The 5th Francia está en pantalla, an event organized by the Institut Français in Spain and Unifrance, will take place this year from June 8 to 11 in Madrid. Three films, along with an exclusive documentary, will receive their Spanish premiere screenings, in the presence of filmmakers Dominik Moll and Anthony Marciano, and actresses Guslagie Malanda and Ella Rumpf, with whom audience members will have the opportunity to speak following the screenings.
This event aims to showcase the full diversity of contemporary French audiovisual production by featuring films across various genres (comedy, drama, thriller, documentary) that address a wide range of social issues and are suitable for all audiences.
The event is also expanding its professional component through a program of meetings and roundtables organized in partnership with ECAM FORUM at the Institut Français in Madrid. Producers, distributors, streaming platforms, theater operators, and audiovisual professionals will discuss the major changes taking place in the film industry in France and Spain.
Topics to be covered will include the relationship between cinema and its audience, the distribution of Spanish films in France, Franco-Spanish co-productions, and literary adaptations for film and television.
Alongside the fifth edition of Francia está en pantalla, Unifrance is organizing Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Madrid for the first time, an audiovisual market that will give Spanish professionals the opportunity to meet with distributors of French audiovisual content.
Roundtable discussion schedule
Tuesday, June 9
10.00 am: Finding your audience and bringing audiences together
Featuring Lara Pérez Camiña (BTeam), Thomas Hakim (Cinéma La Clef), and Javier Pachón (CineCiutat)
11.00 am: Distributing Spanish films in France: a booming relationship
Featuring Éric Lagesse (Pyramide Distribution), Alice Labadie (Le Pacte Distribution), and Andrea Queralt (4a4 Productions), moderated by Javier Pachón
12.30 pm: Co-producing for growth: Spain and France, a cinematic alliance
Featuring Eduardo Villanueva (Caballo Films), Marisa Fernández Armenteros (Buena Pinta Media), Guillermo Farre (Movistar Plus), Alice Labadie (Le Pacte), and Rémi Burah (ARTE Kino Fondation, Arte France Cinéma), moderated by Brais Romero Suárez (La Machina)
3.30 pm – Literary adaptations: from text to image
Featuring Arthur Derrouaz (Steinkis) and Celia Rico Clavellino (film director), moderated by Luis Ángel Ramírez (producer)
Screening schedule
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Monday, June 8 – 8.30 pm – Institut Français in Madrid
Il était une fois... As Bestas by Pierre-Olivier François
In the presence of Pierre-Olivier François and Rodrigo Sorogoyen (director of The Beasts)
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Tuesday, June 9 – 6.00 pm – Institut Français in Madrid
Case 137 by Dominik Moll
In the presence of Dominik Moll and actress Guslagie Malanda
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Wednesday, June 10 – 8.00 pm – Institut Français in Madrid
The American Dream by Anthony Marciano
In the presence of Anthony Marciano
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Thursday, June 11 – 8.00 pm – Institut Français in Madrid
Love Letters by Alice Douard
In the presence of Ella Rumpf, the film's lead actress, who was also one of the Unifrance 10 to Watch - 2026
