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Premios Madroño (Madrid): a contest for young creators aged 14–30 in eight categories, €6,000 for first prize and €4,000 for second

Madrid's city contest for young creators: eight categories (film, dance, photography, micro-theatre, music, visual art, poetry, story). Spanish nationals from any city can enter. 16 prizes: €6,000 and €4,000. The 2026 window closed on 23 February; the 2027 date is a guide.

Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Área de Políticas Sociales, Familia e Igualdad)· Certamen Jóvenes Creadores «Premios Madroño» – Ayuntamiento de Madrid

At a glance

Amount

Eight categories with two prizes each: first prize €6,000 and second €4,000 (€80,000 in total, with tax withheld); finalists show their work at festivals and at the final gala

Deadline
Around February 2027

The exact date for the new cycle has not been announced yet. This is last year's deadline

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Duration

One-off

Cycle: 2027

About this grant

The Madroño Awards are a City of Madrid contest for young creators aged 14–30: eight categories (film, dance, photography, microtheatre, music, visual arts, poetry, story), with two prizes in each — first €6,000 and second €4,000, €80,000 in total (with tax withheld). Finalists show their work at festivals and at the final gala; the jury is specialised. In 2025, 355 authors took part.

Spanish citizens (wherever they live) and foreigners with legal residence in Spain aged 14–30 on the closing date can take part; for groups, all members, and in film age is counted by the director. This is the 34th edition (BOCM no. 21 of 26 January 2026); the 22 February 2027 date in the record is a guide.

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Who can apply

Citizenship
Spain, legal residents of Spain
Education level
4th year of ESO, 1st year of Bachillerato, 2nd year of Bachillerato, First year of university, Later years of university
Other
Spanish nationals (wherever they live) and foreigners legally resident in Spain aged 14 to 30 inclusive on the deadline; for groups all members; in short film the director's age counts. Each person enters one category with one work. Categories: short film, dance, photography, micro-theatre, music, visual art, poetry and short story

How to apply

Where to go and what to do, step by step

Where to apply
The Madrid City Council site (sede.madrid.es and the contest page), electronic application
https://originjofjn-boc.comunidad.madrid/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2026/01/26/BOCM-20260126-46.PDF
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Who submits it
You yourself
Time needed
A few days to several weeks for the work

Steps

  1. 1

    Check your age: 14 to 30 inclusive on the deadline. Spanish nationals can take part wherever they live, and so can foreigners with legal residence in Spain.

  2. 2

    Choose one of the eight categories: short film, dance, photography, micro-theatre, music, visual art, poetry or short story. Each person submits one work in one category.

  3. 3

    Prepare the work to the category's requirements (format, length and size are in the call on the City Council site) and decide whether to enter alone or as a group: for groups everyone's age is checked, and in short film the director's.

  4. 4

    Submit the application and work on the Madrid City Council site within 20 working days after the extract's BOCM publication: in 2026 the window closed on 23 February; the 2027 date is a guide.

  5. 5

    If you are a finalist you show the work at one of the city's festivals and then at the final gala where the prizes are given.

  6. 6

    Winners must give bank details (form T): tax is withheld from the prize.

Apply by:Around February 2027

What exactly to submit

Documents and materials to attach to the application.

  • An ID showing your age (14–30) and nationality or legal residence
  • The work in your chosen category
  • The electronic application on the Madrid City Council site
  • For winners, the bank-details form (form T)

Example

Example (written by us): Ana, 18, from Albacete, shoots a three-minute short film. In February she submits it on the Madrid City Council site in the “cortometraje” category, reaches the final and screens the film at a city festival.

An example we wrote to illustrate: it is not an official sample, replace the details with your own.

How applicants are chosen

A specialist jury picks the finalists, who show their work at festivals and at the final gala. There are 16 prizes in all, two in each of the eight categories.

What happens after you apply

First prize €6,000 and second €4,000 in each category (€80,000 in total), with tax withheld. In 2025 there were 355 entrants, 28 of them from outside the Community of Madrid.

Common mistakes

  • Submitting several works or in several categories: only one is allowed
  • Missing the 20-working-day window after the BOCM publication
  • In short film, forgetting that the director's age is what counts
  • Not checking that all group members are 14–30

Tips

  • We haven't re-checked the conditions by hand yet: compare amounts and deadlines with the official page before applying.

Official links

Guide checked against the official pages: 9 October 2026. Guide written from official sources. Details may change: check them on the application page.

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Verbatim from the source

“Españoles/as, independientemente del lugar de residencia en el momento de la solicitud, y extranjeros/as que residan legalmente en España y que tengan edades comprendidas entre los 14 y 30 años, ambas incluidas”
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