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14 April 2026
A Sneak Peak of the 2026 Spanish Film Festival!
We've got the tea on the headliners for this year's festival. Come take a sneaky peak.
The Spanish Film Festival will run in Melbourne from June 10–July 5 at Palace Cinemas. Add it to your calendar now!
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.
Los domingos has been causing quite the stir in Spain. We can't wait to see it and join in the conversation!
THE CAPTIVE | El cautivo
After the heartbreakingly beautiful depiction of the creation of William Shakespeare's magnum opus in Hamnet, we're ripe and ready to dive into the story behind his Spanish counterpart's journey.
In this film, we're taken back to Algiers, where Miguel de Cervantes was imprisoned for five years and where he began writing Don Quijote. We're on the edge of our seats!
NOTHING BETWEEN US | Nada entre los dos
Nothing Between Us (Nada entre los dos) is a charming, intimate love story set in the slightly surreal world of corporate retreats, starring Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro. It follows two colleagues navigating freedom, connection and expectation during a conference at a beachside resort in Mexico.
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.
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