Spanish Film Festival 2012

Overview

The annual Spanish Film Festival is about to flamenco its way into town. From July 11 to 22, Fortitude Valley’s Palace Centro cinemas will be filled with the best of Spanish and Latin American film.

Now in its 15th season, this year’s film festival presents an array of films – comedy, drama, animation and thriller – all picked to showcase the best Spanish talent.

As Luck Would Have It (La chispa de la vida), starring Salma Hayek, is picked to be a standout film of the festival. The Berlinale and Tribeca Film Festival favourite tells the story of an out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident and plans to sell exclusive interview rights to provide money for his family.

The screenings are only part of the Spanish film festival – there are the Opening and Closing night parties. Wear your comfiest dancing shoes, as these Spaniards really do know how to host a fiesta.