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London Spanish Film Festival
2015 FESTIVAL FILM SCREENINGS  
2015 GALLERY
CORE PROGRAMME
MAGICAL GIRL

MAGICAL GIRL

Lavapiés

London première

dir. Carlos Vermut

with Bárbara Lennie, José Sacristán, Luis Bermejo

Spain/France | 2014 | 127 min | col | cert. 18
In Spanish with English Subtitles

LAS OVEJAS NO PIERDEN EL TREN

LAS OVEJAS NO PIERDEN EL TREN

Sidetracked

UK première

dir. Álvaro Fernández Armero

with Raúl Arévalo, Inma Cuesta, Alberto San Juan, Candela Peña

Spain | 2014 | 103 min | col | cert. 12
In Spanish with English subtitles

Preceded by the short
CON BUENAS INTENCIONES

ÄRTICO

ÄRTICO

UK première

dir. Gabriel Velázquez

with Juanlu Sevillano, Deborah Borges, Víctor García, Lucía Martínez

Spain | 2014 | 78 min | col | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

TODO EL MUNDO LO SABE

TODO EL MUNDO LO SABE

Everybody Knows

UK première

dir. Miguel Larraya

with Bárbara Santa-Cruz, Diego Toucedo, Juan Blanco

Spain | 2014 |75 min | col | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

SNACKS: BOCADOS DE UNA REVOLUCIÓN

SNACKS: BOCADOS DE UNA REVOLUCIÓN

Snacks: Bites for a Revolution

UK première

dir. Cristina Jolonch & Verónica Escuer

Spain | 2015 | 46 min | doc | col | cert. PG
In Spanish and English with English subtitles

PACO DE LUCíA: LA BÚSQUEDA

PACO DE LUCíA: LA BÚSQUEDA

Paco de Lucía: A Journey

Courtesy of Doc'n Roll Films

dir. Curro Sánchez

Spain | 2014 | 95 min | doc | col/b&w | cert. PG
In Spanish and English with English subtitles

LAS ALTAS PRESIONES

LAS ALTAS PRESIONES

The High Pressures

UK première

dir. Ángel Santos

with Andrés Gertrudix, Hugo Torres, Diana Gómez

Spain | 2014 | 85 min | col | cert. 7
In Spanish with English subtitles

Preceded by the short
GALICIA. PORTOBELLO ROAD

CARMINA Y AMÉN

CARMINA Y AMÉN

Carmina and Amen

UK première

dir. Paco León

with Carmina Barrios, Paco Casaus, María León, Yolanda Ramos

Spain | 2014 | 100 min | col | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

CATALAN WINDOW: A Glimpse into Cinema from Catalonia
With the support of:
Institut Ramon Llull La cultura catalana   Catalan Films & TV
MARSELLA

MARSELLA

UK première

dir. Belén Macías

with María León, Noa Fontanals, Goya Toledo

Spain/France | 2014 | 95 min | col | cert. 15
In Spanish and French with English subtitles

REQUISITOS PARA SER UNA PERSONA NORMAL

REQUISITOS PARA SER UNA PERSONA NORMAL

Requirements to Be a Normal Person

UK première

dir. Leticia Dolera

with Leticia Dolera, Manuel Burque, Silvia Munt

Spain | 2015 | 90 min | col | cert. 12
In Spanish with English subtitles

LA MUERTE EN LA ALCARRIA

LA MUERTE EN LA ALCARRIA

Death in La Alcarria

UK première

dir. Fernando Pomares Piñol

with The Cubero Brothers

Spain | 2015 | 83 min | b&w | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

BASQUE WINDOW:
A Glimpse into Cinema
from the Basque Country
With the
support of:
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Special thanks:
Kimuak
Filmoteca
Gobierno Vasco
OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS

OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS

Spanish Affair

dir. Emilio Martínez Lázaro

with Clara Lago, Dani Rovira, Karra Elejalde, Carmen Machi

Spain | 2014 | 98 min | col | cert. 12
In Spanish and Basque with English subtitles

A ESCONDIDAS

A ESCONDIDAS

Hidden Away

UK première

dir. Mikel Rueda

with Germán Alcarazu, Adil Koukouh, Joseba Ugalde

Spain | 2014 | 96 min | col | cert. 15
In Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles

EL ÚLTIMO ADIÓS DE BETTE DAVIES

EL ÚLTIMO ADIÓS DE BETTE DAVIES

When Bette Davies Bids Farewell

UK première

dir. Pedro González Bermúdez

Spain | 2014 | 76 min | doc | col/b&w | cert. PG
In Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles

NEGOCIADOR

NEGOCIADOR

Negotiator

UK première

dir. Borja Cobeaga

with Ramón Barea, Josean Bengoetxea, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo

Spain | 2014 | 79 min | col | cert. 12
In Spanish, Basque, English and French with English subtitles

SPECIAL SESSION:
ISABEL COIXET
With the support of:
Special thanks to:
Institut Ramon Llull La cultura catalana AirEuropa
LEARNING TO DRIVE

LEARNING TO DRIVE

London première

with Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer

USA/UK | 2014 | 90 min | col | cert. PG
In English

Yolanda Ramos
 
Yolanda Ramos, actress in Carmina y Amén,
picks up the award
 
Presentation
Presentation of the 11th London Spanish Film Festival at the Embassy of Spain. Cultural Advisor Fernando de Villalonga, Festival's Director Joana Granero and the Ambassador of Spain, Federico Trillo Figueroa
With Good Intentions
Actress Holly Bodimeade, producer Tony Allen and director Virginia Romero before the presentation
of their short With Good Intentions
Regent Street Cinema Bar
Busy bar at the Regent Street Cinema
between screenings
Sidetracked
Filmmaker Alvaro Fernádez Armero presenting Sidetracked with Joana Granero,
Director of the Festival
Ärtico
Q&A with Gabriel Velázquez
after the screening of his film Ärtico
Isabel Coixet
Isabel Coixet
on-stage conversation
Prof. Maria Delgado and filmmaker Isabel Coixet
during their on-stage conversation about
Coixet's career and work with actors.
Montserrat Roig de Puig
Full house at the beautifully restored
Regent Street Cinema
Snacks
Nick Lander (FT Food Editor and restaurant critic), Enrique Ruiz de Lera (Director of the Spanish
Tourist Office) and Allan Jenkins (Editor of
The Observer Food Monthly)
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Pedro González, director of When Bette Davies Bids Farewell, with his wife
High Pressures
Filmmakers Adriana Páramo and Angel Santos present their films (the short Galicia. Portobello Road and the feature film High Pressures)
Nickolas Grace
Nickolas Grace, one of the members of the Jury, announces this year's Best Film Award to
Carmina y Amén
Joana Granero, Yolanda Ramos, Nickolas Grace, Santi Fernández and Mario Ramos
   
Photographs by PopKlik
 
THE LONDON SPANISH
FILM FESTIVAL
takes place at:
Ciné Lumière
at the Institut Français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office:
020 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk
Riverside Studios
101 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9BN
Box Office:
020 8237 1010
www.riversidestudios.co.uk