IberoDocs has announced the programme for its 12th Edition, taking place from 16–26 September 2026, with a rich selection of documentary films exploring identity, social justice, nature and community action.
The festival will open on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at the French Institute with the Scottish Premiere of Landmarks by acclaimed Argentine director Lucrecia Martel. Winner of Best Film at the 2025 London Film Festival, the film follows a 14 year investigation of the murder of Indigenous Chuchagasta leader Javier Chocobar in Tucumán, Argentina, connecting his story to centuries of colonial land dispossession.
The opening event launches a programme bringing together established filmmakers, emerging voices and distinctive documentary forms from across Latin America, Spain and Portugal, alongside films and activities designed to connect Ibero-American stories with audiences and communities in Scotland.
This year’s festival places access and inclusion at the heart of its programme, with as many free events as paid activities, creating opportunities for all audiences to experience Ibero-American documentary cinema. The festival will also expand its programme beyond Edinburgh, bringing screenings to communities in Dundee, Oban and Aberfeldy.
The 2026 programme comprises 20 titles in total, including 11 feature films and nine shorts. The selection has a strong commitment to gender representation, with 65% of the films directed by women.
Five filmmakers and industry guests will attend the festival in person creating opportunities for audiences to meet filmmakers, hear directly about their work and engage in conversation around the films.
Explore the full programme on the Iberodocs website.
IberoDocs will take its programme beyond Edinburgh through a three day, three location tour, bringing our films and conversations to coastal communities across Scotland, connecting stories from the sea to the places shaped by it.
The Shorts To The Sea tour, presented in collaboration with DocNomads, will visit:
- 24 September – Oban
- 25 September – Aberfeldy
- 26 September – Dundee
The expansion reflects IberoDocs’ commitment to making international documentary cinema available beyond the main city-centre concentration of cultural activity in Edinburgh, with a particular focus on widening access for audiences and communities.
The 12th edition of IberoDocs presents documentary cinema as a space for discovery, connection and conversation, bringing international stories to Edinburgh while creating opportunities for audiences across Scotland to encounter new perspectives, filmmakers and cultures.
Sambrooke Scott, Head of Audience Development at Screen Scotland said: “Community, connection, celebration and creativity are at the heart of Iberodocs and their mission to bring vital and human stories by filmmakers from across the Ibero-American diaspora to Scottish audiences. The connections created through the films they screen and the events they deliver bring audiences together in a way that welcomes all and leaves a lasting impact, and this year the expanded reach across Scotland offers new audiences the chance to enjoy and participate in the rich programme. It’s fantastic to be able to support Iberodocs - congratulations to the team who've curated what promises to be a stellar edition and we look forward to joining the celebration.”
IberoDocs is supported by Creative Scotland through Multi-Year Funding, Film Hub Scotland as part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery; Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) through the Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture (PICE), the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs at the Embassy of Spain in London, the Cervantes Chair at the University of Edinburgh, the Consulate of Spain in Edinburgh, and Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.
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Image credits: Still from Ritas courtesy of IberoDocs