Gender perspective
“The methodology and mechanisms that allow us to identify, question and assess discrimination, inequality and exclusion of women and groups of diverse gender expression, which is intended to be justified based on biological differences, as well as the actions that must be taken to act on gender factors and create the conditions for change that allow us to advance in the construction of gender equality.”
Based on the General Law for Equality between Women and Men, in article 5, section VI
The importance of applying gender perspective lies in the possibilities it offers of understanding how discrimination occurs and the ways to transform it.
Gender perspective improves the lives of people, societies and countries, enriching all productive areas.
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The film has at least two women; the women talk to each other, and they talk about something other than a man.
Tests that look behind the camera
THE UPHOLD TEST - Rory Uphold: screenplay and acting
A film passes if:
The crew on set is 50 percent women
THE REES DAVIES TEST - Kate Rees Davies: direction and production
A film passes if:
Each department has two or more women
THE WHITE TEST - Jen White: DOP; International Cinematographers Guild.
A film passes if:
Half the department heads are women
Half the members of each department are women
And half the crew are women
Tests that look beyond white women
THE WAITHE TEST - Lena Waithe: Screenplay. Emmy Award Winner
A movie passes if:
There is a Black woman in the play
Who is in a position of power
AND is in a healthy relationship
THE KO TEST - Naomi Ko: Written and Performed
A movie passes if:
There is a non-white person in the film who identifies as a woman
Who speaks in five or more scenes
AND speaks English
THE VILLALOBOS TEST - Ligiah Villalobos: Produced and Written
A movie passes if:
The film has a Latina lead
AND the lead or other Latina character is portrayed as a professional or college student, speaks in unaccented English, and is not sexualized.
Tests that look at female leads
THE PEIRCE TEST - Kimberly Peirce: direction
A film passes if:
There is a female character who is a protagonist or antagonist with her own story
The female protagonist has dimension and authentically exists with needs and desires that she pursues through dramatic action.
And the audience can empathize with or understand the desires and actions of the female protagonist.
THE VILLARREAL TEST - Lindsey Villarreal: production and assistant
A film fails if:
A female lead is presented as one of three common stereotypes in her first scene: as sexualized; as stiff, expressionless, or soulless; or as a matriarch (tired, old, or overworked)
But a failed film can be redeemed and pass the test if it is later shown that the main female character is three or more of the following:
-Someone with a career where she is in a position of authority or power
-A mother
-Someone who is reckless or makes bad decisions
-Someone who is sexual or chooses a sexual identity of their own
THE LANDAU TEST - Noga Landau: screenplay
A film fails if:
A main female character ends up dead
A main female character ends up pregnant
Or a main female character causes a plot problem for a male lead.
Tests that look at the supporting cast
THE HAGEN TEST - Kate Hagen: writing community director The Black List
A film passes if:
Half the roles in a scene are female
And the first crowd scene includes at least 50% women
THE KOEZE-DOTTLE TEST - Rachael Dottle and Ella Koeze: journalism
A film passes if:
The supporting cast is 50 percent female
THE FELDMAN SCORE - Rachel Feldman: direction; former chair of the Directors Guild of America's Women's Steering Committee.
A film passes with a score of five or more:
Source: FiveThirtyEight
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L'Horror Film Festival second edition will take place from 15 to 17 on April, 2026 at the Torre Barrina Social Innovation and Multimedia Creation Center.
We will hold a session for works by new authors and we encourage you to send us your works.
PARTICIPATION RULES
New Talent Section
The creation of this International Film Festival with a Gender Perspective in Hospitalet was born with the aim of visualizing the gender perspective through horror cinema.
Promote values through leisure.
Provide windows, different visions from the hegemonic ones.
Generate new perspectives.
Offer opportunities and space for representation.
Participation conditions
The first or second work of authorship will be accepted.
Priority will be given to works directed or scripted by people from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
The maximum running time of the work will be 20 minutes.
The theme of the works must be versed in the gender perspective.
The genre of the works must be mainly horror.
The works can be fiction, animation, documentary and experimental.
All those works that differ from Catalan or Spanish must provide subtitles in these languages.
Submission form
Works selected
Once the selection has been communicated, the selected works will provide the following materials:
Digital copy (H264 format or similar);
Graphic materials: poster, director's photography, 1 or 2 frames;
Film sheet (technical and artistic team).
Clarifications
Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of the rules. Otherwise, the short film will be disqualified.
The representatives of the participating works will be solely responsible for ensuring that the work does not violate any intellectual or industrial property right, exploitation right, right to honor, privacy and image, or any other right of third parties or current legislation.
The organization of the Festival declines any legal responsibility in relation to the short films presented at the Festival and their content.
Contact details
For any further questions, please contact us:
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Limited capacity - Request invitations here
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A true horror story: The reconciliation between work and family life.
Long days, changing hours, jobs that are sustained and the pressure to remain active in a competitive environment, since conciliation was not just a personal issue but a collective challenge.
"More information soon"
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Sempre estem a temps
Presentation of a social project for the prevention and awareness of gender violence aimed at new generations:
"A temps", Talk and QnA.
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Pálpito
Marisa Crespo Abril, Moisés Romera Pérez
O Colecionador de Cheiros de Nucas Femininas
Natália Damião, Ana Clara Vidal de Negreiros
AnastÁcia
Lilih Curi
Tupper
Pablo Calzado Alonso
Basalte
Crété Geoffrey
Cara B
Sara Mango, Claro García
Las puertas de la ilusión
Vanessa Perez De Somacarrera
A-Maniki
Elixabet Nuñez
Presentation of a social project for the prevention and awareness of gender violence aimed at new generations through a short film adapted to new technologies, “A TIEMPO” (On Time), which shows stories based on real events of victims, with the aim of educating, detecting risk situations early, and promoting healthy relationships among young people.
This project was created by La Dona és Actualitat (Women Are Current Affairs), founded and directed by Sandra Granado, in collaboration with the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan Police), to bring prevention and awareness to schools and institutes.
Session Description
-Talk
-Screening of the short film making-of
-Open QnA session
The audience will be able to ask questions about the content of the documentary and the prevention of gender violence.
Guest Speakers
Sandra Granadofounder of the La Dona és Actualitat platform and director of the short film A TEMPS (On Time)
Estefania Ros, member of XDI Xarxa dels Drets de la Infància (XDI Network of Children's Rights), criminologist and lawyer specializing in equality and prevention of harassment. Contributor to the social project A temps.
Artistic Credits
Director: Sandra Granado
Production: PMMrecords
Special Images: Max Laboratory
Pálpito
Marisa Crespo Abril, Moisés Romera Pérez. 2025
A tarot reader becomes obsessed with the feeling that a terrible misfortune is going to happen and will do anything to prevent it.

O Colecionador de Cheiros de Nucas Femininas
Natália Damião, Ana Clara Vidal de Negreiros. 2024
A solitary man is devoted to his unconventional collection, which makes people criticize and question whether his behavior is adjusted or not.

AnastÁcia
Lilih Curi. 2025
When Anastácia is prevented from working due to losing her voice, she finds herself in an abusive relationship that traps her.

Tupper
Pablo Calzado Alonso. 2026
Tupper is a short film inspired by real events that starts from an everyday and recognizable, seemingly harmless situation, to progressively reveal a disturbing reality.

Basalte
Crété Geoffrey. 2025
In a deserted world, Ava wakes up alone and with no memories. She holds a box that reminds her to take a mysterious pill and return to the ocean. The journey is difficult…

Cara B
Sara Mango, Claro García. 2025
Erina, a rising actress, prepares in the bathroom for a decisive gala. As she applies her makeup, she talks with her friend Crucis, whose questions force her to confront everything she’s been trying to avoid.
Las puertas de la ilusión
Vanessa Perez De Somacarrera. 2025
Are we free to be free?

A-Maniki
Elixabet Nuñez. 2025
An elderly woman with difficulties in the digital world becomes invisible to the society around her.

#screeningslhorrorff
Mátame
Pau Canivell
Fia
Luciana Martinez
Crúor
Raúl Mella
Amar a un facha
Francesca Hernández
Eloísa
Andrea Espadas Martín
Te lo mereces
Urtzi Elorza
Los Smoofis
Chrystelle Ferrara Viforcos
¡Abre las piernas!
Águeda V. Flores
Voyeur
Maryam Hashempour
Queda't amb mi
Miriam Quesada
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“Haberlas, haylas”
Women in horror cinema
Presentation and Roundtable with members of Dones Visuals Horror Group. Yes, women do things.With Sabina Pujol, Cris Gambín and
Silvia García Palacios
And the presence of Talent Novell directors
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A Fermenting Woman
Priscilla Galvez
Long Pork
Iris Dukatt
BERTA
Lucía Forner Segarra
Gaslighter
Virginia Powers Hendry
Micro-Short
Beth Fletcher
Nosocomephilia
Michèle Kaye
Bloody Hell
Lena Albin
A Fermenting Woman
Priscilla Galvez. 2024
On the brink of getting fired from her restaurant by new owners, visionary chef and master fermenter Marielle Lau develops an incendiary new dish with a bewitching ingredient she’s convinced will save her career.

Long Pork
Iris Dukatt. 2025
In a Post-Roe America where theocracy reigns, a renowned butcher meets the political predator responsible for the killing of her daughter and exacts bloody revenge, setting the stage for a revolution.

BERTA
Lucía Forner Segarra. 2024
Berta wants Alex to understand the damage he caused her years ago and will do whatever it takes to explain it to him.

Gaslighter
Virginia Powers Hendry. 2024
A woman arrives home from work to find her power out and her front door left unlocked. As she walks through the house with her boyfriend on the phone, he tells her she is safe. Is he right? Or is this a dangerous Gaslight.

Micro-Short
Beth Fletcher. 2024
A woman hypnotized by her microwave finds out how far she'll go to satiate its hunger.

Nosocomephilia
Michèle Kaye. 2024
A middle-age woman in a state of ennui starts compulsively visiting doctors.

Bloody Hell
Lena Albin. 2024
Una mujer de mediana edad, hastiada, comienza a visitar médicos compulsivamente.

Acció Horror group, made up of members of Dones Visuals who are enthusiasts of horror, fantasy, and SyFy films, has come together to reclaim, celebrate, and discuss the presence of women in genre cinema. We invite you to this roundtable discussion to shed light on the darkness and analyze why (or if, indeed) this type of cinema has always been dominated by men; who are the women we forget when we talk about underrepresentation of women; and why it seems that what is truly terrifying is that we men project our fears onto the big screen.
With Sabina Pujol, Cris Gambín and Silvia García Palacios
And the presence of Talent Novell directors
Mátame
Pau Canivell. 2025
A novice drag queen is given a golden opportunity to become a star, but she’ll have to give up on herself to achieve it. Her decision must be made before the party’s over.

Fia
Luciana Martinez. 2024
A strange animal survives a fire and walks through a burned forest desperately searching for its home. Its nest is in ashes. In the midst of its pain, it discovers moisture in its tears, and embarks on a sensory search for something living to feed.

Crúor
Raúl Mella. 2025
What was meant to be a clandestine abortion ends in filicide. Mariela kills her daughter Teresa on a deserted beach to save face, but the sea gives back what is given to it. When Teresa emerges from the waves, her mother's relief turns to pure terror: her daughter has returned as a vengeful marine predator.

Amar a un facha
Francesca Hernández. 2025
Spain, 1936. A Republican militiawoman is put in charge of a fascist prisoner meant to be used in a key exchange to save Clara Campoamor. An unexpected connection develops between them, angering Loriena's closest friends, also militiamen, and creating a problem that will jeopardize the exchange. Without any strategic value, keeping a fascist alive no longer makes sense.

Eloísa
Andrea Espadas Martín. 2026
Eloísa is a suspense short film with hints of horror that follows two sisters after the death of Eloísa, their childhood friend. Amid their grief, buried secrets and unresolved tensions begin to surface, revealing the darkest sides of each. The story suggests that ghost stories aren’t about those who leave, but about those who stay behind. Three friends, one pact, buried secrets.

Te lo mereces
Urtzi Elorza. 2025
Santi, a little disturbed, tries to convince himself in front of the mirror that everyone gets what they deserve.

Los Smoofis
Chrystelle Ferrara Viforcos. 2025
Lauri and Christine, a young couple, get into a film buff argument about elevated horror while on a road trip searching for a mysterious place: the Village of Smoofis.

¡Abre las piernas!
Águeda V. Flores. 2025
Paula, a martial arts enthusiast, attends a gynecological appointment with a weird and insensitive doctor.

Voyeur
Maryam Hashempour. 2024
A girl enters a coffee shop while waiting for her friend. An unknown number sends her a photo of her, taken just before she enters the coffee shop. The unknown person sends the photo several times until…

Queda't amb mi
Miriam Quesada. 2025
Meri joins a pregnancy retreat in a remote countryside house. What seems like a welcoming space quickly turns into a disturbing experience. Trapped in bizarre rituals and a group with a dark purpose, she must confront her deepest fears to protect her baby and reclaim her freedom.

Executive production VIBHA DARYANANI MELWANI Production BERTA SÁNCHEZ Programming CAMILA PINEDA
Communication JÚLIA AGUT   IBAN GRANERO DEL RÍO Press MIRANDA DELFINO BOGA Best consulting AIDA PICÓN FERNÁNDEZ
Coordination and programming SILVIA GARCÍA PALACIOS
Special thanks
MIRIAM GIRALDEZ   JOLANTA NORBUTAITE   CRISTIAN PLANAS   JAVIER RUEDA   PRIMI MEDINA   BEATRIZ CÓRDOBA   MAR JIMÉNEZ
Vibha Daryanani Melwani
Obsessive of Excel, has production running through her veins. From event production, fiction, documentaries, advertising, marketing, music, festivals and even sporting events, she has become an expert in executive management of events and projects. Her studies include a degree in Audiovisual Communication in Brighton, UK, several masters and a PhD in communication sciences specialising in executive production. She lives a double life as a martial arts teacher and referee specialising in Women's Self-Defence.
Berta Sánchez
Since she directed her life towards her passion, this graduate in Audiovisual Communication from the UAB has already participated in a handful of festivals and associations dedicated to this art for several years; always multifaceted. From production, through projection, translation/subtitling... She has been learning for years by filming and participating in the best horror festivals in Catalonia. Currently, she is a regular contributor to the radio programme "La Cinemoteka" and continues to produce everything from shows to feature films.
Camila Pineda
Director and screenwriter passionate about horror and gore. A graduate in Audiovisual Communication from Blanquerna University, she began her career in Los Angeles as an editor, where she perfected her narrative acumen and sensitivity for visual rhythm. After her experience in the North American industry, she decided to return to focus on her true calling: writing and directing films. She currently works as an assistant director and script editor, combining her work on film shoots with film criticism for Young magazine, where she contributes to the film section.
Júlia Agut
Born in Barcelona and a resident of the metropolitan area, she is hooked on accents from all over the world. With a great passion for cinema and reading, she began filming short films until she lost count. You give her tape and a clip and he fixes you half set while she checks the continuity. Fantasy, horror and science fiction genres are her pillars.
Iban Granero del Río
Born and trapped in L’Hospitalet, he already began to practice video editing with a couple of VHS players. Twenty years later, he continues editing after having gone through dozens of shoots and social projects as a director, camera operator or gaffer. At the same time, from childhood to this date, he has developed a cult towards horror films for everything that this genre means culturally and politically (and for monsters of all kinds).
Miranda Delfino Boga
Filmmaker and assistant director. Born in Buenos Aires and trained at the Universidad del Cine (FUC), she develops an experimental and poetic cinema that explores intimacy, displacement, and memory, as well as fiction and the horror genre. She lived for four years in Berlin, where she participated in various film shoots and furthered her training in analog photography and editing workshops. In 2024, she was a member of the Youth Jury at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and in 2025, she was assistant director on Pelargonía, a short film selected for the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. Now based in Spain, she continues to develop her own film projects.
Aida Picón Fernández
Raised between Cornellà and Terrassa, she has trained as an actress, film specialist and showrunner since her teens. Passionate and demanding, she is guided by intuition and the defence of what she considers fair. She produces multidisciplinary shows, works as an actress and fiction stuntwoman or as part of the technical team, currently developing her own series and a horror short film. A faithful consumer of cultural festivals, she is part of the B-Retina and "La Cinemoteka" team, covering festivals and Awards such as the Feroz Awards.
Silvia García Palacios
Born and raised in L’Hospitalet, she combines her more than 20 years of experience in the audiovisual world with social activism. As a producer, director, programmer and film critic, her versatile character combined with committed values have led her to join of multiple social, ecological and women's associations and cooperatives, in order to help make a difference.
