23–28 November 2026 · Castellammare di Stabia

2026 · FIFTH EDITION

Films to discover

Stories and protagonists from some of the films submitted to the 2026 edition.

Poster for Hortência e Paula showing the two basketball players on court in Brazil uniforms.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Hortência e Paula (Hortência and Paula)

Rivals at club level and teammates for Brazil, Hortência and Paula tell the story of a relationship woven into the history of Brazilian women's basketball. Eduardo Hunter Moura's documentary episode brings together archive footage, photographs and present-day recollections.

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Illustrated poster for Memorabilia: a football on the grass in front of a brick tower beneath a blue and dark sky.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Memorabilia

Books, football stickers, newspapers and keepsakes trace support for Bologna and the memories of a family. In Memorabilia, Domenico G. S. Parrino follows a collector's everyday work, moving between home, a market, an exhibition and the stadium.

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Mère de glace poster: Marion Salmon-Thomas with ice axes and crampons on the competition structure at Saas-Fee.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Mère de glace

Ice climber Marion Salmon-Thomas wants to become a mother while continuing her athletic career. Enzo Besson's documentary brings training, family life and the return to the wall together in two intertwined journeys of change.

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When Nobody's Watching poster: a blue and white scarf bearing the documentary's title against a pink background.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

When Nobody's Watching

Greek women footballers share what happens between matches: work, training, family life and the search for opportunities. When Nobody's Watching follows these lives and brings them into dialogue with players' experiences abroad.

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Promotional image for Percheron: a bare-chested man with his head lowered, lit in red.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Percheron

A terminally ill father, a daughter to protect and a boxing match: Shane Jonathan Collins's short film Percheron brings together family bonds, debt and physical danger.

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Poster for Numero 10: a boy in football kit beneath a large white number 10 on a blue background.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Numero 10

A youth football match seen from the perspective of someone who feels he must please everyone: Simone Paggetti's Numero 10 explores the weight of expectations across the pitch, changing rooms and stands.

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2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

The Pull

A tug-of-war match in Northern Ireland in 1987 confronts Sean Walsh with the weight of his past, separation from his daughter and his relationship with his teammates.

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Grappling Grace poster: a dance movement inside a church nave

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Grappling Grace

In Bristol, wrestler and dancer Saeed Esmaeli opens the doors of Wrestle for Humanity: a documentary about movement as a practice of connection and trust.

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Performance poster: a runner on a path between green fields

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Performer (Sub Ita)

An amateur runner faces a new goal and the weight of other people's times: Performance explores the relationship between sport and self-image.

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Promotional image for JUST A ROCK showing Emanuele Ticozzi between two boulders with the title centred

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

JUST A ROCK

JUST A ROCK follows boulder setter Emanuele Ticozzi in Val di Mello as he prepares a new line, works through attempts on the rock and reflects on the relationship between grades, creativity and time.

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2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

From Field to Front

A journey through rugby and remembrance follows Dave Gallaher's legacy through a symbolic exchange of soil between New Zealand and Europe.

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Birdlife poster: a wingsuit flyer moves away from a rocky cliff against a blue sky.

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

Birdlife

Nine voices from different generations trace the history of wingsuit flying, from the invention of the suit to the preparation for a jump and the desire to fly.

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Original poster for This is Hogtown showing five roller derby skaters wearing helmets and skates

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

This is Hogtown

This is Hogtown follows a Toronto roller derby team to the first sanctioned overseas games in its history, moving through sporting preparation, travel and life as a group.

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Promotional image with the UNEND logo over a green view of Rio and two runners on a road

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

O Rio la de cima

Two runners cross Rio de Janeiro from Mirante Dona Marta to Pedra da Gávea. Fabio Seixas's short film observes their run as the city gives way to trails, forest and rock.

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Original poster for MARTA VUOLE GIOCARE: a girl runs with a football

2026 · SUBMITTED FILM

MARTA VUOLE GIOCARE

Marta wants to play football and follow the example of Barbara Bonansea. Matteo Quarta’s short film follows her encounter with the prejudice that still surrounds women’s football.

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