"The fantastic emerges from reality like the moon over a misty swamp."
The idea for the Festival was born from our passion for the Pallars Sobirà, a remote region of the Pyrenees, its stories and legends, and for cinema. Our desire to preserve the most mysterious heritage of this wild land grew into the Tabaca Film Fest – the Mythological Film Festival of the Pyrenees.
This is a land rich in its own myths and legends, but every corner of the world has its own Yeti, its own mermaid, its own werewolf, its own mountain guardian — in short, its own mythological imagination.
With the Tabaca Film Fest, we bring to light these stories from the Pallars, the Pyrenees and all over the world through the art form we know best: cinema.
This Festival embodies values we care deeply about: quality cinema and the preservation of mythological and historical memory, in an extraordinary natural setting.
The Tabaca Film Fest includes short films in the categories of fiction, animation, documentary, and video-dance, featuring an international open call and complementary activities.
The third edition of Tabaca Film Fest will take place in person in Gerri de la Sal from September 18 to 27, 2026.
The Festival will include an opening ceremony, screenings of the finalist films, and a closing gala with an award ceremony. In parallel, there will be lectures, guided tours, workshops, concerts and other mythology-related cultural activities.
