THE BEST DOCUMENTARY SELECTION OF THE 23RD IN THE PALACE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL!

We are delighted to announce the BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM selection of the 23rd IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival!

 
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY
 
 
 

 
BLUE BIRD (PT: "PÁSSARO AZUL") (dir. Miguel Munhá / Portugal / 2025

ABRIL, IT’S NOT WINTER TODAY (dir. Mabel Lozano / Spain / 2025)

ATALAYA (dir. Rebeca Elena Carini / Spain / 2025)

BENEATH WHICH RIVERS FLOW (dir. Ali Yahya / Iraq / 2025)

BICYCLE FACE (dir. Amaia Nerekan Umaran, Itziar Zorita Agirre / Spain / 2025)

BOATMAN (dir. Audrey Lejeune / France / 2025)

CORRAL NEGRO (dir. Laura Torres Codina / Spain / 2024)

GOATS! (dir. Tonći Gaćina / Croatia / 2025)

HEADWINDS (dir. Manuel Camia / Italy / 2025)

KOKI, CIAO (dir. Quenton Miller / Netherlands / 2025)

OF STONE (dir. Simo Ilić / Serbia / 2025)

PEDRO TOMÁS EXPLAINS THE WORLD (dir. Kornelijus Stučkus / Spain / 2025)

TEENAGE COWBOY (dir. Matteo Gariglio / Switzerland / 2024)

THE BRIDE OF MONT BLANC (dir. Grace T.S.P / UK / 2025)

THE END OF HUMAN RACE | PART ONE (dir. Vesely Marek / Austria / 2025)

THE PISTON KING (dir. Mazen Hamed Alhaj Salem / Jordan / 2024)

THE ROBIN THAT NEVER RETURN (dir. Jani Ahlstedt / Finland / 2025)

THE STONEMASON’S DAUGHTER (dir. Arturo Franco / Spain / 2025)

WHAT DOES THE MUD WHISPER? (dir. Dea Tcholokava / Georgia / 2025)

Thank you all for your film submissions! It was a great pleasure watching your films!

We truly admire all the participants and the immense effort behind these productions. Keep creating, as we hope to see more of your talent soon!

The teams of the selected films can expect an official notification and further details via email. We appreciate your cooperation and can't wait to meet you!

PS: Stay tuned for the selection reveal of the other categories coming soon