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3746 articles available in total starting from 30/05/2002. Last article published on 28/01/2026.

León shoots drama of life and death

Turning out one film every three or four years, with no flops, Fernando León has a filmography studded with popular and critical successes. These include his debut work Family (winner of a Goya...  

14/09/2009 | Production | Spain

Novelist Molina Foix returns to film

Eight years after making his directorial debut, Vicente Molina Foix, better known as a novelist, is once again tackling cinema. Last week, he started shooting in Valencia on his second cinematic...  

14/09/2009 | Production | Spain

Gordos, Sánchez-Arévalo back on Lido with touching “full-size” comedy

Three years after Daniel Sánchez-Arévalo launched his feature debut DarkBlueAlmostBlack in Venice Days, he returns to the section with Gordos. The smart, witty ensemble comedy received a lengthy...  

06/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Venice Days/Spain

Monzon’s Cell 211 takes genre film to compelling heights

A standing ovation followed the Venice Days screening of Cell 211 by Spanish director Daniel Monzon. The prison drama was presented by the director and a large part of its powerful cast: Luis...  

04/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Venice Days/Spain

The Truebas: like father, like son

While Fernando Trueba is getting ready for the world premiere of his highly-anticipated new feature, The Dancer and the Thief, at the San Sebastian Film Festival, his son Jonás is making his first...  

04/09/2009 | Production | Spain

The Duo Balagueró - Plaza is Back with [REC] 2 to Strike Terror in Fans’ Hearts

[REC] 2 picks up where the first episode, [REC] left off: the authorities have lost contact with the people trapped in the infected building where firemen had arrived in the middle of the night to...  

02/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Out of Competition | Spain

Del Toro returns to Spain for Julia’s Eyes

Every time Mexico’s Guillermo del Toro makes an appearance in Spain, we can expect something momentous. In 2001, he convinced the Almodóvar brothers to produce The Devil’s Backbone. Five years...  

31/08/2009 | Production | Spain

Local and French films lead race for San Sebastian’s Golden Conch

The 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival (September 18-26) has unveiled its Official Competition Selection. Besides the four Spanish titles announced less than a month ago (see news),...  

24/08/2009 | Festivals | Spain

Film shoots in 40 degrees in the shade

Summer is the season of sun, beaches and holidays. But not for everyone, for during these torrid months shooting will begin on several films that are sure to attract a lot of attention in early...  

11/08/2009 | Production | Spain

Venice Days serves as launching pad for Gordos and Cell 211

Gordos (“Fat People”) and Cell 211 will be unveiled at the forthcoming Venice Days at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. According to the section’s vice-president Sylvain Auzou, these...  

28/07/2009 | Venice 2009 | Spain

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