Summer Micro-Film Festival
Iberdrola España is promoting access to culture in rural areas with the Summer Micro-Film Festival
Through initiatives such as the Summer Micro-Film Festival, Iberdrola España is helping to revitalise cultural life in rural areas and highlight the quality of life in small towns.
Iberdrola España's Summer Micro-Film Festival is a cultural initiative that brings together entertainment, awareness-raising and community spirit in the open air. Organised by Iberdrola España in collaboration with the platforms "Vente a Vivir a un Pueblo" (Come Live in a Village) and "Cultura Inquieta" (Restless Culture), this project brings a selection of award-winning micro-shorts (audiovisual pieces lasting less than one minute) to participating villages. The films were selected from competitions organized by Iberdrola España and Cultura Inquieta.
Each stop turns into a genuine, free neighbourhood celebration in the village square, where locals and visitors enjoy an evening of cinema accompanied by popcorn and soft drinks. In this way the festival is helping to broaden access to culture and to foster social cohesion and participation in rural areas.
2026 Summer Micro-Film Festival
The fourth edition of Iberdrola España's Summer Micro-Film Festival is taking place in 2026. As it travels through towns across Spain, the initiative is creating spaces for people to come together with culture as the common thread.
Over the coming weeks the festival is set to tour various Spanish municipalities, bringing culture to rural communities and enhancing their appeal as places to live, work and spend leisure time.
This summer, the festival has already visited:
Andalucía
Ventas de Huelma (Granada)
This Andalusian town became a major meeting point between culture and the rural world. As well as the micro-short film showcase, the acclaimed documentary Pioneras. Solo querían jugar (Pioneers: They Just Wanted to Play) was screened, about the female footballers who blazed a trail in the 1970s – the first link in a chain that would forever change the history ofwomen's football in Spain.
Castile–La Mancha
Higueruela (Albacete)
Iberdrola España's Summer Micro-Film Festival stopped off in Higueruela, where locals and visitors enjoyed a night of cinema under the stars with a selection of micro-short films focusing on sustainability, values and quality of life in rural areas. The programme was rounded off with a screening of the documentary Pioneras. Solo querían jugar.
Castile and León
Aldeadávila de la Ribera (Salamanca)
Aldeadávila de la Ribera, in Salamanca (Castile and León), was transformed into a real film set with the staging of the latest edition of the summer Micro-Film Festival. Following the success of previous editions in recent years, the festival returned with a programme combining open-air cinema, award-winning short films and inspiring audiovisual content in a festive, family-friendly atmosphere.
Valencia region
Ayora (Valencia)
This summer's tour then moved on to Valencia to bring leisure and cultural activities to the residents and visitors of this inland area of the province. There, the short films paid tribute to the volunteers who worked to clean up after the devastating 2024 floods, and highlighted their indispensable help.
Zarra (Valencia)
The Iberdrola España Summer Micro-Film Festival continued its tour of the province of Valencia in Zarra. Through this initiative the company aims to turn summer evenings into a space for neighbours and visitors to meet and socialise whilst also enjoying free screenings of micro-short films, popcorn and soft drinks.
Extremadura
Belvís de Monroy (Cáceres)
Belvís de Monroy (Cáceres) hosted another stop on the summer Micro-Film Festival organised by the ‘Vente a Vivir a un Pueblo’ platform in partnership with Iberdrola España. Local residents and visitors were able to enjoy a selection of short films, as well as a screening of the film Pioneras. Solo querían jugar (Pioneers: They Just Wanted to Play), about the female footballers who paved the way in the 1970s.
Galicia
Muras (Lugo)
Muras (Lugo) hosted the final stop of the summer Micro-Film Festival, now in its fourth year. Organised in collaboration with Muras Town Council, the initiative transformed the A Veiga leisure area into a space for residents and visitors to meet and socialise.
Previous editions of the Summer Micro-Film Festival
Over the course of its various editions, the Summer Micro-Film Festival has established itself as a cultural initiative linked to rural regions. Below we take a look at how previous editions have unfolded.
In 2025 the Iberdrola España summer Micro-Film Festival revitalised cultural life in towns such as Peñas de San Pedro (Albacete), Fuendetodos (Zaragoza), La Costana (Cantabria), Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca), Villarino (Salamanca) and Meira (Lugo).
In 2024 the initiative brought cinema to the village squares of towns such as Torrecillas de la Tiesa (Cáceres), Valcarlos (Navarre), Valle de Tobalina (Burgos), Campoo de Yuso (Cantabria) and Luintra (Ourense).
In 2023 this festival kicked off by creating spaces for cultural exchange in places such as Villayón (Asturias), Vilariño de Conso (Ourense), Muelas del Pan (Zamora), Alcolea de Tajo (Toledo), Usagre (Badajoz), Sierra de Yeguas (Málaga) and Valverdejo (Cuenca).
Iberdrola España's vision for rural development
The development of rural areas is a priority for Iberdrola España, a company with historic ties to small municipalities. In these communities it drives the green transition and fosters synergies that restore social value to the regions.
Initiatives such as the summer Micro-Film Festival demonstrate that rural areas are an ideal setting for the successful development of cultural projects. By providing villages with top-class activities, their enormous potential is highlighted, their social fabric is strengthened and the trend of depopulation in Spain is actively combated, thereby transforming the perception of everyday life in small municipalities.
Iberdrola España contributes to the fight against depopulation through renewable energy projects that act as drivers of employment and help retain the local population, as well as through partnerships with platforms such as "Vente a Vivir a un Pueblo" and cultural initiatives such as its sponsorship of the Almagro International Classical Theatre Festival.
