Cinema Parallels: Traces of the Common
In a world of increasingly rigid borders and algorithms that isolate us within bubbles, cinema emerges as the last space for shared experience. This edition seeks to rescue the fragments of humanity that still unite us amidst digital noise and polarization.
September 2 - 5, 2026
Celebrating Emerging Filmmakers of the Balkans
Cinema Parallels is a dynamic film festival and educational platform dedicated to fostering independent and innovative documentary and media art, with a special focus on emerging filmmakers from the Western Balkan countries. Celebrating the diversity of regional identities, Cinema Parallels 2026, taking place from September 2-5, 2026, explores the theme Traces of the Common.
6th Edition
Empowering Emerging Filmmakers
Celebrating diversity through innovative documentary films and educational initiatives in the Western Balkans.
OPEN CALL: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SELECTION
Cinema Parallels 2026 seeks compelling international short films (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental).
OPEN CALL: DOCUMENTARY SUMMER CAMP - PARALLELS LAB 2026 (PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT)
Parallels Lab is an exclusive creative retreat designed to stimulate new talent and cultivate new voices in the non-fiction field, promoting the decentralization of audiovisual production
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Celebrating diverse identities through innovative documentary media art.
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