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    Opening Night

    Mistura

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    In this delicious drama celebrating the gastronomy and people of Peru, Bárbara Mori stars as a woman whose life unravels after her husband leaves her, inspiring her to embark on a transformative culinary journey.

    Australian Premiere

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    Centrepiece

    Sundays

    Los domingos

    Winner of the Golden Shell (Best Film) at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival, writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's quietly spellbinding drama deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation. Note: not screening in Perth

    Special Presentation

    The Captive

    El cautivo

    From award-winning director Alejandro Amenábar, this epic historical adventure with an international ensemble follows a young Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, who finds an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling while imprisoned in 1575 Algiers.

    Australian Premiere

    Special Presentation

    The Tigers

    Los Tigres

    Antonio de la Torre and Bárbara Lennie star as professional divers and siblings in this expansive maritime thriller from award-winning director Alberto Rodríguez.

    Australian Premiere

    Festival Preview

    Nothing Between Us

    Nada entre los dos

    Set against the backdrop of a corporate crisis, this intimate and charming love story starring Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro explores desire, choice, and the fragile balance between personal freedom and social expectations.

    Australian Premiere

    Closing Night

    The Hunt

    La Caza

    Set over the course of a single scorching summer day where tensions rise between friends on a rabbit hunt, we present the 60th anniversary of acclaimed director Carlos Saura's THE HUNT with this new restoration.

    Official Selection

    Official Selection

    A Loose End

    Un cabo suelto

    In this engaging comedy thriller, an Argentinian policeman outruns his corrupt boss by crossing into Uruguay where the locals welcome him with open arms, as he navigates a new life, unexpected romance, adventure and danger.

    Australian Premiere

    Book TicketsMore Info

    Always Winter

    Siempre es invierno

    From renowned writer-director David Trueba, this tender romantic drama starring David Verdaguer follows an architect who travels to Belgium to take part in a competition where an unexpected encounter changes his life.

    Australian Premiere

    Another League

    Pioneras: solo querían jugar

    A feel-good origins story inspired by true events, Another League tells the story of a group of pioneering girls and an ambitious promotor who set out to change the story of women’s football in Spain.

    Australian Premiere

    Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew

    Balandrau, vent salvatge

    Based on true events, this breathtaking survival thriller about a group of hikers trying to ascend the mountain Balandrau sees them caught in the worst storm ever to hit the Catalan Pyrenees in December 2000.

    Australian Premiere

    Band Together

    Rondallas

    Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that devastated their tight-knit fishing community, a small coastal village in Galicia decides to revive their traditional music ensemble, the rondalla, in this heartfelt gem with a stellar ensemble cast led by Javier Gutiérrez.

    Australian Premiere

    Breaking Walls

    Los aitas

    In a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Bilbao in 1989, a group of fathers must step up to chaperone their daughters at a rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Berlin in this comical and heartwarming road movie from Borja Cobeaga.

    Australian Premiere

    Homo Sapiens?

    Homo Argentum

    Performed by the remarkable Guillermo Francella, this Argentinian box office hit black comedy from Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat is a series of vignettes about identity and human behaviour.

    Australian Premiere

    Isabel

    .

    In this intoxicating drama, a talented sommelier in São Paulo’s fine-dining scene dreams of opening her own wine bar, away from her controlling boss, but must navigate following her passion and the realities of opening a business.

    Australian Premiere

    Karmele

    .

    Based on a true story, this epic historical drama follows nurse Karmele Urresti and her family on a riveting emotional journey through 20th century Spain as they survive the Civil War, dictatorship and exile, using art and music as a form of resistance.

    Australian Premiere

    La Salsa Vive

    .

    If you liked Buena Vista Social Club, you’ll love this vivid documentary tells the story of two cities bound by the rhythm of salsa: New York City, where the genre was born, and Cali, Colombia, where it thrives with unmatched passion.

    Australian Premiere

    Ladies' Hunting Party

    Día de caza

    Inspired by Carlos Saura’s award-winning classic The Hunt (1966), this contemporary adaptation exploring the cycle of betrayal, corruption, and abuse of power in society stars legendary actresses Blanca Portillo, Carmen Machi and Rossy de Palma.

    Australian Premiere

    My Friend Eva

    Mi amiga Eva

    This charming romantic comedy from beloved director Cesc Gay follows a woman who decides to upend her life and pursue love after a serendipitous trip to Rome.

    Australian Premiere

    Narciso

    .

    Inspired by notorious real-life events, the seductive new noir from Marcelo Martinessi unravels the mysterious death of a charismatic radio host in late-1950s Paraguay, an event seized on by the military regime, as the rebellious pulse of rock ’n’ roll crackling over the airwaves sparks fear, scandal and moral panic.

    Australian Premiere

    Festival Preview

    Nothing Between Us

    Nada entre los dos

    Set against the backdrop of a corporate crisis, this intimate and charming love story starring Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro explores desire, choice, and the fragile balance between personal freedom and social expectations.

    Australian Premiere

    Romería

    .

    In this drama from acclaimed writer/director Carla Simón, an eighteen-year-old girl travels to the city of Vigo to meet her paternal family and in piecing together her parents’ complex history, reveals long-buried family secrets.

    Sofia's Suspicion

    La sospecha de Sofía

    Weaving political intrigue with an intimate emotional journey, this gripping espionage thriller set between Spain and Germany during the Cold War is filled with tension, deception, survival and intrigue, as a man becomes caught up in a KGB plot to establish operations in Spain.

    Australian Premiere

    Centrepiece

    Sundays

    Los domingos

    Winner of the Golden Shell (Best Film) at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival, writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's quietly spellbinding drama deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation. Note: not screening in Perth

    The Blue Trail

    O Último Azul

    The best-reviewed film of the 2025 Berlinale, Gabriel Mascaro’s breathtaking fable follows a remarkable Brazilian woman who, as her working life draws to an end, secretly sets out on a trip down the Amazon to fulfil a long-held dream.

    Special Presentation

    The Captive

    El cautivo

    From award-winning director Alejandro Amenábar, this epic historical adventure with an international ensemble follows a young Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, who finds an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling while imprisoned in 1575 Algiers.

    Australian Premiere

    The Talent

    El talento

    This captivating drama, stars internationally acclaimed actress Ester Expósito as a young woman whose life changes drastically when her values are tested at an exclusive high-society party after she receives a fateful request from her mother.

    Australian Premiere

    Special Presentation

    The Tigers

    Los Tigres

    Antonio de la Torre and Bárbara Lennie star as professional divers and siblings in this expansive maritime thriller from award-winning director Alberto Rodríguez.

    Australian Premiere

    Welcome to Lapland

    Lapönia

    A Spanish woman and her family travels to Lapland to spend Christmas with her sister's family, where cultural and personal clashes erupt when one young cousin reveals the truth about Santa Claus in this witty and incisive family comedy.

    Australian Premiere

    Documentary

    Documentary

    La Salsa Vive

    .

    If you liked Buena Vista Social Club, you’ll love this vivid documentary tells the story of two cities bound by the rhythm of salsa: New York City, where the genre was born, and Cali, Colombia, where it thrives with unmatched passion.

    Australian Premiere

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    Family Films

    Family Films

    Family Film Passes available! See Venues page for specific pricing details.

    Bear Claw Camp

    Campamento Garra de Oso

    Fun is guaranteed in this exciting family movie in which two nine-year-olds race against time to save their summer camp, combining live action and animation for a stellar adventure about the power of friendship and teamwork.

    Australian Premiere

    Book TicketsMore Info

    My Amazing Grandma

    Abuela Tremenda

    Contrasting overprotective parents with the wild and carefree energy of a mischievous grandmother, this entertaining family comedy about three generations of women sees hilarious disasters ensue at a rural farm.

    Australian Premiere

    Retrospective: Uncanny Allegory: A Focus on Spanish Storytelling & Symbolism

    Retrospective: Uncanny Allegory: A Focus on Spanish Storytelling & Symbolism

    This film focus showcases three iconic works of Spanish language cinema told through the lens of three iconic directors. Presenting compelling storytelling rarely seen on the big screen, these formative works fuse elements of the uncanny, surreal and gothic to offer commentary on the social and political echoes that have shaped generations of filmmaking.

    The Devil's Backbone

    El espinazo del diablo

    Marking its 25th anniversary, Guillermo del Toro’s gothic ghost story set during the Spanish Civil War blends political allegory with supernatural melancholy. Unfolding through a lyrical visual style and restrained horror, it delivers a haunting meditation on memory and historical guilt.

    Book TicketsMore Info

    The Exterminating Angel

    El ángel exterminador

    Luis Buñuel’s surreal satire of bourgeois fragility, where guests inexplicably cannot leave a dinner party, incorporates repetition, decay, and claustrophobia to explore social collapse, and the hidden savagery beneath civility.

    The Spirit of the Beehive

    El espíritu de la colmena

    Through haunting imagery and sparse dialogue, Víctor Erice’s meditation on innocence and mortality explores childhood, imagination, and trauma in post–Civil War Spain. Using Frankenstein as a symbolic lens, this drama establishes a poetic, enigmatic style that shaped Spanish arthouse cinema.

    Anniversary Screening

    Anniversary Screening

    The Way

    .

    In this profoundly touching drama from Emilio Estevez that celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, Martin Sheen stars as a father heading overseas to recover his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.

    Book TicketsMore Info

    All Films A-Z

    All Films A-Z

    A Loose End

    Un cabo suelto

    In this engaging comedy thriller, an Argentinian policeman outruns his corrupt boss by crossing into Uruguay where the locals welcome him with open arms, as he navigates a new life, unexpected romance, adventure and danger.

    Australian Premiere

    Book TicketsMore Info

    Always Winter

    Siempre es invierno

    From renowned writer-director David Trueba, this tender romantic drama starring David Verdaguer follows an architect who travels to Belgium to take part in a competition where an unexpected encounter changes his life.

    Australian Premiere

    Another League

    Pioneras: solo querían jugar

    A feel-good origins story inspired by true events, Another League tells the story of a group of pioneering girls and an ambitious promotor who set out to change the story of women’s football in Spain.

    Australian Premiere

    Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew

    Balandrau, vent salvatge

    Based on true events, this breathtaking survival thriller about a group of hikers trying to ascend the mountain Balandrau sees them caught in the worst storm ever to hit the Catalan Pyrenees in December 2000.

    Australian Premiere

    Band Together

    Rondallas

    Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that devastated their tight-knit fishing community, a small coastal village in Galicia decides to revive their traditional music ensemble, the rondalla, in this heartfelt gem with a stellar ensemble cast led by Javier Gutiérrez.

    Australian Premiere

    Bear Claw Camp

    Campamento Garra de Oso

    Fun is guaranteed in this exciting family movie in which two nine-year-olds race against time to save their summer camp, combining live action and animation for a stellar adventure about the power of friendship and teamwork.

    Australian Premiere

    Breaking Walls

    Los aitas

    In a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Bilbao in 1989, a group of fathers must step up to chaperone their daughters at a rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Berlin in this comical and heartwarming road movie from Borja Cobeaga.

    Australian Premiere

    Homo Sapiens?

    Homo Argentum

    Performed by the remarkable Guillermo Francella, this Argentinian box office hit black comedy from Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat is a series of vignettes about identity and human behaviour.

    Australian Premiere

    Isabel

    .

    In this intoxicating drama, a talented sommelier in São Paulo’s fine-dining scene dreams of opening her own wine bar, away from her controlling boss, but must navigate following her passion and the realities of opening a business.

    Australian Premiere

    Karmele

    .

    Based on a true story, this epic historical drama follows nurse Karmele Urresti and her family on a riveting emotional journey through 20th century Spain as they survive the Civil War, dictatorship and exile, using art and music as a form of resistance.

    Australian Premiere

    La Salsa Vive

    .

    If you liked Buena Vista Social Club, you’ll love this vivid documentary tells the story of two cities bound by the rhythm of salsa: New York City, where the genre was born, and Cali, Colombia, where it thrives with unmatched passion.

    Australian Premiere

    Ladies' Hunting Party

    Día de caza

    Inspired by Carlos Saura’s award-winning classic The Hunt (1966), this contemporary adaptation exploring the cycle of betrayal, corruption, and abuse of power in society stars legendary actresses Blanca Portillo, Carmen Machi and Rossy de Palma.

    Australian Premiere

    Luger

    .

    This brilliant and darkly comic action thriller follows a duo of small-time hustlers working for a lawyer of questionable morals who get caught up in a situation that quickly spirals out of control over one frenetic day.

    Australian Premiere

    My Amazing Grandma

    Abuela Tremenda

    Contrasting overprotective parents with the wild and carefree energy of a mischievous grandmother, this entertaining family comedy about three generations of women sees hilarious disasters ensue at a rural farm.

    Australian Premiere

    My Friend Eva

    Mi amiga Eva

    This charming romantic comedy from beloved director Cesc Gay follows a woman who decides to upend her life and pursue love after a serendipitous trip to Rome.

    Australian Premiere

    Narciso

    .

    Inspired by notorious real-life events, the seductive new noir from Marcelo Martinessi unravels the mysterious death of a charismatic radio host in late-1950s Paraguay, an event seized on by the military regime, as the rebellious pulse of rock ’n’ roll crackling over the airwaves sparks fear, scandal and moral panic.

    Australian Premiere

    Festival Preview

    Nothing Between Us

    Nada entre los dos

    Set against the backdrop of a corporate crisis, this intimate and charming love story starring Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro explores desire, choice, and the fragile balance between personal freedom and social expectations.

    Australian Premiere

    Romería

    .

    In this drama from acclaimed writer/director Carla Simón, an eighteen-year-old girl travels to the city of Vigo to meet her paternal family and in piecing together her parents’ complex history, reveals long-buried family secrets.

    Sofia's Suspicion

    La sospecha de Sofía

    Weaving political intrigue with an intimate emotional journey, this gripping espionage thriller set between Spain and Germany during the Cold War is filled with tension, deception, survival and intrigue, as a man becomes caught up in a KGB plot to establish operations in Spain.

    Australian Premiere

    Centrepiece

    Sundays

    Los domingos

    Winner of the Golden Shell (Best Film) at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival, writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's quietly spellbinding drama deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation. Note: not screening in Perth

    The Blue Trail

    O Último Azul

    The best-reviewed film of the 2025 Berlinale, Gabriel Mascaro’s breathtaking fable follows a remarkable Brazilian woman who, as her working life draws to an end, secretly sets out on a trip down the Amazon to fulfil a long-held dream.

    Special Presentation

    The Captive

    El cautivo

    From award-winning director Alejandro Amenábar, this epic historical adventure with an international ensemble follows a young Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, who finds an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling while imprisoned in 1575 Algiers.

    Australian Premiere

    The Devil's Backbone

    El espinazo del diablo

    Marking its 25th anniversary, Guillermo del Toro’s gothic ghost story set during the Spanish Civil War blends political allegory with supernatural melancholy. Unfolding through a lyrical visual style and restrained horror, it delivers a haunting meditation on memory and historical guilt.

    The Exterminating Angel

    El ángel exterminador

    Luis Buñuel’s surreal satire of bourgeois fragility, where guests inexplicably cannot leave a dinner party, incorporates repetition, decay, and claustrophobia to explore social collapse, and the hidden savagery beneath civility.

    Closing Night

    The Hunt

    La Caza

    Set over the course of a single scorching summer day where tensions rise between friends on a rabbit hunt, we present the 60th anniversary of acclaimed director Carlos Saura's THE HUNT with this new restoration.

    The Spirit of the Beehive

    El espíritu de la colmena

    Through haunting imagery and sparse dialogue, Víctor Erice’s meditation on innocence and mortality explores childhood, imagination, and trauma in post–Civil War Spain. Using Frankenstein as a symbolic lens, this drama establishes a poetic, enigmatic style that shaped Spanish arthouse cinema.

    The Talent

    El talento

    This captivating drama, stars internationally acclaimed actress Ester Expósito as a young woman whose life changes drastically when her values are tested at an exclusive high-society party after she receives a fateful request from her mother.

    Australian Premiere

    Special Presentation

    The Tigers

    Los Tigres

    Antonio de la Torre and Bárbara Lennie star as professional divers and siblings in this expansive maritime thriller from award-winning director Alberto Rodríguez.

    Australian Premiere

    The Way

    .

    In this profoundly touching drama from Emilio Estevez that celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, Martin Sheen stars as a father heading overseas to recover his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.

    Welcome to Lapland

    Lapönia

    A Spanish woman and her family travels to Lapland to spend Christmas with her sister's family, where cultural and personal clashes erupt when one young cousin reveals the truth about Santa Claus in this witty and incisive family comedy.

    Australian Premiere

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