Juli Pernas, member of the board of trustees of the Fundació Barcelona Olímpica and the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch of Barcelona, has been re-elected as an executive member of the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (FICTS) until 2027.
The FICTS, chaired by Franco Ascani, was founded in 1983 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for promoting the values of sport through film and television. This federation organizes theSports Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Festival,the world final of the “World FICTS Challenge”, the World Championship of Cinema, Television and Sports Culture organized in different festivals on the five continents and of which the BCN Sports Film Festival is a part.
Pernas has always been closely linked to sport; Among other positions, he has presided over the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation, been vice president and secretary of the Union of Sports Federations of Catalonia (UFEC), member of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation and the Museum. Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch of Barcelona from 2010 to 2020, a period during which he signed the agreement with the FICTS establishing Barcelona as the headquarters of the World FICTS Challenge, thus giving rise to the BCN Sports Film Festival.
Currently, he is also a member of the selection jury for the 14th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, an international film festival that brings sports-themed audiovisuals closer to the general public.

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).

This Tuesday, 3 March, at 6:00 pm, Cinemes Girona hosted the final screening of the 16th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival: “And the winners are”, a special session featuring a selection of this year’s award-winning and standout films from the festival’s line-up. The session closed the festival by celebrating different stories connected by a shared thread: sport as a

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