HSBC Spanish Film Festival in Australia 2023
DATES: 14 June - 12 July
LOCATIONS: Across the major Australian cities
WBSITE: https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/
TICKETS: https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/sessions
ABOUT THE HSBC SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL
The HSBC Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace, an annual celebration of film and culture from Spain and Latin America, will screen at Palace Cinemas, Luna Palace Cinemas and Palace Nova Cinemas from this June to July. The Festival is delighted to welcome new Naming Partner HSBC, one the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
The highly anticipated Festival is celebrating 25 years in 2023 and befitting such a milestone, will be presenting a 32 film strong lineup that offers exciting, inspiring and entertaining viewing in two key programme strands: New Spanish Cinema and Cine Latino. The many highlights include a focus on Women in Filmmaking, featuring the work of seven prominent Spanish and Latin American female directors, a comprehensive Carlos Saura retrospective, a Uruguayan documentary with an Australian connection and much, much more.
The 2023 HSBC Spanish Film Festival is a celebration of Spanish language, culture and cinema. Join us for wine, music, tapas, and more at the various special events taking place throughout the country.
Canberra 14 June – 5 July: Palace Electric Cinema.
Adelaide 14 June – 5 July: Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas.
Brisbane 14 June – 5 July: Palace James Street and Palace Barracks.
Melbourne 15 June-5 July: The Astor Theatre, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Westgarth, The Kino, Palace Balwyn and Pentridge Cinema.
Perth 15 June – 5 July: Palace Raine Square, Luna Leederville and Luna on SX.
Byron Bay 15 June – 5 July: Palace Byron Bay.
Sydney 20 June – 12 July: Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Central and Chauvel Cinema.
All thanks to our friends at Miranda Brown Publicity, Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is covering the media opening night screening PRISON 77 (media: Katherine Kelly)
The critically acclaimed Spanish box office hit thriller PRISON 77 (Modelo 77) is one of two 2023 Special Presentations. The five-time Goya Award-winning film from Alberto Rodríguez, (Marshland) follows a young accountant awaiting trial in 1977 who joins a group of prisoners demanding amnesty. The second Special Presentation is Colombia’s award-winning drama THE KINGS OF THE WORLD (Los reyes del mundo) from director Laura Mora Ortega, which follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets who set out on an adventure in search of the promised land.
please stay tuned for more information
special thanks: Miranda Brown