The 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival will screen award-winning films nationally this June
The HSBC Spanish Film Festival is set to deliver a cinematic feast from Spain and Latin America across Australian screens this winter.
Palace Cinemas has announced the first highlights from the 2025 program, featuring a carefully curated mix of contemporary and award-winning films from Spain and Latin America screening at venues nationwide.
HSBC Spanish Film Festival 2025
• When: 11 June – 9 July 2025 (dates vary by location)
• Where: Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas and Luna Palace Cinemas across Australia
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El 47
This year’s Festival Centrepiece, El 47, dominated the recent Goya Awards, taking home five major accolades including Best Film. The urban tragicomedy stars Eduard Fernández as a bus driver whose act of peaceful resistance transformed Barcelona during the city’s 1970s boom period.
Undercover
A Special Presentation, Undercover shared the Best Film honour at the 2025 Goya Awards with El 47. This gripping crime thriller set in the Basque Country draws from the true story of Aranzazu Berradre Marín, the only police officer in Spanish history to infiltrate the terrorist organisation ETA.
Ocho
The second Festival Special Presentation, Ocho, comes directly from the 2025 Málaga Film Festival. Directed by Julio Medem, this enchanting love story follows a couple’s relationship across eight decades against the backdrop of pivotal moments in Spain’s 20th Century history.
Babies Don’t Come With Instructions
Spanish box office hit Babies Don’t Come With Instructions stars festival favourite Paco León as a carefree hedonist whose life in the Canary Islands is upended when an old flame shows up with a baby, thrusting him into unexpected fatherhood.
The Goldsmith’s Secret
Adapted from Elia Barceló’s novel, The Goldsmith’s Secret stars Mario Casas as a goldsmith who revisits his hometown in 1999, reflecting on a summer romance with a seamstress 25 years earlier.
May I Speak With The Enemy
May I Speak With The Enemy pays tribute to Miguel Gila, Spain’s pioneering stand-up comedian, exploring his experiences during the Spanish Civil War where he survived numerous misfortunes with humour intact.
El Jockey
From Argentina comes El Jockey, a stylish thriller following a legendary jockey whose self-destructive behaviour threatens both his career and relationship. The film stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Money Heist’s Úrsula Corberó.
The 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival will take place across Melbourne, Ballarat, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Byron Bay and Ballina. The full programme will be announced mid-May with tickets available from 7 May.
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