71st edition. From 23 to 31 October 2026.
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23/31 Oct. 2026
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The 70th edition of SEMINCI attracts 103,000 cinema-goers

The festival consolidates a 53% increase in ticket sales revenue in just three years.

SEMINCI concludes its 70th edition celebrating cinema that reflects who we are and who we can become

During the closing ceremony, held at the Calderón Theatre, the Golden Spike was awarded ex aequo to The Mastermind by Kelly Reichardt and Magellan by Lav Díaz.

The 70TH SEMINCI awards “The Mastermind” and “Maguellan” the Golden Spike Ex Aequo

Kelly Reichardt and Lav Diaz share the festival’s top award in an edition that surpassed the 2024 audience figures in just six days

Mia Hansen-Løve receives the Honorary Spike at the 70th SEMINCI: ‘This award is an incentive to continue this indefinite quest that I hope will follow me throughout my life’

SEMINCI’s director, José Luis Cienfuegos, and Serge Toubiana, member of the International Jury, presented the award to the filmmaker at the Calderón Theater

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70 SEMINCI AWARDS

Golden Spike Feature Film (ex aequo)
"The Mastermind", Kelly Reichardt (United States)
Golden Spike Feature Film (ex aequo)
“Magallanes”, Lav Diaz (Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan)
Silver Spike
"Silent Friend", Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)
Ribera de Duero Award for Best Director
Ezequiel Salinas, Ramiro Sonzini for "La noche está marchándose ya" (Argentina)
Best Actress Award
Eva Victor for "Sorry, Baby" (United States)
Best Actor Award
Harry Melling for “Pillion” (Ireland, United Kingdom)
Special mention for performers
Lionel Corral Bernal, Lionel Corral and Alicia Corral Bernal for "Lionel" (Spain, France)
Best Cinematography Award
Christopher Blauvelt for "The Mastermind" (United States)
Miguel Delibes Award for Best Screenplay
Fernando Franco and Begoña Arostegui for "Subsuelo" (Spain, Uruguay)
José Salcedo Award for Best Editing
Nili Feller for “Yes” (France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany)
Meeting Point Award
"I Only Rest in the Storm" by Pedro Pinho (Portugal, France, Romania, Brazil)
Fundos Special Award
"Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes" by Gabriel Azorín (Spain, Portugal)
ESCAC Award for Best Director (first or second film)
"Kika" by Alexe Poukine (Belgium, France)
Meeting Point Special Mention
"Nino" by Pauline Loquès (France)
Alchemies Grand Price
“Bulakna” by Leonor Noivo (Portugal, France)
Alchemies Special Mention
"Memory of Princess Mumbi" by Damien Hauser (Kenya, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia)
Time of History Grand Prize
"Face to Face" by Federico Veiroj (Uruguay, Argentina)
Time of History Special Prize
"Memory" by Vladlena Sandu (France, Netherlands)
Time of History Special Mention
"Notes of a True Criminal" by Alexander Rodnyansky and Andriy Alferov (United States, Ukraine)
DOC. Spain Prize
“Yrupẽ” by Candela Sotos (Spain)
DOC. Spain Special Mention
"Los Cangrejos" by Rubén Seca (Spain)
Pilar Miró Prize for Best Spanish Director
"Forastera" by Lucía Aleñar (Spain, Sweden, Italy)
Miniminci Prize
"Super Charlie" by Jon Holmberg (Sweden, Denmark)
Seminci Youth Prize
"Good Boy" by Jan Komasa (Poland, United Kingdom)
Goilden Spike
"Living Stones" by Jakob Ladányi Jancsó (Hungary)
Silver Spike Award
"Dog Alone" by Marta Reis Andrade (Portugal, France)
Silver Spike Award
"No Skate!" by Guil Sela (France)
Best European Short Film Award
“Mercy” by Hedda Mjøen (Norway)
First Prize for Spanish Short Film
"Casi septiembre" by Lucía G. Romero (Spain)
Special Mention for Spanish Short Film
"Abortion Party" by Julia Mellen (Spain)
Castilla y León Short Film Award
"Darshan" by Alberto Allica (Spain, United Kingdom)
Movistar Plus+ Short Film Project Award
"El cuerpo en cuestión" by María Herrera (Spain)
Rainbow Spike Award
"Between Dreams and Hope" by Farnoosh Samadi (Iran)
Green Spike Award
"Silent Friend" by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)
Special Mention for Green Spike
"Hair, paper, wáter" by Nicolas Graux and Truong Minh Quy (Belgium, France, Vietnam)
Fipresci Award
"Two Prosecutors" by Sergei Loznitsa (France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania)
Audience Award, International Official Section
"Hamnet" by Chloé Zhao (United Kingdom, United States)
Audience Award, Meeting Point Official Section
"A Sad and Beautiful World" by Cyril Aris (Lebanon, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)
Youth Jury Award, International Official Section
"The Blue Path" by Gabriel Mascaro (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands)
Youth Jury Award, Meeting Point
"Wild Foxes" by Valéry Carnoy (Belgium, France)
Youth Jury Award, International Short Films
"Ali" by Adnan Al Rajeev (Bangladesh, Philippines)
Youth Jury Award, Spanish Short Films
"Instructions for Cooking a Chicken Underground" by Olivia Delcán and Nacho Sánchez (Spain)
Youth Jury Award, Castilla y León Short Films
"15 Days at 15" by Dacio de las Heras (Spain)
Winners of the 70th edition of SEMINCI
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Portraits © Samuel de Román / SEMINCI

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The Festival in images by © SEMINCI / PHOTOGENIC

INTERVIEWS

FILMS 70 SEMINCI

When a River Becomes the Sea
Pere Vilà Barceló
Official Section
Magellan
Lav Diaz
Official Section
Resurrection
Bi Gan
Official Section
Yes
Nadav Lapid
Official Section
Sound of Falling
Mascha Schilinski
Official Section
Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi
Official Section
Orphan
László Nemes
Official Section
Living the Land
Huo Meng
Official Section
The Chronology of Water
Kristen Stewart
Official Section
Hamnet
Chloé Zhao
Official Section
Girl
Shu Qi
Official Section
Duse
Pietro Marcello
Official Section
Three Goodbyes
Isabel Coixet
Official Section
Two Prosecutors
Sergei Loznitsa
Official Section
Always Winter
David Trueba
Official Section
Subsuelo
Fernando Franco
Official Section
Below the Clouds
Gianfranco Rosi
Official Section
The Mastermind
Kelly Reichardt
Official Section
Rental Family
HIKARI
Official Section
Left-Handed Girl
Shih-Ching Tsou
Official Section
Pillion
Harry Lighton
Official Section
The Young Mother's Home
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Official Section
The Night is Fading Away
Ezequiel Salinas, Ramiro Sonzini
Official Section
Sorry, Baby
Eva Victor
Official Section
Golpes
Rafael Cobos
Official Section
Frontier
Judith Colell
Official Section
Lionel
Carlos Saiz
Official Section
Mirrors No. 3
Christian Petzold
Official Section
The Blue Trail
Gabriel Mascaro
Official Section
The Inhabitants
Maureen Fazendeiro
International Short Films Official Section

SEMINCI Routes

SEMINCI is launching a pioneering initiative to guide viewers through the festival: SEMINCI Routes.
These themed routes invite visitors to discover the festival in a personalised and intimate way, tailoring each experience to the interests and sensibilities of each viewer. Visitors can choose the route that best suits their interests and enjoy the festival from a more personal, diverse and participatory perspective.

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