Again this year, we’ve put together a selection of some of the best recent Spanish productions with a special focus on emerging directors like Félix Viscarret (Bajo las estrellas), Antonio Muñoz de Mesa (Amigos de Jesús), Carlos García-Alix (El honor de las injurias), Alberto Morais (Un lugar en el cine), and Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña (La habitación de Fermat).

As in previous editions, we are also including several examples of what some have identified as a 'new wave' in Spanish cinema – low-key, low-budget indie films dealing with our contemporary world – such as Jaime Rosales’ La soledad and Rafa Cortés’ Yo.

This year's retrospective strand will focus on the great Spanish director, writer and actor Fernando Fernán Gómez, who died last November, with a selection of three films from his long and prolific career (El mar y el tiempo, Belle Epoque and Viaje a ninguna parte), the documentary profile La silla de Fernando (by David Trueba and Luis Alegre), and a round table.

Joana Granero
Festival Director