The Spanish Film Festival have announced their 2016 program featuring 32 films and a session of shorts, opening in Sydney this April.
This year’s festival will open with a dose of hilarity, Spanish Affair 2, the sequel to last year’s opening night film. Then after indulging in almost three weeks of films from Spain, Argentina, Chile and Mexico, the festival will close with Ciro Guerra’scinematic odyssey through the Amazon, Embrace Of The Serpent.
Award winning director Daniel Guzman will be in attendance to present his first long feature, the autobiographical project Nothing In Return. Soccer fans will be treated to a special screening of Barca Dreams, detailing the history of one of the most popular and admired football clubs, FC Barcelona. The film features interviews with Lionel Mess, Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff. Special events ith introductions for this screening will also take place.
Feature selections includes Mexican award-winner The Thin Yellow Line, about the journey of five men who become unlikely friends, Chilean drama Much Ado About Nothing straight from the Sundance and Berlinale Film Festivals, and Eva Doesn’t Sleep, an Argentinian film hich tells the tale of Eva Perón and the political revolution.
Short Films From The Heart will present eight new shorts from Spain, and one from Mexico, showcasing a spectrum of romance and heartbreak in the modern age.
The 2016 Spanish Film Festival will take place in Sydney from Tuesday April 12 until Sunday May 1. Full program and tickets are available through the festival’s website.
