Americana Film Festival 2026
Started in 2014, by a group of friends who wanted Barcelona audiences to be able to enjoy some of the best independent films from the US, Americana features a diverse range of films directed by established prize-winners and break-out newbies, showcasing some of the best North American cinematic talent. The festival screens feature-length films as well as a collection of independent short films.
2026 Program
This year's retrospective features the Ross Brothers (Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross), creators of Americana classics like Western, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Gasoline Rainbow, who will join the festival to present their films. The Ross Brothers’ cinema often breaks the boundaries between fiction and documentary. Captivating filmmaking that has won awards at three flagship festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW, and has received nominations and presence at the Independent Spirit Awards, Venice, Berlinale, Bafici, HotDocs, the London Film Festival, and many more.
Other films on the program include one of the year's most outlandish films, Michael Angelo Covino's Splitsville, a witty, funny, and uninhibited comedy of errors that explores the consequences of a polyamorous world; Charlie Polinger’s debut feature The Plague plays with the perversions of adolescence to deliver a disturbing and tense film that blends body horror and psychological terror; Cole Webley's Omaha stands out for its emotional narrative and for sensitively portraying the deep bond between a father and his children; James Sweeney's mostly funny, always sincere Twinless, is a profound and unsettling film that explores mourning, friendship, love and jealousy, loss and emotional needs; Stephanie Laing's Tow, is an emotional and intimate drama based on the true story of a homeless woman that address deeply rooted social issues such as poverty, access to justice, and the humanization of homelessness; Noah Dixon and Ori Segev's documentary The Bulldogs is a powerful portrait of a handful of citizens who must decide whether to fight for their future or build a new one elsewhere after a hazardous chemical spill devastates their small Ohio town; in his powerful and critical documentary Predators, acclaimed filmmaker David Osit turns the camera on journalists, law enforcement officers, academics, and, ultimately, himself, to trace America’s obsession with watching people at their lowest; Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's documentary Folktales follows a group of teenagers as they leave behind their daily lives to spend a year at a high school located in remote Northern Norway, an experience that puts their fears, insecurities, and emotional bonds to the test, forcing them to assume responsibilities and redefine their identity far from social and digital pressure; and so many more!
Tickets
Tickets are €8 per screening, €40 for entrance to six sessions or €85 for all sessions. Screenings will take place in Cinemes Girona, Cinemes Texas, Zumzeig Cine Cooperativ, Mooby Aribau and Filmoteca de Catalunya. See the event's webpage for updates on the detailed program of screenings.
Through shorts and feature films in all genres and parallel activities for adults and children, Americana brings to Barcelona all those American productions that are not screened in commercial cinemas.
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