Spanish cinema is preparing for a 2025 full of big names and projects that promise to consolidate the industry’s good creative momentum. Directors such as Alejandro Amenábar, Carla Simón, Cesc Gay, and Gracia Querejeta head the list of filmmakers who will release new productions. With these bets, the industry seeks not only to maintain the narrative quality that has characterized national fiction, but also to overcome the pending challenge: to improve its performance at the box office.
Stories for all tastes
Among the most anticipated projects is Alejandro Amenábar’s El cautivo, an ambitious historical production set in 1575, starring Julio Peña and Alessandro Borghi. There is also Romería by Carla Simón, which deals with family relationships marked by drugs and AIDS, and Mi amiga Eva by Cesc Gay, an intimate account of the changes in the life of a 50-year-old woman.
Gracia Querejeta will present La buena suerte, based on the novel by Rosa Montero, while Daniel Sánchez Arévalo will offer a choral comedy entitled Rondallas, set in a Galician coastal town. In the thriller area, Alberto Rodríguez will premiere Los tigres, about the discovery of a cocaine stash in a sunken cargo ship. Filmmaker Agustín Díaz Yanes returns with Un fantasma en la batalla, a political thriller that deals with the fight against ETA, while Fernando Colomo explores the creative crisis as a comedy with Las delicias del jardín.
Projects that revive hits and classics
2025 will also be the year of nostalgia. Samantha López Speranza will continue the saga of El otro lado de la cama with Todos los lados de la cama, and Pedro Aguilera revisits Carlos Saura’s classic with Día de caza, shifting the focus to women hunters. In addition,Borja Cobeaga will present Los aitas, a comedy that brings together a group of parents in Berlin during a gymnastics competition.
Expectations and releases to be confirmed
Although the list of titles is extensive, there are still questions as to whether projects such as Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s El ser querido or Aida y vuelta, a continuation of the mythical TV series, will arrive in time for this year. With these productions, 2025 promises to be a crucial year for Spanish cinema, not only for the quality of its stories, but also for the possibility of consolidating its position on the international scene and in the public’s preferences.
