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 

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