Call for entries: 16th BCN Sports Film Festival now open!

Would you like to showcase your production at our festival?

The call for entries for the 16th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, taking place in Barcelona in February 2026, is now open.

You can submit your work via www.bcnsportsfilm.org, Festhome, or FilmFreeway.

Submission deadline: 30 September 2025

We welcome audiovisual productions of any genre —animation, documentary, fiction— in both short and feature formats, as long as they are inspired by sports or athletic disciplines. All works must have been produced from 1 January 2023 onwards.

Full regulations available on our website.
Thank you for being part of the world of sports cinema!

Once we receive your entry, our selection jury will make a first assessment to decide if it meets the requirements for our festival.

In case your production is selected for the 16th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, we will contact you to request all the relevant documentation and the official file as a selected production of this new edition before October 30, 2025.

📍 RULES
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2025
⏰ Time: films with a maximum runtime of 90 minutes
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We look forward to your participation!

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