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Alfonso Rivera


2134 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Review: Cages

Review: Cages

The encouraging directorial debut from Seville-born Nicolás Pacheco combines a strong anti-abuse message with polished aesthetics and a splash of Spanish costumbrismo  

16/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Review: Idrissa, Chronicle of an Ordinary Death

Review: Idrissa, Chronicle of an Ordinary Death

Xavier Artigas and Xapo Ortega’s new documentary focuses once again on politico-social denunciation  

15/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Review: The Hidden City

Review: The Hidden City

Spanish director Víctor Moreno competes for the Giraldillo de Oro with a fascinating sensory journey, which focuses on an urban symphony of sounds and images  

15/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Víctor Moreno  • Director of The Hidden City

Interview: Víctor Moreno • Director of The Hidden City

"Going back to the roots of cinema by constructing with images and sound"

Tenerife-born Víctor Moreno is in competition at Seville with The Hidden City, which takes us on a sensory and symphonic voyage down to the dark, labyrinthine and fascinating bowels of a city  

14/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Almudena Carracedo, Esther García  • Director and producer of The Silence of Others

Interview: Almudena Carracedo, Esther García • Director and producer of The Silence of Others

"I hope this film will stir people’s consciences and help to stimulate dialogue"

We spoke to co-director Almudena Carracedo and producer Esther García, two of the most important people behind The Silence of Others, which has been nominated for Best Documentary at the EFAs  

14/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Review: Happy Sad

Review: Happy Sad

After a decade away, producer Ibon Cormenzana has returned to the director’s chair with a drama about the need to express one’s feelings, starring Roberto Álamo  

13/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Review: El Rey

Review: El Rey

Alberto San Juan and Valentín Alvarez transform the controversial, combative and successful play by El Teatro de Barrio into a brave new film  

13/11/2018 | Seville 2018

Yorgos Lanthimos to open the 56th Gijón Film Festival with The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos to open the 56th Gijón Film Festival with The Favourite

The movie by the Greek filmmaker will fire the starting pistol for nine intense days of quality cinematic offerings in the beautiful Asturian coastal city, where a total of 180 films will be screened  

12/11/2018 | Gijón 2018

Gustavo Sánchez  • Director of I Hate New York

Interview: Gustavo Sánchez • Director of I Hate New York

“My film questions what is imposed on us by society”

Gustavo Sánchez’s documentary I Hate New York, a portrait of four brave transexuals from the titular US city, has now reached Spanish movie theatres  

08/11/2018

Zinebi turns 60

Zinebi turns 60

The Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival will celebrate the big six-oh with an appealing, intriguing and diverse programme  

08/11/2018 | Festivals | Spain

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