D'A Film Festival 2025

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Spring brings with it one of the most prestigious film festivals in Europe. The D’A Film Festival Barcelona is a cultural event that features an international outlook of the best contemporary auteur cinema, combining the discovery of new talents with established cinematographies. A cinema that, after standing out in the great festivals, stops at an event that celebrates cinephilia and puts in the foreground the creativity, personality and artistic freedom of its directors.

The 2025 schedule has not been set, but films in the 2024 edition included Celia Giraldo's debut film Un lugar común (Spain, 2023) which tells the story of ordinary 50-year-old woman who, after a lifetime caring for others, asks herself: Now who takes care of me?; Ali Ahmadzadeh's brutal road movie Critical Zone (Iran, Germany, 2023); and Paula Hernández's religious drama El viento que arrasa (Argentina, Uruguay, 2023).

Additionally, last year's retrospective was dedicated to the brilliant and transgressive French director Catherine Breillat whose electric and evocative new film L'Été dernier (France, 2023) was screened alongside a selection of her films, including the incendiary À ma soeur!, the dark and disturbing Parfait amour! and her most popular and controversial film, Romance X.

Tickets

Single ticket passes are €8, five ticket passes are €30 and the VIP pass for €80 includes access to all sessions at the CCCB, Aribau Multicines and Zumzeig (seat reservation required) and one invitation to the opening session and one to the closing session.

Participating venues include CCCB, Filmoteca de Catalunya, Zumzeig and Aribau Cinema. Most showings take place in original language with subtitles in either Catalan or Spanish, see the official website 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.