Inizio del Festival: 10 ottobre 2026
Festival si chiude: 12 ottobre 2026
CARDÓS FILM FESTIVAL 2026
International Mountain Film Festival
PRESENTATION
The City Council of Vall de Cardós, in collaboration with the Cultural, Civic and Sports Association of the Valls de Cardós, announces the celebration of the second edition of the CARDÓS FILM FESTIVAL that will take place from October 10 to 12, 2026, in Vall de Cardós (Pallars Sobirà) and will have, as a nerve centre, the historical Sociocultural venue La Boïga, in Ribera de Cardós, with complementary activities around the town.
We are pleased to announce an important novelty in this year's edition of our short film contest. With the aim of reflecting the richness and diversity of the mountain territories, the contest adopts a new official theme, opening the call for works that explore any aspect that revolves around the thematic axis of the mountains.
We want the contest to be a global showcase of mountain identity, without borders, convening this year's International Short Film Competition with the following TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Premi in contanti: 1,800€
CATEGORIES AND PRIZES
There will be a single section with the following awards:
Cardós Prize (the best short film): 850€ + Award.
Pirineu Prize (the best short film of the Pyrenees): 450 + Award.
Aixalda Prize (the short film with the best research work): 250€ + Award.
Manxiula Prize (the best short film made by young people up to 35 years old): 250€ + Award.
Besulla Prize, from the Public: Award + Besulla.
The only cumulative prize will be the Public Prize.
The winners will be publicly announced at the Festival closing ceremony and afterwards on the organizers websites and social media, and other media.
The production companies accept that, in the case of obtaining any of the prizes awarded, they will include a written reference to the award of the prize at the beginning of each and every one of the copies of the production they distribute for the exhibition in cinemas and / or in audiovisual contests, as well as in all the informative and promotional material printed.
The aforementioned reference will consist of a text with the type of prize awarded, invariably accompanied by the image of the official festival laurels that will be provided by the organising committee.
OBJECTIVES
Explore and disseminate the values and identifying elements linked to the mountain territories. To highlight the activities that take place there (ludic, sports, productive, and reproductive); lifestyle; and heritage (material and intangible) of mountain communities around the world, from different perspectives.
Promote audiovisual creation linked to the mountain territories: promote projects that deepen the relationship between the humanity and the mountain, with special attention to Pyrenean productions, research and emerging talent.
Boost the cultural ecosystem of the valley: strengthen the social fabric of the Valls de Cardós through audiovisual and other arts, creating a meeting space that is rooted, sustainable, plural and participatory.
THEME
The Cardós Film Festival accepts short films that are linked to mountain ranges around the world. The works can address the mountain reality from any of the following aspects:
Mountain lifestyles and trades
The adaptation of human beings to the environment and climate.
Traditional trades, crafts and new forms of livestock or mountain farming.
New activities and trades that take place there (sports, hiking, innovative initiatives, tourism, etc.).
The daily life of the individuals and communities that inhabit it.
Material and intangible heritage
Traditional constructions (walls, shelters churches) and their integration into the landscape.
The urban and architectural evolution of the mountain villages.
Elements and cultural expressions of the communities that populate mountain territories.
Relationship between Humanity, Nature and Environment
Sustainable or conflictive interaction with the ecosystem and wildlife.
The personal and collective human link with the environment, relief and orography.
Problems, conflicts and claims associated with the territory.
The impact of climate change or tourism on local culture and landscape.
The nature of mountain habitats in any of their slopes: fauna, flora, ecosystems, geology, hydrology, etc.
Works will be accepted in which the mountain plays a significant role either as the main audiovisual stage or as an element present in the aforementioned themes.Works where mountains have a major or structuring role will be prioritized over those where their presence is residual.
PARTICIPATION AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Participants: Open to any natural or legal person, professional or amateur, individual or collective, anywhere in the world.
duration: Maximum 30 minutes (credits included).
Projection format: Any format with HD resolution.
Genres: Fiction, documentary or animation.
Language: Any language or dialectal version. If the work is not in Catalan or Spanish, subtitles in one of these two languages must be included.
Production date: From 1 January 2020.
REGISTRATION AND deadlineS
Registrations can be made through the Festhome platform.
deadline for registration and delivery: July 20.
Cost: No registration fee.
In the case of postal delivery or courier, it will be necessary to send the materials to:
Ajuntament de Vall de Cardós, Camí del Comunidor, 25570 Ribera de Cardós (Pallars Sobirà).
Before September 1, unless already provided through the platforms, the following materials must be sent to the email concurscardosfilmfest@gmail.com:
The technical and artistic data sheet of the production.
Advertising materials for promotional purposes (photographs, official trailer, press dossier, posters in paper format, etc.).
The projection file in HD format, in the best possible quality and with the incorporation of subtitles in Catalan or Spanish, in the event that they have not been made in one of these 2 languages.
Shipping costs, if applicable, will be borne by the person who registers the film. No film that does not meet this requirement will be accepted.
Participants commit to ensuring that passwords (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) do not expire or change until the end of the festival.
SELECTION
The organising committee will make a previous selection of the works presented. It will be valued that, in the presented productions, the “mountain” or "mountains", as a concept or physical space, have a structuring role, principal or protagonic, discarding those in which the link with this concept can be residual, testimonial or excessively subtle.
Works that do not have the necessary technical quality for a correct visualisation, those that have been generated totally by artificial intelligence and those that have an advertising character will not be admitted.
The selected productions will integrate the Official Selection and will be publicly exhibited during the days of the festival, understanding that their authors or producers authorise their projection. In no case is the payment of projection fees contemplated.
The official selection will be communicated to each producer and/or director of each of the selected productions before August 30, prior to the publication on the official website of the festival, social networks and other media.
The organising committee reserves the right to use partial images of the selected works as promotional material for the festival.
JURY AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The jury will be made up of professionals from the film sector and experts in one of the topics related to the concept of “mountain”. It will value the roots, the ability to connect with the spirit of a community or territory, and the technical and artistic quality and originality.
The Prize to the best work about the Pyrenees will take into account the following three points:
That the team of production or direction are from the Pyrenees
That partially or totally had been filmed in the Pyrenees
That they include some idioms or dialect from the Pyrenees.
The audience prize will be decided by the people attending the festival.
The Judges will be able to give awards EX AEQUO and a SPECIAL MENTION to aspects of technical and artistic proficiency of a work in the competition. Their decision will be final.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RIGHTS
Authors must previously ensure that the content of their work does not infringe the rights of intellectual property or other rights of third parties and exonerate the organising committee from any legal responsibility.
The works registered may be projected free of charge at the Cardós Film Festival and will become part of the collection of the festival and organising entities, for consultation and study purposes, being authorised to reproduce them for 1 year from the end of the festival within the framework of its non-profit activities, as well as in other events with which we have established collaborations, with the aim of disseminating the production and the festival.
These projections will always be communicated to the owners of the work. In no case will projection fees be paid.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS
The terms are published in Catalan, Spanish and english. For any question of interpretation, the reference language will be Catalan.
Any issue that appears during the management of the festival, not contemplated in the terms and conditions will be decided by the organising committee.
Participation in the festival implies the acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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The Cardós Film Festival accepts short films that are linked to mountain ranges around the world. The works can address the mountain reality from any of the following aspects:
Mountain lifestyles and trades
The adaptation of human beings to the environment and climate.
Traditional trades, crafts and new forms of livestock or mountain farming.
New activities and trades that take place there (sports, hiking, innovative initiatives, tourism, etc.).
The daily life of the individuals and communities that inhabit it.
Material and intangible heritage
Traditional constructions (walls, shelters churches) and their integration into the landscape.
The urban and architectural evolution of the mountain villages.
Elements and cultural expressions of the communities that populate mountain territories.
Relationship between Humanity, Nature and Environment
Sustainable or conflictive interaction with the ecosystem and wildlife.
The personal and collective human link with the environment, relief and orography.
Problems, conflicts and claims associated with the territory.
The impact of climate change or tourism on local culture and landscape.
The nature of mountain habitats in any of their slopes: fauna, flora, ecosystems, geology, hydrology, etc.
Works will be accepted in which the mountain plays a significant role either as the main audiovisual stage or as an element present in the aforementioned themes.Works where mountains have a major or structuring role will be prioritized over those where their presence is residual.
