L'Alternativa - Barcelona Independent Film Festival
From 12 to 22 November
Municipalities
L'Alternativa - Barcelona Independent Film Festival celebrates its 33rd edition from November 12 to 22, 2026. This festival is a unique platform that offers citizens and professionals the opportunity to discover and enjoy screenings and activities that champion the creative independence of the author, diversity, innovation, and freedom.
This year, the festival will dedicate a retrospective to Alice Diop and a cycle at the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde. Directors Meritxell Colell, Pedro Pinho and Sergio Oksman will star in the three Satellites of this year's edition. The opening film will be The Loneliest Man in Town, by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, while the closing film will be Merci d'être Venu, by Alain Cavalier.
In addition, the Special Sessions will feature new films by directors such as Jean-Gabriel Périot, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Isaki Lacuesta and Angela Schanelec, among others.
Three competitive sections
Alternative Officials
Alternativa Oficiales includes the categories of National, International Feature Films, and International Short Films. Meanwhile, L'Alternativa Paral·leles presents tributes, premieres, and works from lesser-known film industries, as well as a family program.
Hall Alternative
For its part, L'Alternativa Hall offers a free and diverse program, with screenings, performances, and discussions in the CCCB Hall. In addition, L'Alternativa Actividades offers seminars, masterclasses, discussions with authors, roundtables, performances, and creative workshops for children and adults, as well as activities for film schools.
PRO Alternative
L'Alternativa PRO organizes conferences, workshops, masterclasses, meetings, and Cine Pendent, a series of activities designed to support the development of audiovisual and film projects. The festival also promotes the distribution and visibility of selected films, offering screenings throughout the year in cultural centers, film clubs, museums, and independent cinemas, as well as collaborations with other national and international festivals.
Thanks to the close collaboration with Filmin since 2011, films programmed and awarded in the latest editions of the festival can be seen throughout Spain during the year.
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