’Sirât’, by Oliver Laxe, nominated at the BAFTA Awards
Catalan co-production to compete against films from Brazil, Norway, Tunisia and France in the same category
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Video game startup industry grows 35% in 2025
Emerging companies in the sector attracted $132 million in funding
Art transforms Besòs into open-air museum
BesArt river museum plans 250 murals by 2030
Jordi Savall wins prestigious Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize
Award honoring people whose work “served music and promoted the love of music" to be presented in Munich on May 23
Catalan co-production 'Sirât' nominated for two Oscars
Directed by Óliver Laxe, movie will compete in Best Sound and Best International Feature Film categories
Rosalía nominated for International Artist of the Year at Brit Awards
Catalan artist up against Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift, among others
Horror hotel puts Berga on the map of escape rooms around the globe
Award-winning Insomnia Hotel combines accommodation, puzzles and mystery in six-hour experience
Franz Schubert's Ave Maria is most played song at Catalan funerals in 2025
Playlist includes Catalan, Spanish and international songs, such as 'El cant dels ocells' by Pau Casals or Barça's anthem
'Wolfgang' drives Catalan-language cinema to second-highest audience in history
Films in Catalan accounted for just over 5% of cinema ticket sales in Spain in 2025
Catalan cinema shines in 2025: 8 must-watch films leading the awards season
From Sirât, shortlisted for five Oscars, to the animated Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, nominated for two European Film Awards, Catalan films have earned international acclaim
Catalan Wikipedia punches above its weight as online encyclopedia turns 25
Viquipèdia ranks 20th by article count and is currently only edition to complete all 10,000 articles Wikipedia considers essential
Sagrada Família installs fourth arm of Tower of Jesus Christ's cross-alike viewpoint
Last piece missing is top arm, with basilica reaching its 172.5-meter-tall planned height
British writer Mick Herron named winner of 21st Pepe Carvalho Prize
BCNegra jury praises Slough House creator for "essential contribution to crime fiction, thriller, and contemporary espionage"
'Sirât' secures 11 Goya Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director
'Romería' by Carla Simón nominated in six categories ahead of ceremony held in Barcelona on February 28
Spain's Foreign Minister says Catalan to become EU official language 'sooner or later'
José Manuel Albares says negotiations are 'ongoing' with skeptical countries
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