Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ triumphs at Goyas
Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory won best film, best director and best actor for Antonio Banderas among a total of 7 awards at last night’s Goyas
Film Festivals
‘Els dies que vindran’ wins best Catalan language film at Gaudí Awards
The 12th Gaudí Awards ceremony – the ‘Catalan Oscars’ – took place on Sunday evening at the International Barcelona Convention Centre, with La hija de un ladrón and
Focus: Sant Sebastian International Film Festival (20-28 Sept)
The prestigious San Sebastian International Film Festival kicks off its 67th edition this Friday 20 September and will run until 28 September. Among those already
Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ to represent Spain at Oscars
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria), will represent Spain at the Oscars for Best Foreign Film. Members of Spain’s Academy of
Moritz ‘Feed Dog’ Fashion Doc Fest kicks off
The Moritz Feed Dog Fashion Documentary Festival, the only festival in Spain dedicated to documentaries about fashion, kicks off today until 31 March 2019 in Barcelona. Born in
Bilbao holds 16th LGBTI film festival
From 18 February, Bilbao opens the 16th edition of its international LGBTI film festival, Zinegoak. The theme for this year’s event is a call for
Netflix wars at Berlinale as lesbian drama premieres
The first Netflix movie in competition at the Berlin film festival, telling the extraordinary true story of a gay marriage in Spain a century ago,
Berlinale focus: Juliette Binoche welcomes female directors
Europe’s first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, has kicked off with jury president Juliette Binoche welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors.
Goya Awards: ‘Champions’ and ‘The Realm’ big winners
The 33rd Goya Awards’ best picture went to feel-good comedy Campeones (Champions), by director Javier Fesser, Spain’s most successful film last year. The ‘Spanish oscars’ ceremony
Avant-garde film archive reopens in Barcelona
This weekend the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) celebrates the renovation and reopening of its Xcèntric film archive. The centre’s collection of over