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Merci Valladolid is Spain's premier indie film market, bringing together over 150 industry professionals each year to showcase upcoming 2025-26 releases and discuss new marketing and promotion tools.

How has the Seminci Industria framework evolved?

Under the leadership of director José Luis Cienfuegos, the Seminci Industria framework has become sharper and more collaborative, strengthening ties between distributors, exhibitors, and the next generation of professionals.

What is the Europa Cinemas Audience Lab?

The Europa Cinemas Audience Lab is a hands-on workshop hosted by Seminci Industria, focused on helping exhibitors develop strategies for audience growth and community partnerships.

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Valladolid's Indie Film Market Emerges as Spain's Premier Showcase

24 Oct

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Summary

Merci Valladolid market brings together 150+ industry professionals
Offers exclusive screenings of upcoming 2025-26 indie film releases
Consolidates as an "ideal framework" for independent cinema in Spain

Valladolid's Indie Film Market Emerges as Spain's Premier Showcase

Merci Valladolid, Spain's premier indie film market, is set to take place from October 29-31 this year. The event, organized by Seminci (Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid) and Adicine (Spain's Association of Independent Film Distributors), has quickly emerged as a go-to platform for showcasing arthouse titles.

The fifth edition of Merci is expected to bring together over 150 professionals, including programmers, exhibitors, streaming buyers, and TV commissioners. The market offers exclusive screenings of upcoming 2025-26 releases, as well as roundtables and presentations focused on new marketing and theatrical promotion tools.

"This opportunity to show films directly to programmers, platforms and TV buyers is a privilege," says Enrique Costa Ríos, co-president of Adicine. Merci has become "a great initiative which has consolidated as an ideal framework for independent cinema," according to Stefan Schmidt, founder of Avalon.