The Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (French: Festival du Film Espagnol de Toulouse; Spanish: Festival de Cine Español de Toulouse), also known as Cinespaña, is an annual film festival held in Toulouse, France, which specialises in Spanish cinema.
[1] The festival awards the Golden Violet (Violette d'Or; Violeta de Oro), for the best full-length film from Spain previously unreleased in France.
[2] The festival is supported by the Spanish government bodies Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) and Instituto Cervantes.
[3] Since 1997, the festival's main competition has presented full-length films from Spain previously unreleased in France, which compete for the Golden Violet award.
[4][5] There are also awards for best director, actress, actor, screenplay, score, and cinematography.