Brain Film Fest 2026
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Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) Carrer de Montalegre 5, 08001 Barcelona
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Film still from "My Brain: After The Rupture" directed by Ursula Macfarlane (UK, 2025).
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With "Living in the Mind" as its leitmotiv, this edition of the Brain Film Fest explores the relationship between the brain and the environment that we inhabit. In its ninth year, the festival features more than 40 productions including 19 feature films and 21 short films in the two official competitive sections. A program of talks, workshops and round-table discussions expand the cinematic experience to explore how the environment we humans inhabit impacts us beyond our own conscious awareness.
2026 Program
Filmmaker Carla Simón will receive the Special Award of the Brain Film Fest 2026 in recognition of a distinguished body of work that is deeply connected with memory, emotions, identity and family relationships, central themes in the understanding of the human condition and the functioning of the brain. In addition to the honorary award, the festival will screen for the first time together the three films in her widely recognized autobiographical trilogy: Summer 1993 (2017), Alcarràs (2022) and Romería (2025) .
Other notable titles in the program include Kirk Jones' I Swear (UK, 2025) based on the true story a young man with Tourette Syndrome who is misunderstood by his peers and neighbors throughout adolescence and later becomes an activist and advocate for his condition; Isabel Coixet's Tres adioses (Spain, Italy, 2025), a love letter to life imbued with sensitivity and tenderness; Lola Doillon's Différente (France, 2025) explores a love tested by an autism diagnosis in a beautiful and delicate film that addresses autism with sincerity; Gemma Blasco's La Furia (Spain, 2025), a powerful, brutal film that draws a portrait of anger and pain following a rape; Ursula Macfarlane's My Brain: After The Rupture (UK, 2025), a deeply moving film that explores identity, recovery and the transformative power of the arts in the aftermath of trauma; Luis Gómez Juanes' Ramón y Cajal: dibujos en la retina (Spain, 2025), a documentary that revisits the figure of the Aragonese Nobel laureate from a contemporary perspective, exploring his fascination with images as a bridge between the physical world and the brain. And that's just the beginning!
Tickets
Films are shown in original version. Screenings will take place at CCCB. The BFF film sessions are free of charge, but prior registration is required; tickets can be reserved through the festival’s website: brainfilmfest.com
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Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona
Barcelona boasts a wide variety of renowned film festivals each spring, and this year 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.
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