Culture

A 50-year retrospective of the Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino will open on the 15th of October at the Fundació Tàpies Museum in Barcelona.

A new initiative kicked off Wednesday at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival to broaden the presence of Catalan films on an international scale. VEOcatalanfilms.cat will offer streaming of Catalan cinema for industry professionals.

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 director of Catalonia’s cinema school, Josep Maixenchs, were also awarded for their contributions to the world of cinema.

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.

Eight Catalan films premiere in London, while New York inaugurates the theatrical festival ‘Spotlight Catalonia’.

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 Valencian designer Javier Mariscal is exhibiting his work from the last 20 years in the famous Gaudí building, La Pedrera.

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’.

The director talks with CNA about her new documentary film and announces an upcoming fiction project, although no further details were unveiled.

The Artèria Paral.lel Theatre opened its doors with Dagoll Dagom’s musical ‘Nit de San Joan’. The new theatre hopes to revive the Paral.lel Avenue’s important theatre tradition.

The Artèria Paral.lel Theatre opened its doors with Dagoll Dagom’s musical ‘Nit de San Joan’. The new theatre hopes to revive the Paral.lel Avenue’s important theatre tradition.

The Vic Live Music Market Festival began yesterday with performances by the eclectic artists Pedro Javier González, Raúl Rodríguez and Trilok Gurtu. The 5-day event will include live flamenco, jazz, pop and Latin music shows from local and international artists.