The 15th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival kicked off its final week with a special session at the Centre Cívic Cotxeres de Sants. Under the title “Amb Orgull”, the audience enjoyed a series of inspiring stories that prove that sports are about attitude, not gender.
The session featured the screening of six productions that highlight how sports can break barriers and transform society:
Each of these stories showcased the crucial role of sports in the fight for gender equality, female empowerment, and personal growth.
The event featured the participation of Anna Huix, director of “Girls Move Mountains”, and Manu Fernández, director of “La Ambición de Marie”, who shared their experiences and the importance of giving visibility to these stories.
The festival is coming to an end with two must-see sessions:
Two sessions where cinema and sports come together once again to close this edition with powerful stories and the festival’s best productions.
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The 16th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival has come to an end after nine days of screenings (23 February to 3 March 2026).

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BCN Sports Film Festival has lived today, Sunday 1 March, a day featuring two sessions that connect cinema and conversation. The main highlight took place at Cinemes Girona with the screening of Mother & Footballer and the post-screening talk with Ona Carbonell, President of the Motherhood & Sport Commission of the Spanish Olympic Committee, alongside Francesc Terrón, Director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation (Fundació Barcelona Olímpica). Cinemes Girona | Mother & Footballer: a much-needed look at motherhood in professional football The session focused on a reality that is still not widely visible in elite sport: what happens when motherhood becomes part of a professional career shaped by demands, tight calendars, public exposure and job uncertainty. The documentary offers a collective portrait that invites reflection on work–life balance, rights, real support systems and the often invisible obstacles many athletes face in order to keep competing. Parallel activity | Motherhood on and off the pitch: naming the challenges After the screening, the talk expanded the discussion through lived experience and an institutional lens, addressing topics such as the pressure to return, the physical and emotional management of the process, the lack of role models, the role of clubs and organisations in protecting athletes, and the need to ensure motherhood does not become an endpoint in a sporting career. Ona Carbonell

The 16th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival held its Closing and Award Ceremony this afternoon at the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan