23rd edition November 20th to 28th, 2026
23rd edition
20 to 28 November, 2026
Born and raised in Madrid, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias is a writer-director based in Los Angeles. She holds a BFA in film from New York University and an MFA in screenwriting from Columbia University. Her short film Forastera was selected for La Semaine de la Critique at the Festival de Cannes, the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Les Arcs Film Festival, and the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, and was nominated for a Gaudí Award. She is an alum of La Résidence at the Cannes Cinéfondation and received the ArteKino International Prize at the MIA Market. Forastera, which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, is her debut feature-length film.
Cata’s summer vacation is disrupted by the absurd and sudden death of her grandmother, which only Cata witnesses. Her grief shifts when she casually turns to playing make-believe, transforming into the deceased. What begins as a game of dress-up blurs the lines of reality as well as family roles.
Director Lucía Aleñar Iglesias
Producer Tono Folguera, Bàrbara Ferrer, Cesc Mulet, Ariadna Dot, Marta Cruañas
Screenwriter Lucia Aleñar Iglesias
Cinematographer Agnès Piqué Corbera
Production Designer Gala Seguí
Editor Paola Freddi
Sound Nora Haddad
Music Anna Von Hausswolf, Filip Leyman
Production Companies Lastor Media, La Perifèrica Produccions, Vilaüt Films, Presenta, Fox in the Snow, Kinoproduzioni
International Sales Company Alpha Violet