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Alfonso Rivera


2146 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 18/07/2025.

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro

Interview: Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro

“It’s the stories that draw me to them”

The Basque filmmaker talks to us about his feature debut, on the heels of the enthusiastic welcome it received at the San Sebastián and Zurich Film Festivals  

06/10/2022 | Abycine 2022

Ventana CineMad International Development and Co-Production Forum presents 16 projects

Ventana CineMad International Development and Co-Production Forum presents 16 projects

The eighth edition of this event will be held in Madrid this week, with €60,000 in prizes for feature films and series, both fiction, animation and documentaries  

04/10/2022 | Production | Funding | Spain

The eighth edition of Another Way Film Festival is primed to raise awareness

The eighth edition of Another Way Film Festival is primed to raise awareness

From 5th to 11th October, Madrid becomes the home of cinema and sustainability with 34 impressive titles at this event that can also be followed online  

30/09/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

The new films from Lois Patiño and Paula Palacios participate in the 7th Abycine Lanza

The new films from Lois Patiño and Paula Palacios participate in the 7th Abycine Lanza

This weekend a total of 28 Spanish projects, some in development, others in post-production, will be presented at the Albacete Independent Film Market  

29/09/2022 | Abycine 2022 | Abycine Lanza

Abycine gears up to be the epicentre of Spanish indie film once again

Abycine gears up to be the epicentre of Spanish indie film once again

The 24th edition is bringing its dates forward and will unspool between 29 September and 7 October, establishing itself as an ideal showcase for national audiovisual works  

27/09/2022 | Abycine 2022

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo film La Mesías

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo film La Mesías

The two directors are currently producing a series for Movistar Plus+, featuring actors Carmen Machi, Macarena García, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth and Roger Casamajor  

27/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Spain

María Elorza and Marian Fernández • Director and producer of To Books and Women I Sing

Interview: María Elorza and Marian Fernández • Director and producer of To Books and Women I Sing

"Literature is becoming less and less experiential"

The director's feature debut, a poetic and experimental documentary, reinforces the collaboration between these two film and book lovers  

26/09/2022 | San Sebastian 2022 | New Directors

San Sebastián crowns The Kings of the World as its champion

San Sebastián crowns The Kings of the World as its champion

The co-production between Colombia and Europe, helmed by Laura Mora, has deservedly picked up the coveted Golden Shell at the Basque gathering  

26/09/2022 | San Sebastián 2022 | Awards

Review: Suro

Review: Suro

Newcomer Mikel Gurrea bursts onto the Spanish film scene with this solid, fierce and unsettling duel of human contradictions and ambiguities  

23/09/2022 | San Sebastian 2022 | Competition

Review: Sparta

Review: Sparta

In his bold style, Ulrich Seidl dares to tackle the subject of paedophilia head-on, turning his protagonist into someone who cannot escape from himself  

23/09/2022 | San Sebastian 2022 | Competition

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