The Spanish Carla Simón and Oliver Laxe will compete in the official section of Cannes

The Spaniards Carla Simón with Romeria and Oliver Laxe with Sirat will compete in the official section of the Cannes film festival, which is held from 13 to 24 May. The Catalan director and Galician will be the first Spaniards to participate in the festival's main competition since 2022, when Pacificion de Albert Serra was presented.

It will be the second time that there are two Spaniards in the main section of the most prestigious competition in the world. Simon presents his third film, 'Romería'. Laxe will premiere 'Sirat'The flat rate to go to the cinemas in Spain turns two years: "There is no intention to stop it" The Spanish cinema will arrive at the Cannes Festival at a plenary moment. It is necessary to go back to 2009 to find something similar, that two Spanish films…

Catalan director celebrates selection in the official section of the prestigious French festival with a film about identity and family tiesAdvertising Filmmaker Carla Simón has been selected to compete in the official section of the Cannes Film Festival with Romería, her third film. The film, which follows the trajectory of an 18-year-old girl who travels to Vigo to meet her biological father's family, once again addresses themes linked to famil…

Galician director Olivier Laxe, who will compete in the Official Section of the Cannes International Film Festival (France) with his feature film 'Sirat', has assured that it is his film "more political" while remaining "poetic" and that has been something that the selection committee has "highlighted".

As much as Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have given us several joys on the red Oscar carpet, there is a contest that has been resisting the charm of homeland cinematography for several years. Yes, obviously we are referring to the Cannes Film Festival. The most relevant authoral event in Europe, which looks from you in terms of prestige to American academics, does not reward a Spanish film for more than half a century. Specifi…

The latest films by the director of 'Alcarràs' and the author of 'O que arde' have been selected for the official competition of the prestigious competition