Published on March 30, 2026
Since 2004, the European Film Festival of Seville (SEFF) has been held annually, showcasing a multitude of cinematic works produced across the continent. The festival, which emphasizes contemporary auteur cinema, firmly supports young Spanish talents and Andalusian productions. It enjoys remarkable success among audiences, drawing them not only to the film screenings but also to a variety of activities organized around the event.
It has become customary for the official poster to be unveiled at the end of September, two months prior to the festival. Since 2008, this poster has been created and filmmakers. This year’s poster is designed artist Curro González, an emblematic figure of the group of artists from Seville who rose to prominence in the 1980s through figurative painting. This movement contributed significantly to the cultural renewal experienced in the city, rivaling Madrid’s notable cultural movement.
For the SEFF poster, González has adopted a unique aerial perspective to depict the Casino de la Exposición de Sevilla (the festival’s main venue) and the adjacent Parque de María Luisa, which celebrates its centenary in 2014. However, the scene is interrupted of a man in one corner, a surreal element that transports viewers into a dreamlike realm, subtly referencing Federico Fellini’s iconic film “8½,” a hallmark of Italian cinema from the second half of the 20th century.
In 2013, another Sevillian artist, Miki Leal, designed the poster for the tenth edition of the festival. Leal’s work featured a striking background of yellow stripes with a Pop vibe and a classic typography inspired used for adult films in X-rated cinemas that were printed in a traditional workshop in Seville during the 1980s.
Illustrator Miguel Brieva reinterpreted the typical images of Seville in his poster for the 2012 edition of the festival. His work depicted a gypsy with pieces of film like combs, projecting a movie through her eyes, a lemur perched on the Giralda—akin to a southern version of New York’s King Kong—and a submerged Seville from which small islets emerged. Brieva’s poster offered a personal vision of a city teeming with peculiarities, clichés, and contradictions that coexist harmoniously.
Filmmaker Fernando Colomo was busy filming “La Banda Picasso” when commissioned to create the poster for the 2011 edition of SEFF. He chose to pay homage to the Malagan painter, resulting in a striking composition of a single, fluid line forming a human figure set against a backdrop of warm colors that he associates with the light of the Andalusian capital.
In 2010, Welsh director Peter Greenaway crafted a poster that he described as “a suitcase on a pedestal whose collective vision takes the shape of a crucifix.” He communicated his vision of Spain as a country still marked Church.
The 2009 edition featured a poster . The filmmaker, who has long considered Seville his adopted city, depicted an image of a dancer surrounded symbolizing the red of Seville and the yellow of the sun. In his design, Saura sought to merge the essence of film with the art of flamenco.
A year earlier, in 2008, Bigas Luna inaugurated the tradition of commissioning visual artists and filmmakers to create the festival’s poster. Before becoming a director, Luna had worked as a painter and opted for a simple, bold drawing that could be interpreted as an eye, two faces, or a vagina. He acknowledged that the creative process was challenging, akin to selecting posters for his films.
The posters for the European Film Festival of Seville from 2004 to 2007, in contrast, were characterized by a style that diverged from the artistic trends that have defined the designs of the last seven editions.
To learn more about the European Film Festival of Seville, it is worth visiting its newly revamped website, which provides access to digital content from previous editions. Additionally, Miki Leal discusses the creation process of the 2013 poster in a video. For insights into the generation of figurative artists from Seville in the 1980s, to which Curro González belongs, several issues of the magazine “Figura,” published between 1983 and 1986, can be accessed online.
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