Category NewSpanishcinema 2026

THE BLUE STAR

Top Spanish production company Mod Producciones (Agora, Biutiful, While at War) and Argentinean powerhouse Cimarrón join forces to introduce talented Spanish director Javier Macipe’s debut THE BLUE STAR, a fiction film inspired by the life of Spanish musician Mauricio Aznar,…

SLEEPLESS CITY

Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in Europe’s largest illegal settlement, on Madrid’s outskirts. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But demolitions edge closer to their plot, and his grandfather refuses to…

THE CAPTIVE

In 1575 Algiers, a young soldier named Miguel de Cervantes is held for ransom — unaware he’s on the path to becoming one of history’s greatest storytellers. This bold, visually stunning film is a reimagining of the true story behind…

FORASTERA

During a sun-soaked summer in Mallorca, a family mourns the loss of its matriarch — only for teenage Cata to quietly step into her grandmother’s role, in this tender, beautifully crafted debut about grief, memory, and the strange echoes that…

THE 47

Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighborhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal…

AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE

Portrait of an active bullfighting star, Andrés Roca Rey, which allows us to reflect on the intimate experience of the bullfighter who assumes the risk of facing the bull as a personal duty out of respect for tradition and as…

MASPALOMAS

After the great success of their previous films such as “Marco”, “The Endless Trench” and “Loreak”, award- winning directors Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi return with their new film, MASPALOMAS, an intimate story that delves into the subject of…

THE EXECUTIONER

In 1960s Spain, an unlikely romance brews between an undertaker, Jose (Nino Manfredi), and an executioner’s daughter, Carmen (Emma Penella). Carmen’s father, Amadeo (José Isbert), is near retirement from his morbid profession, but he’s having a difficult time finding a…

DEAF

A Deaf woman and her hearing partner are expecting their first child. They are a couple in love, full of excitement and all the questions that first-time parents have. However, Àngela’s pregnancy triggers fears about motherhood and how she will…

THE FLAMENCO GUITAR OF YERAI CORTÉS

The story unfolds through Yerai Cortés, a rising star in Spain’s flamenco scene. Anton Álvarez (aka C. Tangana) met him at a party, where Cortés played guitar for Montse Cortés under the Starlight satellites. Known for his refined, unique style,…