# Event Details - **Event Name**: In Conversation with Spanish Cinema - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am – Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Roundtable with Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Rodrigo Espinel, Judith Fernández & Nuria Capdevila ArgüellesAbout this EventThis year, the ESFF is proud to present 'In Conversation with Spanish Cinema'.Meet our wonderful speakers:Daniel Sánchez Arévalo: an award-winning Spanish filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo is one of the leading voices in contemporary Spanish cinema. Following the success of his short films, he made his feature debut with DarkBlueAlmostBlack (AzulOscuroCasiNegro), which won three Goya Awards. He has since directed acclaimed films including Fat People (Gordos), The Great Spanish Family (La gran familia española), Seventeen (Diecisiete), and Rondallas, celebrated for their warmth, humour and emotionally rich storytelling and part of ESFF2026.Rodrigo Espinel: film producer whose work focuses on developing and delivering ambitious Spanish and international productions. He has collaborated on projects across independent cinema and television, supporting emerging talent while helping bring distinctive Spanish stories to audiences worldwide.Judith Fernández: Scottish-Spanish actor from Galicia who spent much of her childhood in Edinburgh, making her trilingual in Spanish, Galician and English. She began acting as a teenager and has quickly established herself as one of Spain's most exciting emerging talents. Her screen credits include Santo, Apagón, Acacias 38, The Asunta Case (El Caso Asunta), La casa entre los cactus, and Matusalén. She stars as Andrea in Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's latest feature, Rondallas, continuing a career that bridges film, television and theatre.Our roundtable will be hosted by two excellent academics: Nuria Capdevila-Argüelles: Professor of Hispanic and Gender Studies at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on Spanish cultural history, women's writing, memory and feminism. A regular commentator on Spanish culture, she has published widely on twentieth- and twenty-first-century Spain and is committed to bringing academic perspectives into public conversations.Mar Diestro-Dópido is a film critic, researcher and author specialising in Spanish and European cinema. She regularly contributes to the BFI’s Sight & Sound and has written extensively on Spanish filmmakers and film culture. She is the author of Pan’s Labyrinth for the BFI Film Classics series and holds a PhD in film festivals, cinema and cultural exchange. Her work explores Spanish cinema, film festivals, criticism and international cultural exchange. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/in-conversation-with-spanish-cinema/100001996773078028 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, Theatre, literary-art, Festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: French Institute of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9493124 - **long**: -3.192285 - **full address**: French Institute of Scotland, West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In Conversation with Spanish Cinema - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c18c99e01a4bcdaef8ba75ce2d295017643a0b008e9a366a9113c52afccfb5fc-rimg-w1200-h600-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789514174 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In Conversation with Spanish Cinema being held? - **A:** In Conversation with Spanish Cinema takes place on Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am to Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at French Institute of Scotland, West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing In Conversation with Spanish Cinema? - **A:** In Conversation with Spanish Cinema is organized by Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "In Conversation with Spanish Cinema", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c18c99e01a4bcdaef8ba75ce2d295017643a0b008e9a366a9113c52afccfb5fc-rimg-w1200-h600-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789514174", "startDate": "2026-10-03T11:30:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-10-03T13:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/in-conversation-with-spanish-cinema/100001996773078028", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "French Institute of Scotland", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "West Parliament Square", "postalCode": "EH1 1RN", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9493124", "longitude": "-3.192285" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Roundtable with Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Rodrigo Espinel, Judith Fernández & Nuria Capdevila Argüelles", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-15", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-03T13:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-09-15", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/in-conversation-with-spanish-cinema/100001996773078028" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-15", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/in-conversation-with-spanish-cinema/100001996773078028", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/edinburgh-spanish-film-festival/24672645", "description": "The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) was conceived in September, 2013. Our director and curator, Marian A. Aréchaga, a Spanish Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and self-proclaimed ‘film buff’, identified a gap in Edinburgh’s film calendar and a niche for a Hispanic cultural event. Buoyed on by this vibrant, cultural city, always supportive of its art festivals and the growing interest and links around Hispanic culture in Scotland, the seed of the ESFFl was sown.Marian initially engaged with the Spanish Ministry of Culture to establish a relationship between them and the Hispanic Studies (today Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies) department at the University to set up a film festival in Edinburgh. This partnership soon turned this remote idea into a wonderful reality. Mighty oaks from little acorns do grow!With French and Italian film festivals already established in the city, a Spanish film festival was conspicuous by its absence, especially given the prominent Hispanic community in Edinburgh. We wanted to fill that void with a festival covering a wide range of films for everyone, from the ‘first-timers’ and ‘foodies’ to the ‘fanatics’! A festival that supports and promotes the cultural richness and diversity of Spanish cinema, and also highlights unmissable films from Latin America!We have been working hard for the last eleven years to make this festival happen and build on it year-on-year. We are enormously grateful to the University of Edinburgh , the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Spanish Embassy in London and the Cervantes Institute Manchester for their ongoing support. We also extend our gratitude to our colleagues, friends and followers, and everybody that has worked with us over the years. Finally, we are indebted to all our sponsors without whom the festival as we know it would not be possible.A huge ‘thank you’ to all, and we look ahead to our ELEVENTH edition. We hope to see you there!" } ] } ] ```