Americana Film Fest

Americana Film Fest

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Americana Film Fest is devoted to recent independent cinema from North America: its selection is limited to narrative features, documentaries and short films from the United States, Canada and Mexico that have not screened in Barcelona before. The non-profit festival was founded in 2014 and is based at La Casa del Cine; screenings take place at Cinemes Girona, Zumzeig, Cines Texas, Mooby Aribau and the Filmoteca de Catalunya, and a selection travels to other towns under the name Route 66.

The programme is built around sections such as TOPS, with acclaimed festival titles, NEXT, with emerging directors, and Americana DOCS, alongside shorts and a retrospective. Awards include a critics' prize from the Catalan critics' association ACCEC, a young jury prize and audience awards. The dates of the 2027 edition are 9–14 March 2027.

Country

Spain

Categories

Documentary, Feature, Short

Dates

9 March 2027 — 14 March 2027

Awards and prizes

Critics' Award for the TOPS section, given by a jury of the Catalan critics' association ACCEC. Young Jury Award for the NEXT section, given by students of La Casa del Cine. Cineclub Jury Award of the Federació Catalana de Cineclubs. Audience Awards for fiction, documentary and short film. ATRAE awards for the best Catalan and Spanish subtitles.

Festival rules

Open to narrative features, documentary features and short films from the United States, Canada and Mexico only; films from other countries are not considered. For the 2027 edition, films must have completed production after September 1, 2025. Films must not have been screened previously in Barcelona; entrants should say whether the film is available online or on streaming in Spain. Screening formats include DCP, HDCAM and Blu-ray; DVD is not accepted. Submissions include a secure online screener link with password plus a synopsis or press kit. The festival covers shipping costs.

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