SIETAR VALENCIA ESPAÑA FILM FESTIVAL (2026)

Festival start: 25 June 2026      Festival end: 27 June 2026

The SIETAR Valencia España Film Festival is an international platform dedicated to interculturality, diversity, and human rights, promoting dialogue between cultures through cinema.

The SIETAR Valencia España Film Festival is an international initiative linked to the SIETAR Valencia España Congress 2026.

The festival creates a space where cinema becomes a tool for intercultural dialogue, social reflection, and the promotion of human rights.

It seeks to give visibility to diverse narratives and to foster encounters between cultures through the art of cinema.

LOCATION
Valencia, Spain
(Linked to the SIETAR Valencia España Congress 2026)

We are especially looking for works that give voice to underrepresented communities and explore intercultural encounters with depth and sensitivity.

AWARDS

Official Selection Laurel
Intercultural & Human Rights Laurel

Special Mentions:

Best Intercultural Narrative
Best Social Impact Film
Audience Award

SIETAR VALENCIA ESPAÑA FILM FESTIVAL

The SIETAR Valencia España Film Festival is an international platform dedicated to interculturality, diversity, and human rights. It showcases films that promote dialogue between cultures and social transformation through cinema.


The SIETAR Valencia España Film Festival is an international initiative linked to the SIETAR Valencia España Congress 2026, held in Valencia, Spain.

The festival serves as a global platform where cinema meets intercultural dialogue, human rights, and social impact. It brings together filmmakers, researchers, educators, and professionals committed to diversity, inclusion, and cultural understanding.

Through selected films, the festival aims to:

Promote intercultural dialogue
Amplify diverse voices and narratives
Foster critical reflection on identity, migration, and belonging
Use cinema as a tool for education and social transformation

We welcome films that explore themes such as:
Interculturality and cultural identity
Migration and diaspora
Human rights and social justice
Diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination
Gender and intersectionality
Technology, AI, and culture

Selected films will be screened during the SIETAR Valencia España Congress and may be part of discussions, Q&A sessions, and intercultural dialogue spaces.


FESTIVAL CATEGORY
International Film Festival
Short Films Festival
Human Rights Film Festival
Intercultural / Social Impact Festival

THEMES
Interculturality
Human Rights
Diversity & Inclusion
Migration
Identity
Social Justice
Culture & Technology

ACCEPTED GENRES
Fiction
Documentary
Animation
Experimental

MAXIMUM DURATION
40 minutes
(Exceptions may be considered)

LANGUAGE & SUBTITLES
Films must be in original version
If not in Spanish:
English or Spanish subtitles are mandatory

SELECTION PROCESS

Films will be evaluated by an international committee composed of:

Intercultural experts
Film professionals
Academics
Social impact practitioners
Evaluation criteria:
Artistic quality
Relevance to festival themes
Intercultural perspective
Social impact

SCREENING FORMAT
Selected films will be:

Screened during the SIETAR Valencia España Congress 2026

Included in intercultural dialogue sessions
Presented with possible Q&A with filmmakers


AWARDS

Official Selection Laurel
Intercultural & Human Rights Laurel
Special Mentions:
Best Intercultural Narrative
Best Social Impact Film
Audience Award

RULES

The festival is open to filmmakers worldwide.

Multiple submissions per author are allowed.

The submitter must hold all rights to the film.

Films must align with the festival themes.

Selected films authorize non-commercial screening within the festival.

The festival may use excerpts for promotional purposes.

Submission implies full acceptance of these rules.

LOCATION
Valencia, Spain
(Linked to SIETAR Valencia España Congress 2026)

TAGLINE
Where Cinema Meets Intercultural Dialogue and Human Rights



We are especially interested in films that give voice to underrepresented communities and that explore intercultural encounters with depth, sensitivity, and innovation.