THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE's writer/director Boris Lojkine on how his film is concerned with the plight of all those working in the 'gig economy', with The Age's Jake Wilson: “There is no colleague, no boss, you’re alone with your phone. It’s not the problem of being undocumented, it’s the problem of the status of these workers. If they’re employees, then you have to give healthcare; if they have an accident, then you are responsible for them. But if they are independent, if they are self-employed, if they are freelancers, there is no social security for them. And this is a big fight, not only in France but worldwide.” 

From 11 June - 9 July, the 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival will be bringing the fiesta to cinemas around Australia, presenting thirty new films from Spain and Latin America. The Festival opens with Rafa Cortés' fun 'sliding-doors' dramedy Samana Sunrise, centrepiece selection is Marcel Barrena's Goya Best Film winning drama El 47, and special presentations are Arantxa Echevarría's gripping crime thriller Undercover and Julio Medem's romantic drama Ocho (8).

"Both instructive and entertaining. A lively comedy featuring a gallery of well-drawn characters and delicious dialogue." - Franceinfo Culture. Inspired by remarkable true events, acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer’s sharp and hugely engrossing new dramedy THE STOLEN PAINTING follows a self-assured auctioneer whose professional and personal integrity is challenged by the discovery of a long-lost masterpiece. Australian Premiere Season commences Thursday 31 July.