After just four editions, Merci Valladolid has emerged as Spain’s go-to market for indie film, driving the circulation of arthouse titles from distributors to exhibitors, programmers and platforms.

Running Oct. 29–31 at Valladolid’s Broadway Cinemas, the market’s fifth edition — organized by Seminci, the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid – and Adicine, Spain’s Association of Independent Film Distributors — expects to bring together over 150 professionals, including programmers, exhibitors, streaming buyers and TV commissioners.

The event offers exclusive professional screenings of upcoming 2025–26 releases plus roundtables and presentations focused on new tools for marketing and theatrical promotion.

“This opportunity to show films directly to programmers, platforms and TV bu

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