Published on April 11, 2026
The programming of the D’A Film Festival for its 16th edition is based on a carefully curated selection of perspectives that explore the limits of contemporary narrative through three fundamental sections: Talents, Direccions, and Radar. In the Talents section, the festival maintains its historic commitment to discovering emerging voices and filmmakers presenting their first or second works. This section is characterized by a geographical and thematic heterogeneity this year, ranging from the introspective proposals of Spanish filmmakers like “Tanit” and “Érem una gran família” ó, to less-trafficked cinematographies such as Slovenian cinema with “Fantasy” and Algerian cinema with “Nomad Shadow.” The section is confirmed as a space for risk where formal experimentation meets social and existential concerns, offering a map of the anxieties of a new generation of directors. Collaborations such as Semillites and Tania Hernández Velasco’s “Nuestro cuerpo es una estrella que se expande” seek to renew visual language from the periphery of the industry.
Meanwhile, the Direccions section has solidified its role as a grand showcase for established auteur cinema, gathering figures who have defined the cinematic aesthetic of recent decades. The presence of masters like Hong Sangsoo with “¿Qué te dice esa naturaleza?” and Tsai Ming-liang with “Back Home” underscores the festival’s interest in cinema of observation and elongated temporality. This year, the section gains notable weight from essential names such as Claire Denis, Werner Herzog, Lucrecia Martel, and Alice Diop, whose films engage with memory and identity from radically personal angles. The historical reflection and homage component is particularly relevant, exemplified of “The Turin Horse” Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, as well as the dual presence of Hlynur Pálmason, enabling viewers to delve into the authorial constants of directors who have already become part of the canon of contemporary European and Latin American cinema.
Finally, the Radar section acts as a sensor for the most stimulating trends and names that are shaping the rhythm of current independent production, with a particular emphasis on Ibero-American and European cinema. This year’s selection offers a journey through diverse aesthetics: from Stillz’s work in “Barrio triste” and the youthful pulse of Argentine cinema represented by “La noche está marchándose ya” and “Los bobos,” to proposals that challenge national borders such as “Desire Lines” and “Hiedra” Barragán. Radar distances itself from conventions to showcase films that often exist on the margins of the commercial circuit, capturing the fragility of our time, as suggested of Cyril Aris’s work. Together, these three sections provide a comprehensive panorama of current cinema, balancing the mastery of long-standing directors with the audacity of those beginning to chart their own paths in the global industry.
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