The programme includes an official competition for feature films and one for short films, as well as the 'Hecho en Canarias', 'Clásicos', 'Documentales' and 'Panorama' sections, alongside a range of activities and exhibitions. The feature film competition includes, amongst others, "The End of It", "Upiro", "Tránsito", "Salitre", "River", "Red Snow", "Gummy", "Ghost in the Cell" and "Corpus". The entries come from countries such as Spain, the USA, Finland, Indonesia and Kazakhstan.
Actors Christopher Lambert and Joanna Cassidy have been announced as guests. According to a notice on the festival website, Tom Berenger has cancelled his appearance. The Zombie Walk announced for the festival was cancelled due to the risk of adverse weather conditions. The festival kicked off with a preview screening of "Godzilla Minus Zero".
The festival sells tickets via the sacatuentrada website. There are also 'Bonos', booklets of tickets for multiple screenings. The festival website explains how to redeem these for individual tickets.