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Festivals / Spain


280 articles available in total starting from 12/06/2002. Last article published on 01/07/2019.

Alarcón’s La Ciudad de los Signos wins over Madrid audiences

The sixth edition of Documenta Madrid, one of Spain’s most important documentary film festivals, closed on Sunday, May 10. The event screened 107 works, with three European productions scooping...  

11/05/2009 | Festivals | Spain

The Shame takes Malaga by storm

Malaga is a lucky city for Madrid-born director David Planell, whose debut directorial effort The Shame won the Golden Biznaga for Best Film and the Best Screenplay Award at the Spanish Film...  

27/04/2009 | Festivals | Spain

Malaga puts spotlight on young directors

The 12th Malaga Spanish Film Festival will be held from April 17-25. The format remains the same despite the arrival of new director Carmelo Romero, who replaces Salomón Castiel. The latter had...  

01/04/2009 | Festivals | Spain

Hayo Freitag scoops top honours at 5th AnimaBasauri

Hayo Freitag’s German film The Three Robbers won Best Feature at the 5th AnimaBasauri-AnimaBasque International Animated Film Festival, which was held in Basauri and other towns in the province of...  

31/03/2009 | Festivals | Spain

Pamplona’s Punto de Vista puts spotlight on docs

Volker Koepp’s German film Elder Blossom will today open the 5th Punto de Vista Documentary Film Festival, to be held in Pamplona from February 13-21. The event will close with UK director Peter...  

13/02/2009 | Festivals | Spain

A Spanish Tree sprouts in Rotterdam

The feature debut of Spanish director Carlos Serrano Azcona, El árbol (“The Tree”), had its world premiere in the Bright Future section of the Rotterdam Film Festival, currently underway. The...  

23/01/2009 | Festivals | Spain

Liverpool gets top award at Gijón

Argentinean director Lisandro Alonso’s Liverpool – a co-production between Argentina, Spain, France, Netherlands and Germany (see news) – won Best Film at the Gijón Film Festival, whose 46th...  

01/12/2008 | Festivals | Spain

Gijón: Rabadán’s dramatic story makes it to big screen

In Spain, in 1994, 19-year old Andrés Rabadán killed his father with a crossbow before turning himself in. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In jail, Rabadán...  

28/11/2008 | Festivals | Spain

Gijón: Headless Woman leads Argentinean-European contingent

Only a few days before its local release, Lucrecia Martel’s third feature, The Headless Woman, has screened out of competition at the 46th Gijón Film Festival. Previously seen in Cannes (see...  

25/11/2008 | Festivals | Spain

Gijón: Chris Waitt's tragicomic private life

At a time when reality shows no longer shock and social networking websites give new meaning to the old concept of “private life”, the 46th Gijón Film Festival has also contributed to the...  

24/11/2008 | Festivals | Spain

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