Blog: Film festivals

The Ibiza-based cultural association Mal del Cap, Cultura Mal Dita is opening the call for entries for short films competing as part of the “12th Mal del Cap International Short Film Festival”, one of the activities included in the “12th Mal del Cap Festival, Narratives Mal Dites”, which will take place in Eivissa from 28 November 2026 to 20 March 2027.

The “12th Mal del Cap International Short Film Festival”, hereinafter referred to as the Short Film Festival, will take place from 15 to 20 March 2027 in different cultural venues across the island.

The submission period will run from 7 September to 11 October 2026, both dates inclusive, and is open to creators from all over the world. Works must be submitted in digital format and may be fiction, documentary or animation.

All works will initially be submitted to the Official Competition Section. Once the submission period has ended, the Festival Organisation and its Selection Committee will determine which works are selected and, according to their characteristics, which sections they may be screened in and which awards they may be eligible for.

“Once again, we are looking for bold stories and ways of telling them that break away from the conventional, works that connect with people and are not afraid to experiment,” explains Pedro López, vice-president of Mal del Cap and co-director of the event. “This festival is an open space for free creativity, for sharing and for building connections between the most underground proposals on the international scene.”

Once again, this festival, which began in 2014 and is one of the longest-running festivals in the Pityusic Islands, features several sections and awards, with a total of €900 in prize money: the 1st Official Competition Award, the Youth Section Award — awarded by young students from Ibiza —, the Sebas Parra Award for the best socially themed short film — courtesy of the La Guerrilla Comunicacional association from Girona —, the Malalt Award — reflecting the association’s wildest spirit —, the Best Catalan-language Short Film Award, and the Audience Award.

For more information about the rules, technical requirements and submission form, please visit the official website at www.maldelcap.com or contact festival@maldelcap.com