Festival

Barcelona Madrid

My First Film Festival

Madrid 2025

8/11 – 23/11

The Songbirds' Secret

Animal Tales of Christmas Magic

Arco

1_Hannah & De Krokodil

Short film competition 10+ years

Billy the Cowboy Hamster

4_Monster (2023)

Short film competition 7+ years

le-velo-de-l-elephan

Stories in the treble clef

Maya, Give Me a Title

Highlights

Entries are now open for the 19th edition of My First Festival

The film submission period is now open. The short film competition accepts entries until May 31, 2026, and the feature film competition until July 15, 2026. The festival will take place from November 7 to 22 in Barcelona, Madrid, and other locations in Catalonia.

Billy the Cowboy Hamster arrives in theaters on February 6

My First Film Festival receives the Special Mention for an Initiative at the 2025 FECE Awards

Programació cinematogràfica

11/7/2025 – 6:00 PM

Short films — Spanish

Family album

UC3M Puerta de Toledo

Free screening

Past session

11/8/2025 – 12:00 PM

Feature film — Spanish

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

Past session

11/8/2025 – 4:30 PM

Feature film — Spanish

Little Amélie

Past session

11/8/2025 – 5:00 PM

Feature film — VOSE

Maya, Give Me a Title

Institut Français de Madrid

Past session

11/8/2025 – 5:00 PM

Feature films

Film-Concert: Seven Chances

Teatro Salesianos de Estrecho

Past session

11/9/2025 – 11:45 AM

Short films — Spanish

Short Film Competition +2 years

Past session

All programming

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Workshops and activities

11/7/2025 – 6:00 PM

Workshop — Spanish

Family memory: Create the film of your memories

UC3M Puerta de Toledo

Free admission until full capacity is reached

Past session

Pro

11/14/2025 – 6:00 PM

Masterclass

Masterclass with Sara Sponga

Past session

11/15/2025 – 4:00 PM

Workshop — Spanish

The Interview

Entrades exhaurides

11/15/2025 – 6:00 PM

Workshop — Spanish

The Unexpected Order

Entrades exhaurides

Pro

11/21/2025 – 10:00 AM

Industry Day — Spanish

Challenges and Opportunities for Children’s Audiovisual Content in Spain

UC3M Puerta de Toledo

Actividad gratuita

Past session

Pro

11/21/2025 – 6:00 PM

Masterclass

Masterclass con Iñaki Carbonell

Past session

Seus

Condeduque

Calle del Conde Duque, 11

Mk2 Cine Paz

Calle de Fuencarral, 125

CC Eduardo Úrculo

Plaza de Donoso, 5

CC Fuente de San Pedro

Calle Titanio, 5,

Teatro Salesianos de Estrecho

C. de Francos Rodríguez, 5,

Institut Français de Madrid

Calle del Marqués de la Ensenada, 12

UC3M Puerta de Toledo

Ronda de Toledo, 1

Voxel School

Calle de los Vascos, 25