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Alfonso Rivera


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

Sergio Oksman  • Director

Interview: Sergio Oksman • Director

“It’s neither an autobiographical nor a therapeutic film”

On Football, the acclaimed documentary by Sergio Oksman, is reaching Spanish theatres after taking part in festivals such as Locarno, Seville and Márgenes  

10/12/2015

The Bride is the big favourite at the third Feroz Awards

The Bride is the big favourite at the third Feroz Awards

Paula Ortiz’s elaborate and modern adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding has got nine nods, followed by Truman and Retribution, with six  

09/12/2015 | Awards | Spain

Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal now under way

Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal now under way

Shrouded in the utmost secrecy, the Spanish filmmaker is shooting his fourth movie in Canada; the fantasy co-production stars an international cast toplined by Oscar winner Anne Hathaway  

07/12/2015 | Production | Spain/Canada

The Clan and Truman head up the nominees for the 21st Forqué Awards

The Clan and Truman head up the nominees for the 21st Forqué Awards

The stunning movie co-produced with Argentina by the Almodóvar brothers has snagged three nominations, as has Cesc Gay’s moving title  

04/12/2015 | Awards | Spain

Márgenes V: Flinging open the window to independent film

Márgenes V: Flinging open the window to independent film

The fifth edition of the online festival, with films from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, will kick off this Thursday with On Football and the handing-out of its Special Award to Emma Suárez  

02/12/2015 | Festivals | Spain

Hong Sang-Soo and Arturo Ripstein are the stars of Gijón’s awards list

Hong Sang-Soo and Arturo Ripstein are the stars of Gijón’s awards list

The jury of the official section opted for Korean film Right Now, Wrong Then as Best Feature of the festival and thought the Spanish-Mexican title Bleak Street was worthy of the Best Director Award  

30/11/2015 | Gijón 2015 | Awards

Mauro Herce  • Director

Interview: Mauro Herce • Director

"For me, cinema is a necessity"

Spanish filmmaker Mauro Herce is showing his multi-award-winning first work, the enthralling Dead Slow Ahead, shot on a cargo ship, in Gijón  

27/11/2015

Ave y Nada: The beginning and the end

Ave y Nada: The beginning and the end

Cristobal Arteaga's third feature-length film is a rewriting of the Book of Genesis featuring two actors and no dialogue  

26/11/2015 | Gijón 2015

Bleak Street: Of tender whores and masked dwarves

Bleak Street: Of tender whores and masked dwarves

A slice of pure Arturo Ripstein, produced by Mexico and Spain, opened the Gijón Film Festival with its loose recreation of a tragicomic real-life event from the Mexico City underworld  

23/11/2015 | Gijón 2015

Spanish films sell more and better abroad

Spanish films sell more and better abroad

Ramón Colom, the FAPAE chair, offered an overview of the Spanish industry at a press conference during the IX Madrid de Cine – Spanish Film Screening  

20/11/2015 | Industry | Spain

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