THE CONVENT
Luis Galindo, Ángel M. Chivite
Schedule
Tuesday 10 - 10:00 - Multicines Rosaleda - Room 2 *Access for international buyers and festival programmers only.
Country Spain
Genre Thriller, Drama, Terror
Year 2025
Running Time 99 min
Screenplay Jesús Córdoba
Cinematography Iñigo Hualde
Music Hernán González
Editing Niccolò Andenna
Cast Ana Alvarez, Maria Mercado, Nahia Bergasa, Mentxu Vicente, Alfonsina Carrocio, Alessandra Borgia, Vanesa Baldonado
International Sales Filmsharks
Contact luis@elconfilms.es
Synopsis

Two young girls join a convent halfway through the 18th century. In that place they discover that, behind the apparent calm of the religious life, mysteries and horrors that will convert their lifes into nightmares are hidden.

Luis Galindo, Ángel M. Chivite

Ángel Manuel Chivite and Luis Galindo are Navarrese filmmakers and producers with extensive backgrounds in the Spanish film industry. Chivite, a graduate in Audiovisual Realization from CEV, has served as production manager on acclaimed films by José Luis Garci, such as El abuelo and You’re The One, in addition to directing the feature Bloggers (2017). Galindo, who holds a degree in Film Production from TAI, has worked on over thirty titles with directors like Álex de la Iglesia and Carlos Saura, while his directorial work in short films has been selected in numerous international festivals. Combining their expertise, they are currently co-directing and producing their first joint feature film.

Filmography

Ángel Manuel Chivite:

Bloggers (feature film, 2017)
El miserere (short film, 2017)
El vampiro (short film, 2019)
Juicio final (short film, 2019)
De vuelta en casa (short film, 2020)
La víctima (short film, 2023)
El convento (feature film, 2025)

Luis Galindo:

The Package (short film, 2012)
Dirty Trip: Un Viaje Sucio (short film, 2013)
Me debes uno (short film, 2020)
La víctima (short film, 2023)
El convento (feature film, 2025)

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