International Social Film Festival of Catalonia

The International Social Film Festival of Catalonia in 7 points:

• 20 editions growing to become a reference as a major film festival in Bages, while representing the social causes of the region, Catalonia, Spain, Europe and the world.
• More than 30 social entities are involved in the operation of the festival.
• Apart from the awards for the best films in our official section, we give two solidary awards as relevant as Pere Casaldàliga —which Nobel Prize winners such as José Saramago and Adolfo Pérez Esquivelhave endorsed— and the Insert award linked to the association Ampans.
• Figures such as Olivier Assayas, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Bertrand Bonello, Elías Querejeta, Jaime Rosales, Montxo Armendáriz, Isaki Lacuesta and Agustí Villaronga have received our Honorary Award.
• In 2024, we were one of the Catalan festivals with more films nominated for the Gaudí, Goya, Oscar and Cesar. Our last two inaugurations ('20 days in Mariupol' and 'No other land') ended up winning the Oscar for best documentary.
• We have created, along with the Fundació Universitària del Bages, a Citizen Science Laboratory, with the purpose of detecting social problems and actively searching for solutions.
• Àlex Gorina, the veteran film journalist of Catalunya Ràdio, said live on his program that the International Social Film Festival of Catalonia is "The best festival that anyone in our country could aspire to". We want to continue in this direction.