L'Alternativa - Barcelona Independent Film Festival celebrates its 33rd edition from 12 to 22 November 2026. This festival is a unique platform that offers citizens and professionals the opportunity to discover and enjoy screenings and activities that defend the creative independence of the author, diversity, innovation, freedom, commitment and reflection. This year, the festival will dedicate a retrospective to Alice Diop and a cycle to the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde. Directors Meritxell Colell, Pedro Pinho and Sergio Oksman will star in the three Satèl·lits of this year's edition. The opening film will be The Loneliest Man in Town, by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, while the closing film will be Merci d'être venu, by Alain Cavalier. In addition, the Special Sessions will screen new films by directors such as Jean-Gabriel Périot, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Isaki Lacuesta and Angela Schanelec, among others. Alternativa Oficials, which includes the categories of National, International Feature Films and International Short Films. On the other hand, Alternativa Paral·leles presents tributes, premieres and works by little-known cinematographers, as well as a family program. For its part, Alternativa Hall offers a free and diverse program, with screenings, performances and debates in the Hall of the CCCB. In addition, Alternativa Activitats proposes seminars, masterclasses, debates with authors, round tables, performances and creative workshops for children and adults, as well as activities for Film Schools. Alternativa PRO organizes conferences, workshops, masterclasses, meetings and Cinema Pendent, a set of activities to help the development of audiovisual and film projects. The festival also promotes the dissemination and visibility of the selected films, offering screening spaces in the Source: FemTurisme https://femturisme.cat/agenda/l-alternativa-festival-de-cinema-independent-de-barcelona
