Torrevieja Audiovisual will screen ten national short films on September 4th and 5th at the Municipal Theatre

The Councillor for Culture of Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, and the filmmaker and festival organizer, Lidiana Rodríguez, today presented the program for Torrevieja Audiovisual 2026, the National Short Film Festival, which will be held on Friday, September 4th and Saturday, September 5th at the Municipal Theatre. The festival will offer two screenings starting at 9:00 PM, each lasting approximately an hour and a half. Admission is free with an invitation. The 2026 edition brings together ten Spanish short films produced during the last two years, selected from fiction and animation works, combining emerging talent with established filmmakers.

Antonio Quesada emphasized that “Torrevieja Audiovisual allows the public to experience a carefully curated selection of contemporary Spanish short films and meet the people behind each work.” The Councilor for Culture added that “the City Council continues to support this well-established initiative in the city’s cultural program, which since 2011 has offered free, high-quality cinema to all audiences in Torrevieja.”

For her part, Lidiana Rodríguez pointed out that “all the selected works will be screened for the first time in Torrevieja and we will have the presence of the filmmakers, who will present their work and share the creative process with the public before each screening.”

PROGRAMMING FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

The first session will begin at 9:00 p.m. and will consist of seven short films:

-AFRICA SA

A 2026 fiction short film directed by Eva Gamallo, with a duration of 7 minutes and 44 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

-FAST RATS

A 2026 animated short directed by Anna Juesas, with a runtime of 4 minutes and 32 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7.

-NORMAL

A 2026 short fiction film directed by Verónica Bascuñana and Eva Moreno, with a duration of 9 minutes and 56 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

-Habanera

A 2026 animated film directed by María Lorenzo, with a runtime of 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7.

-UNGRATEFUL

A 2026 short fiction film directed by Iñaki Rikarte and Aitor de Kintana, with a duration of 9 minutes and 37 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

-ERASER

A 2026 animated short film directed by Júlia Francino Rodríguez, with a runtime of 6 minutes and 34 seconds. Suitable for all audiences.

-THIRTEEN CATS

A 2026 fiction short film directed by David Gaspar, with a duration of 13 minutes and 13 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

PROGRAMMING FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

The second session will also begin at 9:00 p.m. and will feature three screenings:

-SALTPETER

Special screening of this 2026 short fiction film, directed by the young filmmaker from Torrevieja, Lucía Samper, with a duration of 17 minutes and 9 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

-ANAGLYPH

A 2025 animated short film directed by Valle Comba, with a duration of 9 minutes and 3 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7 years old.

-VIDEOCLUB 2001

A 2025 fiction film directed by Guillermo Polo, with a runtime of 16 minutes and 20 seconds. Not recommended for children under 7.

TWO COMPETITIVE SECTIONS

Torrevieja Audiovisual 2026 will feature two competitive sections: fiction and animation. A professional jury composed of five Spanish filmmakers will be responsible for evaluating the selected works and awarding the prizes for Best Fiction Short Film and Best Animated Short Film.

All short films will be subtitled in English, with the aim of facilitating access to the screenings for the large international population residing in Torrevieja.

FREE INVITATIONS

Admission to both days will be free by invitation only. Invitations can be collected from the box office of the Torrevieja Municipal Theatre, located at Plaza Miguel Hernández, number 3, on the days of the festival, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

The full program and news of the festival can be found through the social networks of @torreviejaaudiovisual.

Torrevieja Audiovisual is organized by the Department of Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Turmalina Films and the Municipal Institute of Culture “Joaquín Chapaprieta”, with the collaboration of Torrevieja.com and Esatur.