The 15th edition of the Spanish Film Festival is getting ready for its first appearance in Sydney from July 4 -15, with the collaboration of the Spanish Embassy in Australia and the Consulates Generals of Melbourne and Sydney. As each year, the director of the festival, Natalia Ortiz, has selected the 2012 programme of films from prestigious festivals around the world
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT (La chispa de la vida) starring the captivating Salma Hayek – from the 2012 Berlinale and days ago named the jewel of the Tribeca Film Festival by Indiewire - about an out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident and plans to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family; insomnia-provoking thriller SLEEP TIGHT (Mientras duermes) starring a pitch-perfect Luis Tosar (Cell 211) as an apartment block concierge in Barcelona who turns on the inhabitants after dark; and the endearing drama CHINESE TAKE AWAY (Cuento chino), set in Buenos Aires and starring celebrated Argentinean actor Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes) as a solitary man compelled to take in a Chinese lodger.
FESTIVAL DATES:
Sydney 4 - 15 July Palace Norton Street & The Chauvel
Melbourne5 - 15 July Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas
Brisbane 11 - 22 July Palace Centro
Adelaide 12 - 22 July Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
Perth 19 - 25 July Cinema Paradiso
More information at the Event Website
Event Details: Dates: 04 Jul to 15 Jul 2012
Sydney: Palace Norton Street & The Chauvel. 99 Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040,
Melbourne: Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas. Cnr Toorak Rd & Chapel St, South Yarra VIC 3141
Brisbane: Palace Centro . 39 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Adelaida: Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas. 251 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Perth: Cinema Paradiso. 164 James Street, Northbridge WA 6003
-------------------------