Film Ceasefire(s) relates closely to Mario Hernandez. The movie earned the Golden Tesela prize at the most recent Alicante Film Festival and is scheduled for a screening in Alicante next Friday before a meeting with the director in Berlin. The venue is Alicante Kinepolis at 8pm.
Beyond the Golden Tesela, the feature took home additional honors, including Best Screenplay and Best Actress awards for Bruna Cusí and Salva Reina at the Alicante Film Festival. The film follows Ara and Edu, a couple who have been lovers for ten years since they were just beginning their careers as an actor and a screenwriter.
Although their bond remains unofficial, they carve out a private moment—a quiet oasis in their lives—where they can always meet. At present, both are deeply involved in serious relationships with other partners. After a year apart, they decide to use a festival as an excuse to reconnect. Yet even this long-awaited ceasefire carries echoes of the lies and nostalgia tied to their real lives.
Support for Spanish cinema
From that Alicante Film Festival, the organizers continue to work to promote and support Spanish cinema. The aim is to bring the industry closer to audiences by screening films and hosting conversations with the filmmaking teams and the public. It is an honor to sign on Ceasefire(s) again, a movie that has recently debuted in the country. A representative from the festival stated that the feature will not leave anyone indifferent and will offer a deeper look at its story when the director engages with the audience later.
There is great excitement about finally sharing with the people of Alicante this city that has shaped much of the director’s life and career. This debut film was met with a warm reception and earned several awards at the Alicante Festival and also featured at the London Spanish Film Festival. The director noted that audiences should expect a sincere, humane, emotional, and entertaining journey as Ceasefire(s) unfolds on screen and invites viewers to reflect on connection, memory, and the choices that shape relationships. The film’s team expressed pride that the city’s international festival selected it as a standout entry in its most recent edition.
Alicante Film Festival receives support from the Alicante Provincial Council, the Alicante City Council, the Alicante City and Coast initiative, Casa Mediterráneo, the Instituto Valenciano de Cultura, À Punt Media, and additional partners who contribute to the festival’s ongoing mission.