Fancine – Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga (Fancine – Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Universidad de Málaga)

Fancine – Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga

Fancine – Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Universidad de Málaga

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Run by the University of Málaga, Fancine connects fantastic cinema with university culture through competitions for features, live-action shorts and animated shorts. Its international selection spans fantasy, horror, science fiction, thrillers and related genres, alongside non-competitive screenings and educational activities. The festival traces its origins to a university film exhibition in 1990 and carries the Fancine name from 2008. University students form its Youth Jury, which awards prizes alongside the professional jury and audience. As a Méliès International Festivals Federation member, it nominates a European fantastic short for the Méliès d’Or competition.

The 36th edition runs from 10–17 November 2026 at Cine Albéniz and other venues in Málaga, Spain, in partnership with Festival de Málaga. Its theme is “Programados para amar” (“Programmed to Love”); no screenings or activities take place on 11 November.

Country

Spain

Focus

Action and adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Categories

Animation, Feature, Short

Dates

10 November 2026 — 17 November 2026

Awards and prizes

2026 prizes: the Official Jury awards €6,000 for Best Feature Film. The Youth Jury awards €1,500 each for Best Feature Film, Best Live-Action Short and Best Animated Short, and the Méliès d’Argent for Best European Fantastic Short, which qualifies for the Méliès d’Or competition. Audience awards are €1,000 each for the Official Section and Fantastic Ibero-American features, and €500 each for live-action and animated shorts. Accredited media award the Gato Rabioso to a feature without a commercial release in Málaga. Cash prizes from different juries cannot go to the same film.

Festival rules

2026 competition: films must be produced after 1 January 2025 and must not have screened publicly in Málaga province. Features must run at least 60 minutes; live-action and animated shorts must not exceed 15 minutes. Feature competition entries require an invitation. Shorts are submitted through FilmFreeway. Selected films screen in their original language with Spanish subtitles; dialogue-free shorts or shorts whose dialogue is unnecessary for comprehension are exempt. Submission requires authorization from the distribution-rights holder, and selected films cannot be withdrawn. The Spanish regulations prevail in the event of discrepancies.

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