From 26 November to 2 December 2026, Buenos Aires and Montevideo will host the third edition of MASS, a showcase of six Spanish-produced films that featured in the latest editions of the San Sebastian Festival and the Malaga Festival. The initiative is supported by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) through its strategic programme for the international promotion of Spanish culture and by the Spanish Ministry of Culture via the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA). Admission to all screenings is free of charge, subject to capacity.

In the Argentine capital, the screenings will take place at the Centro Cultural 25 de Mayo with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In Montevideo, the initiative will be supported by the Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Agency (ACAU) and the Spanish Cultural Centre in Montevideo. The screenings will be held at the Cinemateca Uruguaya, which will also host two panel discussions, the details of which will be announced shortly.

MASS will take place first in Buenos Aires from 26 to 28 November and continue in Montevideo from 30 November to 2 December, as part of Ventana Sur 2026. José Luis Rebordinos and Juan Antonio Vigar, directors of the San Sebastian and the Malaga Festivals respectively, will lead the Spanish delegation, which will also include members of the teams behind the films who will present them to the public and take part in the post-screening discussions.

As part of the San Sebastian International Film Festival’s programme, filmmaker Javier Ruiz Caldera will present the film 5 minutos más / 5 More Minutes, which competed in the Official Selection and earned Javier Cámara the Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance. Javier Giner, who took part in New Directors with Esta soledad / This Solitude, will present his debut feature alongside Marina Salas. Rounding off the San Sebastian selection is Jaleos / Flamenco Sketches a non-fiction film by Isaki Lacuesta that offers a unique perspective on the world of flamenco.

The programme linked to the Malaga Film Festival includes the film that won the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film, Yo no moriré de amor, whose director, first-time filmmaker Marta Matute, will take part in MASS alongside Júlia Mascort, winner of the Silver Biznaga for Best Actress. After winning the Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Ian de la Rosa’s Iván & Hadoum went on to win the Special Jury Prize in Malaga, the Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay and a Special Jury Mention for actor Silver Chicón, who will accompany the director at the screenings. Filmmaker Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz and actress Sofía de Iznájar will present Pioneras. Solo querían jugar / Another League, which received the Audience Award in Malaga.

MASS forms part of efforts to promote Spanish films internationally and introduce emerging Spanish filmmakers and their creative work to international audiences. In its third edition, the initiative once again fosters connections between the film industries and professionals on both sides of the Atlantic and helps to raise the profile in Argentina and Uruguay of films that stand out for the diversity of their perspectives, genres and narrative styles.

• 18:00  Yo no moriré de amor. With Marta Matute and Júlia Mascort.
• 21:00  5 minutos más / 5 More Minutes. With Javier Ruiz Caldera.

• 18:00  Esta soledad / This Solitude. With Javier Giner.
• 21:00  Pioneras. Solo querían jugar / Another League. With Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz and Sofía de Iznájar.

• 18:00  Iván & Hadoum. With Ian de la Rosa and Silver Chicón.
• 21:00  Jaleos / Flamenco Sketches. With José Luis Rebordinos.

• 21:30  5 minutos más / 5 More Minutes. With Javier Ruiz Caldera.

• 18:30  Pioneras. Solo querían jugar. With Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz and Sofía de Iznájar.
• 20:00  Esta soledad / This Solitude. With Javier Giner and Marina Salas.
• 21:30  Yo no moriré de amor. With Marta Matute and Júlia Mascort.

• 18:30  Jaleos / Flamenco Sketches. With José Luis Rebordinos.
• 21:30  Iván & Hadoum. With Ian de la Rosa and Silver Chicón.