre Felicie (France), Sopro by Fernanda Beling (Brazil), Sorry,Little Pirate by Nicola Sos (Belgium) Szum fal by Tomasz Wrobel (Poland), Tutti Giu´Per Terra by Marco Simon Puccioni (Italy).
National Fiction Section
Dissection Of an Incoherence in Crisis by Nausica Serra, The Relief by Bárbara Fernández and David Mendizábal, Farewall by Sebastián Borjas, It was a summer
by Sandra del Olmo, Until God Wills by David Fernández, Influyencers by Thomas Barrera, Interferences by Liteo Pedregal, The Barraca by Julia Castaño, The Queen of Idiots by J.K. Álvarez, M.E.L. by Daniel Calavera, María Rita by Juan Barbazán, Mime by Raúl Cerezo and Carlos Moriana, Girl by María Godoy, Do Not Step by Rocío Sepúlveda, Palpitation by Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera, Little Rat by Alicia Úbeda, Silences by Yago Casariego, I Owe You One by Santi Capuz and Diego Jiménez, We Need to Talk by Caterina Muñoz, Urtajo by Miguel Ángel Marqués, It Was Our Turn by Ángela Conde, You no Mashallah! by Juanfer Andrés and Laura Vega.
Canarian Section
Blue by Adrián Viador, Countdown by Iván Umpierrez, The Room by Nacho Peña, Marcos y Cordero by Víctor Hubara, My mother always wanted to be a doctor by Daniel Herrera, Woman with flowers by Jonay García, Rebel Storm: A Star Collateral Story by Marino Darés, Three Volcanoes and One Love by Andrius Lekavicius, Take Land by Yon Bengoechea.
This appointment with cinema is organized by Fisme Producciones, with the support of the Culture Area of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, the Government of Canarias, the Lanzarote Film Commission Canary Island Films, Canarian Institute of Cultural Development and Society for the External Promotion of Lanzarote through its product brand Lanzarote Film Commission, Promotur Tourism of Canarias, City Council of Arrecife and Art Culture and Tourism Centers.
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