Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest celebrates its 15th anniversary

by Alfonso Rivera

08/07/2025 - From 25 July to 3 August, the film festival will screen 85 feature films, 20 short films and one series across its two official competition sections, as well as in its premieres and other sections

Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest celebrates its 15th anniversary

Bonjour Tristesse by Durga Chew-Bose

Now in its 15th edition, Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest will take place over ten days, from 25 July to 3 August, showcasing 85 feature films, 20 short films and one series. The event will open with Bonjour Tristesse [+see also:
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The film festival will close its in-person edition with the screening of the documentary El canto de las manos, directed by Spanish actress María Valverde. Among the European titles in the Atlàntida Premiere section, highlights include Madly [+see also:
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interview: Athina Rachel Tsangari
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film profile] by Andrea Segre; I Swear by Samuel Theis; Nineteen [+see also:
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film profile] by Giovanni Tortorici; Fréwaka [+see also:
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interview: Aislinn Clarke
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interview: Fabio Grassadonia and Anton…
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interview: Dag Johan Haugerud
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interview: Akaki Popkhadze
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interview: Valentine Cadic
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Eleven films are taking part in the National Official Section, competing for the DAMA - Agustí Villaronga Award worth €3,000: Ariel [+see also:
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interview: Lois Patiño
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interview: Lois Patiño
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interview: Miguel Ángel Blanca
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interview: Javier Polo
film profile] by Javier Polo (The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo [+see also:
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interview: Daniel Guzmán
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Meanwhile, the AMFF Arts section will feature the screening of The Designer Is Dead by Gonzalo Hergueta and produced by Little Spain, which tells the story of Miguel Adrover, a visionary New York designer who redefined the fashion world. Also showing is the documentary Warhol-Vijande: más que pistolas, cuchillos y cruces by Sebastián Galán, which explores the relationship between Spanish gallery owner Fernando Vijande and Andy Warhol, whom he successfully brought to Madrid. Opening the section is ¿No seré yo una obra de arte? by David Navarro, a documentary series for Filmin which stars singer Samantha Hudson as she visits museums and art institutions to learn about and understand, from a sarcastic perspective, what art is today.