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Art-house repertory and festival screenings across Barcelona's independent cinemas

1 Nov – 24 Dec 2026

Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona – 34th edition, Vol. II2026-09-15 – 2026-12-10Women's film festival autumn volume: Barbara Hammer retrospective, 'Manifestos Fílmics Feministes XII' at CCCB 6-8 Nov, Latin American filmmakers at Cinemes Girona.
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Setmana del Cineclubisme Català 20262026-10-06 – 2026-10-20Catalan cineclub-chosen classics at the Filmoteca; last session 'The Miracle Worker' 20 Oct 17:00.
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Sitges Film Festival – 59th edition (outside Barcelona)2026-10-08 – 2026-10-18 (finished)Fantastic film festival in Sitges; ended the day before the window opens.
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Festival de Cinema Jueu de Barcelona – Simone Bitton cycle2026-10-13 – 2026-10-28Jewish Film Festival strand at the Filmoteca devoted to five Simone Bitton documentaries.
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Festival Panoràmic (photography/film/visual arts)2026-10-15 – 2026-12-27Granollers-based festival with Barcelona exhibitions at Museu Marítim and a MACBA performative lecture (12 Nov); no Barcelona cinema sessions found.
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Serielizados Fest 2026 (13th Barcelona TV-series festival)2026-10-19 – 2026-10-28 (CCCB core 21-25 Oct; online on Filmin 10-22 Nov)TV-series festival at the CCCB with a Steven Moffat talk and a 'Nissaga de poder' 30th-anniversary tribute.
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Fiesta del Cine (Festa del Cinema)2026-10-19 – 2026-10-22€3.50 tickets at Verdi, Verdi Park, Renoir Floridablanca, Cinemes Girona, Cinema Maldà, Cinemes Texas and the Mooby/Cinesa/Yelmo chains.
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BAAR Festival – 3a edició (Argentine cinema)2026-10-19 – 2026-10-26Argentine film festival at Cinemes Girona (Martel's 'Nuestra tierra', 'Relatos salvajes', Piñeyro's 'Caballos salvajes', Portabella's 'Nocturn 29').
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Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) – 14th edition2026-10-22 – 2026-11-01Casa Àsia's festival of auteur Asian cinema: ~120 films at Cinemes Girona (main), CaixaForum (opening), Zumzeig, Institut Confuci, ECIB; retrospective 'India on screen' on Filmin. Programme PDF: https://asianfilmfestival.barcelona/2026/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/01_PROGRAMA-DE-MANO_AFFB-2026_49x68_web-2.pdf
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Horror Days (Mooby Arenas)2026-10-28 – 2026-10-29800 free tickets for four horror classics (Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Shining, Suspiria, The Exorcist).
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In-Edit Barcelona 2026 – 24th International Music Documentary Festival2026-10-29 – 2026-11-0859 music docs at Mooby Aribau (Aribau 8-10): opens with 'Broken English' (Marianne Faithfull), closes with 'The Best Summer'; Albert Serra, Trueba and PULP docs; passes sold out, single tickets €9.
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BARQ Festival – Barcelona architecture documentary festival2026-11-03 – 2026-11-11Architecture documentaries at Cinemes Girona (La Ricarda, Copan, Venturi/Scott Brown 'Stardust').
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Most – Festival Internacional de Cinema del Vi (outside Barcelona)2026-11-05 – 2026-11-15Wine-cinema festival in Vilafranca del Penedès (15th edition).
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El Meu Primer Festival de Cinema (Mon premier festival)2026-11-07 – 2026-11-22Children's film festival across Filmoteca, Zumzeig, Cinemes Girona, Verdi Park, Institut français, CCCB and Mooby Bosque; includes cine-concerts.
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Lens Dans Fest #4 (video-dance)2026-11-12Barcelona–Brussels video-dance festival screening at Zumzeig.
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L'Alternativa – 33rd Barcelona Independent Film Festival2026-11-12 – 2026-11-22 (online on Filmin January 2027)Independent/experimental festival at CCCB, Zumzeig, Cinema Maldà, Filmoteca, Institut français ('Sierra de Teruel') and La Caldera; opens with 'The Loneliest Man in Town', closes with 'Merci d'être venu'; film-concert 'Palestine: A Revised Narrative'. Full schedule not yet published as of 19 Oct.
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Xcèntric 25th anniversary weekend2026-11-27 – 2026-11-29Three 16mm/35mm programmes ('La mà', 'L'ull', 'La llum'), an installation and a colour-restoration masterclass at the CCCB.
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Barcelona Queer Film Festival 20262026-11-27 – 2026-11-29Queer film festival screenings at Cinema Maldà (programme not yet published).
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FILMETS Badalona Film FestivalOctober 2026 (sessions at Institut français de Barcelona 20-21 Oct)Badalona short-film festival with French-shorts and family sessions at the Institut français.
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The cinemas

Boliche CinemesGràcia / Diagonal · Avinguda Diagonal, 508CLOSED permanently (closed for 'works' March 2024, confirmed not reopening Oct 2024). closed
boliche.cat
CaixaForum BarcelonaMontjuïc / Sants · Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8Cultural centre whose auditorium hosts the AFFBCN opening and selected festival screenings (€6).
caixaforum.org
Cinema MaldàBarri Gòtic · Carrer del Pi, 5Single-screen cinema (est open · no listings online
cinemamalda.com
Cinemes GironaEixample Dreta · Carrer de Girona, 175Three-screen independent in the Eixample that hosts most of the city's small festivals (AFFBCN, BAAR, BARQ, MIFDB) alongside VOSE releases, opera/ballet broadcasts and 'Dimarts cinema sènior'
cinemesgirona.cat
Cinemes Verdi (and Verdi Park)Gràcia · Carrer de Verdi, 32Century-old Gràcia VO cinema; alongside first runs it programmes 'Dijous d'Imprescindibles' (Thursday classics in 4K with talks, €4.90), 'Dimecres Cultural' art documentaries and 'Sessió Teta' sessions
barcelona.cines-verdi.com
Espai Texas (ex-Cinemes Texas)Gràcia · Carrer de Bailèn, 205Reopened autumn 2023 as a cinema (two screens, Catalan-subtitled re-releases and Catalan films) plus a 200-seat theatre open · no listings online
cinemestexas.cat
Filmoteca de CatalunyaRaval · Plaça de Salvador Seguí, 1-9The Catalan national film archive: two screens of retrospectives, restorations, silent films with live music and cineclub cycles at €4 a ticket
filmoteca.cat
Institut français de BarcelonaSant Gervasi · Carrer de Moià, 8French cultural institute with a cinema room hosting festival sessions (FILMETS, German film cycle, El Meu Primer Festival, L'Alternativa's 'Sierra de Teruel')
institutfrancais.es
Mooby ArenasSants / Plaça Espanya · Centre Comercial Arenas, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 373-385Mall multiplex; included only for the free 'Horror Days' horror-classics event 28-29 Oct 2026.
timeout.es
Mooby Aribau (In-Edit festival venue)Eixample · Carrer d'Aribau, 8-101962 cinema with the city's largest screen (1,100 seats), home of the In-Edit music documentary festival 29 Oct-8 Nov 2026
es.in-edit.org
Renoir FloridablancaSant Antoni · Carrer de Floridablanca, 135Seven-screen VOSE arthouse multiplex focused on European and independent first runs
cinesrenoir.com
Sala Phenomena ExperienceEixample / Sagrada Família · Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 168Single-screen cult/repertory palace (ex-Cine Nàpols), reopened 2026 after renovation; 35mm/70mm, 4K and Dolby Atmos classics, Bloody Weekends horror, Carpenter in 35 and Saturday 'Sesiones de tarde en 35mm'
phenomena-experience.com
Xcèntric – CCCBRaval · CCCB, Carrer de Montalegre, 5The CCCB's experimental/avant-garde cinema programme, 25 years old this season, screening 16mm/35mm prints from Light Cone and the Filmmakers' Coop in the CCCB Auditori (€5)
cccb.org
Zumzeig CinecooperativaSants-Hostafrancs · Carrer de Béjar, 53Non-profit cooperative single-screen cinema with a bistro: VO arthouse first runs, accompanied sessions with directors (marked * on its agenda), restorations, and festival host (AFFBCN, L'Alternativa, El Meu Primer Festival)
zumzeigcine.coop

Compiled from each venue's own programme pages; updated daily. Always check the venue before you go. Posters via TMDB. Cities