The Cine con Acento Festival closes its fourth edition with more than 300 productions received
The closing gala, held at the Villamarta Theatre, has presented the awards of a free festival that this year has united cinema and gastronomy and that has surpassed the 200 works of the previous edition.
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The Villamarta Theatre has hosted the closing gala of the fourth edition of the Cine con Acento Festival, an event with free programming for the public that this year has united cinema with Jerez gastronomy under the slogan "En Jerez se come de cine".
More works and new categories
The organisation has received more than 300 productions, compared with the more than 200 of the 2025 edition. The festival has also expanded its reach with a European category, the Premio Especial Capital Gastronómica Jerez 2026, and a section linked to roots and to the Festival de Jerez.
The winners
The awards list for this edition is as follows:
- Best film: Tras el Verano
- Best documentary film: Perfectamente Imperfectos
- Best fiction short film: La Espantada
- Best documentary short film: Ole Paco
- Best gastronomic short film: Maridaje
- Best animation short film: Tengo algo que contarte
- Best young direction: Fran Expósito for Los Pájaros
- Best documentary with roots: Acuérdate de mí
- Special mention for best performance: Paula Román
In addition, the career of the Jerez director Yolanda Centeno has been recognised, the Premio de Honor has been awarded to the actress Ruth Gabriel and the Premio Canal Sur RTVA to the Cádiz actor Manuel Morón. The gala, enlivened by the Banda Municipal de Música, was dedicated to Federico García Lorca and included the recitation of verses by the poet.
Who organises it
The Cine con Acento Festival is organised by the Asociación Artes Escénicas y Audiovisuales de Jerez, with the collaboration of the Escuela de Artes Escénicas y Cine María Espejo. It is sponsored by the Ayuntamiento de Jerez, the Diputación de Cádiz and the Junta de Andalucía, and with the collaboration of the RTVA.
The mayor of Jerez, María José García-Pelayo, attended the closing ceremony accompanied by members of the municipal government. As she indicated, "for us it is a true pride that Jerez is consolidating itself as a city of cinema". The director of the festival, Lidia Jaén, explained that this year the edition has been dedicated to gastronomy "because Jerez is a gastronomic capital".
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