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Alfonso Rivera


2135 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 07/07/2025.

Noah’s Ark: parallel universes

Noah’s Ark: parallel universes

Adán Aliaga and David Valero combine their peculiar universes in the only Spanish film competing in the Official Section of the 59th Valladolid International Film Festival  

22/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

Juan Barrero  • Director

Interview: Juan Barrero • Director

"I learned to direct by editing other people’s films"

The Inner Jungle, Juan Barrero’s debut feature is finally released in Spain. We chatted with the director  

21/10/2014

André Cruz Shiraiwa  • Director

Interview: André Cruz Shiraiwa • Director

“Neither producers nor exhibitors take risks lightly nowadays”

From Brazil, but based in Barcelona, André Cruz Shiraiwa made his feature debut with L´altra frontera, which competed in the Official Section in Sitges  

15/10/2014

Another Frontier: in No Man's Land

Another Frontier: in No Man's Land

André Cruz Shiraiwa's debut feature, filmed in Catalan and starring Ariadna Gil, is an Orwellian fable that is very critical of the state of dehumanisation to which the human race seems doomed  

14/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

Sitges reinforces its audience’s devotion to fantastic films

Sitges reinforces its audience’s devotion to fantastic films

I Origins, a US film by Mike Cahill, has been crowned Best Film at an awards ceremony that sang the praises of genre films in a programme that was as exhaustive as it was fresh and outstanding  

13/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

The Distance: mission impossible?

The Distance: mission impossible?

The second film by Sergio Caballero, screened in Sitges, puts the viewer on the edge of indignation or praise  

10/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

Sergio Caballero  • Director

Interview: Sergio Caballero • Director

“Cinema is suffering under the yoke of narrative”

Sergio Caballero, awarded in Rotterdam with Finisterrae, competes in Sitges with The Distance, a film which, once again, defies the boundaries of cinema  

09/10/2014

Autómata: robots shall not rule the Earth

Autómata: robots shall not rule the Earth

Gabe Ibáñez’s 100% science-fiction film provides the ideal excuse for the Sitges Festival to pay tribute to its lead actor and producer, film star Antonio Banderas  

09/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

Shrew’s Nest: home, sweet home

Shrew’s Nest: home, sweet home

The feature debut by duo Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel, premiered at Sitges, is a dark, terrifying and riotous tale that unfolds indoors and with just a handful of characters  

07/10/2014 | Festivals | Spain

Esteban Roel and Juanfer Andrés  • Directors

Interview: Esteban Roel and Juanfer Andrés • Directors

“Álex de la Iglesia is one of our cinematic role models”

Shrew’s Nest, the feature debut by Esteban Roel and Juanfer Andrés, is a thriller entirely shot indoors and produced by Álex de la Iglesia; it is currently competing at Sitges  

06/10/2014

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