The image is the work of Violant Parejo, a student at the Pau Gargallo School of Art
Badalona, 30 June 2025 | A butterfly in the darkness, landing on the nose of a character fascinated by its delicacy and the mystery that surrounds it. Light in the darkness, like in the cinema. This is the powerful image that represents the poster for the 51st edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, created by Violant Parejo, a student at the Pau Gargallo School of Art in Badalona.
With this proposal, Parejo aims to “symbolize the magic of cinema and evoke the feelings we experience when sitting in a dark screening room and the screen lights up.”. The artist considers this collaborative project between the festival and the Pau Gargallo School “a great opportunity” and “a big step” toward her career as an illustrator.
Along the same lines, Georgina Alcàcer, design and illustration teacher at the Pau Gargallo School of Art, emphasizes that this “is a professionalizing collaboration”. She also explains that, since it is a project for the city of Badalona, all the school’s students can see its implementation throughout the city’s streets. “This brings a lot of visibility.” Marc Orts, Artistic Director of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, highlights that one of the festival’s key goals is to give space to young people: “to discover talent and support it”.
The poster will serve as the official graphic image for the 2025 edition of FILMETS and will appear on banners and all communication materials for the short film festival. As every year, students from the Pau Gargallo School of Art in Badalona take part in a contest to design the official poster for FILMETS.
The 51st edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival will take place from October 16 to October 26, 2025
FILMETS: A benchmark festival
Out of more than 4,000 short films reviewed, over 200 will be included in the official selection for this 2025 edition. Films from all over the world will compete, including debut works, international premieres, and productions from Spain, Catalonia, and also from Badalona. It is worth noting that the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, organized by the public company Badalona Comunicació, is an official recommending festival for the Goya Awards.
Xavier Casanovas, General director of Badalona Comunicació, Marc Orts, Violant Parejo and
Georgina Alcaràs.
Contact:
Email: comunicacio@festivalfilmets.cat
Web: festivalfilmets.cat
Phone: 934 974 000
Address: Sant Agustí, 11, 08915 Badalona
Associated partners:
BDN Televisió de Badalona
BDN Ràdio Ciutat de Badalona
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
