¡Viva! 9th Spanish Film Festival

¡Viva! the UK’s only Spanish Film Festival takes place annually in March. The festival includes premieres, specially imported new releases, a host of special guests, events and an academic conference. For details of the programme click here. VIVA GUESTS UPDATES: We are pleased to welcome actor Eusebio Poncela, to whom a whole season is dedicated this year. Eusebio Poncela will introduce his classic film ARREBATO on Sun 16 Mar, 6.00pm and will also be present for a Q&A after the screening of his latest film INTACTO on Sun 16 Mar, 8.30pm Fri 14 Mar, 6.30pm: Goya winning actor Eduard Fernández will be present for a Q&A after the screening of FAUSTO 5.0 Sat 15 Mar, 8.35pm: Co-Director Roger Gual & actor Eduard Fernández will be present for a Q&A after the screening of SMOKING ROOM Thu 20 Mar, 8.30pm: Director Alberto Rodriguez and actor Jimmy Roca will be present for a Q&A after the screening of EL TRAJE Fri 21 Mar, 6.30pm: Director Helena Taberna will be present for a Q&A after the screening of EXTRANJERAS Fri 21 Mar, 8.35pm: Director Chus Gutiérrez will be present for a Q&A after the screening of PONIENTE Sat 22 Mar, 1.40 pm: notodofilmfest.com development director Jorge Segado will present a selection of shorts from the festival site & explain how filmmakers can enter their work followed by the screening of CORTOS POR LA RED: SHORTS ON THE NET. Sat 22 Mar, 3.35pm: Medardo Amor of ICAA, expert on short filmmaking in Spain will introduce the screening of TAPAS 2 Sat 22 Mar, 5.50pm: Director Álvaro García-Capelo will be present for a Q&A after the screening of CANÍCULA

Previously in this Festival

Piedras

A quirky, bittersweet tale about women’s loves, lives - and shoes.

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Goya-nominated Shorts

The five nominees for this year's Best Short Film Goya.

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Tapas 1

A tasty selection of Spanish shorts.

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Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto

Tarantino-esque portrait of one woman's attempt to reclaim her life.

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Rencor

Down-on-her-luck singer Chelo involves her friends & family in making her ex lover's life impossible.

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Esa pareja feliz

Seminal comedy and first collaboration from J.A. Bardem & L.G. Berlanga

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Volverás

Two estranged brothers are reunited after 6 years apart. What will teh consequences on each other's life be?

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El Alquimista Impaciente

Political thriller: a murder investigation leads a couple of Spanish policemen to reveal dangerous secrets

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800 Balas

Alex De la Iglesia's fond & comic homage to Spaghetti Westerns

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Martín

Drama about a father & son relationship. part of the Eusebio Poncela season.

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De Salamanca a ninguna parte

Documentary about a group of famous cineaste who tried to rejuvinate Spanish cinema under the censorship of Franco's regime

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Los niños de Rusia

Documentary about the Republican children deported to USSR from Civil War-torn Spain

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Sin noticias de Dios

Angel Victoria Abril & Hell minion Penelope Cruz fight to get the soul of a boxer to their respective employers.

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El viaje de Carol

Moving coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of the Civil War.

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Smoking Room

A comedy of office politics. Following a takeover, smoking becomes banned in a Barcelona office but disgruntled employee starts a petition for a smoking room...

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En la ciudad sin límites

Thriller & family drama. At the death bed of his father, Victor is the only one to take his rambling seriously and starts uncovering dark…

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Aro Tolbukhin: En la mente del assasin

Mock - dock about the life and times of a Hungarian serial killer.

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