The found footage is the protagonist of the official spot for the 45th edition of TerrorMolins, created by Sergi Vizcaino as a tribute to the subgenre and the origins of the festival.
Honored filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez head an extensive list of guests that includes Víctor Català, Paula Gallego (Los que vienen), Caye Casas (Amor de padre), Norma Vila (Salitre) or the North American team of Infirmary.
Talks and round tables on found footage and video games, a masterclass and a conversation with the directors of The Blair Witch Project head the agenda of activities.
The TerrorMolins 2026 begins the countdown to its 45th edition by revealing the complete program, as well as the’This year's official spot. Created by filmmaker and video game designer Sergi Vizcaino (director of the feature film XP3D and renowned short films such as TIGHT), the piece pays homage to this year's leitmotif, found footage, connecting directly with the director's origins. For Vizcaino, making the spot is a reunion with his cinematic roots and with the festival itself, where he received the first award of his life in 2002: “It is a tribute born from the love for the genre and the deep appreciation I have for this festival.; I wanted to tell a story that gradually unravels through pieces that work independently, forming an infinite loop towards terror". In this way, the spot becomes the letter of introduction for a festival that will transform Molins de Rei into the home of the most anticipated horror cinema through major international visits, screenings, activities and an exhibition that can be visited throughout the festival.
Luxury guests: This year, the festival will feature a notable presence of talents from the national and international film scene. The highlight of this edition will be the visit of North American filmmakers. Daniel Myrick i Eduardo Sanchez, directors of the mythical phenomenon The Blair Witch Project, which will be the closing film and during the session they will receive the Tribute Award 2026.
The inaugural film team will be present. Those who come, which celebrates its Catalan premiere, led by the debuting director Victor Catalan, the actress Paula Gallego, the actor Miguel Lago, the screenwriter Carlos Camba and the composer Joan Vila. The director will also be present at the opening gala. Caye Houses (big winner of TerrorMolins 2023 with The dining room table), who will present his new short film Father's love accompanied by the actress Christina Rapado.
Parallel activities. The TerrorMolins 2026 program is completed with a powerful list of parallel activities that take the pulse of new forms of the genre and the history of horror cinema. One of the main thematic axes this year revolves around the phenomenon of found footage and the mockumentary, with outstanding proposals such as the talk When terror pretends to be real: found footage i mockumentary, by the film critic Antonio Jose Navarro, which will take place on Saturday, November 7. In the same vein, on Saturday, November 14, the doctor in Communication and Game Studies Victor Navarro will give the talk Found footage playable and cursed pixels: from the Blair Witch to cursed demo discs i backrooms, exploring the connection of horror with the world of video games and technology.
This universe will be complemented, on Saturday, November 14, with the round table Panic witnesses: anatomy of the found footage through new perspectives, moderated by Jordi G. Montané with the participation of’Ania Posada, content creator and disseminator; Maria Duño, film critic and presenter; i Dani Grandes, filmmaker, cultural journalist and researcher at UPF; and with the conversation around the paradigm shift that it entailed The Blair Witch Project, with the directors honored Daniel Myrick i Eduardo Sanchez, which will moderate Anders E. Larsson, director of the Lund Fantastic Film Festival.
The festival also reinforces its industry and creation side on Thursday, November 12 with the masterclass Creating genre cinema: two perspectives, the same project, where the director Marc Martinez Jordan and the producer David Ciurana will detail the challenges, complicity and negotiations behind the production of a genre film. On the other hand, the memory and history of the festival will play a prominent role on Monday, November 9th with the presentation of the book The horror movie marathons of Molins de Rei (1973-2026), by the author Alex Aguilera, which reviews 45 editions and more than 1,000 titles screened. Finally, the warm-up before the traditional 12-Hour Marathon will feature, on Saturday, November 14, a brutal sound assault by the power trio by grindcore Thanatopraxy, which will offer a live concert outside the Teatre de La Peni to open the door to the final day.
Found Posters Exhibition. This year's festival exhibition will start on November 5th at 7:00 PM at the Ca n'Ametller Exhibition Hall with the inauguration of Cartells Trobats. Coinciding with the leitmotif of this 45th edition, the third year Illustration students of the’Joso School presents a collection of posters recovered from the archives of the mysterious and forgotten production company "Jeta", a pioneer in using primitive artificial intelligence tools to save paying professionals. The exhibition proposes a terrifying journey that reflects, through satire and rejection of artificial mediocrity, on how art and human criteria must continue to be the true refuge of society.