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Alfonso Rivera


2136 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 08/07/2025.

Review: Out in the Open

Review: Out in the Open

Audiences will taste the grit in their teeth as they watch Benito Zambrano’s Andalusian western, based on the Jesús Carrasco novel of the same name, which reeks of economic and moral squalor  

22/10/2019 | Seminci 2019

Isabel Coixet and Icíar Bollaín receive ICAA support for the production of their new films

Isabel Coixet and Icíar Bollaín receive ICAA support for the production of their new films

The provisional 2019 list of general production support for film projects has just been made public; Coixet’s Nieva en Benidorm and Bollaín’s La boda de Rosa are two of the recipients  

18/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Spain

Sandra Seeling Lipski • Director, Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival

Interview: Sandra Seeling Lipski • Director, Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival

"It’s really important to keep the level of quality very high"

We chatted to Sandra Seeling Lipski, founder and director of the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival, the eighth edition of which will unspool on the beautiful island from 23-29 October  

17/10/2019

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia • Director of The Platform

Interview: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia • Director of The Platform

"Humanity will have to move towards the fair distribution of wealth"

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia triumphed at the 52nd Sitges Film Festival, winning four awards for his first work The Platform, including Best Film in the Official Fantastic Film Selection  

16/10/2019 | Sitges 2019

Review: The Platform

Review: The Platform

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s feature film debut is an organic, nightmarish fairy tale which is fairly well-executed, which has claimed multiple awards and which carries a strong socio-political message  

16/10/2019 | Sitges 2019

Review: Paradise Hills

Review: Paradise Hills

A soap bubble of sorts, Alice Waddington’s first work, presented in a world premiere at the recent Sundance Film Festival, shines momentarily before bursting into oblivion  

11/10/2019 | Sitges 2019

Sergi Doladé  • Director, Medimed

Interview: Sergi Doladé • Director, Medimed

“The Mediterranean doesn’t separate us; it brings us together”

We chatted to Sergi Doladé, the director of the Euromed Docs Market, which focuses on the promotion and distribution of projects from the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries  

10/10/2019

Spain’s ICAA announces the recipients of its selective production support

Spain’s ICAA announces the recipients of its selective production support

The Spanish Film Institute, which reports to the Ministry of Culture, has published the provisional list of projects it is backing in 2019, with the new film by Carla Simón, Alcarràs, leading the pack  

09/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Spain

José Luis Garci • Director of El crack Cero

Interview: José Luis Garci • Director of El crack Cero

"I stay true to what I’ve learned in cinema"

With El crack Cero, director José Luis Garci, a classic-film enthusiast, returns to the Spanish cinema listings, reuniting with the characters from his 1980s hit El crack  

04/10/2019

Review: El crack Cero

Review: El crack Cero

Oscar-winner José Luis Garci breathes new life into old favourites in this subtle and delectable cinematic remake, packed with cult references and imbued with the rich aroma of a classic mystery  

04/10/2019 | Films | Reviews | Spain

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