“L’Entresol” wins the second edition of FILMETS Lab

“L’Entresol”, a project by Col·lectiu Estrats, a collective formed by four graduates of Pompeu Fabra University (Andrea, Clara, Júlia and Martina), has won the second edition of FILMETS Lab. “L’Entresol” invites us to experience the final afternoon in a flat through the eyes of Bruna, an eight-year-old girl who has just learned that she will be forced to leave her home forever the following day. These final hours are marked by changes in daily routines and by the tension between […]

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New times for the screenings cancelled yesterday due to the weather alert: CAMPUS: 21 October, 4:30 pm, El Círcol. NO ET MOSSEGUIS LA LLENGUA: 21 October, 7 pm, El Círcol.

New times for the screenings

Here are the new times for the screenings postponed last Saturday due to the weather alert: LA MIRADA CRÍTICA, Wednesday 21 at 9 pm. Teatre Zorrilla. CONTRASTOS, Thursday 22 at 9 pm. Teatre Zorrilla. GOLFA, Thursday 22 at 11 pm. Teatre Zorrilla. DIVERCURTS, Saturday 24 at 4 pm. El Círcol. PANTALLA JOVE, Saturday 24 at 5:15 pm. El Círcol. MANIFEST, Saturday 24 at 7 pm. El Círcol.

Filmets Festival champions local talent with “Badalona en Curt”

Filmets Festival showcased the city’s audiovisual talent this Saturday with the “Badalona en Curt” screening. This non-competitive section aims to promote the town’s creative potential. A total of 14 short films were screened at the El Círcol Theatre. The theatre audience was treated to fiction films exploring a range of subjects, including health and housing, but all shared one common feature: they were directed by filmmakers from Badalona. Some of the directors already have an established track record at Filmets […]

The 52nd edition of FILMETS opens

The 52nd edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival officially opened this evening with the screening of nine short films, offering a glimpse of the wide range of stories and cinematic works that audiences can discover until 25 October at the Teatre Zorrilla in Badalona and the festival’s other venues. The selection combined the historical drama “Cinco paredes”, by Mey Montero, set in post-Civil War Spain, with the thriller “Coyotes”, a Palestinian production directed by Said Zagha that takes us […]

Badalona becomes the capital of short films as the 52nd edition of the FILMETS festival gets underway

The festival takes place from 15 to 25 October and will honour actor and director Miguel Ángel Muñoz and film school ESCAC with the Venus d’Honor Award. All screenings and activities remain free of charge, with tickets to be reserved in advance through the official website. Hotel Badalona Tower, 14 October 2026. The FILMETS Badalona Film Festival is launching its 52nd edition, bringing cinema to the city of Badalona and several venues across the metropolitan area from 15 to 25 […]

FILMETS and the International School of Protocol join forces to promote professional training

Badalona Comunicació and the International School of Protocol (EIP) have signed an educational cooperation agreement to establish a framework for mutual collaboration and promote joint training activities in protocol, institutional relations and event management. Through this partnership, the educational institution — which specialises in university-level education, postgraduate programmes and consultancy in communication, ceremonial protocol and events — will enable the municipal company to welcome students undertaking work placements. This collaboration allows students to apply their knowledge in real-world professional settings. […]

Gateway to the BAFTA universe

Fans of British cinema have the chance at FILMETS to discover some of the finest short films from the BAFTAs, the awards presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Since 2019, the Badalona Film Festival has served as a gateway to Catalonia for the work of British filmmakers and audiovisual professionals, showcasing both BAFTA winners and finalists. This is made possible through the collaboration between the Badalona festival and the British Council. The Teatre Zorrilla will host […]

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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