Until the 17th October, the Catalan coastal town of Sitges, located south of Barcelona, will be the world capital of Fantasy and Horror films. The opening ceremony honoured the actor and director Paul Naschy. Makeup artist Tom Savini and the...
11 artists from around the world are exhibiting their pieces that ‘reflect upon current social problems’. The exhibition is a result of collaboration with the Institut Ramon Llull and the Catalan Ministry of External Relations.
The orchestral director Josep Pons will take over Michael Boder’s position as musical director at the famous Barcelona opera house, the Liceu Theatre. Pons will direct 6 seasons beginning in 2012-2013.
The Babylon Cinema of Berlin will screen 11 Catalan films produced during the Franco regime as part of their series of ‘radical, transgressive and underground’ films.
Catalan Cinema is recognised with three awards at the festival, including the Special Jury Prize for 'Elisa K' and the Best Photography Prize for 'Aita'.
The National Archive of Catalonia inaugurated 800 new photographs from the Spanish Civil War into its collection. The photographs will be published as part of the 'Fem Memòria' campaign from the newspaper El Periódico de Catalunya.
The linguistic, literary and cultural conference will be held in the Austrian capital from the 23rd to the 26th of September. The colloquium’s theme is ‘The concept of Catalan countries: Language, literature and culture’.
