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Films

Opening Night Film

Opening Night Film
La Tribu
A sure-fire crowd-pleaser packed with music and laughs, it stars Carmen Machi as a street dancing mother reunited with her long-lost son (Paco León).
Comedy

Closing Night

Closing Night
El laberinto del fauno
Guillermo del Toro’s darkly beautiful fairy tale — about a young girl who discovers a magical underworld in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War — won three Academy Awards.
Fantasy / Drama

Special Event

Special Event
Sin rodeos
One of Spain’s most popular comedic talents, Santiago Segura, directs Maribel Verdú as a woman who takes a remedy that makes her unable to stop speaking her mind.
Comedy

Reel Retrospective: The Bigas Luna Tribute

Reel Retrospective: The Bigas Luna Tribute
In Bigas Luna’s best-known film, Javier Bardem plays a would-be bullfighter who models underwear and is hired to seduce away the lover (Penélope Cruz) of a wealthy woman’s son.
Comedy / Drama

Reel Directoras: Showcasing Spain’s female directors

Reel Directoras: Showcasing Spain’s female directors
Five women, four cities; this intimate documentary partially set in Melbourne is about single women over thirty, and their place in the modern world.
Documentary