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Alfonso Rivera


2175 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 12/09/2025.

Alejandro Amenábar films La Fortuna in Madrid

Alejandro Amenábar films La Fortuna in Madrid

After the pandemic brought the industry to a standstill, shoots have now returned to Madrid, including this adventure series starring Stanley Tucci, Blanca Portillo, Ana Polvorosa and Álvaro Mel  

07/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain

Marcel Barrena ventures into treacherous waters in Mediterráneo

Marcel Barrena ventures into treacherous waters in Mediterráneo

The Catalan director is in post-production with his latest film, based on true events and starring Eduard Fernández, Dani Rovira, Sergi López and Anna Castillo  

06/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain/Greece

Marc Ferrer has wrapped up filming on his queer giallo–comedy film, ¡Corten!

Marc Ferrer has wrapped up filming on his queer giallo–comedy film, ¡Corten!

The Catalan director joins stars including La Prohibida and Samantha Hudson in front of the camera in this camp homage to the outlandish 1970s Italian horror genre, with a rollicking twist of...  

30/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain

Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez step into feature filmmaking with The Passenger

Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez step into feature filmmaking with The Passenger

Starring in this horror film, which is entirely set inside a minivan, are Cristina Alcázar, Ramiro Blas, Beatriz Olivares, Yao Yao and Cecilia Suárez  

28/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain

Klim Shipenko  • Director of Text

Interview: Klim Shipenko • Director of Text

“Most often, family is the main reason for all our trauma”

The Russian filmmaker talks about his psychological and dramatic thriller Text, playing as part of the Russian Film Festival on the platform Filmin  

24/12/2020 | /Russia

The inaugural edition of the Film Academy Residencies Programme has come to a close after unveiling its 16 selected projects

The inaugural edition of the Film Academy Residencies Programme has come to a close after unveiling its 16 selected projects

The teams behind two documentaries, two fictional series and eleven feature films courted the favour of production executives, streaming platforms and TV networks on the programme’s final day  

22/12/2020 | Industry | Market | Spain

Review: Sky High

Review: Sky High

Daniel Calparsoro offers up a patchy attempt to resurrect the spirit of the quinqui movement that took Spanish cinema by storm in the 1970s and 1980s  

18/12/2020 | Spain/France

Ibermedia announces the 29 European projects awarded grants in 2020

Ibermedia announces the 29 European projects awarded grants in 2020

Among the selected projects are 16 co-productions with Spain, five with Portugal, four with France and nine with Italy  

18/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain/Italy/Portugal/France/Latin America

Anna Parmas  • Director of Another Woman

Interview: Anna Parmas • Director of Another Woman

“Russian people are usually rather difficult to make laugh or to surprise”

We chat with the Russian filmmaker, whose hit romantic comedy Another Woman is part of the Russian Film Festival that can be enjoyed this month on the Filmin platform  

18/12/2020 | /Russia

Lucas Figueroa  • Director of Renaceres

Interview: Lucas Figueroa • Director of Renaceres

“A mask forces us to pay close attention to someone’s gaze”

Argentinian filmmaker Lucas Figueroa filmed Madrid in the time of Covid-19 for Renaceres, a cinematic poem uplifted by the voices of José Sacristán and Imanol Arias  

17/12/2020 | /Spain

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