A key event for feminist cinema returns, showcasing works by women filmmakers redefining contemporary audiovisual language. 🎬✨

The Barcelona International Women's Film Festival (MIFDB) is a dissident, feminist, and passionate cinematic platform dedicated to recovering, expanding, and reorganizing the multifaceted histories of films directed by women.

🎬 Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona

📅 From September 15 to December 10, 2026

🕐 Time not specified (check detailed programme)

📍 Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

🎟️ Paid admission (price not specified)

📖 Programme and featured sections

In this edition, the Arxipèlag creative open call is dedicated to Barbara Hammer, a pioneer of lesbian and experimental cinema. Concurrently, the touring programme Conegudes i reconegudes travels through various municipalities presenting recent works by Catalan directors.

The Cineastes Llatinoamericanes section combines fiction, documentary, and series, spotlighting contemporary Brazilian production through three works that defy conventional formats to explore the youth experience in Brazil against an unjust police and judicial system. In addition, the Manifestos Fílmics Feministes XII cycle includes three screenings and a workshop examining beauty standards and bodily estrangement processes.

🎬 A space for dissident cinema

Hosted at the Filmoteca de Catalunya with outreach across different locations, the festival opens a vital window onto committed storytelling and diverse perspectives.

✨ An unmissable rendezvous with powerful feminist and experimental cinema.