The programme includes works by acclaimed directors and actors such as Eduard Fernández, Vanessa Romero and Rafa Arroyo, among others, with a careful selection made in collaboration with CortoEspaña and the Fugaz Awards.
Calzada de Calatrava, 17 September 2025. The XII Festival de Cine de Calzada de Calatrava, which will be held from 1st to 11th October, has announced the official selection of 25 national short films that will compete in this edition. The titles have been chosen in collaboration with CortoEspaña and the Fugaz Awards, by virtue of an agreement that guarantees the presence of top-level productions in the town.
Among the selected short films, which will be screened in four sessions at the Centro Cultural Rafael Serrano, are 893 kilometres, by Rubén Guindo; Carmela, by Vicente Mallols; Pipiolos, by Daniel Sánchez; Origami, by Álvaro León; Behind the wall, by Martín D. Guevara; La mort, by Jesús Martínez Nota; El otro, by Eduard Fernández; Una cabeza en la pared, by Manuel Manrique; Cólera, by José Luis Lázaro; Zona wao, by Nagore Eceiza; Sexo a los 70, by Vanesa Romero; Violetas, by Borja Escribano; Homework, by Nacho Arjona; Ángulo muerto, by Cristian Beteta; Líbranos del mal, by Andrea Casaseca; Lola, lolita, lolaza, by Mabel Lozano; Insalvable, by Javier Marco; 29 de febrero, by Diego Fandos; Pietra, by Cynthia Levitan; Pálpito, by Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera; Donde se quejan los pinos, by ED Antoja; Disonancia, by Raquel Larrosa; El lado más bestia de la vida, by José Antonio Campos; and Emilia, by Rafa Arroyo.
The festival has a specialised jury that will award six prizes: Best Short Film and Second Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. And, of course, the audience of the festival will award the Audience Award.
The festival will also award the Audience Award.
The mayoress of Calzada de Calatrava, Gema García, has underlined the importance of this announcement for the cultural projection of the town. “For us it is an honour to have this selection of 25 short films, which bring to our public works that have been screened in prestigious festivals. The festival not only invigorates the cultural life of Calzada, but also places us on the national map as a reference point for film lovers”.
The mayoress of Calzada also stressed that this diversity and quality make the festival an unmissable event, so she invited “everyone to enjoy a cinema that excites, that makes you think and that shows the talent of our creators. From the 1st to the 11th of October, Calzada will be a place where the seventh art is experienced with intensity”.
The director of the festival, Hernán Valdés, explained that this edition marks a qualitative leap in the programme, taking into account that “these short films are endorsed by professional juries from CortoEspaña and the Fugaz Awards, which guarantees exceptional quality. They are works that have passed a rigorous selection process and that show the best of current Spanish cinema, with directors and actors of great trajectory”.
Valdés also highlighted the new organisation of the screenings, designed for the enjoyment of the audience, and said that “we have designed four 90-minute sessions combining different genres and techniques. The spectator will find animation, drama, comedy and horror in the same screening, which makes the experience much more dynamic, varied and attractive”.
In this twelfth edition, the Calzada de Calatrava Film Festival is sponsored by the Association for the Development of Campo de Calatrava, within the framework of the LEADER programme, co-financed by the European Union, the Government of Spain, and the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha.
The festival is also subsidised by the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and the Diputación Provincial. It also receives financial support from the Producer el Deseo, Finca La Rosala, Fundación Globalcaja and Carpintería Calatrava. It also counts with the collaboration of the Public Schools Ignacio de Loyola and Teresa de Jesús of Calzada de Calatrava, the IES Eduardo Valencia of Calzada de Calatrava, cultural groups and associations of the town, JR Fotografía, Mi Escapada Favorita, CortoEspaña, Premios Fugaz as Festival amigo, and the platforms Movibeta and Festhome.