The 2018 Spanish Film Festival welcomed its opening night in Brisbane on Thursday, 26 April with a fiesta and screening of street dancing musical comedy The Tribe (La Tribu) at Palace Cinema Barracks. The screenings was followed by a panel discussion with Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández of Durham University and Professor Alfredo Martínez Expósito of The University of Melbourne. Attendees were served an assortment of drinks and tapas, alongside Spanish guitar music.

Carmel & Bill Purcell, Janet & Mike Dokoty

Sofia Giacoboni & Lina Giacoboni

Kelsey Sherwood & Erin Logan

Julie Bowe, Wendy Nicoles & Wendy Green

Amelia Salcedo & Ivan Salcedo

William Archika, Caroline Archika, Denise & Rus Black

Blas & Milsen Martinez

Wolfgang & Sabine Kaspar, Chris Heppendin & Micheal Roseminn
