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The special session of 'Materials for a History of Cinema in Galicia' will take place on Tuesday the 26th at 8:30 PM. Admission is free, and people associated with the teams and the circle of the Galician producer will be in attendance.
The program features screenings of 'Fendetestas', 'Illa', 'O herdeiro', 'O cadaleito' and 'O pai de Migueliño', produced between 1975 and 1977 and collectively considered one of the most systematic attempts of the era to make cinema in Galician in professional formats.
The works were carried out in collaboration with the Spanish Film Archive, where the original negatives of the films are kept.

The Xunta supports the 23rd edition of the competition, which concludes tonight in the Porriño village with another success in professional and community participation around its unique model of rural revitalization through culture.

The feature film will be screened tomorrow in the Debussy Hall of the Palais, as part of the 'Un Certain Regard' section of the prestigious French festival, and will be the focus of a special event with industry professionals.
The project, which involves five countries, received a grant in 2022 for its development from the Ministry of Culture, Language, and Youth.
Directed by Greek filmmaker Konstantina Kotzamani, filming took place in Japan with the support of the Galician producer throughout the entire process.

He pointed out that the competition, which takes place from May 19 to 23 in the Porriño village, is included in the regional grants for professional audiovisual events.
He highlighted the strength of the audiovisual sector and Galicia's potential to attract film productions.
The program recognizes and brings together prominent voices from the Galician audiovisual sector such as Jaione Camborda, Víctor Coyote, Bea Lema, Guillermo de Oliveira, Virginia Curiá, Diana Toucedo, Fon Cortizo, Hugo Amoedo, and Andrea Zapata.
Cans 2026 received 235 entries, the second-highest number in its history, and has regained its status as a qualifying festival for the Goya Awards.

Permanence of the Ephemeral, curated by Miquel Martí Freixas and in collaboration with the Punto de Vista festival, brings together five sessions around works that address the volatility of digital environments.
A regular collaborator of Chantal Akerman will participate on May 22 in a meeting where she will present a screening of D'est.
The lineup includes new restorations by Víctor Ruppen, the closing of the retrospective dedicated to Fassbinder, and the continuation of cinema on postcolonialism through Mutant Territories.

Play-Doc in Tui, S8 and Intersección in A Coruña, Curtocircuíto and MICE in Santiago de Compostela, FICBUEU, the Cans Festival in Porriño, Novos Cinemas in Pontevedra, the Curtas Festival of the Imaginary in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Carballo Interplay and the Galician Freaky Film Festival in Vigo are the festivals to be subsidized in 2026.

The Ministry of Culture, Language, and Youth is contributing to this new Vaca Films production for Netflix with a €300,000 grant for its filming in numerous Galician locations.

Obradoiro Square and the surroundings of the Cathedral of Santiago are hosting several days of filming. Luis Tosar and Tristán Ulloa star in this period miniseries based on the true story of Romasanta, the first documented serial killer in Spain.

The 2026 edition is published in digital and physical formats, featuring six new works directed by Juan Lorenzo Loureiro, Zahira Teijelo, Iria Silvosa, David Fidalgo, Bea Lema, and Ángel Suanzes, as well as three short films in development.

As in previous years, the professional market of the French festival of Clermont-Ferrand, which kicks off this Monday the 2nd, marks the beginning of the international dissemination of this selection as a reflection of the quality of Galician production in this field.

The Galician filmmaker presents the feature film 'Deuses de pedra' this Thursday as part of a special that includes three short films and an interactive piece.

The Lebanese director based in Galicia, Feyrouz Serhal, is the curator of a 10-session series on cinema from her country, which kicks off on the 13th with her film "Maroun Returns to Beirut." The Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer Rudy Burckhardt is featured in a selection of 27 16 mm short films.

The Official Gazette of Galicia published the terms of the call, applicable to professional events with a minimum duration of four days and that have held three editions in the immediately preceding years.