Sitges International Film Festival (3-13 Oct) – preview
The Sitges International Film Festival specialising in the genres of horror, thrillers, fantasy and animation, kicks off its 52nd edition this Thursday 3 October, running until Sunday
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‘Recipes for Change’ film: asylum seekers share recipes & cook food for the homeless
An asylum seeker’s experience can be a lonely one. Having fled persecution, displaced people so often find themselves physically safer, but socially and emotionally isolated.
Activists stage ‘crime scene’ ahead of Pamplona’s running of the bulls
More than 100 activists marched to the beat of drums towards the Plaza Consistorial in Pamplona on Friday, holding signs proclaiming, ‘Stop the Bloody Bullfights.’
Mobile economy valued at $3.9 trillion as 5G ushers in new era
The world’s largest trade fair for the mobile industry, the Mobile World Congress (MWC), has officially opened its doors in Barcelona, ready to show off
Barcelona Games World launches 2018 edition
The third edition of the video game festival Barcelona Games World takes place in the Catalan capital this weekend, with the chance to try out
Five major firms launch Start4big project for start-ups
Five major corporations are teaming up for a new project called Start4big to find start-ups to develop disruptive solutions for their businesses that will improve
Netflix to boost production of European series
Netflix said Wednesday it will produce more series in Europe in languages other than English following the global success of Spanish crime caper ‘Money Heist‘
Barcelona City Council: no to monarchy
Barcelona City Council has passed a motion condemning the Spanish monarch, Felipe VI, and reasserting support for the abolition of ‘an outdated and anti-democratic institution
Police seize cocaine haul in banana cargo
Spanish police said Thursday they had seized over six tonnes of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas and arrested 16 suspects, some of them
O2 flotation delayed over Brexit fears
Spain’s telecoms giant Telefonica has postponed its planned introduction of the UK mobile operator O2 to the London Stock Exchange until after Brexit, news reports