Evolution Mallorca brings The Debut and Ink to its 15th edition
The festival plans more than 100 projects from October 28 to November 4, pairing international films with Mallorcan work and cinematography events.
Evolution Mallorca is preparing its 15th edition in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from October 28 to November 4, with Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut and Danny Boyle’s Ink among the international films. Variety reported that the festival plans more than 100 projects and its largest feature-film selection yet.
The opening-night film is Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid, scheduled for October 28 at 18:00 at Palau de Congressos, according to the festival’s official feature-film program. Variety also named Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland among this year’s international highlights.
Which local films are in the Evolution Mallorca program?
The Made in Baleares section includes the world premiere of Juan Sut’s Torna, a Mexico–Mallorca co-production about a young man who discovers that the house his father left him on the island is inhabited. Variety also highlighted Danna Ayelén Bosch García’s documentary Un Darrer Capfico, about Mallorcans’ relationship with the sea, and Marga Melià’s Putting Up With Paradise, which revisits conversations with local artists about the island’s past and future.
Festival director Sandra Lipski told Variety that themes in the local section include overcrowding, housing for younger islanders and the balance between tourism and local life. She said the festival gives those films a place alongside its international selections, calling them ‘equally important to us.’
What else is planned for the 15th edition?
Variety reported that the festival will honor director Edward Berger, cinematographer Matthew Libatique and actors Diane Kruger and Iris Berben. Libatique will lead its Cinematography Focus, which is set to include a lighting workshop, an Icon Talk and a panel on the female gaze in cinematography.
The festival’s official site lists screenings, talks, masterclasses and industry events across the week. Its feature-film page provides the opening-night listing and other film details in the 2026 program.
Lipski founded Evolution Mallorca after looking for a hometown screening for her short film Going Down and finding no film festival on the island, Variety reported. The program she now oversees places locally made films beside visiting filmmakers’ work; this year, it is also using the cinematography section to bring craft discussions and practical training into the festival week.
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Sources and context
- ‘The Debut,’ ‘Ink’ Among Evolution Mallorca Highlights as Festival Celebrates 15th Edition: ‘We Want the Island to Be a Thriving Film Destination’Variety
- Evolution Mallorca International Film FestivalEvolution Mallorca International Film Festival
- Feature Films 2026Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
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