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October 16, 2026
SEMILLERU CAMPUS OPENS ITS 2026 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGING FILMMAKERS BASED IN ASTURIAS
SEMILLERU Campus opens its 2026 call for applications on 16 October, offering an intensive film training programme for emerging filmmakers residing in Asturias. Applications are free of charge and can be submitted until 23 October. The programme will take place in person in Gijón/Xixón on 4, 5, 6, 9 and...
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October 13, 2026
THE OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SECTION OF THE 64TH FICX CHAMPIONS CREATIVE FREEDOM
The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival (FICX) completes the International Short Film Competition of its 64th edition with 21 films. Thirteen titles are being announced for the first time and join the eight Spanish productions and co-productions unveiled on 1 October, forming a selection of films never before screened in Spain...
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October 8, 2026
33 INTERNATIONAL FILMS TAKE THE PULSE OF THE PRESENT IN ALBAR AND RETUEYOS
The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival unveils the Albar and Retueyos international competitions of its 64th edition, with 33 feature films receiving their Spanish premieres, some of them coming from the year’s leading film festivals. Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Sundance, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary and Visions du Réel form part of the...
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October 5, 2026
FICX PREMIERE BRINGS TOGETHER THE BRILLIANCE OF GREAT MASTERS AND THE SINGULARITY OF EMERGING VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA
The 64th edition of the Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival (FICX), to be held from 13 to 21 November 2026, completes the FICX Premiere Official Selection with new works by great masters, essential figures and emerging voices in contemporary cinema. Sixteen titles make up a section that once again turns Gijón/Xixón...
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October 3, 2026
CINEPOLSKA COMES TO LABORAL CINEMATECA WITH THREE PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY POLISH CINEMA
The 12th CinePOLSKA Film Showcase comes to Gijón/Xixón this weekend with three feature films previously unreleased in Spain, screening from 2 to 4 October at the Paraninfo of Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura. Under the title Beyond Heritage. The Forms of Contemporary Polish Cinema, the programme offers an overview of...
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October 1, 2026
SPANISH CINEMA LIGHTS UP THE 64 FICX
The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival, which will celebrate its 64th edition from 13 to 21 November, presents a wide-ranging selection of Spanish cinema spanning many of its main sections. Six Spanish productions or co-productions will compete in Albar, Retueyos and FICX Premiere, joined by a strong presence in the short-film...
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October 1, 2026
64 FICX OPENS THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ITS YOUNG JURY
The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival has opened the call for applications to join the Young Jury of its 64th edition, which will take place from 13 to 21 November 2026. The jury will consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of eleven people aged between 17 and 25,...
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September 30, 2026
SEMILLERU LAB OPENS ITS 2026 CALL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POST-PRODUCTION PROJECTS
SEMILLERU Lab has opened the call for its 2026 edition, aimed at film projects in the development and post-production stages. Applications are free of charge and will remain open from September 30 to October 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CET. This year’s edition of the lab will take place in...
