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Alfonso Rivera


2145 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 17/07/2025.

Spain earmarks €10 million in aid of exhibitors

Spain earmarks €10 million in aid of exhibitors

The cabinet of the Spanish government has approved a Royal Decree to get theatrical screenings back on track after the setbacks caused by COVID-19  

07/10/2021 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Spain

A firestorm of genre films engulfs Sitges

A firestorm of genre films engulfs Sitges

The 54th edition of the festival kicks off on 7 October, with a white-hot selection of 269 titles, standing out among which is a series paying tribute to Chicho Ibáñez Serrador  

07/10/2021 | Sitges 2021

Spain's ICAA grants €15 million to 47 films

Spain's ICAA grants €15 million to 47 films

The new projects by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, Jaione Camborda, Fernando Franco, Xacio Baño and Elena Martín are among those that are set to receive production support  

06/10/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain

Rodrigo Sorogoyen filming The Beasts

Rodrigo Sorogoyen filming The Beasts

The Spanish helmer is now shooting his new film in the north-west part of the country; the tense thriller is toplined by Denis Menochet, Marina Foïs and Luis Zahera  

05/10/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain/France

MajorDocs continues to slow down the pace with its third edition

MajorDocs continues to slow down the pace with its third edition

From 5-9 October, Majorca will become a paradise for creative documentaries, with screenings, meetings and other activities organised around non-fiction film  

05/10/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Patria and the Trueba brothers triumph at the eighth Platino Awards

Patria and the Trueba brothers triumph at the eighth Platino Awards

The Spanish series has picked up four statuettes, while the Colombian film Memories of My Father, directed by Fernando Trueba and written by his brother, David, took home five prizes  

04/10/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Spain/Latin America

MEDIMED celebrates its 22nd edition from 4-8 October (online)

MEDIMED celebrates its 22nd edition from 4-8 October (online)

Nearly 250 professionals from all over the world are taking part in this market for documentaries from the European and Mediterranean region, where 57 projects are being presented  

04/10/2021 | Industry | Market | Spain/Europe/Middle East/Turkey

The Weird Market once again becomes a meeting place for animation

The Weird Market once again becomes a meeting place for animation

Segovia is hosting the 13th edition of the event, with a fully-packed programme at its 3D Wire Fest and where 13 leading businesses are on the lookout for future talent  

01/10/2021 | Industry | Market | Spain

The Madrid Film Festival (FCM-PNR) turns 30 years old

The Madrid Film Festival (FCM-PNR) turns 30 years old

The event opened on 29 September, and will continue until 10 October in the Spanish capital; the theme for this 30th edition of the festival is “Everything for films”  

30/09/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Eduardo Casanova films La Pietá

Eduardo Casanova films La Pietá

The actor and director starts filming his second film after the genre-busting Skins, once again with Ana Polvorosa in the cast and sponsored by Álex de la Iglesia  

29/09/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain/Argentina

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