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Alfonso Rivera


2178 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 16/09/2025.

Belén Funes • Director of The Exiles

Interview: Belén Funes • Director of The Exiles

“The bonds of intimacy suffer if we can't talk about pain”

The Spanish director talks to us about her award-winning second feature film, in which she draws on her family experiences to explore themes of grief, uprootedness and economic precarity  

23/05 | /Spain/Chile

ECAM Forum presents the projects for its second edition

ECAM Forum presents the projects for its second edition

From 10 to 13 June, filmmakers such as Mihai Mincan, Ion de Sosa, Francisca Alegría, Leire Apellaniz and Rai María will meet in Madrid to look for partners for their new works  

21/05 | Industry | Market | Spain

Penélope Cruz among the stars of La bola negra by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi

Penélope Cruz among the stars of La bola negra by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi

The second film by the directors of the series La Mesías will also star musician Guitarricadelafuente and actors Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González and Lola Dueñas  

20/05 | Production | Funding | Spain/France

In 2024, Spanish cinema attracted almost 14 million viewers in Spain

In 2024, Spanish cinema attracted almost 14 million viewers in Spain

A gross of 85.6 million euros, according to the Spanish Ministry of Culture, confirms that audiences are increasingly choosing domestic productions  

16/05 | Box Office | Spain

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Interview: Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

“Everyone left out of the binary system gets heavily attacked”

CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Ismael Curbelo • Director, Lanzarote International Film Festival

Interview: Ismael Curbelo • Director, Lanzarote International Film Festival

“We are committed to cinema as a means to stimulate intelligence, emotions and collective reflection”

The Canarian event celebrates a quarter of a century, and to mark the occasion we spoke to its director, who shared details on some of its activities  

15/05 | Lanzarote 2025

Lanzarote International Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

Lanzarote International Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

Between 15 and 24 May, the event will offer a selection of national and international fiction, animation, documentary, children's and Canarian short films  

14/05 | Lanzarote 2025

Luis Galindo and Ángel M Chivite’s El convento currently in post-production

Luis Galindo and Ángel M Chivite’s El convento currently in post-production

The horror-thriller based on a real-life case that unfolded in the 18th century is toplined by Nahia Bergasa, María Mercado and Ana Álvarez, among other actresses  

14/05 | Production | Funding | Spain/Uruguay/Italy

Black Butterflies wins Best Film at the 8th Quirino Awards

Black Butterflies wins Best Film at the 8th Quirino Awards

David Baute's Spanish-Panamanian co-production triumphs at the Ibero-American animation awards alongside the Brazilian series Irmão do Jorel and the Uruguayan short film Los carpinchos  

13/05 | Spain

Review: Idilia

Review: Idilia

Spain's Sepúlveda brothers take on this colourful, independent, and somewhat bombastic dystopia that serves as a warning against the consequences of misusing artificial intelligence  

12/05 | Films | Reviews | Spain

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