ANTOLOGÍAS – May 15–17, 2026
View ProgramAnthologies
Anthologies is IAFFM's intimate spring program: a more focused cinematic experience built around artistic vision, narrative strength, cultural depth, and closer dialogue between Ibero-American cinema and Miami audiences.
4 screenings across 3 days
Opening and closing night presentations
Q&A events and a live music performance
Overview
Unlike the scale of the main festival, Anthologies focuses on a refined selection of films that stand out for artistic vision, narrative strength, and cultural depth.
IAFFM created Anthologies to continue building meaningful connections between Ibero-American cinema and Miami audiences throughout the year, offering a space where films can be experienced with greater closeness, attention, and dialogue.
Program Schedule
Every screening listed in the festival PDF is included here, along with program notes, venue details, and special-event callouts.
Opening Night
Directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azua
Friday, May 15, 2026
7:00 PM
Koubek Center Miami
A 2025 Spanish drama about 17-year-old Ainara, who surprises her family by announcing her desire to become a cloistered nun, setting off a crisis of faith and identity between her traditional father and progressive aunt.
Saturday Screening
Directed by Cristian Proa
Saturday, May 16, 2026
4:00 PM
Koubek Center Miami
Helena suffers the loss of her parents. Between mourning and abandonment, she receives messages through dreams that make her delve inward while following the strange trail of someone who will change her existence.
Q&A with director Cristian Proa
Saturday Evening
Directed by Humberto Ochoa and Michael Gil Arango
Saturday, May 16, 2026
7:00 PM
Koubek Center Miami
A documentary that brings together Afro-Cuban and Aboriginal Australian artists in a unique collaboration exploring rituals, traditions, and ancestral heritage through music and dance. From two distant territories, the film builds a cultural bridge around identity, memory, and the power of roots.
Q&A with Humberto Ochoa and Michael Gil Arango
Special music performance after the screening by Michael Gil Arango
Closing Night
Directed by Sergio Cabrera
Sunday, May 17, 2026
7:00 PM
Koubek Center Miami
The Strategy of the Snail (1993) is a Colombian comedy-drama about a group of tenants in Bogota who, facing eviction, devise a clever plan to stay. Led by a Spanish anarchist exile and a lawyer, the film uses humor and social commentary to explore poverty, dignity, and community resistance. It was Colombia's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film that year.
Program Notes
A special curated program designed as a more intimate and thoughtfully shaped cinematic experience.
A refined selection of films chosen for artistic vision, narrative strength, and cultural depth.
A year-round bridge between Ibero-American cinema and Miami audiences built around closeness, attention, and dialogue.
Program PDF
The original English-language festival PDF is available below, with download and full-window options for visitors who want to keep the official program handy.
Venue
Koubek Center Miami hosts the entire May 15-17 program, keeping screenings, conversation, and arrivals close together.
Festival Rhythm
Opening Night on Friday, two Saturday presentations with special guests, and a Closing Night screening on Sunday shape the full weekend arc.
