Our ActiveLearn Digital Service allows interactive, integrated teaching and learning in the classroom and at home. The service is developed alongside our Student Books to give one coherent approach. There is a trio of fantastic dramas from Chile this year, including the passionately romantic film Los Fuertes, which breaks new ground in Chilean cinema as a charmingly up-beat, same-sex love story. Each Student Book provides 3-year access to an ActiveBook, a digital version of the Student’s Book, which can be accessed online, anytime, anywhere supporting learning beyond the classroom. Full customer support throughout the subscription to ensure you and your pupils get the most out of the course.

Meanwhile, we’re also intrigued by Laura Mora’s Los Reyes del mundo ( Kings of the World), which tells the story of five street kids on an epic mission to reclaim land in rural Colombia. We’re also looking forward to Modelo 77 ( Prison 77), the latest from Marshlands-director Alberto Rodríguez who brings us a tale of freedom and resistance in post-Franco Barcelona. On Wed 11 Aug we are delighted to present a preview screening of Mexican auteur Michel Franco’s Nuevo orden, which will be introduced by Jason Wood, author of the newly published The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema and HOME’s Creative Director: Film & Culture. Adelante! units pool and combine language from the module, helping pupils to produce higher level language. On Monday, 9 August there will be the premiere of the charmingly tender El Inconviente, while on Thursday, 12 August, there is a pair of premieres – the Colombian tale of fledgling love in the shadow of police brutality, Salvador, and the Spanish documentary Billy, detailing the notorious Francoist Antonio González Pacheco.

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Extra focus on the grammar task in the International GCSE exam, and plenty of ‘Exam Hints’ throughout support students indeveloping their exam technique. There are also titles from Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Mexico in this, the 27 th edition of the festival. Teacher Planning Materials* (Foundation and Higher) - complete support to help you plan and deliver lessons, including schemes of work, teacher notes, answers to exercises, transcripts for audio, and ideas for starters and plenaries. On Friday, 13 August, the Bolivian social thriller Pseudo will receive its UK premiere, while on Monday, 16 August there’s the compelling La Última primavera, in which a family recreate the true story of their marginalisation and eviction from La Cañada Real, the largest shanty town in Europe, on the outskirts of Madrid. And rounding off this year’s premiered is Diablada, based on the true story of the Alto Hospicio serial killer, who operated in Chile with total impunity from 1998-2001.

Rachel: “It impacts the audience in a really positive way. People know that they’re going to get the best film choices means they’re going to tell other people about the festival. We’re able to secure funding for when we get these big-name directors which help us profile ¡Viva! both nationally and internationally. Ensuring these directors have a really good experience in Manchester is hugely important. As always, the festival programme will also include special events, including a preview screening of Mexican auteur Michel Franco's Nuevo orden, which will be introduced by Jason Wood, author of the newly published The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema and HOME’s Creative Director: Film and Culture. The ¡Viva! film programme is curated by Rachel Hayward, Head of Film, Jessie Gibbs, ¡Viva! Festival Coordinator, and Andy Willis, Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford and HOME’s Senior Visiting Curator: Film. With the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery. One of our early highlights for 2023, HOME’s ¡Viva! is returning for its 29th year. The annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American cinema is a Manchester institution and has earned a reputation for spotlighting exciting new films from the Spanish-speaking world and unearthing underappreciated classics, while cultivating an enticing atmosphere of celebration and discovery.

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The festival opens on Friday, 6 August with the UK premiere of Ariel Winograd's El Robo del siglo, the wildly entertaining true crime story from Argentina, which plots the events of one of the most famous and complex heists in the country’s history. Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2023 at HOME Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor Last Updated 19 February 2023 ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival We have a trio of fantastic dramas from Chile this year, including the passionately romantic film Los Fuertes, which breaks new ground in Chilean cinema as a charmingly up-beat, same-sex love story.