Competition that highlights new voices and looks into the future. Features and shorts that cross the boundaries of genre, form, geography, and also the human body and gaze, in a search of a dialogue – about the world and with the world.

With works by young filmmakers and established authors, this competitive section finds in singularity its norm. Films that reject established formulas, that awaken new languages and whose rebelliousness mirrors the spirit of the festival.

The link between cinema and music is at the epicentre of this competitive section. It delves not infrequently into the historical, political and social contexts that accompany the musical movements of the selected films.

A new cooperation network has emerged that brings together 7 festivals from 7 different countries, with the intention of encouraging the circulation of European titles. The section is competitive, itinerant and collaborative, with a selection of 7 chosen films representing all member countries.

For the younger audience, we have scheduled cinema screenings for all ages, for schools and families, including cinema for babies, workshops and activities, a film-debate, and so much more.

Non-competitive section whose selection of films plunge into the memory of cinema as its main inspiration and raw material, and films that work on the visual cinematographic heritage.

If you feel a shiver down your spine, a pulsing anxiety that explodes into catharsis, an adrenaline rush or even a wicked laugh on the way, you’re in the Mouth of Madness.

This section is supported by FILMIN.

Tribute to the MFA’s Cultural Dynamisation and Civic Action Campaigns

Honouring the cinematographic work of Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari