BARQ Festival 2026 Previews Barcelona Tribute with '5 espais / 5 mirades' Short Film Premiere
On 17 September 2026, the Filmoteca de Catalunya hosted the premiere of five short films as part of '5 espais / 5 mirades,' serving as a lead-up to the BARQ Festival (Barcelona International Architecture Film Festival). This event is a component of the Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture and showcases distinctive audiovisual representations of urban environments. Accompanying the film screening was a session featuring architect Ivan Blasi. The films presented include Comunidad B by Diana Toucedo, Reversible by Amanda Sans Pantling, Rosario Ortega, Carrer Sant Ramon 9, 08001 Barcelona by Laura Ferrés, En suspensión by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, and Arquitecturas de flirteo by Jaume Claret Muxart. The BARQ Festival will take place from 3 to 8 November, concluding with an event in Madrid on 10 December. It stands as Spain's sole international architecture and design film festival.
Key facts
- '5 espais / 5 mirades' premiered five short films on 17 September 2026 at the Filmoteca de Catalunya
- The event took place within Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture
- Ivan Blasi, director of awards and programs at the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, moderated a session
- Films include Comunidad B by Diana Toucedo and Reversible by Amanda Sans Pantling
- Laura Ferrés, Carlos Marqués-Marcet and Jaume Claret Muxart also contributed shorts
- The 2026 dialogue cycle Trobades entre Cinema i Arquitectura featured Anna Puigjaner, Carla Simón, Juan Herreros, María Zamora, Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, Elías Siminiani, Xevi Bayona and Albert Serra
- The next BARQ Festival edition runs from 3 to 8 November
- The 2026 program's final event is in Madrid on 10 December with the winning film screening
- BARQ is Spain's only international competitive architecture and design film festival, initiated by Nihao Films
Entities
Artists
- Ivan Blasi
- Diana Toucedo
- Amanda Sans Pantling
- Laura Ferrés
- Carlos Marqués-Marcet
- Jaume Claret Muxart
- Anna Puigjaner
- Carla Simón
- Juan Herreros
- María Zamora
- Anatxu Zabalbeascoa
- Elías Siminiani
- Xevi Bayona
- Albert Serra
- Rosario
Institutions
- BARQ Festival
- Nihao Films
- Fundació Mies van der Rohe
- Arquin-FAD
- Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya
- COAC
- Fundación Arquia
- Fundación ICO
- Filmoteca de Catalunya
- Barcelona 2026 Capital Mundial de la Arquitectura
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Catalunya
- Madrid
- Vallcarca
- Raval
- Carrer Sant Ramon 9
Sources
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