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Brain Film Fest 2027: Call for Entries

¿Do you have a film that deals with brain issues? Submit it to compete for the XVII Solé Tura Award!

The call for entries is now open for the 10th edition of the Brain Film Fest, which will take place from the 10th to the 14th of March at the Centre for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona (CCCB).

HACK’A’BRAIN 2026: designing to care for the brain

The Brain Film Fest hackathon is back — a gathering that brings together creativity, architecture, and brain health to rethink how we live and how we care for people with cognitive impairment.

HACK’a’BRAIN 2026 will take place on October 6, 8, and 9 in Barcelona, with an initial online session and two intensive in-person days at the D-HUB.

“Incontrolable” wins the 16th Solé Tura Award for Best Feature Film and the Audience Award at Brain Film Fest 2026

The Brain Film Fest 2026 closed its ninth edition with the presentation of the 16th Solé Tura Awards, held at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. The festival, promoted by the Fundació Pasqual Maragall and co-organised with Minimal Films, welcomed more than 5,000 attendees — a 20% increase compared to last year.

Inhabiting the mind, this year’s theme of the Brain Film Fest

To what extent does the environment we inhabit shape who we are?
How can we improve the relationship between our brain/consciousness and the environment that surrounds it?
What are the main technological, social, and environmental changes impacting our mental health?

The BRAIN FILM FEST 2026 program is now available!

The BRAIN FILM FEST 2026 is here! Under the theme “Living the Mind”, this edition explores the relationship between the brain and the environment we inhabit.

Filmmaker Carla Simón to Receive the Brain Film Fest 2026 Special Award

Author of an internationally acclaimed trilogy, she will collect the award on 11 March at the opening of the festival dedicated to the brain Filmmaker Carla Simón will receive the Brain Film Fest 2026 Special Award on 11 March in Barcelona, as part of the opening of the 9th Brain Film Fest, a festival dedicated […]

Enjoy Accessible Screenings at Brain Film Fest!

At Brain Film Fest, our commitment to accessibility is absolute. We want to ensure that the festival is an open and inclusive space for everyone, regardless of individual needs.

Tickets for the Brain Film Fest 2025 are now available!

Don’t miss the chance to discover a selection of films and sessions exploring the future of mental health and the brain

Overcoming fears inspires the eighth edition of the Brain Film Fest

Film, mental health, neuroscience in a program of over forty productions and activities exploring the mysteries of the brain and contemporary anxiety.

Registration now open for HACKaBRAIN at Brain Film Fest 2025!

In 2025, the Brain Film Fest introduces an exciting new feature: the first edition of HACKaBRAIN.

The documentary filmmaker Nicolas Philibert, Special Award Brain Film Fest 2025

Author of a transformative trilogy on mental health, he will receive the award on 12th March, at the opening night of the festival dedicated to the brain.

The Brain Film Fest Included in the Catalogue of Excellence and Innovation in Scientific Dissemination by FECYT

The film festival about the brain is recognized for its work in promoting science through culture and artistic creation.

‘Silver Haze’ by Sacha Polak Wins the Solé Tura Award for Best Film at Brain Film Fest 2024

‘7:11 Cuarzo’ by Daniel Ortiz Entrambasaguas recognized as Best Short

Prominent Voices in Film and Brain-Related Innovation at the Brain Film Fest 2024

Claudia Pinto, Marta Romero, and Álvaro Longoria are among the filmmakers presenting their films at the festival.

The Ages of the Brain, Leitmotiv of the 7th Edition of the Brain Film Fest

The festival, driven by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, will be held at the CCCB from March 13 to 17

The Brain Film Fest to Feature a Case Study on the Emotional Management of Actors from Society of the snow

The session will take place on March 15 at the CCCB and will feature casting director María Laura Berch and actor Santi Vaca Narvaja

Carme Elias Returns to the Brain Film Fest to Present the Documentary Depicting Her Struggle Against Alzheimer’s

“While you are you, the here and now of Carme Elias” will be part of the competitive section of the festival with a solidarity session

The filmmaker Maite Alberdi will receive the Special Award at the Brain Film Fest 2024 for her career

Her latest film, The Eternal Memory, will open the seventh edition of the festival on March 13th

Isabel Coixet: “The Brain Film Fest is a very necessary festival, more and more so”

Denali, by Alberto Ortega, has won the first prize of the Solé Tura Award for highlighting the lights and shadows of artificial intelligence

Isabel Coixet will receive the Brain Film Fest 2023 Special Award

The documentary Walls Can Talk, Carlos Saura’s latest work, will be seen at the festival.

Several films awarded in the last Goya will be in the programming.

The Brain Film Fest will premiere the latest films by Werner Herzog and Gerardo Herrero

The opening film will be Long Live My Happy Head, premiere in Spain.

One year, one night, by Isaki Lacuesta, will close the 6th edition of the festival.

Art, creativity and the brain will be the leitmotiv of the Brain Film Fest 2023

The film festival dedicated to the brain will celebrate its 6th edition from March 15 to 19 in Barcelona.

Artificial and human intelligence come together in the new image of the festival.