The 2026 Spanish Film Festival, presented by Palace, is almost here, ready to light up the screens with an outstanding selection of the latest and classic films from Spain and Latin America.
Tickets are now available for the festival’s largest lineup to date 11 June – 5 July at Palace Barracks and Palace James Street.
The Tigers | Alberto Rodríguez
An expansive maritime thriller from award winning director Alberto Rodríguez (Prison 77, Marshland), The Tigers stars Antonio de la Torre (The Candidate, The Movie Teller) and Bárbara Lennie (The Girls are Alright) as two siblings who work as industrial divers on the coast of Huelva.
The relationship between siblings Antonio and Estrella is complex. Estrella had to sacrifice her professional dreams and take care of their ill father, while Antonio has become renowned as a great diver. Now, after risking their lives for decades as experts in this dangerous profession, they are on the edge of financial ruin and the future looks complicated.
When they unexpectedly discover a crime and its proceeds hidden in the hull of a freighter ship anchored in the port, Antonio and Estrella seize their chance to change their situation. But with high reward comes high risk and together they must put their skills and expertise to the test, in what may be their last job under the sea.
Release Date 10th June 2026
More Films
Mistura
In this delicious drama celebrating the gastronomy and people of Peru, Bárbara Mori stars as a woman whose life unravels after her husband’s leaves her, inspiring her to embark on a transformative culinary journey.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-mistura
Sundays /Los domingos
Winner of the Golden Shell (Best Film) at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival, writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s quietly spellbinding drama deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation. Note: not screening in Perth
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-sundays
The Captive / El cautivo
From award-winning director Alejandro Amenábar, this epic historical adventure with an international ensemble follows a young Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, who finds an unexpected refuge in the art of storytelling while imprisoned in 1575 Algiers.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-the-captive
Nothing Between Us / Nada entre los dos
Set against the backdrop of a corporate crisis, this intimate and charming love story starring Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro explores desire, choice, and the fragile balance between personal freedom and social expectations.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-nothing-between-us
The Hunt / La Caza
Set over the course of a single scorching summer day where tensions rise between friends on a rabbit hunt, we present the 60th anniversary of acclaimed director Carlos Saura’s THE HUNT with this new restoration.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-the-hunt
Official Selection
A Loose End / Un cabo suelto
In this engaging comedy thriller, an Argentinian policeman outruns his corrupt boss by crossing into Uruguay where the locals welcome him with open arms, as he navigates a new life, unexpected romance, adventure and danger.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-a-loose-end
Always Winter / Siempre es invierno
From renowned writer-director David Trueba, this tender romantic drama starring David Verdaguer follows an architect who travels to Belgium to take part in a competition where an unexpected encounter changes his life.
https://spanishfilmfestival.com/films/spa26-always-winter
Another League / Pioneras: solo querían jugar
A feel-good origins story inspired by true events, Another League tells the story of a group of pioneering girls and an ambitious promotor who set out to change the story of women’s football in Spain.