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ForadCamp 2025 announces the 14th Nature Film Exhibition

October 25 and 26 in Figaró-Montmany: independent cinema and outdoor activities in the heart of nature

ForadCamp 2025, the 14th Nature Film Exhibition, has announced the dates for its new edition, which will take place on October 25 and 26 in Figaró-Montmany, at the foot of the Montseny Natural Park. Once again, the festival will offer a selection of documentaries and fiction films that explore the relationship between people and nature through unique, committed, and innovative perspectives.

This edition will feature four films, both documentaries and fiction works, reaffirming ForadCamp’s commitment to independent, sensitive, and personal cinema.

Among the highlights are El eco, by Tatiana Huezo, a delicate and powerful portrait of childhood and rural life in a remote Mexican valley; and As the tide comes in, by Juan Palacios and Sofie Husum Johannesen, an atmospheric documentary depicting the poetic decline of a Danish coastal community.

The program will also include A Happy Day, by Hisham Zaman, a tender and moving story about three young refugees dreaming of escaping from a detention center in northern Norway.

This year, ForadCamp Kids will present Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis, an animated adventure without dialogue, full of visual poetry and awarded the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The film reflects on coexistence, the fragility of the planet, and the need to cooperate in order to survive in a changing world.

On Sunday morning, the festival will also offer a guided excursion through Vallcàrquera: “The Hidden Secrets of the Valley”, a peaceful walk to discover the fauna, flora, and stories of this unique natural landscape.

ForadCamp is organized by the Municipality of Figaró-Montmany and coordinated by the Association of Independent Documentary Filmmakers INDOC. Year after year, the event celebrates independent and sensitive cinema, closely connected to nature as a space for life and reflection.

Don’t miss ForadCamp 2025 and let yourself be captivated by the power of cinema and nature!

Submissions open for ForadCamp 2022

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Film submissions for ForadCamp 2022 – 11th Nature and Cinema Exhibition are now open.

Films must be non fiction, under 30 minutes, and nature should have a prominent place within the short film.

The screening of works selected will take place in Figaró-Montmany town, September 17 and 18, 2022.

The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2022. Films may be submitted through the internet platform Festhome.com or filling the submission form in our website.

Read the rules and guidelines and submit your film now!

Submissions open

Logo FDC general Film submissions for ForadCamp 2018 – 7th Nature and Cinema Exhibition are now open.

Films must be non fiction, under 30 minutes, and nature should have a prominent place within the short film.

The screening of works selected will take place in Figaró-Montmany town, October 20-21, 2018.

The deadline for submissions is June 17, 2018. Films may be submitted through the internet platform Festhome.com or filling the submission form in our website.

Read the rules and guidelines and submit your film now!

ForadCamp 2016 award winners

Sunday night we knew the award winners of ForadCamp 2016, 5th Nature and Cinema Exhibition.

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Trophy of the Jury’s Best Documentary 2016

  • The Jury, composed by Elisabet Prandi, Carme Mayugo and Jordi Morató, gave the Best Documentary Award, endowed with 300 €, to the short «Nobody dies here«, by Simon Panay.
  • Also, the Jury decided to give a Mention to «Fóra do continente» by Nico Martínez Millán.
  • Granollers Cultural Association Award, consisting on the screening of the selected short at Dimarts Singulars Exhibition held at the Granollers Film Club went to «Miejsce», by Julia Popławska.
  • Audience Award: «Som pastor,» by Borja Zausen.
  • Distribution Prize, sponsored by Clickforfestivals, consisting on bonus for the distribution of the selected short in international festivals went to «165/60«, by Anton Brutski.

We want to thank the participation and collaboration of the jury, audience, technical and politic staff of Figaró-Montmany and our sponsors. See you next year!

Awards and Jury of ForadCamp 2016

The 5th Nature and Cinema Exhibition, ForadCamp 2016, will be held in the New Casino Figaró of Figaró–Montmany village, on October 8 and 9, 2016.

The short films in the Official Section of ForadCamp 2016 will compete for the Jury Award, Audience Award and Distribution Prize.

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Lisa Birke, Jury Award of ForadCamp 2015 for «Calendar girls».

  • The Best Documentary Award will be endowed with €300 and will be chosen by a Jury of film professionals.
  • The Audience Award will be decided according to the results of the audience vote held in the theater the day of the screening.
  • The Distribution Prize, sponsored by Clickforfestivals, will consist of bonus for the distribution of the selected short in international festivals.
  • The Granollers Cultural Association Award will consist on the screening of the selected short in the Dimarts Singulars Exhibition held at the Granollers Film Club.

The Jury of this year will be formed by:

Elisabet Prandi. She’s director and director of photography. She studied cinematography at the FEMIS (École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son), and also graduated from the IEFC (Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia). She directed several documentaries and visual works which were broadcasted in televisions, festivals and various museums around the world. As director of photography, she has worked for different directors like Marta Balletbó-Coll and Pere Portabella.

Carme Mayugo. She’s edu-comunicator and exjournalist. From Teleduca, she designs and coordinates participatory audiovisual creation processes based on community revitalization. Since 2000, she has worked as a producer and self-production documentary consultant. She has tutored more than 50 projects, many of them being documentary teacher at the Escola de la Dona of the Barcelona Provincial Council. She’s a PhD in Communication and Media Education Community by the USC (University of Santiago de Compostela), where she’s part of Cidacom research group and REAL-CODE network.

Jordi Morató. He is a director, screenwriter and editor. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the UPF (Pompeu Fabra University), he has a Master in Creative Documentary IDEC-UPF andhe’s a Technician in Audiovisual Production and Performances by EMAV (School of Audiovisual Media Barcelona). His latest film, Sobre la marxa (2014), has been selected in over 50 international festivals and was awarded 13 prizes. His first work, «Camí de terra» (2012), won the Jury Award at Foradcamp 2012.

Films selected for ForadCamp 2016

We already know the list of the 14 short films selected for the Official Section of ForadCamp 2016. There will be three Spanish films, two of which Catalan, and also shorts from Belarus, France, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, and a coproduction from Netherlands-New Zealand.

These are the 14 films selected:

  • “165/60”, by Anton Brutski (Belarus, 2014, 17 min.).
  • “Beyond the forest”, by Francesca Bertin & Leonhard Kaufmann (Germany, 2015, 9 min.).
  • “Borda d’água”, by João Viegas & Miguel Canaverde (Portugal, 2015, 18 min.).
  • “Establishing Eden”, by Margit Lukács & Persijn Broersen (Netherlands, New Zealand, 2016, 10 min.).
  • “Fóra do Continente”, by Nico Martínez Millán (Spain, 2014, 20 min.).
  • “Inamovibles”, by Tànit Fernández & Isaac Rodríguez (Spain, 2015, 5 min.).
  • “Miejsce”, by Julia Popławska (Poland, 2015, 15 min.).
  • “Mot nord (North bound)”, by Jørn Nyseth Ranum (Norway, 2015, 10 min.).
  • “Nobody Dies Here”, by Simon Panay (France, 2016, 23 min.).
  • “Obiekt”, by Paulina Skibińska (Poland, 2015, 15 min.).
  • “Rumba (Waterfall)”, by Laila Pakalnina (Latvia, 2016, 20 min.).
  • “Som pastor”, by Borja Zauzen (Spain, 2015, 8 min.).
  • “Strana Udehe (Udehe country)”, by Ivan Golovnev (Russia, 2015, 26 min.).
  • “The art of flying”, by Jan van Ijken (Netherlands, 2015, 7 min.).

 

The screening of the selected short films will be held in the village of Figaró-Montmany on October 8 and 9, 2016. The full program of the Exhibition will be available by mid-September on our website.

Submissions closed

On June 30 it closed the deadline for short film’ submissions for ForadCamp 2016.

The Exhibition received films from 32 countries. We thank all the directors who submitted their works, a 30% more than the past year.

As of July 29 we will know the films selected for the Official Selection of ForadCamp 2016.

The screening of the selected short films will be held in Figaró–Montmany, October 1-2, 2016.

Submissions open

Logo FDC general Film submissions for ForadCamp 2016 – 5th Nature and Cinema Exhibition are now open.

Films must be non fiction, under 30 minutes, and nature should have a prominent place within the short film.

The screening of works selected will take place in Figaró-Montmany town, October 8-9, 2016.

The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2016. Films may be submitted through the internet platform Clickforfestivals.com or filling the submission form in our blog.

Read the rules and guidelines and submit your film now!

Films selected for ForadCamp 2015

We already know the list of the 10 short films selected for the Official Section of ForadCamp 2015. There will be four Spanish films, two of which Catalan, and also shorts from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Paraguay and two coproductions Switzerland-Japan and France-Italy.

These are the 10 films selected:

  • “Anima”, de Simon Gillard (Belgium, 2014).
  • “Calendar girls”, de Lisa Birke (Canada, 2014).
  • “Carta a Nura”, de Macià Florit Campins (Spain, 2014).
  • “Comer del monte”, de Andrea Ruffini (Paraguay, 2014)).
  • “Espès”, de Tanit Fernandez & Isaac Rodriguez (Spain, 2013).
  • “Extremos – Viaje a Karukinka”, de Federico Molentino & Juan M. Ferraro (Argentina, 2014).
  • “Komorebitachi”, de Sophie Perrier & Masanori Omori (Switzerland-Japan, 2014).
  • “Prisioneros del Kanún”, de Roser Corella (Spain, 2013).
  • “Sinfonía de Galernas”, de Nadia Penella (Spain, 2014).
  • “Trento Symphonia”, de Flatform (France-Italy, 2014).

The screening of the selected short films will be held in the municipality of Figaro-Montmany on Saturday, October 3, 2015. The program of the Exhibition will be available by mid-September on our website.