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The festival in 2011 is screening a huge programme of 36 of the best contemporary films from Spain and Latin America in six cities across Australia and also in New Zealand from 11 to 29 May.

The festival opens with the Tarantinoesque black comedy and Venice award winner The Last Circus and closes with the Guillermo Del Toro produced thriller Julia's Eyes starring Belen Rueda (The Orphanage). For more info on these and the 34 other features fresh from festivals and cinema screens worldwide, check the website.