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Catalan Cinema Reaches Historic Milestone

The 19th Gaudí Awards have set a new record with 21 fiction feature films submitted in Catalan, marking the first time entries in the language have surpassed those in other languages. The Acadèmia del Cinema Català announced the nominations on Tuesday 3rd November 2026, highlighting a sustained rise in Catalan-language production over recent years. A total of 85 films have been submitted across all categories, including 75 Catalan and 10 pre-selected European productions. Of these, 21 feature films in Catalan are now in contention for Best Film in the Catalan Language, the highest number in the awards’ history.

Full List of Candidates

The 21 Catalan-language films competing for Best Film are: '11' by Clàudia Serra and Paula Serra; 'Balandrau, vent salvatge' by Fernando Trullols; 'Burundanga' by José Corbacho; 'Corredora' by Laura García Alonso; 'Cowgirl' by Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens; 'Cronos' by Fernando González Molina; 'Dies d'estiu i pluja' by Mireia Labazuy, Àlex Serra and Clàudia Vila; 'Eixam' by Óscar Bernàcer; 'El rastre del llop' by Ángeles Hernández; 'Escape Room 2' by Hèctor Claramunt; 'Eva i Bea' by Nando Caballero; 'Femení singular' by Xavi Puebla; 'Forastera' by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias; 'La memòria de les papallones' by Marta Viña; 'Mala bèstia' by Bàrbara Farré; 'Mallorca confidencial' by David Illundain; 'Quan un riu esdevé el mar' by Pere Vilà Barceló; 'Tanit' by Pep Garrido; 'Un altre home' by David Moragas; 'Viatge al país dels blancs' by Dani Sancho; and 'Viva' by Aina Clotet. In the non-Catalan language category, 20 films are in the running, including 'A fuego' by Estel Díaz, 'Anoche conquisté Tebas' by Gabriel Azorín, and 'El fantasma de mi mujer' by Maria Ripoll. Ten European films, such as 'La bola negra' by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo and 'El ser querido' by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, are also pre-selected for consideration.

Animation, Documentary and Short Film Entries

  • Animation: 'Jasmine & Jambo', 'Monstruosa Mia', 'Superthings: la película', 'Tadeo Jones y la lámpara maravillosa'
  • Documentary: 'Bèstia', 'Corren las liebres', 'Indòmita llum', 'Jaleos', 'La supervivent', 'Les culpables', 'Los cangrejos', 'Miss Jobson', 'Por qué no escribo nada', 'Qui som', 'Siemprevivas', 'Sucia', 'Un arbre és un arbre', and others
  • Short Films: 15 productions, including titles in original Catalan

Women in Leadership Roles

Women are directing 50.9% of the candidate films and authored 58.3% of screenplays, though they remain underrepresented in production roles, where they account for 40.4%. The average budget for Catalan-language fiction features is €2.16 million, below the €3.16 million average for non-Catalan films. Fiction films directed by women have an average budget of €2.6 million, compared to €3.05 million for those directed by men. Documentary budgets have fallen to an average of €361,771.

Voting and Ceremony Schedule

The first round of voting begins on Wednesday 4th November 2026 and will remain open until 3rd December. The full list of nominations will be announced on 10th December at La Pedrera in Barcelona. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 30th January 2027.

Sources: Europa Press, academiadelcinema.cat.