Reina Sofía Museum Launches Experimental-Film Residencies of Up to €9,000
Spain's Official Gazette published Order CLT/1155/2026 of the Ministry of Culture on November 2, establishing the regulatory bases for the "Joaquim Jordà Artistic Residencies" grants at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, supporting experimental and non-fiction film projects.
The grants are awarded by competitive selection, with a maximum of two per call and up to €9,000 per project. Selected projects will complete residency stages in Madrid, Marseille in France and Lisbon in Portugal, in collaboration with FIDLab of the Marseille international film festival and Doclisboa. Filmmakers and collectives from any country may apply, with no requirement of Spanish tax residence; applications will be accepted for 20 days after each call's extract appears in the Official Gazette, and the first call is expected in 2027.
The residencies are named in honour of Catalan filmmaker Joaquim Jordà (1935-2006) and his contribution to Spanish experimental and documentary cinema. The ministry said the grants aim to foster exploration of new forms and narratives in filmmaking and to strengthen cooperation between Spanish and European film institutions.
The Reina Sofía is one of Spain's leading modern and contemporary art museums and the home of Picasso's "Guernica."
Source: Ministry of Culture (Spain
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