71st edition. From 23 to 31 October 2026.
71st edition.
23/31 Oct. 2026

The 70th edition of the Valladolid International Film Week was held from October 24 to November 1, 2025.

Awards

Feature Films International Official Selection

  • Golden Spike Feature Film (ex aequo)
    "THE MASTERMIND", Kelly Reichardt (United States)
  • Golden Spike Feature Film (ex aequo)
    "MAGELLAN", Lav Diaz (Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan)
  • Silver Spike
    "SILENT FRIEND", Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)
  • Ribera de Duero’ Award for Best Direction
    Ezequiel Salinas, Ramiro Sonzini for
    "THE NIGHT IS FADING AWAY" (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)
  • Award for Best Cinematography
    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 Official Selection

Alquimias Official Selection

  • Alquimias Grand Prize
    "BULAKNA", by Leonor Noivo (Portugal, France)
  • Special Mention Alquimias
    "MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI", by Damien Hauser (Kenya, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia)

Official Section Time of History

  • History Time Grand Prize
    "FACE TO FACE", by Federico Veiroj (Uruguay, Argentina)
  • History Time Special Prize
    "MEMORY", by Vladlena Sandu (France, Netherlands)
  • Special Mention
    "NOTES OF A TRUE CRIMINAL", by Alexander Rodnyansky and Andriy Alferov (United States, Ukraine)
  • DOC Award. Spain
    "YRUPẼ", by Candela Sotos (Spain)
  • Special Mention DOC. Spain
    "LOS CANGREJOS", by Rubén Seca (Spain)

Other Feature Film Awards

  • Pilar Miró’ Award for Best Spanish Direction
    "FORASTERA", by Lucía Aleñar (Spain, Sweden, Italy)
  • Miniminci Award
    "SUPER CHARLIE", by Jon Holmberg (Sweden, Denmark)
  • Young Seminci Award
    "GOOD BOY", by Jan Komasa (Poland, United Kingdom)

Short Film Awards

  • Golden Spike
    "LIVING STONES", by Jakob Ladányi Jancsó (Hungary)
  • Silver Spike
    "DOG ALONE", by Marta Reis Andrade (Portugal, France)
  • Silver Spike
    "NO SKATE!", by Guil Sela (France)
  • Best European Short Film Award
    "MERCY", by Hedda Mjøen (Norway)

Spanish Short Film Awards

  • First Prize Spanish Short Film
    "CASI SEPTIEMBRE", by Lucía G. Romero (Spain)
  • Special Mention Spanish Short Film
    "ABORTION PARTY", by Julia Mellen (Spain)
  • Castilla y León en Corto Award
    "DARSHAN", by Alberto Allica (Spain, United Kingdom)
  • Movistar Plus+ Short Project Award
    "EL CUERPO EN CUESTIÓN", by María Herrera (Spain)

Special Awards

  • Rainbow Herringbone Award
    "BETWEEN DREAMS AND HOPE", by Farnoosh Samadi (Iran)
  • Green Herringbone Award
    "SILENT FRIEND", by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)
  • Special mention Green Herringbone
    "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 Selection
    "HAMNET", by Chloé Zhao (United Kingdom, United States)
  • Audience Award Official Selection Meeting Point
    "A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD", by Cyril Aris (Lebanon, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)

Young Jury Awards

  • Young Jury Award Official International Section
    "THE BLUE PATH", by Gabriel Mascaro (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands)
  • Young Jury Award Meeting Point
    "WILD FOXES", by Valéry Carnoy (Belgium, France)
  • International Young Short Film Jury Award
    "ALI", by Adnan Al Rajeev (Bangladesh, Philippines)
  • Young Jury Award for Spanish Short Films
    "INSTRUCTIONS FOR COOKING A CHICKEN UNDERGROUND", by Olivia Delcán and Nacho Sánchez (Spain)
  • Castilla y León Young Jury Award for Short Films
    "15 DAYS AT 15", by Dacio de las Heras (Spain)

 

Juries

International Jury

Meeting Point Jury

Time of History Jury

Alchemies Jury

Short Films Jury

Green Spike Jury

Rainbow Spike Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

Youth Jury

  • Héloïse Thouin
  • Martina Cabrero
  • Andrea García
  • Luis Ángel Estalayo
  • Inés García
  • Nazla Romero
  • Irene A. Fernández
  • Silvia M. Dengán
  • Santiago Rodríguez

Posters

Homages

Film School
2025 - 70th edition
Spike of Honour
Film School
2025 - 70th edition
Spike of Honour
Actor
2025 - 70th edition
Spike of Honour
Director.
2025 - 70th edition
Spike of Honour

Magazines and publications

Programa de mano 70Seminci
Punto de Encuentro + Sección Oficial Cortometrajes Españoles
Sección Oficial + Cortometrajes internacionales
Tiempo de Historia / Alquimias