Spain makes Cannes history with record three films in Palme d’Or race
Spanish cinema will make history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with three films competing for the Palme d’Or for the first time since the...
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Film director Pedro Almodóvar urges Spain to cut all ties with Israel over Gaza
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar urged the Spanish government to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel on Wednesday over the war in Gaza,...
Marisa Paredes, Spanish actor and Almodóvar favourite, dies aged 78
Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodóvar, has died at the age of...
Pedro Almodóvar wins lifetime achievement award at San Sebastian Festival
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar received a lifetime achievement Donostia Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival on Thursday, getting emotional as he was given...
Almodóvar’s first English-language feature wins top prize in Venice
#UPDATED at 13h on 8 September. Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’, the Spanish director’s first film in English, has won the Golden Lion, the...
Pedro Almodóvar to receive 2024 San Sebastian Donostia Career Achievement Award
Spain’s most internationally famous film director, screenwriter and producer, Pedro Almodóvar, is to receive a Donostia Career Achievement Award at the prestigious 72nd San Sebastian Film...
Spanish film director denies accusations of sexual violence by three women
Three women have accused Spanish film director Carlos Vermut of sexual violence in an investigation published in Spain’s leading daily newspaper El Pais. None of...
Senate approves law that bans support for Franco and seeks to bring ‘justice’ to victims
Spain’s Senate house has approved a landmark bill that will ban expressions of support for the former dictator Francisco Franco, and seek to bring ‘justice’ to the victims...
Spain honours Penélope Cruz with its National Cinema Award
Penélope Cruz has won one of Spain’s top film awards for her contribution to Spanish cinema, the country’s ministry of culture announced on Monday. The...
Javier Bardem, ‘El Buen Patrón’ & Cate Blanchett top Spain’s Goya Awards
Javier Bardem won best actor at the 36th Goya Awards on Saturday – the Spanish ‘Oscars’ film awards that were held in Valencia this year –...
