Festival start: 06 March 2026
Festival end: 15 March 2026
We conceive IBZCF as a window into contemporary cinema, its new trends and creators who contribute new narrative paths to create vibrant, necessary, and modern films.
The 10th edition of IBZCF will take place in 10 venues across the island's five municipalities and online on the Filmin platform. Ibizacinefest renews its commitment to Ibiza and its culture through a program of national and international titles never before seen on the island, exclusive premieres in the Balearic Islands and Spain, activities aimed at professionals, short film sections to discover and promote local and Balearic talent, and our educational program with special screenings to create new audiences.
Reflection will also be given space through open discussions on the relationship between cinema and various current sociocultural issues.
Short films are once again the focus of IBZCF, once again as a qualifier for the 2026 Goya Awards, the Forqué Awards, and the Fugaz Awards, collaborating once again with the European Film Academy on the Shortfilms on Tour program.
We are holding our Slow-Cinema Workshop-Residency with simultaneous filming of 15 short films alongside the in-person Festival, with which we will flood our Island with more than 120 contemporary cinema titles.
Xavi Herrero
Director and programmer IBZCF2-European Film Academy Member
Cash Prizes: 1,000€
All award-winning films and short films are invited to Ibiza for three nights, covering the cost of their hotel and European flights.
IBZCF AWARDS
DISTRIBUTION AWARD FOR FEATURE FILMS
#ConUnPack Distribution will award a distribution prize to a fiction feature film programmed at the Festival. Said award will consist of the distribution of the chosen film in Spain in all exhibition windows where the producer and #ConUnPack Distribution deems appropriate. Contemplating the theatrical release cinema and the “digital release” formula. The distribution will consider how minimum exploitation windows in the TVOD, SVOD cultural circuit
and AVOD.
CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION FEATURE FILM
Blogos de Oro Critics' Award for Best Fiction Feature Film
PANORAMA Official Section. The Gold Blogs are the prizes
independent films in which online media related to the
seventh art choose the best of the year in independent Spanish cinema, legally formalized as the Blogos Film Awards Association of gold.
CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Blogos de Oro Critics Award for Best Documentary Feature Film the PANORAMA Official Section.
AUDIENCE AWARD
The Audience Award will be awarded to the production with the best score in our feature film programming on Filmin.
AC IBZCF AWARD
The Jury is made up of members of the Cultural Association
Ibizacinefest and will award a feature film from the Official Section
PANORAMA.
AWARDS TO THE SHORT FILM SECTIONS
Awards for the best National, International and FEM-CINE Short Film. The short films of Spanish nationality in the Official Section, will receive the certificate that allows them to qualify for the 2026-27 Goya Awards, Forqué Awars and Fugaz Awards.
A maximum of 2 special mentions can be awarded per section.
Awards for the best Ibizan and Balearic short film.
IBZ SCRIPT FESTIVAL AWARD
Cash prize of 1000 euros awarded by a composite Jury
by members of the Ibizacinefest Cultural Association, intended for the production of the short film whose script has been awarded. Saying short film will be selected in the corresponding Official Section in the following edition of the Ibizacinefest at the end of the production. The Jury can award up to 2 special mentions.
IBZCF 2025 RULES
FEATURE FILMS:
Submitted feature films may participate in our Official Panorama Section or will be evaluated for our parallel sections and activities.
Works produced after January 1, 2024, of any nationality and genre may participate.
Fiction: + 60 min.
Documentaries: + 45 min.
languages: Works in any language are accepted. Only selected feature films must be subtitled in Spanish or Catalan if they are not originally released.
The producers of the SELECTED films will cede their rights to screening in our Auditoriums and the possible inclusion of trailers in festival promotional videos without prior signing of any contract.
The IBZCF selection committee will choose approximately 20 feature films to be screened in Ibiza and may be included in the online program, on Filmin, and available throughout Spain, if desired.
SHORT FILMS:
Submitted short films are eligible for the official national, international, and Fem-Cine short film sections, as well as our parallel sections and activities:
-Eivissa Cinema: Balearic productions not included in the Official Section.
-Y ESO?: Short films of special interest to young people aged 14-16.
-Cinekids: Children's and family films.
-Be-Bleu Think Green: Short films with an environmental theme, focusing on the Mediterranean.
For the Official National Short Film Section, nationality and rating certificates are not required, but they may receive a rating certificate for the Goya, Forqué, and Fugaz awards if they are valid at the start date of the festival.
For the remaining sections, works produced after January 1, 2024, of any nationality may participate.
The maximum running time will be 30 minutes. in all sections and for all genres: fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental.
Languages: Works in any language are accepted. Only the selected and screened short films must be subtitled in Catalan or Spanish if they are not your original version.
The producers of the selected works will cede their rights for screening in our auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos for the festival without prior signing of any contract.
SELECTIONS: The IBZCF selection committee will choose around 100 short films to be screened in Ibiza.
-FEM-CINE:
Short films of any genre that meet the general guidelines with a theme that promotes gender equality.
Any questions about the Festival Regulations will be answered at info@ibizacinefest.
SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
The subject of the scripts is completely open and may belong to any genre. All submitted works must be original.
If the contestant uses a novel, short story, or text by another author as the basis for the script, the contestant must include the corresponding authorization from the author of the original work with their entry.
-Works must be submitted in the format of a literary film script, according to industry standards. Scripts that do not present an appropriate format will be automatically disqualified.
-A synopsis of no more than one page must be submitted with the script.
-Storyboards and technical scripts will not be accepted.
-Scripts must be no more than 15 pages in length, not including the cover and the synopsis page.
-Only PDF files will be accepted. The cover must include the title and the author's name, as well as their postal address, email address, and phone number.
-The author of the script will always retain the copyright. Submitted scripts will be eliminated after the festival ends.
COMPETITION.
From all the submitted scripts, up to 5 finalists will be selected to participate in the recorded Pitch to determine the evaluation of the script and the project. The pitch will consist of a video submitted by the finalists. The criteria for evaluating the submitted scripts will be:
Professional format. Originality. Cinematic visualization. Structure.
The Jury's decision is final.
PRIZE
Cash prize of €1,000 (tax included) to be received upon receipt of the corresponding invoice.
To formalize the cash prize, it is essential to demonstrate the completion of the short film without a premiere or that it is in an advanced stage of production.
The short film will participate in the competition at the next edition of the IBZCF in the corresponding section, requiring its world premiere.
The Jury may award up to two special mentions.
More info: admin@ibizacinefest.com
FICTION SHORTFILM
Short Films 30'< (2022+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early18€16.56€
13.86€
12 Dec 25
Standard20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Jan 26
Late20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Feb 26
Extended20€18.4€
15.4€
10 Feb 26
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The registered short films opt for the official national and international short film sections, as well as our parallel sections and activities. Works produced from January 1, 2022 of any nationality may participate. Duration: max. 30 minutes. Languages: Works are accepted in any language, only the selected and screened short films must be subtitled in Catalan or Spanish if these are not your VO. The producers of the selected works will assign their rights for the projection in our auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without prior signing of any contract. SELECTIONS: The IBIZACINEFEST SELECTION COMMITTEE will choose 70 short films that will be screened in Ibiza.
FICTION FEATURE
Feature Films >60' (2022+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early22€20.24€
16.94€
12 Dec 25
Standard25€23€
19.25€
05 Jan 26
Late25€23€
19.25€
05 Feb 26
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19.25€
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Registered feature films will be able to participate in our official section Panorama. Likewise, they will be evaluated for our parallel sections and activities. Works produced from January 1, 2022 of any nationality may participate. Duration: + 60 min. Languages: Works are accepted in any language, only the selected feature films must be subtitled in Spanish or Catalan if they are not your VO. The producers of the SELECTED works will assign their rights for the projection in our Auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without the prior signing of any contract. SELECTIONS: The IBIZACINEFEST selection committee will choose 35 feature films that will be screened in Ibiza and may be included in the online program, in Filmin and available throughout Spain, if they wish. Any questions about the Festival Regulations will be answered at: info@ibizacinefest.com
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Feature Films >45' (2022+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early22€20.24€
16.94€
12 Dec 25
Standard25€23€
19.25€
05 Jan 26
Late25€23€
19.25€
05 Feb 26
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19.25€
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Registered Documentary films will be able to participate in our official section Panorama.
Likewise, they will be evaluated for our parallel sections and activities. Works produced from January 1, 2022 of any nationality may participate. Duration: + 45 min. Languages: Works are accepted in any language, only the selected feature films must be subtitled in Spanish or Catalan if they are not your VO. The producers of the SELECTED works will assign their rights for the projection in our Auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without the prior signing of any contract.
SELECTIONS: The IBIZACINEFEST selection committee will choose 35 feature films that will be screened in Ibiza and may be included in the online program, in Filmin and available throughout Spain, if they wish. Any questions about the Festival Regulations will be answered at: info@ibizacinefest.com
SPANISH SHORTFILM
Short Films >1' 45'< (2020+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early18€16.56€
13.86€
12 Dec 25
Standard20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Jan 26
Late20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Feb 26
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The registered short films opt for the official spanish short film sections, as well as our parallel sections and activities. Works produced from January 1, 2022 of any nationality may participate. Fiction: max. 30 minutes.
Documentaries: max. 45 minutes Experimental: max. 30 minutes. Animation: max. 30 minutes. Languages: Works are accepted in any language, only the selected and screened short films must be subtitled in Catalan or Spanish if these are not your VO. The producers of the selected works will assign their rights for the projection in our auditoriums and the possible inclusion of the trailers in promotional videos of the festival without prior signing of any contract. SELECTIONS: The IBIZACINEFEST SELECTION COMMITTEE will choose 70 short films that will be screened in Ibiza.
FEM-CINE
Short and Feature Films >1' 120'< (2022+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early15€13.8€
11.55€
12 Dec 25
Standard15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Jan 26
Late15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Feb 26
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Feature films and short documentaries and fiction films are accepted after January 1, 2022 with themes that promote gender equality.
Any nationality and English subtitles are accepted for the selection process and Spanish or Catalan subtitles in case of selection.
SCRIPT CONTEST
Script / Pitch 15p<
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early20€18.4€
15.4€
12 Dec 25
Standard20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Jan 26
Late20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Feb 26
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15.4€
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All submitted works must be original. In the event that the contestant uses a novel, a short story or a text by another author as the basis of the script, the contestant must include in his / her registration the corresponding authorization from the author of the original work.
All scripts must be written in Spanish or English.
Works must be presented in a film literary script format, in accordance with industry standards. Scripts that do not present a suitable format will be automatically disqualified.
Storyboards and technical scripts will not be accepted.
Scripts must be no more than 15 pages long, not including the cover and synopsis page.
Only PDF files will be accepted. The cover will indicate the title and name of the author as well as his/her postal address, email and telephone number.
The synopsis will have a maximum length of 15 lines.
The criteria for evaluating the registered scripts will be:
1) Professional format.
2) Originality.
3) Cinematic visualization.
4) Structure.
The decision of the jury is final.
The author of the script will always have the rights to it. The scripts submitted, once the festival has ended, will be eliminated.
COMPETITION
From all the scripts submitted, the organization will select 5 finalists. These finalists will send a Pitch of no more than 5 minutes in length.
The Ibizacinefest Jury will decide in an unappealable way the winner and may award up to 2 special mentions.
AWARDS
The award consists of an aid for the production of the awarded short film valued at € 1,000 (taxes included). In addition, the short film will participate in a contest in the next edition of the festival where its screenwriter and director will be invited to present it.
2 Special Mentions will be awarded, assuring the producer of the finished short film, his official selection in the corresponding edition of the Ibizacinefest.
All finalist scripts will have a fee waiver for their registration in the Ibizacinefest once the short film is finished.
In any of the above possibilities, the producer of the short film undertakes to include the corresponding Ibizacinefest logo at the beginning of the film.
BE BLUE EVIRONMENTAL
Short and Feature Films (2020+)
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early20€18.4€
15.4€
12 Dec 25
Standard20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Jan 26
Late20€18.4€
15.4€
05 Feb 26
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Be Blue-EnFeature films and short documentaries and fiction films are accepted after January 1, 2020 with themes that promote the movies that promote environmental awareness and respect.
Any nationality and English subtitles are accepted for the selection process and Spanish or Catalan subtitles in case of selection.vironment (Films that promote environmental awareness and awareness)
BALEARIC PRODUCTION
Short Films >1' 30'<
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early15€13.8€
11.55€
12 Dec 25
Standard15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Jan 26
Late15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Feb 26
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Shortfilms, feature and documentary films directed by filmmakers from the Balearic Islands, produced by Balearic production companies or shot in Ibiza.
Y ESO?
Short Films >1' 30'<
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early15€13.8€
11.55€
12 Dec 25
Standard15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Jan 26
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11.55€
05 Feb 26
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Section intended for students in their final year of ESO on the Island. Selection of international and national short films programmed in the official sections of the IBZCF of special thematic interest for this age: gender equality, social inequalities and disappointments, migratory problems or historical memory.
CINEKIDS
Short Films >1' 30'<
Fee-8%
PRO 23%
Early15€13.8€
11.55€
12 Dec 25
Standard15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Jan 26
Late15€13.8€
11.55€
05 Feb 26
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Non-competitive exhibition of international animated short films for children and family audiences in a program of 11 animated short films of different techniques.
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