Call for entries | Punto de Vista 2027

Pamplona, 2 July 2026.-  Punto de Vista, a festival promoted by the Department of Culture of the Government of Navarre and organised by NICDO, has opened the call for film submissions to the Official Section of its 21st edition, which will take place in Pamplona from 9 to 14 March 2027.

The Official Section of Punto de Vista is open to documentary films of any nationality, with no limitations with regard to the theme, duration and original language. Eligible works must have been completed after August 1st​, 2025. Fiction films, institutional or advertising productions, as well as news reports or works of a strictly journalistic nature, are not eligible. 

The submission period closes on 15 October 2026 at 23:59. The entry fee is 5€, and entries must be submitted through the festival website, where a form has been provided to enter films.

The committee will announce which films have been selected this coming January. Their task will be to select films in line with the ideas and guidelines on quality and creativity that form the basis of the festival:

• For Punto de Vista documentary is a meeting place.
• Punto de Vista is a place to generate dialogues on different levels, oriented towards thought and knowledge.
• Punto de Vista pays special attention to film-makers and artists whose work is based on risk and searching.
• Punto de Vista values films' ethical commitment to the people involved in them and to their audiences.
• The Official Selection of Punto de Vista fosters the discovery of reality and independent expression.
• Punto de Vista is a celebration of documentary films.

Jury and prizes

In the coming months, an International Jury will be appointed, made up of experts and professionals from the sector. This jury will announce its decision during the celebration of the closing gala ceremony of the International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, Punto de Vista 2027.

The Jury will decide on the official prizes:

• "Punto de Vista" First Prize for the best film, worth €10,000. The prize will be awarded to the film that the panel of judges considers to be the best work of the official section of the festival, independently of its duration or nationality, giving reasons for their decision.
• The Jean Vigo Prize for Best Director, worth €5,000. The prize specifically honours the figure of Jean Vigo and will be awarded to the film in the Official Section that best represents the ethical and formal values that represented his work, giving reasons for their decision.
• Prize for the best short film, worth €3,000. The prize will be awarded to the best film of a duration equal to or less than 35 minutes.
• Special commendations: the Jury may award up to two special commendations, with no prize money.

In addition, the following special prizes are established:

• The Special Audicence Prize, worth €1,650.
• The Youth Prize, worth €1,500.

This sets in motion in a new edition of Punto de Vista, which aims once again to represent the apex of documentary film-making. As in last year's edition, this meeting between filmmakers and their audience spotlights the audiovisual productions that, regardless of origin or topic, present an innovative way of seeing reality through documentary film.