Cinema of Spain

Spanish director Mario Camus, whose film about the aftermath of Spain's 1936-39 civil war won the top award at the Berlin film festival, died on Sept. 18. He was 86.

"Filmmaker Mario Camus passed away in Santander," Spain's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a posting on social media.

Penelope Cruz took home the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival, the latest success for the all-conquering queen of Spanish cinema.

Cruz won for her starring role in "Parallel Mothers", her latest collaboration with legendary Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.

Pedro Almodovar's "Madres Paralelas" (Parallel Mothers), starring the Spanish filmmaker's muses Penelope Cruz and Rossy De Palma, will open the 78th Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said July 19.

Legendary Spanish director Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival Aug. 29, calling the recognition an "act of poetic justice." 

Three Bulgarian films take part in the 65th International Film Festival in San Sebastian - "Three Quarters" by Ilian Metev, Peter Krumov's "Shame" and Fernando Leon de Aranoa co-production "To Love Pablo" (Spain, Bulgaria). Reports Mediapool. 

Spanish pop singer Luz Casal will be on the stage on April 29 at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul to perform some of her most famous songs from her 30-year career.

BELGRADE - Revered Spanish director Carlos Saura will receive a Golden Seal award at the Yugoslav Film Archive on Saturday for an outstanding contribution to the world cinema.

Saura will be presented with the award after the screening of the movie "J, de Saura".

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Flamenco choreographer and dancer María Pagés will perform at Istanbul's CRR Concert Hall on Dec. 13.
 
An internationally-renowned artist for her personal aesthetic concept of the art of flamenco, Pagés began dancing professionally with the Antonio Gades Company. 

The actor Benicio del Toro became the main star of this year's Sarajevo Film Festival, SFF, after he presented his latest movie and thrilled some 3,000 film-lovers as he walked festival's red carpet to receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award.

The red carpet is laid down, the film stages set and the audio equipment has been checked and re-checked for the grand opening of the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival, SFF, which opens on Friday night.