An internationally recognised event, this year’s Spanish Film Festival is due to tour Australia over the next few months, bringing an extensive collection of hard-hitting independent Spanish and Latin-American films.

Exclusive to Palace Cinemas across Australia, the festival showcases an immense roster of romances, comedies, and combinations of both. Opening withEmilio Martínez-Lázaro’s Spanish Affair, it sets the theme of acomedic tale, acknowledging cultural differences as it tracks a young southerner who tenaciously seeks to win the heart of a Basque girl.

On the bill include films Marshland, The Unexpected Life, I Am From Chile, Easy Sex Sad Movies, Blue Lips and El Nino, among numerous others.

The Spanish Film Festival will be screening in Sydney at the Palace Cinemas on Norton St and Verona from Tuesday April 21 until Sunday May 10.