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Alfonso Rivera


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

Leire Apellaniz and Marc Sempere-Moya • Directors of Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

Interview: Leire Apellaniz and Marc Sempere-Moya • Directors of Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

“We were both enraptured when we saw him on stage”

The filmmaking duo got up close and personal with the unorthodox Andalusian artist to assemble a collage and portrait of him that leaves room for his more personal side as well as his performances  

04/02/2022 | /Spain

Review: Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

Review: Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

Leire Apellaniz and Marc Sempere-Moya piece together a visual and aural jigsaw of this singer who eschews the conventional, and embraces heterodoxy, poetry and the occasional outburst  

03/02/2022 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Alejandro Suárez gives Karra Elejalde the starring role in Kepler Sexto B

Alejandro Suárez gives Karra Elejalde the starring role in Kepler Sexto B

The first feature-length fiction film by the award-winning shorts director is a social fable that blends humour and fantasy, toplined by the Basque actor alongside young Daniela Pezzoti  

02/02/2022 | Production | Funding | Spain/France

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

Interview: Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

“Here, we build a community of filmmakers that goes way beyond studies”

To mark the start of the application period to be part of the educational institution’s fifth intake, its head honcho breaks down some of the details  

01/02/2022 | /Spain

The Good Boss adds three Feroz statuettes to its trophy cabinet

The Good Boss adds three Feroz statuettes to its trophy cabinet

The corporate satire by Fernando León de Aranoa has picked up the Awards for Best Comedy, Best Actor (for Javier Bardem) and Best Screenplay at the 9th edition of the prizes  

31/01/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

A strong Spanish contingent heads to Clermont-Ferrand

A strong Spanish contingent heads to Clermont-Ferrand

Short films produced in the last 20 years and five titles in competition are just a small slice of the solid Spanish presence at the French event, which also encompasses industry activities  

28/01/2022 | Shorts | France/Spain

Adrián Silvestre • Director of My Emptiness and I

Interview: Adrián Silvestre • Director of My Emptiness and I

“People today are treated like commodities on the market”

Following his second feature, Sediments, the Spanish filmmaker continues to explore the conflicts of trans identity in his new film  

27/01/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Big Screen Competition

Review: My Emptiness and I

Review: My Emptiness and I

Adrián Silvestre returns to fiction by portraying the misadventures of Raphäelle Perez, a French trans girl who has spent years searching for her identity and a well-rounded life… But haven’t we all?  

26/01/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Big Screen Competition

Los pacientes del doctor García to become a series

Los pacientes del doctor García to become a series

This small-screen adaptation of the Almudena Grandes novel of the same name, which is currently being shot, is directed by Joan Noguera, and toplined by Verónica Echegui, Tamar Novas and Javier Rey  

25/01/2022 | Production | Funding | Spain

Review: Mi adorado Monster

Review: Mi adorado Monster

A monster calls on the protagonist of Víctor Matellano’s new movie, peerless filmmaker Arturo de Bobadilla… and pops to the cinema with him  

21/01/2022 | Films | Reviews | Spain

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