AQA GCSE Spanish Foundation (Viva! AQA GCSE Spanish)

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The festival opens on Friday 10 March with the UK Premiere of Spanish coming-of-age comedy Llenos de gracia (Full of Grace) from director Roberto Bueso launching us into three-weeks of during which HOME promise thrilling dramas, intriguing documentaries, slices of life and flights of fancy from all corners of Spain and Latin America. Rachel: “It very much came from a moment of importance in Spanish cinema; there were some interesting films coming out at that time. What’s impressive is that it started as a Spanish festival, now it’s Spanish and Latin American. The festival focuses on Spanish-speaking countries within Latin America, so we have other languages within the festival, like Catalan.”

Don’t miss our three post-screening Q&As with Spanish film makers, all taking place in the first week of the festival – returning guest Nely Reguera with La Voluntaria (The Volunteer) on Sat 11 Mar, Carlota González-Adrio with the UK Premiere of La Casa entre los cactus ( The House Among the Cactuses) on Wed 15 Mar, and Luc Knowles with the UK Premiere of Libélulas( Dragonflies) on Thu 16 Mar.

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. Highlights of the line-up include No mires a los ojos ( Staring at Strangers), Félix Viscarret’s darkly comic film adapted from Juan José Millás’ novel and Carlota González-Adrio’s psychological thriller La Casa entre los cactus ( The House Among the Cactuses). 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.

Front-of-Class Teaching Resources (powered by ActiveTeach) linked from the Student Books, including worksheets, audio files* and video to engage students and provide a seamless teaching and learning experience.

What's on: Festivals

Full customer support throughout the subscription to ensure you and your pupils get the most out of the course. Rachel: “It’s the feeling of the festival. That celebratory sense of the festival, that fiesta idea is what we carry forward now. If we gave ¡Viva! an identity that would be it, it’s a joyous and celebratory thing so the name really encompasses that.” There are three premieres on Saturday, 7 August, including Valentina Reyes’ quietly moving drama Las Mujeres de mi casa, the sun-drenched road movie Nora, and the dazzling and surreal Mosh. It’s a particularly strong year for Spanish titles, with eight films from Spain coming to our big screen in this summery ¡Viva! edition. Transport yourself to the sunny coast of the Basque Country with the delightful road movie Nora; and make your way to Valencia in Iciar Bollaín’s latest film, comic drama La Boda de Rosa. Then take a deep dive into post-dictatorship Spain with the epically proportioned and wonderfully absorbing documentary El Año del descubrimiento. Over the next three weeks the venue will host several UK exclusive premieres as well as screening classics from genius film director, Luis García Berlanga. From Latin American cinema buffs to those who just want to see something fresh on the roster, there is a film for everyone on the line-up with the films covering a wide range of genres – coming-of-age dramas, capitating documentaries, and an explosive musical. This year, the festival features many familiar names in Spanish cinema including Ingrid García Jonsson, Blanca Portillo and Emma Suárez. Guests from four of the titles will give a post-screen Q&A to answer your questions about the films.

These resources are designed for anyone following the latest Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Spanish, teachers and learners, who want the best preparation for exam success and progression to A Level, International A Level, International Baccalaureate Diploma and BTEC. 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. One of our films is a preview, so it will have a UK release later in the year, is ‘ Clara Sola.’ It’s an interesting and beautifully done film but it has quite challenging aspects too. The film is a story of a 40-year old woman who has lived a very sheltered life with lots of difficulties. It’s about her sexual awakening in some ways and her aspirations about her own life.” Extra focus on the grammar task in the International GCSE exam, and plenty of ‘Exam Hints’ throughout support students indeveloping their exam technique.Provides a seamless progression to our ¡Viva! GCSE resources for both the Pearson Edexcel and AQA GCSE (9–1) Spanish qualifications.