04/11/2025 - From 7-15 November, the event will present 188 titles, including 20 world premieres, for a total of 565 screenings showcasing the best in continental cinema

From 7-15 November, the Andalusian capital will once again become the epicentre of continental cinema thanks to the 22nd Seville European Film Festival, which will bring together 188 titles, with 78 national and 20 world premieres, for a total of 565 screenings. Proof of this ambition can be seen in the tribute to key figures such as Juliette Binoche, Costa-Gavras, Jim Sheridan and Alberto Rodríguez, who will receive Honorary Giraldillos.

In addition, Seville will once again host the reading of the nominations for the European Film Awards, which will take place on 18 November at the Royal Alcázar. As at past editions, the gathering will accompany this announcement with a selection of European titles in the running for the prizes, among them Franz [+see also:
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interview: Agnieszka Holland
film profile] by Agnieszka Holland, Orphan [+see also:
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interview: László Nemes
film profile] by László Nemes, Sirât [+see also:
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interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] by Óliver Laxe, Sound of Falling [+see also:
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interview: Mascha Schilinski
film profile] by Mascha Schilinski and Sentimental Value [+see also:
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interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] by Joachim Trier.

The festival reaffirms its taste for discovery with an Official Selection marked by aesthetic diversity, a political outlook and humanism. Seventeen features have been selected to compete for the Golden Giraldillo, and European short-form works will, for the first time, also be going head to head within this Official Selection. The Last Viking [+see also:
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interview: Anders Thomas Jensen
film profile] by Denmark’s Anders Thomas Jensen opens the festival with its blend of Nordic epic and humour. Family bonds and identity are at the heart of All That's Left of You [+see also:
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interview: Cherien Dabis
film profile], which premiered at Sundance and is written, directed and toplined by Palestinian-born filmmaker Cherien Dabis. Alongside it are other titles following women who seek to find their place by challenging norms, such as the protagonist of A Year of School [+see also:
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interview: Laura Samani
film profile], the sophomore feature by Italy’s Laura Samani (Small Body [+see also:
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interview: Laura Samani
film profile]); Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Mother [+see also:
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interview: Teona Strugar Mitevska
film profile], in which North Macedonia’s Teona Strugar Mitevska portrays her over seven decisive days; and the young Muslim woman who discovers her homosexuality in The Little Sister [+see also:
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interview: Hafsia Herzi
film profile] by Hafsia Herzi, which earned Nadia Melliti the Best Actress Award at Cannes. Also from Cannes comes Fuori [+see also:
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interview: Mario Martone
film profile] by Mario Martone, a freewheeling portrait of writer Goliarda Sapienza that veers away from the traditional biopic to explore female friendship, freedom and redemption, while from the Berlinale, there will be Late Shift [+see also:
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interview: Petra Volpe
film profile] by Petra Volpe, which follows a nurse who makes a fatal mistake.

Several features probe power structures in contemporary society, such as the police drama Case 137 [+see also:
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interview: Dominik Moll
film profile] by Dominik Moll, which follows an Internal Affairs officer; The Piano Accident [+see also:
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interview: Quentin Dupieux
film profile] by Quentin Dupieux, a satire on the narcissism inherent in social media; and We Believe You [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte…
film profile] by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys, chronicling a mother’s harrowing fight to protect her children. Daniel Vidal Toche helms The Anatomy of the Horses [+see also:
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film profile], reflecting on revolutionary ideals from up high in the Andes, and Ulises Porra offers Under the Same Sun [+see also:
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film profile], a story of ambition and emotional bonds.

For his part, Macedonian filmmaker Georgi M Unkovski helms DJ Ahmet [+see also:
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interview: Georgi M Unkovski
film profile], a Balkan coming-of-age tale garlanded at Sundance, which blends humour and social critique. Bonds and desires within the community also underpin movies such as the Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dreams (Sex Love) [+see also:
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interview: Dag Johan Haugerud
film profile] by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud and Enzo [+see also:
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interview: Robin Campillo
film profile], the posthumous work by Laurent Cantet completed by Robin Campillo. Veteran Cédric Klapisch combines drama and comedy in Colours of Time [+see also:
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interview: Cédric Klapisch
film profile], in which a family uncovers the secrets of a 19th-century ancestor, while animation will be represented by A Magnificent Life [+see also:
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interview: Sylvain Chomet
film profile] by four-time Oscar nominee Sylvain Chomet, a biopic of playwright, novelist and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

Out of competition, two Spanish productions will be showcased: the documentary Serás Farruquito, co-directed by Santi Aguado and Reuben Atlas, a portrait that merges stage presence with cultural heritage; and Islas, a story of spent dreams and second chances by Marina Seresesky that reunites Ana Belén with Manuel Vega, Eva Llorach and Jorge Usón. Closing this strand, also out of competition, is Chopin, Chopin! by Michał Kwieciński, a biopic of the titular genius composer that recreates Paris in 1835.

Details of all of the sections and activities of the 22nd Seville European Film Festival can be found here.

(Translated from Spanish)