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    Focus on Female Filmmakers

    Proudly Presented by the Embassy of Spain in Canberra

    Focus on Female Filmmakers

    Proudly Presented by the Embassy of Spain in Canberra

    In collaboration with the Spanish Embassy, the festival celebrates Spanish women in film with a significant selection of work from female filmmakers, ranging from first time directors to celebrated auteurs.

    Chinas

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    A superb third feature from writer-director Arantxa Echevarria (Carmen & Lola), this delicate drama about two sisters is a fascinating tale that explores childhood, belonging, integration and the search for identity.

    Australian Premiere

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    Free Falling

    Caída libre

    A suspenseful, emotionally tense, and complex drama starring Belén Rueda as a controlling and demanding national rhythmic gymnastics’ coach who does not contemplate failure as an option.

    Australian Premiere

    Idol Affair

    Buscando a Coque

    A charming exploration of love, this romantic comedy starring Alexandra Jiménez and Hugo Silva follows a couple who must deal with an unexpected scenario involving the other’s idol.

    Australian Premiere

    The Girls are Alright

    Las chicas están bien

    Featuring a cast of up-and-coming actresses, this enchanting, summery drama follows a group of actresses and a writer who come together in a country house for a week to rehearse a play.

    Australian Premiere

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    The Girls at the Station

    Las chicas de la estación

    The sixth feature from talented director Juana Macías, The Girls at the Station is a powerful drama inspired by real events starring three outstanding newcomers as friends coming of age and facing incredible events.

    Australian Premiere

    The Sleeping Woman

    La mujer dormida

    Starring Almudena Amor and Javier Rey, this psychological thriller with a supernatural undercurrent follows a nursing assistant to whom strange things start happening when she becomes attracted to her patient’s husband.

    Australian Premiere

    Centrepiece

    The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

    El Maestro que Prometió el Mar

    Starring Enric Auquer and Laia Costa, this acclaimed drama tells the true story of Antoni Benaiges, a teacher who brought progressive teaching methods to a small village in 1930s Burgos.

    Australian Premiere

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    Un Amor

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    A striking drama from prolific director Isabel Coixet, starring Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian as two new neighbours in a small village deep in rural Spain who become entangled in a web of passion.

    Australian Premiere

    Just One Small Favour

    El favor

    Set at a beautiful summer house, this ensemble family comedy sees the adult children of a wealthy family facing the skeletons in their closets when their late nanny leaves a series of letters for them.

    Australian Premiere

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