BCN Film Fest 2025

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Fusing art-house projects and film with a focus on quality, the BCN Film Fest aims to appeal to a film-loving and culture-driven public, coinciding with the widely-celebrated Día de Sant Jordi. The festival offers a selection of international films which are widely related to literature and history. In line with this criteria, preferred films for the Official Section are adaptations of literary works, productions based on or related to historical events and film biopics about well-known figures.

The festival features seven sections: Official Selection; Cinema amb Gràcia (dedicated to comedies); Zona Oberta, Art al Cinema (dedicated to great art documentaries); Imprescindibles (dedicated to auteur classics); a section dedicated to Asian noir film by CineAsia; and a brand new category Nous talents with a sample of short student films.

Films confirmed so far this year include Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Eran Riklis with Golshifteh Farahani and Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Small Things Like These by Tim Mielants with Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson, Miss Violet by Éric Besnard with Alexandra Lamy and Grégory Gadebois and Bob Trevino Likes It by Tracie Laymon with Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo with many more to come.

2024 Program

Films in last year's program included Meg Ryan's romantic comedy What Happens Later (USA, 2023); Vincent Perez's Une affaire d'honneur (The Edge of the Blade) (France, 2023), a vibrant film that mixes historical drama and adventure cinema; and Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache presented the comedy Une année difficile (A Difficult Year) (France, 2023). In addition, the 2024 edition paid tribute to filmmaker Yasujirô Ozu with a retrospective his films.

Tickets

Ticket sales begin in April 2025. Most of the movie screenings are in original language with subtitles and will take place at Cinemes Verdi. Other venues include the Institut Français, CaixaForum, Casa Seat, La Perla 22 and a number of civic centers in Barcelona. Please check the official program for details.

Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona

Barcelona boasts a wide variety of renowned film festivals each spring, and 2025 promises to be another spectacular edition. Check out our article Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona where you'll discover festivals dedicated to fashion docs, films inspired by literature and history, astounding cinematic works that delve into the creativity, mystery and resilience of the human brain and films that explore the LGBTIQ+ experience.

For more events check our online events calendar.