FX Festival de Cine 2026

Conxita Casanovas
Director and host of the programme Va de cine on RNE – Ràdio 4

(Barcelona, 1962) is a journalist and film critic with a degree in Communication Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and one of the leading voices in film journalism in Spain.

She has spent much of her career at Radio Nacional de España, where she directs and presents Va de cine, one of the longest-running programmes dedicated to cinema, now in its 44th season. As a special correspondent she has covered some of the world's leading film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastián and Málaga, as well as events such as the Academy Awards and the European Film Awards. Since 2018 she has directed the BCN Film Fest – Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival, and she chairs the jury of RNE's Sant Jordi Film Awards.

Her career has been recognised with numerous awards. In 2013 she received the Spanish Film Academy's Alfonso Sánchez Award. In 2023 she was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, and in 2024 she received the National Award for Cultural Journalism. In xxx she received the In 2025, Forbes Women named her one of the 100 most influential women in Catalonia, and she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the FlixOlé–Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Chair. In 2026 she was awarded the Barcelona City Medal of Honour.

Marcos Franz
Film and television actor, musician, writer and acting teacher.

He began his film career as a teenager, starring in La mosquitera (2010), directed by Agustí Vila, in which he played Lluís alongside Emma Suárez, Eduard Fernández and Geraldine Chaplin. Years later he achieved widespread popularity with his role
as Gerard Piguillem in Merlí, the TV3 series that became an international phenomenon, especially in Spain and Latin America.

Throughout his career he has appeared in Spanish and international productions such as The Young Pope, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, in which he played Ángelo Sánchez; Knightfall, in which he played Prince Lluís of Catalonia; La Fossa, once again directed by Agustí Vila; and productions such as Kubala, Moreno i Manchón, Valeria and the historical film Quico Sabaté: sense destí.

He will soon appear in Els de Sau, a feature film directed by Elisabet Terri and inspired by the origins and career of the iconic Catalan band Sau. In the film he plays Ramon Altimir, the band's keyboardist, alongside Guim Puig, Pol Monen and Guillermo Lasheras. The film, currently in post-production, is scheduled for release in 2026.

Alongside his acting career, he works as an acting teacher, giving training in acting, stage work and on-camera performance.

In September 2026 he published his first book, Cuando dejé de ser yo (Alienta Editorial – Grupo Planeta), a non-fiction work exploring identity, public exposure and his personal experience in the years following the success of Merlí.

Arale Reartes
Photographer.

Arale Reartes is a Spanish photographer whose practice spans fashion, art and personal research. Centred on self-portraiture, her work explores identity, representation and authorship through intimate, precise and quietly subversive images.

Working between Barcelona and Paris, she has developed her own visual language, marked by self-representation and a distinctive authorial gaze. Alongside her commissioned work, her personal practice takes shape through projects such as Rooms: Pursuit of Home (2019–present), Coraza: Puesta en el Abismo and Poética de Confrontación, her first solo exhibition, presented in April 2026 at Sorondo Projects.

Javier Mansilla
VFX and 3D Supervisor specialising in digital characters and creatures, with over 25 years of experience in film, television and animation.

After ten years as a supervisor at El Ranchito, he currently works as VFX Supervisor at Wonder and Rilet. Throughout his career he has worked on international productions such as Game of Thrones, Halo, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 3 Body Problem, The Mandalorian, A Monster Calls and Warcraft.

His profile combines artistic, narrative and technical expertise, with a particular focus on creating characters, creatures and visual effects that serve the story.”

Albert Espel
Audiovisual producer

Albert Espel is an industrial engineer with an Executive MBA who began working in the audiovisual industry in 1989. He has served as production manager on feature films such as “Mediterráneo” (by Marcel Barrena), for which he won the Goya and Gaudí awards for Best Production Management, “Las Consecuencias” (by Claudia Pinto), for which he won the Berlanga award for Best Production Management, and “Perdona si te llamo amor” (by Joaquín Llamas).

As an executive producer he has worked on series such as “Pelotas” (by Corbacho and Cruz) and “¡Martita!” (by Irene Moray), and on feature films such as “La cima” (by Ibon Cormenzana), “Rastros de Sándalo” (by María Ripoll) and “Tilt: Nos hacemos falta” (by Juanjo Giménez, director of the Oscar-nominated short Timecode) and series

He is currently a producer at Alesa Producciones, where he is completing the animated feature “Chica y lobo”.

Mireia López
Director of photography

She has worked on a range of fiction projects as part of the camera department for platforms such as Movistar Plus+, Atresplayer and Netflix. She is currently director of photography on the TV3 programme Crims.

María Ripoll
Film director

María Ripoll is one of the highest-grossing directors in Spanish cinema, with an international career and 15 feature films to her name. She studied at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In London she directed LLUVIA EN LOS ZAPATOS, which won Best Screenplay at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Sitges and Seattle festivals, as well as a Goya nomination for Best New Director. With TORTILLA SOUP, shot in Los Angeles, she achieved box-office success in the US and 9 ALMA Award nominations. She returned to Spain to direct UTOPIA and TU VIDA EN 65’ (LA Film Festival, Stockholm). In 2012 she produced and directed CROMOSOMA CINCO for TVE. Shooting between Mumbai and Barcelona, she directed RASTROS DE SÁNDALO, which won Best Film at the Gaudí Awards and the Audience Award in Montreal. In 2015 and 2016 she released AHORA O NUNCA and NO CULPES AL KARMA DE LO QUE TE PASA POR GILIPOLLAS, both major box-office hits that were screened at the Miami Film Festival. In 2019 she directed VIVIR DOS VECES, a major success on Netflix. In Mexico she directed GUERRA DE LIKES for Sony and Amazon Prime. Also for Prime, she shot the series UN ASUNTO PRIVADO with Jean Reno and Aura Garrido, released in 2022. That same year she premiered NOSOTROS NO NOS MATAREMOS CON PISTOLAS at the Málaga Film Festival.

In 2023, together with Sony Pictures, she announced the creation of The Love Collection, a new label producing romantic comedies written and directed by women. Ripoll directed the label's first film, YO NO SOY ESA, starring Verónica Echegui, which was released in cinemas on 31 October 2024.

In May 2024 she shot TAMBIÉN ESTO PASARÁ, an adaptation of Milena Busquets's novel, released in May 2025, and in 2025 she shot EL FANTASMA DE MI MUJER, released on 20 February 2026.

Eric Venti
Lead Compositor at Passion Pictures

Eric studied compositing and 3D at FXAnimation in 2009. From 2010 to 2014 I taught compositing at FXAnimation, before deciding to go freelance.

Over the next 3 years as a freelancer I created effects for films such as Toro, L’altra frontera and Down a Dark Hall, and for series such as Merlí. In 2017 I joined Passion Pictures as a compositor, where I have worked ever since.

During my years at Passion I have worked on a wide range of projects, including music videos for Gorillaz, commercials for Compare the Meerkat, Charmin and Migros, and video games such as Concord, League of Legends and Royal Kingdom.

I am still at Passion Pictures, now as Compositing and Artificial Intelligence Supervisor.

ANÓMALO

Director: Xavi Herrera
Running time: 18:00
Genre: Thriller

Key crew: Assistant Director: Maiara Molina, Producer: Darío García, Screenplay: Xavi Herrera, Script Supervisor: Laia Bonada, Art Director: Paula Cordero, Director of Photography: Mireia López, Editor: Xavi Herrera, Sound: Miriam Gómez, Sound Editor: Jordi Figueras, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: Alexandre Ballester

FUERA DE SERVICIO

Director: Anan Zhu Ying
Running time: 15:05
Genre: Drama/Coming of Age

Key crew: Assistant Director: Harper, Producer: David Ferrer, Screenplay: Tom Chapman, Editor: Anan Zhu Ying, Music: Néstor Salas | Boran Engin, Sound: Marc C. Sáez | Anan Zhu Ying, Cinematography: Víctor Cicuendez | Marcelo Santoscoy, Art Director: Eugenia Quesada, Visual Effects and Post-production: Martí Roma | Noemí Valera Urrea

HI HA UN FORAT A TERRA

Director: Fernanda Madrigal “Harper”
Running time: 15:00
Genre: Magical Realism / Drama PAÍS

Key crew: Assistant Director: Bruno Ramírez, Producer: Arnau Puig, Screenplay: Fernanda Madrigal “Harper”, Script Supervisor: Eunice Escamilla, Art Director: Taniet, Director of Photography: Christian Arend, Editor: Fernanda Madrigal “Harper”, Sound: Marc C. Sáez, Sound Editors: Enrique López, Mariana Vázquez, Anan Zhu Ying, Jordi Figueras, Sound Mixer: Enrique López, Original Score: Dani Artetxe, Colourist: Víctor Morante

KICKFLIP

Director: Iván Perea Acedo
Running time: 15:30
Genre: Comedy-drama

Key crew: Assistant Director: Aitor Etxarri, Producer: Camila Oliveros, Screenplay: Iván Perea Acedo, Script Supervisor: Laia Ruiz, Art Director: Thais Villa, Director of Photography: Víctor Cicuendez, Editor: Iván Perea Acedo, Sound: Iria Rovira, Sound Editor: Jordi, Sound Mixer: Jordi.

LA NENA Y LAS GAFAS

Director: Naiara Potier
Running time: 12:14
Genre: Comedy-drama

Key crew: Assistant Director: Sofía Murillo, Producer: Mariella Ramírez, Screenplay: Naiara Potier, Script Supervisor: Aitor Etxarri, Art Director: Taniet, Director of Photography: Christian Arend, Editor: Naiara Potier, Sound: Dídac Puig, Sound Editor: Dídac Puig, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: David Sánchez.

LA GUÍA DEFINITIVA PARA EL BUEN CRIMINAL

Director: Dídac Puig Duran
Running time: 14:47
Genre: Black Comedy / Drama

Key crew: Assistant Director: Naiara Potier Andoño, Producers: Nicolas Pizani / Yuli Diaz, Screenplay: Dídac Puig Duran, Script Supervisors: Carla Castelló / Sofía Murillo, Art Directors: Taniet / Pep Camp, Director of Photography: Ian Jackson Allende, Editors: Dídac Puig / Naiara Potier, Sound: Rubén Cobeñas / Iker Serena, Sound Editor: Dídac Puig Duran, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: David Sánchez

NEVER EVEN THE MUSICAL

Director: Iván Perea Acedo
Running time: 08:05
Genre: Musical / Drama

Key crew: Assistant Director: Wiliam Marques Concolato, Producers: Armand Lacroix, Nolwenn Marty, Screenplay: Iván Perea Acedo, Script Supervisor: Matty Turner, Art Director: Iván Perea Acedo, Director of Photography: Moritz Erdt, Editor: Matty Turner, Sound: Matty Turner, Sound Editor: Matty Turner, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: Lewis Newman

OTRO TONO DE ROJO

Director: Bruno Ramírez Garrido
Running time: 15:57
Genre: Fiction

Key crew: Assistant Director: Sofía Murillo Ruiz, Producer: Martin Ortiz, Screenplay: Bruno Ramírez Garrido, Script Supervisors: Anika Vickers Bustamante, Sara Ausió, Erika Ausió, Martín Gallusser Castillo, Art Director: Pau Aguilà, Director of Photography: Christian Arend Barría, Editor: Xavi Pons Bolarin, Sound: Marc C. Sáez and María Jose Alcocer, Sound Editor: Jordi Figueras Jiménez, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras Jiménez, Colourist: Alexandre Ballester Olmos

SOLSTICIO SINTÉTICO

Directors: Naiara Potier and Dídac Puig
Running time: 16:25
Genre: Drama

Key crew: Assistant Director: Valeria Román, Producer: Mariella Ramírez, Screenplay: Alessia Campaner, Script Supervisor: Paula Checa, Art Director: Júlia Ordoñez, Director of Photography: Christian Arend, Editor: Naiara Potier, Sound: Emils Brendels, Rubén Cobeñas, Sound Editor: Dídac Puig, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: Alexandre Ballester

A PUNT PER SER DOLÇA

Director: Paula Pérez
Running time: 12:30
Genre: Fiction

Key crew: Assistant Director: Emma Morillas, Second Assistant Directors: Mireia Meseguer, Arantxa Pérez, Producer: Ana Kenan, Production Assistant: Laia Oliva, Screenplay: Paula Pérez, Script Supervisor: Carla Castelló, Art Directors: Thais Villazón and Júlia Ordoñez, Art Assistants: Cora Casanova, Cherry Romero, Andrea Villanueva, Director of Photography: Regina Pérez, 1st AC: Carlos Romero, Gaffer: Yoan Contador, Sparks: Alejandro Ji, Nürz, Editor: Paula Pérez, Sound: Iria Rovira, Sound Editor: Jordi Figueras, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Score: Guillermo Lopez, Colourist: Andreu Virgil

UN DÍA A LA VEZ

Director: Valeria Roman
Running time: 15:22
Genre: Intimate Drama / Road Movie

Key crew: Assistant Director: Harper, Production Manager: Valeria Roman, Head of Production: Ana Kenan, Production Assistant: Juank Roman, Screenplay: Valeria Roman, Script Supervisor: Carla Castelló, Art Director: Taniet, Art Assistant: Thais Villazón, Costume: Júlia Ordóñez, Director of Photography: Christian Arend Barría, Camera Department: Camera Operator: Christian Arend Barría, 1st AC: Guillem Sellarès, 2nd AC: Jorge Juiña, DIT: Octavio Molina Tapa, Choreographer: Judit Altdill, Song (Lyrics, Vocals and Composition): Silvia Rovirosa, Music Producer: Pol Degala, Editor: Valeria Roman, Sound: Marc C. Sáez / Dídac Puig Duran, Sound Editor: Jordi Figueras, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras, Colourist: Diego Romero

ROMANCE SONÁMBULO

Director: Carla Saco
Running time: 05:45
Genre: Lyrical Drama / Visual Poetry

Key crew: Assistant Director: David Ferrer, Producer: Sebastian Gomez, Production Company: SeñoraX Productions, Screenplay: Federico García Lorca – Carla Sanchez, Script Supervisor: George Espinoza, Art Director: Blanca Alonso, Director of Photography: Guillem Sellares, Editor: Andreu Urgelles, Sound Editor: Jordi Figueras, Sound Mixer: Jordi Figueras