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

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DISCOVER THE SEMINCI 2026 PROGRAMME
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Ticket sales will begin on Friday 16th at 11.00.

The 71st SEMINCI will screen 208 films, including 121 premieres, and will award Elvira Mínguez the Honorary Spike

From 23 to 31 October, the Valladolid International Film Festival will present a programme 71 short films and 137 feature films, including 121 premieres: 88 Spanish, 30 world premieres and three European premieres.

SEMINCI Night: music as a tribute to José Luis Cienfuegos

SEMINCI Night will play a central role in the collective tribute to José Luis Cienfuegos. Eight days of music in the centre of Valladolid will transform the evening programme following the screenings into a space for gathering and celebration throughout the festival.

Lisandro Alonso, Alain Gomis, Marie Kreutzer, Stéphane Brizé, and May el-Toukhy, winner of the Golden Lion, round out the Official Competition Section

Lili Horvát’s ‘My Notes on Mars’ to Open 71st Seminci; Gael García Bernal’s ‘Hombre al agua’ to Close It

The Hungarian filmmaker returns to Valladolid for the third time to open the festival, six years after winning the Golden Spike. Gael García Bernal will bring the edition to a close with his third feature as a director, a comedy about class differences and masculinity.

Full schedule
PROGRAMME
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Advance ticket sales
TICKETS & PASS 10
from Friday 16 October at 11.00 am.
Advance ticket sales in person on 16 and 17 October will take place for the first time at Espacio SEMINCI, 20 Calle Leopoldo Cano. On all other days, tickets will be available at the usual box offices at the Calderón Theatre.
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Announced titles

Chilean filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento will receive SEMINCI’s Honorary Spike Award
The 71st SEMINCI awards the Academic Honorary Spike to the Master’s in Creative Documentary of the UPF-Barcelona School of Management
Winners of the 70th edition of SEMINCI
Full programme
The complete programme for the 70th edition.
70th edition
Check out the programme preview and the programme booklet

INTERVIEWS

Magallanes
Official Section
Las colillas de mi casaInterview EDUARD AMADO
Official Section of Spanish Short Films
La diva, mi abuela y yo
Official Section of Spanish Short Films
Casi septiembre
Official Section of Spanish Short Films
Abortion Party
Official Section of Spanish Short Films
The Night is Fading Away
Official Section
Interview ALEX BOYA
Interview TERÉZIA HALANOVA
DOG AND WOLF
International Short Films Official Section
BREAD WILL WALK
International Short Films Official Section
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