Check out the film schedule:
Plus as a special treat for this year's festival, they're flying in Spanish director Alberto Rodriguez to present his film, Grupo 7, and chat with the audience about the film after the screening. So be sure to catch Grupo 7 on October 8th!
Don't know what to watch?
Here's some more info about the films:
The Instituto Cervantes de Manila website already has the synopsis of each film, so what I did here is just double check their IMDb ratings. Where the IMDb ratings are not available, I checked Film Affinity instead. (Film Affinity is a Spanish organization, so I'm betting their ratings of these films are pretty dependable. I noticed though that people on Film Affinity tend to give lower ratings that those on IMDb, so take their ratings with a grain of salt.)
Un Cuento Chino (A Chinese Tall Tale)
Sebastián Borensztein (2011)
Argentina
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 7.2 stars
Dos Hermanos (Two Siblings)
Daniel Burman (2010)
Agrentina
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 6.7 stars
Pa Negre (Black Beard)
Agustí Villaronga (2010)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 7.1 stars
Arrugas (Wrinkles)
Ignacio Ferreras (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 7.6 stars
Jacques Leonard el payo chac
Yago Leonard (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: Not available.
Film Affinity Rating: 6.7 stars
Madrid 1987
David Trueba (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 7.0 stars
Mientras Duermes (Sleep Tight)
Jaume Balagueró (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 7.1 stars
Lo Mejor de Eva (The Best of Eva)
Mariano Barroso (2012)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 4.4 stars
No Habrá Paz Para los Malvados (No Rest for the Wicked)
Enrique Urbizu (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 6.4 stars
Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo (Kathmandu Lullabye)
Icíar Bollaín (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 5.3 stars
Grupo 7 (Unit 7)
Alberto Rodríguez (2012)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 6.4 stars
Hollywood talkies
Óscar Perez (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: not available
Film Affinity Rating: 4.6 stars
After
Alberto Rodríguez (2009)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: not available.
Film Affinity Rating: 5.3 stars
Jorge Coira (2010)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 5.9 stars
Done el olor del mar no llega
(Where the smell of the sea does not reach)
Lillán Rosado (2010)
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 2.5 stars
José María Goenaga (2010)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 6.9 stars
La chispa de la vida (The Spark of Life)
Álex de la Iglesia (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 5.9 stars
Cinco metros cuadrados (Five square meters)
Max Lemcke (2011)
Spain
Synopsis on the Instituto Cervantes de Manila website.
IMDb Rating: 5.9 stars
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