Festival Highlights
Set in Bilbao’s world of high cuisine, this delicious Spanish box office hit comedy stars Karra Elejalde and Enric Auquer as a father and son whose unexpected reunion after thirty years apart puts their ideas about cooking and life to the test.
This multi-award-winning drama, and Colombia’s 2022 Oscars submission, from director Laura Mora follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets who seek a place in the world set out on an adventure in search of the promised land.
A once-famous tango dance couple reunite and go on a road trip across Argentina with an old friend in this heartwarming adventure starring Darío Grandinetti and Mercedes Morán.
In this hilarious romantic comedy, two Spanish siblings travel to Mexico to attend the wedding of their father to a woman he met online, but what they find there is not what they expected.
New Spanish Cinema
In this box office hit comedy from Álex de la Iglesia, a 50-year-old divorcee with financial problems begins sharing his car with strangers via an app, but trouble ensues when he adds new passengers.
Set in a boarding school in the 1990s and starring top Spanish actress Carmen Machi, this uplifting family movie about soccer, nuns and orphaned kids is full of humour and charm.
A crowd-pleasing comedy with sharp observations about modern life that follows three friends near retirement age who refuse to give up and dare to launch a kindergarten business from scratch.
An elegant drama set in the Basque Country in the late 1970s, actress-director Silvia Munt’s tribute to the brave women of a generation explores the fight for women's rights and the right to abortion.
Based on the play by Matías del Federico and from multi-award winner Gerado Herrero, this fun dramatic comedy about three married couples in therapy features witty and cutting dialogue and an excellent ensemble cast.
Aura Garrido, Emma Suárez and Magüi Mira star as three generations of actresses united by family ties but separated by generational conflicts in this affectionate drama about the world of acting, fame and family.
Full of intrigue and surprises, and featuring a stellar cast led by Festival favourite Paco León, Staring at Strangers follows a man spying on a family from inside a closet, becoming a mysterious presence in their lives.
This entertaining Christmas tale follows the Three Wise Men, who are fed up with Santa taking more of the limelight and their confrontation threatens the world with a more dangerous enemy.
Set in dreamy landscapes, director Rocio Mesa’s feature debut, inspired by her childhood in southern Spain, will take viewers to a mysterious and moving summer amongst the tobacco barns where anything can happen.
Set in Bilbao’s world of high cuisine, this delicious Spanish box office hit comedy stars Karra Elejalde and Enric Auquer as a father and son whose unexpected reunion after thirty years apart puts their ideas about cooking and life to the test.
In his final film before his death in 2023, Carlos Saura investigates how “the wall” ties in with the evolution and relationship of art, acting as a creative canvas for thousands of years.
All sessions will be preceded by the short film Goya: May 3.
A young single mother battles to defend her children while at the same time embarking on a love affair with a man in this powerful reflection of everyday life starring Anna Castillo.
Cine Latino
An intimate documentary about the cruise that left for Antarctica just before the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic and whose outcome was seen live and direct by millions of people around the world.
A tribute to Mexican wit, this comedic adventure set in a small desert town in 1930s Mexico follows the crazy plan of a group of locals who decide build their own steam train when their railroad route is cancelled.
In this hilarious romantic comedy, two Spanish siblings travel to Mexico to attend the wedding of their father to a woman he met online, but what they find there is not what they expected.
This multi-award-winning drama, and Colombia’s 2022 Oscars submission, from director Laura Mora follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets who seek a place in the world set out on an adventure in search of the promised land.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Pedro Mairal, this drama from Ana García Blaya revolves around a writer who pins his hopes on a free-spirited 25-year-old he meets up with in Montevideo to get through his daily frustrations.
Spotlight on Argentina
In 1980s Argentina, two jurists race against time to try to solve the case of an intriguing disappearance of a wealthy businessman while facing police corruption in this gripping true-crime story.
After a young girl is brutally murdered, her mother and a detective decide to undertake their own investigation in this tense, twisted, and darkly comic thriller starring Adriana Ugarte and Javier Gutiérrez.
A stylish and intelligent horror film filmed in black and white and set in the 1980s, following the final live broadcast of a current affairs program, where an occult conspiracy threatens to be exposed.
A once-famous tango dance couple reunite and go on a road trip across Argentina with an old friend in this heartwarming adventure starring Darío Grandinetti and Mercedes Morán.
Shot mainly in the majestic Cordillera de las Andes of Mendoza in Argentina, The Broken Land is a feminist western imbued with magic realism, about two women who are willing to do anything to protect a dream.
A busy talk show producer discovers that he is not the real father of the nine-year-old in his household and the two set out on an adventure to find the real father in this heartwarming family comedy.
Retrospective: Carlos Saura
A cinematic collage of incredible music, extraordinary dance forms and stunning visuals, this musical explores the folkloric tradition of the music and dance of Mexico.
An intimate engagement with the vivacity and charisma of the jota, a waltz-like castanet dance originating in the province of Aragon, the birthplace of Carlos Saura.
In his final film before his death in 2023, Carlos Saura investigates how “the wall” ties in with the evolution and relationship of art, acting as a creative canvas for thousands of years.
All sessions will be preceded by the short film Goya: May 3.
In this short work, Carlos Saura “repaints” Francisco de Goya’s canvas ‘The Third of May 1808’. An innovative audio-visual project that offers a cinematographic recreation of Goya's iconic painting.
Focus on Female Filmmakers
An elegant drama set in the Basque Country in the late 1970s, actress-director Silvia Munt’s tribute to the brave women of a generation explores the fight for women's rights and the right to abortion.
A once-famous tango dance couple reunite and go on a road trip across Argentina with an old friend in this heartwarming adventure starring Darío Grandinetti and Mercedes Morán.
Aura Garrido, Emma Suárez and Magüi Mira star as three generations of actresses united by family ties but separated by generational conflicts in this affectionate drama about the world of acting, fame and family.
This multi-award-winning drama, and Colombia’s 2022 Oscars submission, from director Laura Mora follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets who seek a place in the world set out on an adventure in search of the promised land.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Pedro Mairal, this drama from Ana García Blaya revolves around a writer who pins his hopes on a free-spirited 25-year-old he meets up with in Montevideo to get through his daily frustrations.
Set in dreamy landscapes, director Rocio Mesa’s feature debut, inspired by her childhood in southern Spain, will take viewers to a mysterious and moving summer amongst the tobacco barns where anything can happen.