¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival

¡Viva!,  the most important Spanish and Latin American film festival in the United Kingdom, comes to Manchester for another year. The event brings the opportunity to enjoy films that are not already released in the country, documentaries, a wide range of short films and the participation of special guests.

Among the films that will be shown this year stand-outs include “El Bar” by Alex de la Iglesia , “Casi Leyendas” by Gabriel Nesci and "Sergio y Sergei" by Ernesto Daranas. As in previous editions, the festival also organises workshops and speeches led by renowned members from the film industry such as directors, actors/actresses and academics. 

In 2018, the 24th edition of the festival takes place at Home, which is one of the leading cultural centres in Manchester. As in previous year's, the Instituto Cervantes in Manchester takes an active part organizing a series of activities focusing on education and the promotion of the Spanish language such as the informal cinema  conversations at El café Cervantes or an adult educational session.