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Programme 2026

Explore the festival’s programming and plan your experience at DocsBarcelona with documentaries, talks, music and filmmakers from around the world.

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A competitive section that brings together feature-length documentaries selected from the most recent national and international cinematic productions, aiming to bring other realities from all over the world to the public and address major issues, challenges, and concerns of today’s world.

Official Competition
Competition showcasing films that push the boundaries of non-fiction through innovative cinematic language and artistic approaches.

Official Competition - Visions
National competition of documentary short films.

Shortfilms
Section for feature-length documentaries on the city: a cultural landscape of conflict and possibility.

Docs&City
A retrospective dedicated to Mark Cousins, a leading figure in documentary filmmaking.

Honorary award
Competition presenting a selection of outstanding documentaries produced or co-produced in Catalonia.

Docs&Cat
Competition featuring documentaries aimed at young audiences aged 12 to 18.

Docs&Teens
Non-competitive section featuring unique screenings, special premieres, and cinematic events.

Special sessions

The themes

Beyond the headline

In a context of geopolitical tension, DocsBarcelona invites us to look beyond the headlines and delve into the human stories that allow us to understand the world from an empathy perspective.

Anatomy of reality

Spanning science, technology and cinema, these films investigate and reconstruct events to challenge the official narratives.