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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
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
Special Presentation
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
Special Presentation
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