Awards and Jury 2026
AWARDS
Peace and Justice Award
Honorary award from the festival that recognizes the work
of whom They are committed to human rights
and justice through audiovisual media.
This year it falls to:
Pavel Ilyich Talankin
This year we present our honorary Peace and Justice Award to Pavel Ilyich Talankin (Karabash, 1991). Teacher, videographer, and documentary filmmaker. Winner of the Oscar and BAFTA for Best Documentary for portraying war propaganda in Russian classrooms. Currently in exile and persecuted by Putin's government for his commitment to children's rights.
Official Sections
Best Fiction Feature Film
JURY:
José Antonio Hurtado
Paloma Mora
Mariona Viader
Best Documentary Feature
JURY:
Teresa Cebrian
Katya Kyze
Carlos Madrid
Best Fiction Short Film
JURY:
Miguel Ángel Giner
Mila Luengo
Vicente Mallols
Best Documentary Short Film
JURY:
Eva Garcia
Majo Síscar
Almudena Verdes
Best Valencian Short Film
JURY:
Julu Martinez
Jorge de Paz
Miguel Valle
Best Valencian Short Screenplay (EDAV)
JURY:
Laura Grande
Jordi Núñez
Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
JURY
Coordinator of the Film Classroom at the University of Valencia in its beginnings and Head of Programming at the Film Library of the Valencian Government From 1989 until his retirement in 2025, he combined his institutional work with teaching as a professor of film genres at the Chair of Cinema at the University of Valladolid and at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
He is a member of the magazine's editorial board Caiman Film Notebooks, coordinator of various collective editions and author of books such as Film noir, genre film (1985) and Paris, Texas (2010), co-written with Antonio Santamarina.
A graduate in Information Sciences, with a DEA (Advanced Studies Diploma) in Audiovisual Communication, and a member of the Spanish Film Academy, the Television Academy, and ACE Leadership. As CEO and producer at TV ON Producciones and Admirable Films, has an extensive track record in the audiovisual sector.
He has produced feature-length fiction films (Brava, Off-Season) and documentary projects (Land Without Evil, ValentesSince 2017, he has also excelled in the production and direction of animated series such as The Diary of Bita and Cora o Sex Symbols, and short films like Selection Process, nominated for the Goya Award in 2022. He has extensive experience as an international jury member in competitions both within and outside of Spain.
Graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Seville (with studies at the Université Paris VIII) and co-director of the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci), a competition in which she previously served as general coordinator.
She has a solid track record in cultural management and technical direction of festivals, having been general coordinator of the Seville European Film Festival (2013-2022). During this period, she coordinated the organization of the European Film Awards 2018. Specializing in the development of education, public and industry areas, she is a regular member of public film funding evaluation committees and in 2019 was invited by the French Ministry of Culture to its professional program Cultural Stays.
Producer, cultural manager, and expert in the development of audiovisual projects. With a Master's degree in Audiovisual Production Management from the University of Valencia, she has over thirty years of experience in the sector. She has been president of the Valencian Academy of Audiovisual (2022-2026) and coordinator of the EDAV screenwriters association.
Throughout her career, she has worked in production and planning at RTVV, coordinated film festivals, and organized international events for the FIA. She regularly collaborates with institutions, leading workshops on pitch (as for the IVC) and was the Commissioner of the Berlanga Year and the Goya Awards of the Valencia City Council (2021-2022).
Katya Kize is an assistant director, known for her participation in the Oscar-winning documentary film, Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025).
Cultural manager and film programmer. A graduate in Advertising and Public Relations from the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, he has developed a distinguished career in the direction of leading festivals. He was Director of the Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove (2017-2025) and director of the La Cabina Medium-Length Film Festival, promoting both spaces as key platforms for international cinema and new talents.
Screenwriter, teacher and National Comic Award 2019 by The 3rd. A graduate in Fine Arts, he is the co-author, along with Cristina Durán, of graphic novels of great social relevance such as One possibility, When you don't know what to say o Maria the Javelin, and the young adult trilogy Anna Dédalus Detective. He recently published a solo comic book. Lem and Bigullón.
Specializing in teaching narrative, he teaches in the Master's Program in Design and Illustration at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Valencia and at Billar de Letras. He has extensive institutional experience as a former president of APIV and the comic book writers' association ARGH!, in addition to having served as editorial director of Andana Gráfica.
Audiovisual production company specializing in fiction and documentary films. A graduate in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia, she works at the production company Aire de Cinema, promoting auteur-driven and international projects linked to the Valencian region.
Among his most outstanding productions are the short film Hàbitat (Berlanga Prize), Anger (selected for more than 150 festivals) and the feature film Grandma and the Stranger, one of the biggest recent successes of Valencian-language cinema. She currently combines production with Director of the Master of Cinema at Barreira A+D.
Animator and director specializing in stop motion. Founder of Pangur Animation, he has created and directed projects such as the series Bita and Cora's Diary, in addition to participating in productions like Caracolímpicos, Pos Eso, and Clay Kids. His latest short film is Carmela.
(2025), nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 40th Goya Awards, continues to be shown at festivals and has received fifty national and international awards, including the best
Valencian short film and best Valencian short film script at the last edition of Humans Fest.
Audiovisual producer and manager with over 25 years of experience in film, television, documentaries, and fiction. A graduate in Information Sciences and with a Master's degree in Marketing, Communication, and Event Management from the Complutense University of Madrid, she specializes in production management, project development, and comprehensive team management.
Throughout his career he has worked for regional television stations and independent production companies (such as Prisa, Valencia Teve or RTVV, where he was head of news productionIn 2009 he founded the production company Polu Popum and, since 2016, has worked as Production Director at Silence Production, where she manages multiple fiction and documentary projects in development and pre-production stages. She is also a contributor and author for the RTVE program HAZ.
Journalist, screenwriter, and cultural manager. Currently works as a journalist and screenwriter at Neighborhood Productions, forming part of the scriptwriting team for reference formats such as Évole's thing y Saved (The Sixth).
In the film and streaming industry, he has co-written the documentary Amen. Francis responds (Disney+, 2023) and the short film Are you going to yell at me? (2018). In addition, she has a solid track record in cultural management, having directed the Humans Fest (Valencia Human Rights Film Festival) for three editions.
Producer, director, and screenwriter. With a degree in Communication from Spain and a Master's from the London Film School, she founded the production company in 2011. Silence Communication. Throughout his career he has written, directed and produced 6 short films, one medium-length film and 5 feature-length documentaries that have garnered numerous awards at national and international festivals.
She currently has five productions underway in development and pre-production stages. She combines audiovisual creation with teaching as a professor at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), tutor in the Screenwriting Master's program at Barreira A+D, and contributor/writer for the RTVE program HAZ.
A filmmaker with a degree in Audiovisual Communication. She received the runner-up prize for cinematography at the Castilla y León Young Artists Competition (2021) and has a retrospective of her work at the Joan Miró Foundation (U22 Festival). Her short film projects have won awards at forums and competitions such as Curt Creixent (2022) and the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival (2022).
She has participated twice in the residency program at the Cinema Jove International Film Festival in Valencia. She is currently developing her first feature film., Where are the thieves?, a project that was awarded at the Gijón International Film Festival (FICX 2022).
Screenwriter and director trained in the Postgraduate Program in Directing at ESCAC. He began his career by writing the screenplay for the short film Vermouth (2023), which premiered at SEMINCI and has enjoyed a successful run at festivals such as Medina del Campo and the Madrid Film Festival. He recently won the Best Screenplay award at the Humans Lab for his short film Influence.
As a director, he is currently finalizing post-production on his first short film., Water on canvas (produced by ESCAC). The eponymous feature film project, currently in the script development phase, has already been selected in prestigious labs such as Links (Cerdanya Film Festival) and Desde Otro Prisma (Notodofilmfest).
Miguel Valle is a screenwriter, director, and audiovisual producer, and the founder of The Milk. His work combines social storytelling, an auteur's sensibility, and a commercial focus, moving between thrillers, dramas, and genre fiction. He has participated with his projects in international markets and workshops such as Iberseries & Platino Industria and Go to Content Americas. His short film Cosmo received the Best Screenplay award at Director Talents London and was a finalist in The Golden Script Competition. The Milk is currently developing several series and feature film projects.
Filmmaker. She has developed projects at the production company Pegatum Transmedia and produced news programs for À Punt. She has directed and written several short films and the feature films 'El que sabem' and 'Valenciana'.
Journalist, screenwriter, producer, and director with extensive experience in the Valencian audiovisual sector. After more than a decade as a presenter of daily live programs on RTVV (Canal 9), she moved behind the camera, working as head of production and screenwriter on prominent cultural documentaries such as Segrelles. Universal illustrator (2020) or The young Ribera (2014), and as executive producer in Pinazo. Notes and thoughts (2019) and the fiction short film DONA (2023).
As a director, she made her debut in 2023 with the feature-length documentary Montesinos. The other faces of the myth. He has recently directed and produced Marshal. The joy of living (premiered at the Mostra de València and in cinemas in 2026). She has also served as executive producer on the recent documentaries Equipo Crónica. Trench Art (2025) and Centelles' suitcase (2026).
A filmmaker with 25 years of experience in the audiovisual sector, having worked on some thirty film productions and directed several short films. In recent years he has written and directed the feature films Zero (his debut film) and The mud.
Since 2021, she has combined her creative work with audiovisual production at the head of her own company., El Camino Film Productions.