# Spanish film festivals and premieres

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-film-festivals-and-premieres
> Updated: 2026-10-24T18:30:01.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

The Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) held its 71st edition, featuring dramatic premieres such as Lance Hammer’s ‘Queen at Sea’, Andrea Pallaoro’s ‘The Echo Chamber’, and May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’. 

Concurrently, two other Spanish international short film festivals concluded their eleventh editions. The Vila-seca International Short Film Festival (FICVI) awarded nine short films from 1,130 submissions, with winners receiving automatic preselection for the Goya Awards. In Salamanca, the XI International Short Film Festival on Older People (FICMA) concluded its ceremonies, focusing on themes of aging, loneliness, and memory.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-24: Film festivals conclude eleventh editions in Vila-seca and Salamanca

The 11th editions of the FICVI festival in Vila-seca and the FICMA festival in Salamanca have concluded, celebrating winners in various short film categories.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/film-festivals-conclude-eleventh-editions-in-vila-seca-and-salamanca

### 2026-10-24: Valladolid International Film Festival features dramatic premieres

The 71st Valladolid International Film Festival’s second day featured dramatic premieres including ‘Queen at Sea’, ‘The Echo Chamber’, and ‘Woman Unknown’.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/valladolid-international-film-festival-features-dramatic-premieres

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