The defining vibes of Valladolid’s fifth edition of Merci market were set at its flagship roundtable, “¿Qué nos preocupa?” (“What’s Worrying Us?”), where Spain’s indie distributors and exhibitors mapped a survival playbook for arthouse films.

Running Oct. 29–31 at Valladolid’s Broadway Cinemas and co-organized by Seminci and distributors’ association Adicine, Merci drew roughly 200 programmers, exhibitors, distributors, platform buyers and TV commissioners and screened 27 late-2025-2026 titles.

Comscore Movies Spain had previously supplied a sobering backdrop: as of Sept. 30, 2025, Spanish theatrical admissions were tracking 3% down year-on-year, while the international market rose 4%.

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