Catalan theaters set new world record for single-day attendance
'No Empty Seats' campaign drew 55,000 people to 176 shows on Saturday
March 17, 2024 11:18 AM
Culture
Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Barcelona installs Spain’s first solar piano at Plaça Catalunya
Initiative is result of collaboration between Maria Canals International Music Competition and 1000pianos
March 16, 2024 01:01 PM
David Walliams to kick off Sant Jordi festivities in Barcelona
British writer and actor becomes the first from writer of children's books to open Sant Jordi celebrations
March 14, 2024 03:35 PM
New CaixaForum exhibition challenges modern borders amid global conflicts
'From the Border' also looks at rising nationalism and far-right movements
March 13, 2024 12:07 PM
Linguist, writer and translator Albert Jané i Riera wins prestigious Catalan literary award
Author of sixty books and over 200 translated works, he directed 'Cavall Fort' magazine between 1979 and 1997
March 13, 2024 01:28 PM
Spanish government promises declaration of ‘reparation and recognition’ for Salvador Puig Antich
Democratic memory minister calls 1974 execution of Anti-Francoist activist “deplorable” and “cruel”
March 13, 2024 01:05 PM
Angela Davis, Vandana Shiva, and Sara Ahmed to headline Literal book fair in Barcelona
“Feminism to radically transform the world” will be be central theme of 10th edition of fair taking place May 24-26
March 12, 2024 11:01 AM
Catalan-produced 'Robot Dreams' loses out on Oscar for Best Animated Feature
Studio Ghibli's 'The Boy and the Heron' took home the statuette instead
March 11, 2024 12:41 AM
No Oscars joy for 'Society of the Snow' as it loses out in both nominated categories
J. A. Bayona's latest work was up for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best International Feature
March 11, 2024 01:08 AM
Oscars parallel party brings together teams behind 'Snow Society' and 'Robot Dreams' in LA
Actors, producers, family members and even some plane crash survivors watch the gala together
March 11, 2024 02:29 AM
Catalan cinema competes with the world's best at the Oscars
J. A. Bayona's 'Society of the Snow' and Catalan-produced 'Robot Dreams' both nominated
March 10, 2024 10:46 PM
'A simple film with a lot of heart': The secret of Robot Dreams' success
Oscar-nominated movie about Dog and Robot is "humble, unpretentious project that takes its time to tell a story," says character designer Daniel Fernández Casas
March 6, 2024 03:08 PM
'Dreams sometimes come true, and going to the Oscars was mine', says 'Robot Dreams' director
Pablo Berger confident of taking home the award despite fierce competition from blockbusters in the category
March 9, 2024 01:07 PM
Catalan talent in Hollywood: thirteen nominations and two Oscars
Néstor Almendros picked up an Academy Award in 1979, while Montse Ribé and David Martí repeated the feat in 2007
March 4, 2024 12:13 PM
J. A. Bayona: 'The success of 'Society of the Snow' is that it is remembered'
Catalan director says awards are 'fickle' and the hard part is turning a film into a phenomenon
March 9, 2024 12:37 PM
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