Madrid opens the Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, Nocturna

Nocturna, the Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival.

Poster for Nocturna, the Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival.

There are many Spanish cities that have their own fantastic film festival, Malaga, Bilbao, Sitges ... And now it is Madrid's turn. And it is that the capital is added to the list of cities that host a fantastic film festival, with Nocturna which will be born in the Palafox cinemas in Plaza Callao, in the city center, from June 3 to 9 next year.

Until 1993, Madrid had the Imaginary Film and Science Fiction Festival, Imagfic. But with its disappearance, there was no festival dedicated to this genre in the city. José Luis Alemán, Sergio Molina and Luis M. Rosales they decided to organize one during the presentation of the documentary on Paul Naschy, 'The man who saw Frankenstein cry'.

In September 2012, with José Luis Alemán (The Valdemar heritage) and Sergio Molina in the production and Luis M. Rosales as director, the festival became a reality. The Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, Night, They intend to be consecrated and become an event of re