“NEYEN MAPU. El llamado del Lanín”
Largometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
A Mapuche documentary offering a deeply spiritual and political perspective on the importance of restoring the environmental balance around the Lanín volcano. It shares ancestral knowledge with society as a whole and challenges it to protect this territory in the face of the spread of extractive tourism.
“Espacio menguante”
Largometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026
Juana Ruiz, an activist from Madrid, was imprisoned by Israel between 2021 and 2022. Her story had a huge impact in Spain, where funds were raised and dozens of demonstrations were organised to secure her release. What did this mean? How did she manage to be released?
The FICNOVA international jury—comprising nonviolence activists from various cities in Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Mexico—has selected 34 films from 11 countries as finalists competing for awards in this 8th edition, across four categories.
In all these works, we recognize not only a denunciation of various forms of violence and discrimination but also—in each instance—different paths or ways to overcome or positively transform those situations, opening up the future in a nonviolent direction.
“La silla”
Cortometraje Centros Enseñanza Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
No te quedes sentado.
Empatía: Capacidad de identificarse con alguien y compartir sus sentimientos.
“La Carcova”
Cortometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
En el corazón de José León Suárez (norte Provincia de Buenos Aires), la Biblioteca Popular La Carcova se erige como un pilar de identidad y cultura en un barrio marcado por la desigualdad. A través de las voces de sus fundadores, facilitadores de talleres y niños, este documental retrata la resistencia de la comunidad y el poder transformador de la educación y el arte.
“A dos velas”
Largometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026
En el verano de 2021, el más caliente del siglo, la compañía eléctrica Endesa castigó a los barrios obreros de Sevilla con cortes de energía indiscriminados, acusando a los residentes de robar electricidad.
“Tejidos de luz, vida y comunidad den Guatemala”:
Cortometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
Milvia, Magda, Virginia, Jimena, Francis and Maya share a common dream: a future of hope for their communities. They are Guatemalan women – indigenous weavers, artists, public defenders and traditional midwives – who are fighting to defend democracy, human rights and cultural heritage at a time of historic political transformation.
“Women of resilence”
Mediometraje finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
Stories of Kurdish identity: Two former Kurdish female guerrilla fighters reconnect over their shared history and their decision to leave the movement in order to fight for Kurdish freedom in a different, non-violent way. A story of resistance against the suppression of their own voice and culture.
“BARÇA BARSAK – La ruta Atlántica”
Mediometraje finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
The Atlantic migration route runs from the coast of West Africa to the Canary Islands. The crossing is one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. According to non-governmental organisations, nearly 10,000 people may have lost their lives in 2024, whilst the official figure is ten times lower.
“Your Adventure Yard ( YAY )”
Mediometraje finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026.
Following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on 6 February 2023, causing widespread destruction in Hatay and the surrounding areas, a construction worker, Nedim Buğral, together with a team of volunteers, set up several playgrounds across Hatay to provide children with safe spaces for recreation and recovery.
“Mohanas. resistencias, memoria, paz”
Largometraje Finalista 8 FICNOVA 2026
The Popular Women’s Organisation (OFP), now in its 52nd year, is one of Colombia’s oldest women’s associations. Through pacifism and grassroots feminism, it has confronted the war in one of the country’s most turbulent regions, the Magdalena Medio, a natural department of which the oil-producing city of Barrancabermeja is the capital. In its work to defend human rights, the OFP has developed a wide range of strategies.