A new exit from the Andalusian filmmaker Gonzalo Krespo appears in the spotlight as The Source of Evil, a project that is making its way through the official section of the Alicante Film Festival. The premiere is scheduled for Monday evening at 20:00 in Kinépolis, with a modest admission of five euros and with the film crew in attendance ready to meet the audience and discuss the making of this detective story.
The cast features notable performers led by Carlos Olalla, with Geraldine Torres, John de Luca, Jesus Castro, Lucia Guerrero, Javier Alcina, Rebecca Torres and familiar names returning to the spotlight. The Source of Evil is a gripping detective film set in New York, following the footsteps of a killer who stalks the busy avenues and quiet corners of the city, weaving a tense narrative through the Big Apple’s streets and neighborhoods.
Earlier in the evening, the festival program opens at 20:00 on Monday with a rich slate of events. The schedule extends over ten hours and includes a masterclass at Puerta Ferrisa focused on FlixOlé and a careful tribute to Spanish cinema. A round-table discussion will follow, inviting industry voices to talk about fiction production and the earnings framework that supports independent filmmaking. The Editing Projects Lab will also host sessions, all offered with free admission to encourage broad participation from attendees and aspiring filmmakers.
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From this point onward, at 17:00, the festival’s invited films cycle begins with a curated screening program. The lineup includes Three Deaths of Teófilo, a title connected to Manuel de Juan Navarro, screened at Kinépolis at the same time with a selection of short films drawn from Alicante Cinema: Dinner for Three, tied to Marta Asensi and Maria Adamceviche, as well as titles connected to Jose Vicente Aracil and Jordi Vergart. Additional works—Heart Heart, related to Gabriel Gil; Half Past Seventeen, featuring Andrea Alborch; Final Spin, linked to Amanda Ramos Santos; Market, tied to End of the Towers; Swallow Flight, associated with Sergio Chekawar; Warriors of Space, featuring Javier Cuenca; Penance, connected to Michael Uliart; and Happy Birthday? starring Nuria Cutillas, Irene Martinez, and Luis Garcia—complete the afternoon program with a diverse mix of premieres and previews.
In the El Corte Inglés Cultural Area, another invited film is shown at 18:00, Confessions of an Artist, featuring Ramon Margaret, Angela Aguilar, and Alexander Iodide, followed later in the day by a looping schedule. The encounter and discussions continue into the early evening, providing a dynamic glimpse into contemporary cinema and its creative processes, with performances noted to occur in Kinépolis and other venues around the festival complex.
The festival also dedicates space to LGBTQ+ cinema, with a short film section screened at Kinépolis. The program highlights titles such as He Loves Me, He Does Not Love Me, Typical Deviation, Dinner, My Corner, My Visor, Father, Reflections, Covered, Back And Vir, and Diana. These selections emphasize a commitment to diverse voices and provocative storytelling, offering audiences multiple perspectives and emotional journeys across the session blocks.