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{{Short description|Annual Spanish film festival held in the Philippines}}
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| name           = Manila Spanish Film Festival (Festival de Cine Manila)
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| location       = [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]
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| founded        = 2002
| date = October 5–13, 2024
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| language       = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
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[[File:Pelicula Opening.jpg|alt=Spanish Film Festival Película|thumb|Opening Película]]
'''[[:es:Festival de cine Película|Película]]''' (stylized as '''PELICULA>PELIKULA''') is a Spanish film festival held in [[Manila]] every October by the [[Instituto Cervantes|Instituto Cervantes de Manila]], in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain to the Philippines. Created in 2002, this event shows award-winning Spanish and Latin American films.
Due to the Película's yearly success, the festival made big changes during its eighth season in 2009. The duration of the festival was lengthened, and the number of venues was increased from one to three venues to accommodate more films. The festival's venues include the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines|Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)]], [[Greenbelt (Ayala Center)|Greenbelt Cinemas]], and the [[De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde|De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts]].<ref>"[http://www.pelicula.ph/index.html]"</ref>
==Activities==
Aside from film screenings, supplementary cultural events were also organized based on the yearly theme of the festival. Photographic exhibits, cinema workshops, music and dance performances add color to the film festival. These events do not only showcase the classical and contemporary Spanish culture to the Filipinos, but they also create a bridge between the Filipino and Spanish cultures.<ref>"[http://www.byahilo.com/2009/09/26/instituto-cervantes-stages-the-2009-spanish-film-festival-in-manila/]"</ref><ref>"[http://www.pelicula.ph/index.html]"</ref> Past events include Oscar F. Orengo's photographic exhibit of portraits of fort-four of the Philippines' greatest film directors, seminars on film directing by Max Lemcke and Oscar Cardenas, and performances by Spain's leading vertical dance company called B612, award-winning flamenco guitarist [[Oscar Herrero]], and piano and violin duet named Duo Rivera, just to name a few.
==Featured films==
The Spanish Film Festival held annually in the Philippines each October showcases a diverse selection of contemporary Spanish and Latin American films, celebrating the richness of Spanish cinema and culture. The festival features a wide range of genres, from dramas and comedies to documentaries and short films, highlighting the work of prominent and emerging filmmakers from Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
Each year, the festival offers audiences the chance to experience both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, often including award-winning titles from prestigious festivals such as Cannes, San Sebastián, and Goya Awards. Popular films from past editions have included:
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! Year !! Seasons !! List of featured films
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| 2002
|| 1
|| Bwana, [[The Grandfather (1998 film)|El abuelo]], [[Goya in Bordeaux|Goya en Burdeos]], [[The Red Squirrel|La ardilla roja]], Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo, [[Solas (film)|Solas]], [[Tesis]]
|-
| 2003
|| 2
|| [[El Bola]], En construcción, El último viaje de Robert Rylands, It's for you, [[La comunidad (film)|La comunidad]], [[Martín (hache)|Martin (Hache)]], Silvia Prieto, Sin verguenza
|-
| 2004
|| 3
|| [[800 Bullets (film)|800 Balas]], [[Ana and the Others|Ana y los otros]], Días de fútbol, El caballero Don Quijote, El juego de la silla, [[In the City (film)|En la ciudad]], [[In the City Without Limits|En la ciudad sin limites]], El viaje de Carol, [[Intimate Stories|Historias minimas]], La caja 507, [[The Other Side of the Bed|El otro lado de la cama]], [[La Primera Noche|La primera noche]], Smoking_room, [[Suite Habana]]
|-
| 2005
|| 4
|| [[Open Your Eyes (1997 film)|Abre los ojos]], Astronautas, Barrio, [[Crimen Ferpecto|Ferpect crime]], [[Dias contados]], [[Lost Embrace (film)|El abrazo partido]], El Bola, El bosque animado, El juego de la verdad, Extranjeras, Hector, [[Intacto]], [[La Buena Estrella|La buena estrella]], La flaqueza del bolchevique, [[Herod's Law|La ley de Herodes]], [[Mondays in the Sun|Los lunes al sol]], [[The Sea Inside|Mar adentro]], [[Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead|Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto]], [[Noviembre (film)|Noviembre]], Planta cuarta, [[Soldiers of Salamina (film)|Sodlados de Salamina]], Subterra, [[Take My Eyes|Take my eyes]], Tesis, [[All About My Mother|All about my mother]], [[Torremolinos 73]]
|-
| 2006
|| 5
|| Amor idiota, El abuelo, El calentito, [[The Method (2005 film)|El método]], El milagro de candeal, [[Elsa y Fred|Elsa & Fred]], El séptimo día, Frio sol de invierno, [[Story of a Kiss|Historia de un beso]], Iberia, [[Machuca]], ''[[Ninette (film)|Ninette]]'', [[No sos vos, soy yo|No sos vos soy yo]], Perder es cuestion del método, [[Stones (2002 film)|Piedras]], [[Princesas]], Round two, [[Seres queridos]], [[Tapas (film)|Tapas]], [[Tiovivo c. 1950|Tiovivo C. 1950]], My quick way out, You're the one
|-
| 2007
|| 6
|| 7 Virgenes, [[Azuloscurocasinegro|Azul oscuro casi negro]], Ciudad en celo, De profundis, [[Family Law (film)|Derecho de familia]], [[El Aura|El aura]], El próximo Oriente, [[Midsummer Dream|El sueño de una noche de San Juan]], [[Habana Blues]], [[Iluminados por el fuego]], Invisibles, [[The Night of the Sunflowers|La noche de los girasoles]], La educación de las hadas, [[The Secret Life of Words|La vida secreta de las palabras]], [[Los últimos de Filipinas]], Otros días vendrán, [[Salvador (film)|Salvador]], Semen, Utopía, [[Viva Cuba|Viva Cuba!]], You're life in 65
|-
| 2008
|| 7
|| Bajo las estrellas, Concursante, El pollo, el pez y el cangrejo real, El violín, [[Fados (film)|Fados]], Fuera de carta, [[Black Box (2002 film)|La Caja]], La torre de Suso, Lo mejor de mi, [[Silent Light|Luz silenciosa]], [[Mataharis]], Miguel y William, [[Nocturna (film)|Nocturna]], [[The Orphanage (2007 film)|El Orfanato]], [[Seven Billiard Tables|Siete mesas de billar francés]], [[The Oxford Murders (film)|The Oxford murders]], Todos estamos invitados, [[My Name Is Juani|Yo soy la Juani]]
|-
| 2009
|| 8
|| [[Missing Lynx|El lince perdido]], El sueño de una noche de San Juan, [[La zona (2007)|La zona]], Forasters, Una palabra tuya, [[The Blind Sunflowers (film)|Los girasoles ciegos]], Casual day, 53 días de Invierno, El truco de Manco, [[Caótica Ana]], La buena nueva, [[The Good Life (2008 film)|La buena vida]], Retorno a Hansala, Chuecatown, No me pidas que te bese porque te besaré, El nido vacio, [[Just Walking|Solo quiero caminar]], Dieta mediterranea, Audience choice, 14 kilómetros, [[Los Cronocrímenes|Los cronocrimenes]], 3 días, Tamaraw Quest, Medalawna, Lucio, Bucarest, Walai, Ang Pasko ni Intoy, Cine > Sine, Flores de Luna, Syokoy, Imelda, Walking the waking journey, [[Tapologo]], The last journey of Ninoy, Extranjeras, Rabia, [[The Pope's Toilet|El Baño del Papa]], Parpados azules, La punta del diablo, Una novia errante, Astronautas, [[Lovers of the Arctic Circle (film)|Los amantes del circulo polar]], [[Amanece, que no es poco]], [[Los santos inocentes]], [[Welcome Mr. Marshall!|Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall]], [[Viridiana]], [[The Spirit of the Beehive|El espíritu de la colmena]], [[Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!|Átame]], Astronautas
|-
| 2010
|| 9
|| Bolívia, Cachimba, [[Luna de Avellaneda]], [[El cielo abierto]], [[The Secret in Their Eyes|El secreto de sus ojos]], Lo que sé de Lola, Garbo: the spy, happyland, Ich Bin Enric Marco, [[La Leyenda del Tiempo|La leyenda del tiempo]], La mujer sin piano, [[El Chacotero Sentimental: la película|El chacotero sentimental]], Los condenados, Manolito Gafotas, Nacidas para sufrir, Otilia Rauda, que Se mueren los feos, rencor, tres días con la familia, [[Cell 211|Celda 211]], [[Desierto Adentro|Desierto adentro]], [[La teta asustada]], [[Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (2000 film)|Pantaleón y las visitadoras]]
|-
| 2011
|| 10
|| [[The Secret in Their Eyes|El secreto de sus ojos]], [[The Sea Inside|Mar adentro]], Fuera de carta, Lope, [[La Zona (film)|La zona]], La vergüenza, Mal día para pescar, [[Buried (film)|Buried]], Mil cretinos, [[The Secret Life of Words|La vida secreta de las palabras]], [[En la ciudad sin limites|En la ciudad sin límites]], [[The Great Vazquez]], Gordos, Primos, [[Todas las canciones hablan de mí]], [[Biutiful|Bíutiful]], Yo también, [[Elsa y fred|Elsa y Fred]], [[También la lluvia]], Amador, [[Viridiana]], [[Chico y Rita]], Morirse está en hebreo, Buenas noches España, [[Habitación en Roma]], [[Di Di Hollywood|Didí Hollywood]]
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| 2012
|| 11
|| Donde el olor del mar no llega, [[Chinese Take-Away|Un cuento chino]], Dos hermanos, [[Arrugas]], [[No habrá paz para los malvados]], [[Grupo 7]], After, Mientras duermes, [[Katmandu (film)|Katmandú]], Madrid, 1987, Lo mejor de Eva, [[Pa negre]], [[La chispa de la vida]], 5 metros cuadrados, 18 comidas, 80 egunean, María y yo, Hollywood Talkies, Jacques Leonard, el payo Chac
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| 2013
|| 12
|| [[Blancanieves]], El artista y la modelo, La maleta mexicana, De tu ventana a la mía, [[Colgado de un sueño|Colgados de un sueñ]]<nowiki/>o, ¡Atraco!, O Apostolo, A puerta fría, [[Promoción fantasma]], [[Extraterrestrial (2011 film)|Extraterrestre]], Copito de nieve, Días de vinilo, Samurai, Días de pesca en Patagonia, La última película, [[Aquel no era yo]], Cortos de Zamboanga, Cortos valencianos
|-
| 2014
|| 13
|| 10.000 noches en ninguna parte, 2 francos, 40 pesetas, Azul intangible, Bertsolari, Bypass, [[Cannibal (2013 film)|Caníbal]], Espantapájaros, Implacable, La cebra, [[La gran familia española]], La revolución de Juan Escopeta, La vida inesperada, [[Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones]], ''[[Las brujas de Zugarramurdi]]'', Madrid, 1987, Mapa, [[Soldiers of Salamina (film)|Soldados de Salamina]], Todas las mujeres, Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados, A political story, Cólera, Democracia, Hotzanak, for your own safety, Zela Trovke
|-
| 2015
|| 14
|| Stockholm, [[The Negotiator|Negociador]], [[La isla mínima]], ''[[Paco de Lucía: La búsqueda]]'', Tres bodas de más, La plaga, [[Loreak]], [[Hermosa juventud]], [[Ocho apellidos vascos]], Ártico, [[El árbol magnético]], Todos están muertos, Cortos de España, Aquellas palabras, De aliados a masacrados, [[Relatos salvajes]], Gente en sitios, Milagro en Praga, El resto del mundo
|-
| 2016<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 23, 2016 |title=GUIDE: Película-Pelikula Spanish Film Festival 2016 |url=https://cinemabravo.com/2016/09/23/guide-pelicula-pelikula-spanish-film-festival-2016/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Cinema Bravo}}</ref>
|| 15
|| A Esmorga, A Perfect Day to Fly, Azul y no tan rosa (My Straight Son), Cien años de perdón, El Rayo, Embrace of the Serpent, Isla Bonita, La Tropa de Trapo, Land and Shade, Much Ado about Nothing, My Big Night, Palm Trees in the Snow, Perdiendo el Norte, Sacromonte, los sabios de la tribu, Sidetracked, Techo y comida (Food and Shelter), The Clan, Truman
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| 2017<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dacanay |first=Aimee |date=October 4, 2017 |title=The SPOT.ph Guide to the 16th Pelicula Pelikula: Spanish Film Festival |url=https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/71656/guide-spanish-film-festival-2017-a00001-20171004-lfrm? |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Spot.ph}}</ref>
|| 16
|| Tarde de para la ira (The fury of a Patient Man), La noche que mi madre mato a mi padre (The Night My Mother Killed My Father), Al final del tunel (At the End of the Tunnel), La Propera pell (The Next Skin), El Bar (The Bar), El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke and Mirrors), La casa del fin de los tiempos (The House at the End of Time), La delgada linea amarilla (The Thin Yellow Line), La mano invisible (The Invisible Hand), Que Dios nos perdone (May God Save Us)
|-
| 2018<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Spanish film festival Pelicula/Pelikula unreels in October |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2018/09/21/188288/spanish-film-festival-pelicula-pelikula-unreels-in-october/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Business World}}</ref>
|| 17
|| Los Amores Cobardes, Campeones La Llamada Mi Querida Cofradía, Dancing Beethoven, Oro, Atrapa la Bandera, Memorias de un Hombre en Pijama, La Novia, The Summit, Últimos Días en La Habana,  Encuentros en el Cine: Shorts from the Philippines and Spain, Wild Strawberries, Persona, Cría Cuervos, Tacones Lejanos (High Heels)
|-
| 2019<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 30, 2019 |title=Instituto Cervantes’ PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival moves to Iloilo |url=https://www.fdcp.ph/updates/instituto-cervantes-pelicula-spanish-film-festival-moves-iloilo |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)}}</ref>
|| 18
|| El cuento de las comadrejas (The Weasels’ Tale), Mi obra maestra, El mejor verano de mi vida, El reino
|-
| 2020<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 5, 2020 |title=19th PELÍCULA-Spanish Film Fest now online |url=https://www.palabastayo.com/2020/10/05/19th-pelicula-spanish-film-fest-now-online/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=PalabasTayo.com}}</ref>
|| 19
|| La Filla D'Algu, El Increible Menguante, Jaulas, El Despertar de las Hormigas. Suc de Sindria, El Cuadro, Mudar La Piel, Asamblea, Arima
|-
| 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2021 |title=20th edition of PELíCULA>PELíKULA! |url=https://www.pelikula.es/en/seccion-oficial.html |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=pelikula.es}}</ref>
|| 20
|| El Cover, A Este Lado del Mundo, Una Vez Mas, Lina de Lima, Observar las Aves, Invisibles, Tristesse, Oscuro y Lucientes, 15 Horas, Ane, Los Dias Azules
|-
| 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batislaong |first=Acer |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Treat Yourself To Free Movies At The Pelikula Film Festival |url=https://nylonmanila.com/pop-culture/treat-yourself-to-free-movies-at-the-pelikula-film-festival/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Nylon Manila}}</ref>
|| 21
|| El Buen Patron, Muerte De Un Ciclista, El Test, Con Quien Viajas, A Las Mujeres De España, Algo Azul, El Olvido Que Seremos, Maixabel, Sentimental, La Hija, Competencia Oficial, La Boda De Rosa, Jinetes Del Paraiso, Bertsolar!, Oreina, Muga Deitzen Da Pausoa, España La Primera Globalizacion, Sentimental, Handia, Rendir Los Machos
|-
| 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malasig |first=Jeline |date=October 7, 2023 |title=Rundown: Films you can watch for free at the 2023 Spanish Film Festival |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/hobbies-interests/2023/10/07/262019/rundown-films-watc-free-2023-spanish-film-festival/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Interaksyon}}</ref>
|| 22
|| 1976, Alcarrás, Arquitectura emocional 1959, Cinco lobitos, El Beat, El cuarto pasajero, El Olivo, El rey de todo el mundo, Embrujo, Empieza el baile, Fonos, Girasoles silvestres, Goya en Burdeos, La consagración de la primavera, La vida padre, Llegaron de noche, Modelo 77, Tierra, Una vida no tan simple, Valentina, Hinakdal, Cría cuervos, También la lluvia, La española la de Torres, La flota de Indias, Velázquez el poder y el arte
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| 2024<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 30, 2024 |title=Película Spanish Film Festival holds 23rd edition |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/30/expats-diplomats/pelcula-spanish-film-festival-holds-23rd-edition/1975911 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=Manila Times}}</ref>
|| 23
|| Robot Dreams, Cerrar los ojos, La estrella azul, Casa en flames, Loli Tormenta, Rioja: the Land of Thousand Wines, [[Hispanoamérica, canto de vida y esperanza]], Puan, Pacarrete, Las hijas,
|}
== Audience choice award ==
The Película Choice Award, established in 2004, allows viewers to vote for their favorite film. Below is the list of films chosen as winners by the audience.
* '''2004 Audience choice award''' [[En La Ciudad Sin Límites|''En la ciudad sin límites'']] (Antonio Hernández, 2003)
* '''2005 Audience choice award''' [[The Sea Inside|''Mar adentro'']] (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004)
* '''2006 Audience choice award''' ''[[Elsa & Fred (2005 film)|Elsa y Fred]]'' (Marcos Carnevale, 2005)
* '''2007 Audience choice award''' [[The Secret Life of Words|''La vida secreta de las palabras'']] (Isabel Coixet, 2005)
* '''2008 Audience choice award''' ''Fuera de carta'' (Nacho G. Velilla, 2008)
* '''2009 Audience choice award''' [[La Zona (film)|''La zona'']] (Rodrigo Plá, 2007)
* '''2010 Audience choice award''' [[The Secret in Their Eyes|''El secreto de sus ojos'']] (Juan José Campanella, 2009)
* '''2011 Audience choice award''' ''[[También la lluvia]]'' (Icíar Bollaín, 2010)
* '''2012 Audience choice award''' ''[[Un cuento chino]]'' ([[Sebastián Borensztein]], 2011)
* '''2013 Audience choice award''' ''[[:es:Días de vinilo|Días de vinilo]]'' (Gabriel Nesci, 2012)
* '''2014 Audience choice award''' ''[[La gran familia española]]'' (Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, 2013)
* '''2015 Audience choice award''' [[Wild Tales (film)|Relatos salvajes]] (Damián Szifron, 2014)
* '''2017 Audience choice award''' Al final del túnel (Rodrigo Grande, 2016)
* '''2018 Audience choice award''' [[:es:Campeones_(película)|Campeones]] (Javier Fesser, 2018)
* '''2019 Audience choice award''' [[:es:El_cuento_de_las_comadrejas|El cuento de las comadrejas]] (Juan José Campanella, 2019)
* '''2020 Audience choice award''' El cuadro (Andrés Sanz, 2019)
* '''2021 Audience choice award''' Antonio Machado. Los días azules (Laura Hojman, 2020)
* '''2022 Audience choice award''' [[Memories of My Father|El olvido que seremos]] (Fernando Trueba, 2020)
* '''2023 Audience choice award''' [[The Beasts (2022 film)|As Bestas]] (Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2023 |title=‘As bestas’ named this year’s most favorite film at the 22nd edition of the PELÍCULA>Pelikula Spanish Film Festival |url=https://philippinesgraphic.com.ph/2023/10/16/as-bestas-named-this-years-most-favorite-film-at-the-22nd-edition-of-the-peliculapelikula-spanish-film-festival/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Philippines Graphic}}</ref>
* '''2024 Audience choice award''' [[A House on Fire|Casa en flames]] ([[Dani de la Orden]], 2024)
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://manila.cervantes.es/ Instituto Cervantes de Manila]
* [https://www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila Facebook Page]
* [https://pelikula.org Official Website]
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