Screenings and events for the 20th Anniversary took place at Ciné Lumière and Riverside Studios
dir. Pau Durà
with Javier Gutiérrez, Luis Zahera, Teresa Saponangelo
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and Fosca Films’ producer David Ciurana
Spain/Romania | 2024 | 100 min | cert. 15
In Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Hungarian and Romanian with English subtitles
dir. Clara Bilbao
with Carmen Machi, Antonio de la Torre, Julián Villagrán, Isak Férriz, Oscar Ladoire, Ayax Pedrosa
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and film critic and author Dr. Mar Diestro-Dópido
Spain/France | 2024 | 96 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Antonio Méndez Esparza
with Malena Alterio, Rodrigo Poisón, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, José Luis Torrijo
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with costume designer Clara Bilbao and LSFF director Joana Granero
Spain/Romania | 2023 | 122 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Francisco Bech
with Rafael Riqueni, Antonio Canales, Pepe Habichuela, Rocío Molina
UK premiere
Spain | 2023 | doc | 135 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Juan Francisco Viruega
with Aura Garrido, Iria del Río, Isabel Ampudia, Antonio Araque
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and Prof. Peter Evans
Spain | 2023 | 90 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. María G. Royo, Julia de Castro
with Julia de Castro, Omar Ayuso, Manuel de Blas, Chacha Huang, Jordi Roig
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the directors and LSFF director Joana Granero
Spain | 2023 | 72 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Luis E. Parés
with Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Pedro Casablanc
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and Mireia Mullor, film critic and journalist
Spain | 2023 | 74 min | doc | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Celia Rico Clavellino
with Adriana Ozores, María Vázquez, Aimar Vega
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and LSFF director Joana Granero
Spain/France | 2024 | 95 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. José Luis López Linares
with Tim Atkin, Javier Arizcuren, Andrés Conde, Alvaro Palacios
Followed by a tasting of two Rioja wines
Spain | 2023 | doc | 101 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Javi Clarke
with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Chevi Muraday, La Merce, Basem Nahnou, Okuda San Miguel, Elio Toffana, Gemma Cuervo, El Langui
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Chevi Muraday and LSFF director Joana Granero
Spain | 2024 | 97 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Cristina Trenas, Santos Bacana, Rogelio González
with C. Tangana
UK premiere
Spain | 2023 | doc | 125 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Isabel Herguera
Spain | 2023 | 80 min | animation
In English, Spanish, Basque and Italian with English subtitles
dir. Rosa Zufia, Bertha Gaztelumendi
with Ana Díez, Arantxa Echevarría, María Elorza, Ana Murugarren, Helena Taberna
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the directors and film critic and author Dr. Mar Diestro-Dópido
Spain | 2023 | 75 min | doc | cert. PG
In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Negu Collective, Mikel Ibarguren, Ekain Albite
with Anita, Beñardo, Kitxa
Spain | 2023 | 90 min | cert. PG
In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Laura Jou
with Belén Rueda, Mariia Netavrovana, Irene Escolar, Ilay Kurelovic, Manuela Vellés
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director
Spain | 2024 | 89 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Patricia Font
with Enric Auquer, Laia Costa, Luisa Gavasa
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and film critic and author Dr. Mar Diestro-Dópido
Spain | 2023 | 105 min | cert. PG
In Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles
dir. María Zanetti
with Maite Aguilar, María Ucedo, Miranda de la Serna, Vicky Peña, Walter Jakob
UK premiere
Argentina/Spain | 2023 | 87 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Guillem Morales
with Naomie Harris, Natalie Dormer, Dominic Allburn
UK premiere
Screening courtesy of Universal Pictures
Followed by a Q&A with the director, actress Natalie Dormer and Festival director Joana Granero
US | 2024 | 96 min | In English
dir. Simón Casal
with Verónica Echegui, Alberto Ammann, Tamar Novas, Alba Galocha
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and LSFF director Joana Granero
Spain | 2024 | 94 min
Cert. 15 | In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Jaione Camborda
with Janet Novás, Siobhan Fernandes, Carla Rivas, Daniela Hernán Marchán, María Lado
Followed by a Q&A with lead actress Janet Novás and Adriana Páramo, from the Galician Film Forum
Spain/Portugal/Belgium | 2023 | 105 min
In Galician, Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Emilio Fonseca
Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and Adriana Páramo, from the Galician Film Forum
Spain | 2024 | doc | 86 min
In Galician with English subtitles
– Habitar
– Véxote
– To Bird Or Not To Bird
– Non Te Vexo
– Gueimar Cando Morra
– Alguén Me Chamou Serpe Negra
In 2023, SEMINCI, Valladolid International Film Week, created “Memory and Utopy”, a section conceived to reflect on the History of Cinema, a space to rediscover important works that, for various circumstances, remain outside the canon. Presented in recently restored copies, they should help reivindicating the importance of the filmic legacy and those institutions that preserve it.
“Memory and Utopy”, made in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, includes films that break with prejudices and show the nonconformity and the visionary quality of the cinematographic image. They also represent dreamlike and ghostly catalysts able to suggest and captivate audiences. By including the work of two pioneers, like the Spaniard Ana Mariscal and the Mexican Maite Landeta, this section questions the patriarchal perspective from which they histories of our cinemas have been written. Exactly as does Luis E. Parés’ opera prima, The First Look, about the first cinema school in Spain.
dir. Ana Mariscal
with Julia Caba Alba, Maribel Martín, José Antonio Mejías, José Orjas, Asunción Balaguer
Introduced by Mireia Mullor, film critic and journalist
Spain | 1964 | 95 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Luis E. Parés
with Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Pedro Casablanc
UK premiere
Followed by a Q&A with the director and Mireia Mullor, film critic and journalist
Spain | 2023 | 74 min | doc | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles
dir. Matilde Landeta
with Miroslava, Ernesto Alonso, Elda Peralta, Isabela Corona
Introduced by Mireia Mullor, film critic and journalist
Mexico | 1951 | 101 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles
FILMOTECA UNAM’S COLLECTION
dir(s). Jian-Ping Li, Salvador Simó
with Mayalinee Griffiths, Bill Nighy, Naomi Christie, Bill Bailey, Brendan Coyle
Special preview
Spain/China | 2024 | 98 mins | Cert: PG
In English
Photos by Tomas Kazukauskas and filmmaker Raúl del Canto, led by POPklik’s Pau Ros.
Ciné Lumière
at the Institut Français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office: 020 7871 3515
Riverside Studios
101 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9BN
Box Office: 020 8237 1010
We’d like to thank as well for their personal efforts, interest and support:
Marina Díaz López, Juan Blas Delgado, Nickolas Grace, Michela Bertolini, Antonio Molina Vázquez, Natacha Antolini, Prof. Maria Delgado, Prof. Peter W. Evans, Diane Gabrisiak, Thomas Riley, Bea Segura, Javier Fernández and Clara Caleo Green.
