Mooby Aribau yesterday hosted the start of the 24th edition of the In-Edit Festival. And it did so to full capacity with a sold-out: more than 1000 people crowded in the queue with emotion reflected on their skin; unmoving smiles, lively conversations, and collective euphoria.
A glass of Campari and the smell of popcorn permeated the cinema's hall in the run-up to the documentary screening, the ideal setting to reunite with those cinephile friends who, year after year, gather at this festival. The directors and producers of the programmed films, as well as personalities from the audiovisual sector, did not miss the event. Because, as its organizers already said in the Moments Estel·lars cycle, In-Edit is not just a festival: it is a group of friends, it is a community, it is a family. And this close and warm atmosphere was the protagonist of the inauguration.
The gala began with a message of support for the victims of the Urda (Toledo) accident and their families and it was recalled that both politics and cinema must serve as a tool for reflection in the most difficult moments. Afterwards, the presentation of an edition that goes beyond the traditional documentary format was given, as it will feature series, short films, fiction projects, tours, and training spaces.
An international recognition
One of the most emotional moments of the night was the appearance of Uri Altell, founder of the In-Edit project, who arrived at the gala directly from the airport after collecting in Bilbao the recognition for the Best Private Initiative in the AUPA! awards, granted within the framework of BIME, the international reference event for the music industry.
On stage, he confessed that the award had taken them completely by surprise, as they didn't even know their team had been nominated. "We hadn't submitted ourselves, we found ourselves with the award without knowing it. It's a very beautiful recognition and, in any case, it's a collective award for all of you who come every year and make it possible for In-Edit to continue growing," he thanked to the applause of the room.
Marianne Faithfull inaugurated the festival
In-Edit 2026 opened with the screening of the film Broken English, directed by the duo Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth. The film pays tribute to singer and cultural icon Marianne Faithfull, in a proposal that mixes documentary language and fiction.
But, above all, the documentary vindicates her talent as a singer and songwriter and finally removes her from the sexist cliché that for decades reduced her to being "Mick Jagger's ex". The film is contextualized in a fictional "Ministry of Not Forgetting" (the space where memory and myth intersect) and reviews six decades of career, successes, addictions, and public judgment.
Broken English was filmed with the artist shortly before her death, making it the perfect tribute to a creator who never allowed herself to be pigeonholed by anyone's shadow. To give voice to this journey, the film features testimonies from names such as Tilda Swinton, Nick Cave, Courtney Love, Beth Orton, and Warren Ellis. Yesterday, tickets were sold out, but on November 5, it will be screened for a second time at Mooby Aribau.
More than seventy titles at In-Edit 2026
The festival director, Astrid Rousse, took to the stage to explain the program, which features 109 screenings and more than 70 documentaries. There will also be the presence of more than 170 directors and industry professionals. Among the most notable figures of this edition are 64 premieres and 12 debut films.
Toni Querol, artistic director of the festival, defended the need to regain curiosity and break with digital consumption: "I trust that together we can extract the public from these algorithms and these fragmented playlists, from this music understood as something you put on in the background while you work." For Querol, In-Edit's mission is to offer context and perspective to the soundtracks that have accompanied great historical moments and human experiences, because these stories help us understand where we come from.
Among this year's main novelties is the Apolo Award, a new section dedicated to music videos with the aim of giving visibility to emerging talent and new visual languages. Likewise, the festival maintains its alliance with CaixaForum+, where from November 7 to 22, 15 titles can be viewed online, in addition to access to a permanent catalog of 20 documentaries from past editions.
In-Edit 2026 proposes a journey that goes from great icons like David Bowie, Dolly Parton, NOFX or Sonic Youth to more original root and thematic proposals. For example, the program includes looks at the world of piano tuners in Warsaw, the pachuco movement and Chicano culture, the drag-punk scene in New York, the sacrifices of the classical music elite through pianist Yuja Wang or the phenomenon of Nigerian afrobeat.
This edition maintains a strong presence of Catalan talent, as well as a marked Latin American accent. The local offer includes everything from Ingrid Caven's docu-concert under the gaze of Albert Serra and a short film by Carla Simón to a journey through the Italo disco born in Sabadell studios in the eighties or the forgotten figure of Enrique Coziner, passing through the La Susma collective in Castelldefels or the music of Remei de Ca la Fresca.
The national and Latin American sphere will be represented by figures such as Pablo Milanés, Rubén Rada, Fermín Muguruza, Niño Josele's project filmed by Fernando Trueba and the revision of flamenco references such as Enrique Morente or the band Triana.
Thus begins an In-Edit that once again takes over the city. Until November 8, the Mooby Aribau cinemas will be the meeting point for anyone who wants to stop for a moment, sit in the dark and enjoy music in a different way.