10 Huelva Festival Standouts From ‘La Bola Negra’ to a Vibrant ‘Funk’ Musical and the Latest from ‘Dive’ Director Lucía Puenzo

Huelva’s 52nd Ibero-American Film Festival is showcasing films that reflect the range of contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema, from Cannes titles to regional documentaries and debut features. Its 12-film main competition highlights directors whose work combines distinctive styles with social concerns.

Among the standouts are Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s LGBTQ+ film “La Bola Negra”, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved” and “After Elena”, in which Alfredo Castro plays a grieving widower in a dark comedy. The programme also includes a documentary portrait of Spanish politician Julio Anguita, Locarno winner “The Riverbank”, a funk musical and a new film from “Dive” director Lucía Puenzo.