2026 edition
Itineraries
Punto de Vista offers seven transversal itineraries, composed of pieces from different sections of the festival.
Official Selection
A total of nineteen films —seven feature films, one medium-length film, and eleven short films— made in America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Four world premeires, one international premiere, and fourteen national premieres compete for the festival's awards: the Punto de Vista Grand Award for Best Film, the Jean Vigo Award for Best Director, the Best Short Award, and the Special Audience and Youth Awards for the Best Film.
In focus
Section composed of three programmes. One about the most restless and innovative paths of documentary exploration, related to the Sensory Ethnography Lab —“Amidst the Flies”—, one about the artistic re-editing of the chaotic internet archive —“Permanence of the Ephemeral”—, and one based on the work of Alia Syed, a Welsh filmmaker of Indian origin.
Ricercata
A section that delves into the searches and experimentation of cinematic language, whose name —from the Italian, ricercare, “to search”— is inspired by 16th-century musical compositions characterised by their exploratory style. It consists of three programmes: a spectacular journey through the history of experimental 3D cinema —“Forever Young: Cinema in Relief”—, the creation of cinema collectively —“Cinema in Common”—, and the exhibition of suggestive films from our immediate context, with the filmmakers explaining their work processes —“Termitas”—.
X Films
Nayra Sanz, the filmmaker invited to make a new film produced by the festival, presents the results of her residency at the Huarte Centre, where she has been preparing the film that will make its debut at Punto de Vista in 2027, as well as offering a session presenting her previous work. Also featured is the premiere of the project developed in 2025 and 2026, Gaulana, by Pablo Casanueva.
Lan
Conversations and dialogues about cinema from the past, present, and future. A meeting with three former artistic directors of the festival —Josetxo Cerdán, Oskar Alegría, and Manuel Asín— and journalist Elsa Fernández-Santos, an illustrated lecture to explore the work and figure of filmmaker Mirentxu Loyarte —1938–2025—, and the professional meetings of Napardocs and DokLab.
Txinparta
The festival’s section for young audiences, named after the small luminous particle that flies up into the air when a fire is lit — from the Basque txinparta, meaning “spark”. A session for families, two workshops, a screening for high school students from Navarre, sessions at the University of Navarre and Public University of Navarre, and the continuation of the “Young Programmers” activities.
Music at Punto de Vista
As it does every year, Punto de Vista is giving a prominent place to music, and in its nineteenth edition this will be expanding. The festival programme includes a series of concerts, DJ sessions and radio programmes with live music.
Daycare The Red Balloon
The festival becomes a family-friendly event by providing, over several days, a space for children between six months and twelve years old, available to both accredited attendees and the general public.
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