The IN SITU section of FICVI is one of the most unique and vibrant parts of the festival. As a competitive category, it challenges participating teams to create a short film in just 3 days, which must be set in Vila-seca and follow a specific theme revealed at the start of the challenge, during the festival. This section celebrates spontaneous and intensive creation, while encouraging a creative view of the town’s spaces and landscapes—turning cinema into a tool of direct connection with the town and its people.
Only short films that meet the following criteria will be considered.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR IN SITU SHORT FILMS:
- Maximum duration: 3 minutes.
- On Sunday, October 18, during the IN SITU workshop, the official theme for the 2026 IN SITU section will be revealed.
- The theme will be announced at the end of the workshop.
- The genre can be fiction or documentary.
- Direction can be individual or collective.
- The short film must be produced within the festival timeframe: teams will have 3 days to shoot and edit their film (from Sunday, October 18 until Wednesday, October 21 at 9:59 AM).
Films completed and submitted within this deadline will be screened in the official IN SITU competition at FICVI. A jury made up of film professionals will award the best.
1st IN SITU Prize > €700
2nd IN SITU Prize > €300
The short films will be screened on Thursday, October 22 from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM at the Celler de Vila-seca.
IN SITU WORKSHOP
Sunday · October 18
10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Vila-seca Castle and surrounding area
Activity for participants aged 14 and over.
In the In Situ Workshop, participants will be introduced to the language of audiovisual storytelling and prepared to take on the challenge of creating a short film within a limited timeframe. No previous experience is required. The workshop includes a masterclass covering the history of cinema, the fundamentals of visual storytelling, filming and editing techniques, as well as learning materials and an open discussion.
The workshop will be led by Arian Araujo, a filmmaker from Vila-seca with experience working on productions for platforms such as Netflix, Movistar+ and 3Cat, and founder of Occasio Films, a production company dedicated to projects with strong artistic and cultural value.