The alternative Film Festival Cineuropa celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new edition that will once again turn Santiago de Compostela into a meeting point for film lovers. From 6 to 22 November, the city will host an extensive film programme featuring international films, auteur cinema and productions from Galicia’s audiovisual scene.

Four decades after its first edition in 1987, Cineuropa remains committed to bringing audiences closer to different national cinemas, emerging voices and alternative ways of telling stories. In the words of the organisers themselves, the programme offers “a way of understanding culture, sharing experiences and looking at the world through freedom, curiosity and critical thinking.”

This year’s edition will bring some of the year’s most acclaimed films to the big screen, including titles that have featured at major international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice.

The festival venues will be spread across various cultural spaces throughout the city, including Salón Teatro, NUMAX, Teatro Principal and Auditorio de Galicia. The official jury will consist of Àngel Quintana, Professor of Film History and Theory at the University of Girona; Lucía Solla, a Galician writer; and Frédéric Maire, a film director, journalist and programmer.

International films and big names in cinema

The programme for this 40th edition features titles such as Fjord, by Cristian Mungiu, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival; Minotauro, by Andrey Zvyagintsev; Fatherland, by Pawel Pawlikowski; All of a Sudden, by Ryusuke Hamaguchi; and Coward, by Lukas Dhont. All five films competed in the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival before going on to screen in Perlak, the section of the San Sebastián Film Festival that showcases some of the most noteworthy films on the international scene.

This selection is joined by films that featured in the Berlinale’s official competition, including Yellow Letters, winner of the Golden Bear; Everybody Digs Bill Evans, which received the Silver Bear for Best Director; Josephine; Nina Roza; and Rose.

The programme will also feature new works by acclaimed filmmakers such as Mike Leigh, with Tender Loving Care, winner of the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival, and Nanni Moretti, with Sucederá esta noche.

Cineuropa’s Galician identity

Galician cinema will once again take centre stage in Cineuropa’s programme, reaffirming the festival’s commitment to local filmmakingand emerging cinematic voices.

Among the titles to look out for areTralovento, by Eloy Domínguez Serén, a filmmaker associated with the Novo Cinema Galego movement; As augas, by Ledicia Sola, which will bring the festival to a close; and Die Gäste, a Galician-German co-production by Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen.

Cineuropa will also look back on its own history and that of cinema. The Parallel Sections will revisit the cinematic universe of Alfred Hitchcock with a retrospective featuring some of his most iconic classics, including Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds.

How to get tickets and where to find the programme

Tickets for films in the Cineastas do Presente, European Official Competition, International Panorama, DocsCineuropa and Cineuropa Miúda sections, as well as the surprise screening, cost €4 each.

For those looking to enjoy multiple screenings, the festival offers a 10-film pass for €30. The Cineuropa Marathon has a special ticket price of €6, and the pass cannot be used for this event.

Tickets can be purchasedthrough compostelacultura.gal or at the Zona C box office, located at Rúa do Preguntoiro, 1, next to Praza de Cervantes. From 8 November onwards, tickets for events taking place at NUMAX and the Auditorio de Galicia will also be available at their respective box offices.

Free activities and screenings will be open to the public until capacity is reached.

Check out the full programme by clicking here and start planning your cinema schedule.