Isla Calavera Tenerife Selections
The 10th Festival de Cine Fantástico de Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna Isla Calavera takes place in Tenerife from 6 to 15 November 2026. Chosen from nearly 600 submissions, 19 short films make up this year’s Official Competition, reflecting the international reach and creative range of contemporary fantastic cinema. Spain contributes seven films and France five, with the selection also featuring works from Italy, Serbia, the Netherlands, Canada, China and the United States.
The European productions among the selected films are also in contention for the Méliès d’argent for Best European Fantastic Short Film. The 16 candidates are listed below.
The Méliès d’argent Candidates at Isla Calavera 2026
- A Shadow Over Me – Mirko Filippi, France and Italy, 20’
- Amor de padre – Caye Casas, Spain, 11’
- Ascensis – Pau Segura Alonso, Spain, 20’
- Avant de rentrer… – Arthur Bonneau, France, 15’
- Coeur de louve – Léa Bouquillon, Emma Faubert, Elise Gautier, Laure Malaquin, Clémentine Guitton-Spassky & Aline Hu, France, 7’
- Hush Little One – Syd Heather, United Kingdom, 5’
- Influenzer – Alejandro López García “Jandro”, Spain, 12’
- Plankgas – Ignjat Miletic, Netherlands, 13’
- Sail Away – Yuna Vanegas, Lucille Botta, Aude Cogny, Timothé Geirnaert, Thomas Machard, Natacha Meiller & Ayumi Tran-Kosaka, France, 6’40’’
- Siempre hay un monstruo – Gaston Haag, Spain, 17’
- The Colt Pixie – Miranda Ballesteros, United Kingdom, 17’39’’
- The Hound – Mihajlo Dragaš, Serbia, 13’
- The One Minute Problem – Nicolás Delgado de la Cámara, Spain, 20’
- Vampiria – Dopamina, Spain, 15’
- Versipellis – Angèle Kadjané, Camille Gaeremynck, Kim Guenego, Charline Perrin & Raph Tibi, France, 7’
The winners of the Méliès d’argent competitions will qualify for the Méliès d’or, the annual award celebrating European fantastic cinema.