RTVE reissues its commitment to Spanish cinema, participating in 56 films during 2025

The Spanish cinematographic panorama of the year 2025 has once again been marked by the decisive commitment of RTVE, who has participated in 56 feature films. Furthermore, its channels La 1 and La 2 are consolidating themselves as the chains that offer the most Spanish cinema, with 79.5% of the total.

RTVE has offered a press conference in the San Sebastian Festival to highlight their support for cinema, with the assistance of the counselor Maria Solana; the director of TVE, Sergio Calderon; the director of Film and Fiction, Joseph Pastor, and the director of Communication and Participation, María Eizaguirre. A tribute to the program was also held at the event. neighborhood cinema for its 30 years, a recognition that its director and presenter, Machús Osinaga and Inés Ballester respectively, have received with emotion among applause for their work and the work of the program.

Segio Calderon has revealed the figures that speak of the increase in the commitment to cinema in recent years by RTVE: “The investment obligation in feature films in the financial year 2023 was 19 million euros, although RTVE's effective investment exceeded 23 million, that is, 21% more than established. In 2024, it exceeded what was established by 44%, and in 2025, it was 17% more.” Figures that also speak of a surplus also in terms of investment. cinema made by women, and regarding audiovisual works filmed in co-official languages, as detailed.

It is a cinema of all genres and for all audiences, as assessed Joseph Pastor. This year, genre films have been presented at the RTVE Galas thriller, comedy or war: "Entertainment is appreciated. That gives a focus on the diversity with which we work at RTVE. We also want it to have a reach for the public. Films for citizens, with action, entertainment and that bring us closer to our history," he explained.

A 2025 with 56 feature films

In this year 2025, TVE has decided to participate in 56 feature films among which are the new films by essential filmmakers of our cinema such as Pedro Almodóvar, Alex de la Church, Isabel Coixet, Alberto Rodriguez, Isaki Lacuesta or Alauda Ruiz de Azua. In parallel, TVE maintains its strong commitment to cinema created and directed by women. 34% of the selected projects (19 in total) will be directed by women. Furthermore, the new movies Paz Vega, Chus Gutiérrez, Paz Jiménez, Ana Murugarren, Meritxell Collell, Mar Olid or the foray into the thriller Yolanda Centeno. Relevant is the commitment to new female directors such as Aina Clotet (Oh, Nora), Cordelia Alegre (The union), Jesica Arán (Up in the sky) o Irene Moray (Sealskin).

One of the main motivations for RTVE is to fill the movie theaters and this year it has placed several of its participated films at the top of the box office: The caseplon, with more than 3,200,000 euros raised; No Man's Land, or more recently The Captive by Alejandro Amenábar and Pilgrimage, by Carla Simón, among the ten most viewed of the year; figures that are also expected to be achieved with films that are previewed at this festival, such as The truce o Dinner.

The excellent journey of cinema participated in the main national and international film events makes 2025 one of the most relevant in terms of diversity and success for the Corporation's proposals. Deaf of Eva Liberty, in Berlin, where it won the Audience Award in the Panorama Section and repeated its success as the great winner of the Malaga Festival. In Cannes, Pilgrimage of Carla Simon participated in the Official Section and City without sleep by Guillermo Galoe won the award for Best Screenplay of Critics' Week.

In Venice, Malaga Street of Myriam Touzani, with Carmen Maura, won the Audience Award in the Spotlight section. strange Riu y Last night I conquered Thebes They were received with excellence at the Mostra, winning several critics' awards, including the Bisoto D'Oro for best script, photography and artistic contribution. And at the Toronto Festival the debut of Lucia Aleñar, stranger, has won the Fipresci Award.

La 1, La 2 and RTVE Play, focused on cinema

RTVE It also fulfills the social task that all its films can be enjoyed openly and free of charge on 1 and 2. And the data reflects that our cinema is of great interest. In 2025, several Spanish films surpassed the network average with great support from the audience. The Mail of Daniel Calparsoro It is the most viewed so far this year with 12.6% audience share. The Master who promised the Sea by Patricia Font follows in this ranking with 12.1%, and the saga ChampionX y Champions of Javier Fesser they obtained 11.9 and 11.1%.

RTVE is the network that broadcasts the most cinema: 1 and 2 They make up the vast majority of Spanish cinema broadcast on general television with a notable 79.5% compared to the 15.2% combined by the competition. They are also the ones that make the most effort to broadcast it in prime time. La 1 and La 2 add up to 198 emissions, compared to the competition's 48. In 2024 the historical maximum of Spanish film broadcasts in prime time on La 1, with 65, 160% more than in 2023. In addition, La 2 is the majority channel in Spanish cinema, broadcasting more than half of the total with 61.6%. It is followed by La 1 with 23.1%.

RTVE Play, for its part, has established itself as the Spanish platform of reference for Spanish cinema with almost 300 titles of recent Spanish cinema, which is joined by almost 150 international film titles, almost 90 classic films and almost 40 children's and family film titles. In the 2024-2025 season, it achieves a large number of monthly visitors, 10.4 million, and grows 11.5% over 2023-24. Within its offer, national cinema consolidates its position as one of the strongest contents in the catalog and surpasses 519,000 viewers monthly on average, adding 4.8% of monthly users over the previous season: the 'Somos cine' channel on the platform is the second most viewed of the season and grows to exceed 36,500.

In the 24-25 season, the most viewed films from our cinema on the platform were The Beasts with more than 360,000 views; Columbus DNA, con 298.000; Little pig, with more than 257,000; Champions, 210,000 views, and five little wolves, more than 150,000.