Cinespaña

Cinespaña, a showcase for Iberian cinema in Toulouse

Since 1996, the Cinespaña festival has been the major Toulouse event dedicated to Spanish and Portuguese cinema. Organized annually in October by the AFICH association (Association du Festival International du Cinéma Hispanique), it has established itself as one of the main platforms in France for the promotion of contemporary Iberian cinematographic creation.

A comprehensive panorama of Iberian cinema

For about ten days, the festival presents dozens of films divided into several sections: official feature film competition, documentary competition, short films, animation, panorama of the year's best productions, thematic cycles, and retrospectives. Cinespaña is also a meeting place: film crews, actors, directors, and producers come to Toulouse to meet the public during screenings followed by debates, masterclasses, round tables, and literary encounters.

A festival rooted in the city and the region

While Toulouse is the heart of the festival, screenings radiate throughout October in many partner venues across Occitania. In Toulouse, screenings take place in several emblematic independent and institutional cinemas: Cinéma ABC, Pathé Wilson, American Cosmograph, ENSAV (École nationale supérieure d'audiovisuel), Cinémathèque de Toulouse, Le Cratère, La Forêt électrique, Médiathèque José Cabanis, Instituto Cervantes. The festival's "village," located in the courtyard of ENSAV/Crous (56-58 rue du Taur), serves as a friendly gathering point for festival-goers.

Over thirty years of existence

In 2025, Cinespaña celebrated its 30th edition. The 2026 edition will therefore mark the festival's 31st year, which has continuously grown in strength and annually honors prominent figures in Hispanic cinema with the "Violette d'Honneur." The festival works closely with the Instituto Cervantes de Toulouse, the Crous Toulouse-Occitanie, the Mairie de Toulouse, and numerous institutional and cultural partners.