The Fortunate Isles will compete for the Golden Spike at Seminci 2026
1. Key points
The film is among the Spanish productions competing for the Golden Spike.
Its story places a struggle over control of water in 15th-century La Graciosa.
The feature was shot on Super 16 mm across La Graciosa, Lanzarote and Tenerife.
2. The news in detail
The selection brings Girón and Delgado's second feature into the main competition at the Valladolid festival. Seminci presents it as a Spanish-Greek production by El Viaje Films, La Banda Negra and Asterisk*, starring Luisa Ahl Laabiad, Lou Castel, Grégoire Colin and Ayoze Carrillo.
The story follows Fátima on an island shaped by water scarcity. When the well controlled by those in power can no longer supply the community, she crosses the landscape in search of a collective way forward.
The project continues the directors' exploration of Canarian memory, mythology and history. The production brings together professional and non-professional performers and uses locations on three islands to create its historical setting.
3. Voices and statements
The film places water scarcity at the centre of a reflection on power, cooperation and survival.
4. Context and background
The 71st Valladolid International Film Week will run from 23 to 31 October 2026. The Fortunate Isles will screen there as a Spanish premiere in the International Official Selection.
5. What it means for Fuerteventura
The competition berth connects a production filmed entirely in the Canary Islands with one of Spain's leading showcases for auteur cinema. La Graciosa is more than a backdrop: its landscape and the question of water drive the film's conflict.
