inDOCumentari - Festival De Cine Documental De Sabadell (6)

Festival start: 19 June 2027      Festival end: 19 June 2027

inDOCumentari is a film festival fully dedicated to the documentary genre, held in the city of Sabadell. Its mission is to promote and showcase documentary cinema as a tool for artistic expression, social reflection, and critical observation of contemporary reality. The festival presents a diverse selection of short and feature-length documentaries from around the world, fostering cultural exchange and dialogue among filmmakers, audiences, and audiovisual professionals.

The winning documentaries (Best Feature and Best Short Documentary) will receive a commemorative plaque.

The organization reserves the right to introduce new awards and to replace them with others of equal or greater value whenever there is justified cause. All decisions made by the Festival and the jury are final.

The 6th edition of the festival will take place in June 2027 (exact dates to be confirmed). Submission deadline: May 17, 2027.


Sections

Best Documentary Feature Film (minimum running time: 60 minutes; maximum: 90 minutes.)

Best Documentary Short Film (minimum running time: 10 minutes; maximum: 30 minutes.)


Eligibility Criteria

Films must qualify as documentaries based on their content.

Films must have been produced after January 2025.

Documentaries must be submitted in their original version and must have Spanish or Catalan subtitles if neither of these is the film's original language.

The Festival will not accept unfinished or incomplete films.

The participant guarantees that they hold all the rights necessary for the film's screening.

The Festival will not pay screening fees.

Documentaries that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.


How to Submit a Documentary

Submissions must be made online through the Festhome platforms.

DVDs or any other physical formats will not be accepted.

Only submissions received by the deadline will be accepted, and incomplete applications will not be considered.


Submission Fee

A submission fee must be paid to enter the Festival, in order to cover the administrative processing and screening of the film. Submission fees are non-refundable and vary depending on the submission date and the running time of the documentary.


Selection Process

The Festival organizers, together with various industry professionals, will select the documentaries that will participate in the Festival.

The Festival organization is not obliged to disclose the reasons for the selection or rejection of any submitted film to the participants.


Requirements for Selected Films

The Festival will not accept copies that do not meet the minimum screening requirements.

Selected documentaries will be screened in their original version and must have Spanish or Catalan subtitles if neither of these is the film's original language.

The copy submitted to the Festival must be provided in DCP format.

Selected filmmakers must provide the organization with promotional materials (stills, digital poster, synopsis, etc.), a trailer, and any other materials required for the Festival to promote the film.