If you have a Venus, you have a treasure

In Badalona, receiving a Venus means having done something that leaves a lasting mark. The original small sculpture, which stands less than thirty centimetres tall, embodies both beauty and history: it is more than two thousand years old, dating back to the 1st century AD. The goddess of beauty, love and fertility witnessed the Romans’ presence in the city of Badalona, then known as Baetulo. Beyond taking a close look at one of the seventeen statuettes that the winners of […]

Why do some films make it to the big screen while others don’t?

What kind of decisions determine their fate? What kind of unexpected setbacks can arise? Questions like these will be explored in one of the three FILMETS PRO sessions (21–23 October), which bring industry experts together with professionals and young creators. The answers will be discussed in a round table featuring Sandra Forn (Films de l’Orient) and David Ciurana (Fosca Films), with Ed Antoja (La Diferència) as moderator. Beyond theories, they will talk about films they know inside out: Pájaros, El […]

If you’re not going to FILMETS, it’s because you don’t want to!

The Badalona Film Festival brings cinema to cultural venues and institutions across several metropolitan cities: Teatre Zorrilla, El Círcol and Teatre Margarida Xirgu (Badalona), Institut Français (Barcelona), Cinema Catalunya (Terrassa) and Cinema Edison (Granollers). It is an exercise in making culture accessible to everyone — admission is free — and reaches its fullest expression through screenings held in the city’s neighbourhoods, in local libraries. Local cinemas, just around the corner The Teatre Zorrilla is the festival’s flagship venue. This historic […]

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Book your free FILMETS tickets now

Only two weeks to go until the 52nd edition of FILMETS Badalona Film Festival. And people keep asking: When can we book our tickets!? And what about FILMETS Family?! Well, we have good news: you can now book your tickets through the festival’s website. You’ll also find the full festival programme there, including the schedules for the different screenings and all the professional activities. And remember: you need to book a ticket, but it’s completely free!

FILMETS launches the second edition of FILMETS LAB, a film creation lab for young talent

As part of its 52nd edition, the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival is launching the second edition of FILMETS LAB, a film project development lab aimed at young creators aged between 18 and 30. The aim of FILMETS LAB is to promote the creation of fiction, animation and documentary short films, while providing emerging talent from Catalonia with tools, guidance and visibility. Applications will remain open until 2 October 2026. Pitching session and prize for the selected project The finalist projects […]

FILMETS and Badalona Tower join forces once again

The Badalona Tower Hotel is once again the official accommodation partner of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival. Artists invited to the festival will be able to enjoy the venue’s modern facilities, in a perfect location to escape the hustle and bustle of the city centre without giving up its leisure and entertainment options. In the photograph, Agustí Rodríguez, CEO of Badalona Comunicació, the organisation behind the festival, and Yago Camps, the hotel’s director, signing the collaboration agreement. Joining forces to make […]

FILMETS already has its official poster

Judit Jiménez, from Pau Gargallo Institute, is the creator of the selected artwork. The 52nd edition of the Filmets Badalona Film Festival now has its official poster. After receiving nearly twenty submissions, the selected design was created by Judit Jiménez, a student in the Higher Vocational Diploma in Illustration at the Pau Gargallo School of Art in Badalona. Following the festival’s brief to create a conceptual poster, the illustrator designed a vibrant, colourful piece representing the wide range of genres […]

Call for Entries Opens for the Official Section of the 52nd Edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival

The deadline for short film submissions is May 31 The call for short film submissions to the Official Section of the 52nd edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival is now open. The festival will take place from October 15 to 25, 2026. Productions up to 30 minutes in length may be submitted in the fiction, animation, and documentary categories. The submission deadline is May 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM (CET). Entries must be submitted via the Festhome and Movibeta […]

Mediapro Group and FILMETS offer a virtual production workshop for young creators

Badalona, 18 November 2025 Professionals from MEDIAPRO GROUP have organised a virtual production workshop aimed at young creators at the group’s production centre in Barcelona. This working session, held on 17 November, aimed to foster creativity and provide an understanding of the key aspects involved in developing shoots in virtual environments. Participants were able to learn about virtual production workflows, basic technological concepts, the roles of the artistic and technical teams, as well as how to integrate real elements with […]

«I Died in Irpin» triumphs at FILMETS 2025 as Best Film, in an edition that once again exceeds 20,000 attendees

Badalona, October 25th, 2025 The 2025 FILMETS Badalona Film Festival closed its 51st edition with a La Nit de les Venus gala full of emotion and recognition. The animated short film I Died in Irpin (Anastasiia Falileieva, Czech Republic) won the award for Best Film of the festival, in an edition that once again surpassed 20,000 attendees from last year. The Audience Award went to a debut film, Prou bé (Anna Carbonell, Catalonia). Technical sheet of the winning film: Title: […]

FILMETS hosts the premiere of the documentary From Badalona to Brooklyn, the story of Jordi Fernández, the first Catalan and Spanish head coach to reach the NBA

Badalona, October 24th, 2025 The screening will close the 51st edition of the film festival with a special session at the Teatre Zorrilla in Badalona on Monday, October 27th, at 8 p.m. The 51st edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival will conclude with a highly anticipated premiere: the feature-length documentary From Badalona to Brooklyn, produced by Badalona Comunicació in co-production with La Xarxa and RTVE, and with the participation of 3Cat. The film traces the journey of Badalona-born coach […]