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Alfonso Rivera


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

Patricia Pérez and Heidi Hassan  • Directors of In a Whisper

Interview: Patricia Pérez and Heidi Hassan • Directors of In a Whisper

“Our film knows no borders”

We caught up with Patricia Pérez and Heidi Hassan at MajorDocs to talk about their new film, In a Whisper — one of the season’s most moving and sensitive documentaries  

06/10/2020 | /Spain/France/Switzerland/Cuba

Review: The Recipe for Balance

Review: The Recipe for Balance

Óscar Bernàcer dishes up a mouth-watering documentary with just a soupçon of PR — a reflection on creative collaboration, the necessity of reinvention and how to emerge from the pandemic  

05/10/2020 | San Sebastián 2020

Review: Inland

Review: Inland

Juan Palacios paints a portrait of a deserted Spain, where his grandfather lulls himself to sleep by counting the empty houses in his village, while the sheep caper in the meadows  

02/10/2020 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Óscar Bernàcer  • Director of The Recipe for Balance

Interview: Óscar Bernàcer • Director of The Recipe for Balance

"It’s natural that cinema and gastronomy should get along famously"

We chatted to Óscar Bernàcer, whose documentary The Recipe for Balance shows how a famous Spanish chef and his team had to adapt to the new, post-COVID reality  

01/10/2020 | San Sebastián 2020

Review: Simon Calls

Review: Simon Calls

Marta Sousa Ribeiro’s first full-length feature explores the labyrinth of adolescence, switching up formats to portray the chaos, confusion and yearning of this transitional stage of life  

29/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

MajorDocs wafts serenely into its second edition

MajorDocs wafts serenely into its second edition

Majorca's creative documentary festival runs from 29 September to 3 October, offering chilled-out projections and leisurely masterclasses (both physical and virtual)  

29/09/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Imanol Rayo  • Director of Death Knell

Interview: Imanol Rayo • Director of Death Knell

"My film eschews the commonplace"

We chatted to Imanol Rayo at San Sebastián after he presented his second film, Death Knell, which glides effortlessly between thriller and tragedy  

28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors

Review: Death Knell

Review: Death Knell

Imanol Rayo concocts a heady blend of tragedy and suspense in this oppressive and visually impactful film that aspires to break away from the commercial action thriller  

28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors

Martín Rejtman  • Director of Riders

Interview: Martín Rejtman • Director of Riders

“When I look at a film, I don't distinguish between fiction and documentary”

We talk to Argentina's Martín Rejtman, winner of the Eurimages Award for his in-development documentary, Riders, which tackles the issues of immigration and the gig economy  

28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | San Sebastián Industry

Beginning triumphs at San Sebastián with four awards

Beginning triumphs at San Sebastián with four awards

The co-production between Georgia and France, directed by newcomer Dea Kulumbegashvili, scooped the Golden Shell for Best Film as well as the awards for best director, best actress and best screenplay  

28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | Awards

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