Dear Asian filmmakers, the DocsBarcelona, International Documentary Film Festival (Spain) is accepting feature documentaries until November 15, 2025.

About the festival:
DocsBarcelona is an international festival specializing in the documentary genre comprised of international and national competition sections, non-competitive sections, and retrospectives.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts non-fiction films over 60 minutes in length.
– Films must have been produced after January 1, 2025.
– Films must have Catalonia Premiere at minimum and not been commercially released or broadcasted on TV or any VOD platform in Spain.
– All selected documentaries will be screened in their original version. In the case that English is not the language of the film, they will have to display on-screen English subtitles.
– Submissions must be done via Fiona Platform.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: Early April, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://docsbarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/ENG_DocsBarcelona_BASES_2026-1.pdf

To submit to the festival please visit:  https://forms.docsbarcelona.com/forms/a36e30f6-63bf-4b74-a980-371ea0097094

We remind readers that the 29th DocsBarcelona, International Documentary Film Festival will take place from May 7 – 17, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

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