Huesca International Film Festival was established in April 1973 as a project of Peña Recreativa Zoiti cinema club.
[3][4] Escriche passed away in 2008, leaving as a legacy a festival that had grown from a small local initiative into a prestigious international gathering.
At the 52d edition in 2024, the program exceeded 50 scheduled events and attracted an audience 20% bigger compared to the previous year.
[16] The festival's main venue is Teatro Olimpia,[17] however, its vast program includes numerous events in other locations.
An initiative dedicated to the elderly people and persons with disabilities runs special sessions and covers all the city's facilities and residential centres.