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Alfonso Rivera


2140 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Review: That Was Life

Review: That Was Life

David Martín de los Santos makes his fiction debut with a humble, emotional and intimate film whose subtle subject-matter is shored up by the acting abilities of the great Petra Martínez  

09/11/2020 | Seville 2020

The Seville European Film Festival set to unspool on site

The Seville European Film Festival set to unspool on site

Come hell or high water, the 17th edition of the Spanish gathering will kick off this Friday, offering some choice cuts of European cinema and 28 world premieres  

05/11/2020 | Seville 2020

The ICAA throws its weight behind 62 festivals

The ICAA throws its weight behind 62 festivals

In view of the tough situation faced by the sector, the Spanish Ministry of Culture has earmarked €889,000 in aid of festivals, showcases and other film-related events  

05/11/2020 | Industry | Market | Spain

The sixth edition of Cartoon Springboard presents 22 projects

The sixth edition of Cartoon Springboard presents 22 projects

The event unspooled online and introduced the crème de la crème of European animation’s young and innovative talent, hailing from schools and training centres  

04/11/2020 | Industry | Market | Spain

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time scoops three prizes at the Seminci

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time scoops three prizes at the Seminci

The movie by Hungary’s Lili Horvát has received the Golden Spike for Best Film at the 65th Valladolid International Film Festival, as well as Best New Director and Best Actress for Natasa Stork  

03/11/2020 | Seminci 2020 | Awards

The Golden Palm goes to Italy’s Bad Tales at the 35th Mostra de València

The Golden Palm goes to Italy’s Bad Tales at the 35th Mostra de València

The film by brothers Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo has gone home from the gathering with the top prize, also scooping the Best Director Award in the official section  

03/11/2020 | Valencia 2020 | Awards

Review: Things to Do Before You Die

Review: Things to Do Before You Die

Despite its rather gloomy title, the feature debut by Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens is an ode to sincere and joyful friendship, in spite of the cruel hardships that life throws at us  

30/10/2020 | Valencia 2020

The winners of Ventana CineMad will paint a portrait of Madrid

The winners of Ventana CineMad will paint a portrait of Madrid

Two of the projects that took part in the forum, Golem by Burnin’ Percebes and Ciudad sin sueño by Guillermo García López, were singled out as they will be shot in the Spanish capital  

29/10/2020 | Industry | Market | Spain

Review: It Snows in Benidorm

Review: It Snows in Benidorm

Isabel Coixet steeps her latest film in so much melancholy that it is unable to sit comfortably either as a suspense flick or as a middle-aged love story  

29/10/2020 | Seminci 2020

After the successful short Timecode, Juanjo Giménez is shooting Out of Sync

After the successful short Timecode, Juanjo Giménez is shooting Out of Sync

The recipient of the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2016 (and an Oscar nod) is currently directing his second feature, a drama with hints of black comedy starring Marta Nieto  

29/10/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain/France/Lithuania

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