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Free Community Cinema Returns Citywide
Beginning Tuesday 27th October 2026, residents of Barcelona can attend free film screenings across 23 civic centres as part of Pantalla Barcelona 2026, an initiative organised by the Institut de Cultura. The programme runs from Tuesday 27th October 2026 to Sunday 21st March 2027 and features 21 films in total, with 165 screenings scheduled. Films explore themes including life changes, memory, identity, and the search for belonging. The event is open to both adults and children, though age recommendations are provided for each film.
October Screenings Schedule
- Tuesday 27th October
- 5:30 PM: Peixet, el petit aventurer at CC El Besòs i Maresme
- 7:00 PM: Chinas at CC Can Clariana
- Wednesday 28th October
- 5:30 PM: Peixet, el petit aventurer at CC Zona Nord
- Thursday 29th October
- 5:30 PM: El tresor de la barracuda at Auditori de Sant Martí La Barraca
- 6:00 PM: Miss carbon at CC Josep Maria Trias i Peitx
- Saturday 31st October
- 5:30 PM: El secret de mallarenga at CC Can Clariana
Additional screenings for children are scheduled on Saturday 31st October at CC Cotxeres Borrell (11:00 AM), CC Matas i Ramis (11:30 AM), and Sala Maremar (12:00 PM), all showing Els misteriosos contes del pomer.
Featured Films Include Acclaimed International Titles
The full selection includes Los domingos (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, 2025), Historias del buen valle (José Luis Guerín, 2026), L’edat imminent (Clara Serrano Llorens and Gerard Simó Gimeno, 2024), Ruido (Ingride Santos Pinyol, 2025), and Sorda (Eva Libertad, 2025). Other titles include All we imagine as light (Payal Kapadia, 2024), Chinas (Arantxa Echevarría, 2023), and Miss carbon (Agustina Macri, 2025), among others. According to the Ajuntament de Barcelona, the selected films reflect on roots, migration, territory, and how social changes shape a sense of belonging in a diverse and evolving society.
How to Attend
Admission is free and no booking is required. Viewers are advised to arrive early to secure seating. The full programme, including locations, dates, and age recommendations, is available in PDF format via the beteve.cat website.
Primary sources: ajuntament.barcelona.cat, barcelona.cat. Reported by beteve.cat, betevé.
