Despite years of high-speed screen chases, Liam Neeson says he knows nothing about cars and drives at no more than about 93 km/h on motorways. His new action film ‘La mangosta’ arrives on Prime Video in Spain on November 4.
Olivia Wilde’s La invitación brings two troubled couples together for dinner in a San Francisco apartment. The adaptation of Cesc Gay’s Sentimental is at its strongest in the final half-hour.
Five women who have overcome cancer will travel to Senegal for the 2026 Reto Pelayo Vida. The 17-day expedition includes about 600 kilometres by mountain bike, along with kayak crossings.
Miguel Bernardeau has shared the extreme messages he receives after La bola negra. The film's treatment of sexual freedom has drawn hostility as well as applause.
Miriam Garlo won the Goya for best new actress. Her novel revisits years of isolation and the struggle to accept deaf identity, after sign language changed how she understood herself.
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn are staying at Madrid's Mandarin Oriental Ritz ahead of filming. The production is due to begin in Madrid and Aranjuez on October 5.
Woody Allen will start filming in Madrid on 5 October 2026, with about €3 million in public funding. The six-week production will use more than 30 locations in Madrid and Aranjuez.
Gonzalo Suárez was mourned at Madrid's San Isidro funeral home after his death on 29 September 2026, aged 92. Spain's cultural community remembered a career across film and the written word, including journalism.
At Casa Velázquez in Madrid, Emmanuel Macron honoured Pedro Almodóvar as an officer of the Legion of Honour and Javier Cercas as an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. His speech linked their work to Spain's democratic story and Europe's shared culture.
Historia de nuestro cine will honour Gonzalo Suárez with Remando al viento. The programme will also show his final television conversation, recorded after he received the Goya de Honor 2026 in Barcelona.
Manuel Jabois recalls meeting Gonzalo Suárez in Madrid. Suárez's work in film and literature, alongside his journalism and acting, stayed with him as the bookseller who showed him the shelves, even after Suárez's death brought his long public career back into view.
Two days before his death, Gonzalo Suárez and Charo López were still discussing a short film they hoped to make. Their friendship began with the role that changed her life.
The 41st Premios Goya will take place at Pamplona's Navarra Arena on 6 February 2027. Screenings, exhibitions and industry events will accompany the gala, the first Goya ceremony ever held in Navarra.
On 6 February 2027, Pamplona will welcome Spain's leading film awards to the Navarra Arena. The choice extends the Goya ceremony's recent move across the country.
Gonzalo Suárez died at home in Madrid on September 29, 2026, aged 92. His restless career crossed cinema and literature, then journalism and fantasy, outside the usual rules of success.
La bola negra has delivered one of Spain's biggest openings of the decade. Nearly 700,000 people watched the film in three days, adding commercial force to its Oscar® campaign.
La bola negra drew 613,240 spectators and €4.67 million in its first three days. The opening beat Christopher Nolan's La Odisea and placed the film among Spain's top five.
The film drew 610,000 viewers and grossed 4.7 million euros in its first three days. Awards in Cannes and San Sebastián have already set it on the road to the Oscars.
Just one day after its cinema debut, La bola negra by Los Javis won the San Sebastián Audience Award with a record score. The film’s explosive opening points to a new chapter for Spanish cinema and strengthens the directors’ reputation for bold storytelling.
La bola negra has won the public prize in the Perlak section at the San Sebastián festival. Mike Leigh took the Concha de Oro, while Javier Cámara received the Concha de Plata for best supporting performance.
Mike Leigh's Tender Loving Care won the Golden Shell at San Sebastián. The film also received awards for its screenplay and lead performance, while José Luis Rebordinos received a standing ovation at his final edition as festival director.
San Sebastián gave Spanish cinema two major prizes. Javier Cámara won for _5 minutos más_, while _La bola negra_ took the public award after leading the Perlak vote.
La Bola Negra won the Premio del Público at the Festival de San Sebastián. The film also collected 1.3 million euros on its first day in Spanish cinemas.
Mike Leigh's possible final film has won San Sebastián's top prize. The 83-year-old director also took the screenplay award, while Kate O'Flynn and Javier Cámara received acting honours.
Plaza Nueva and the Carrera del Darro feature alongside Lorca's Granada in La bola negra, Spain's international feature submission for the 2027 Oscars. The Javis used city streets and historic sites, including gardens, to build the film's world.
La bola negra has won the San Sebastián audience prize and topped Spain's box office. Its opening drew 175,000 viewers and nearly €1.5 million as cinemas struggle to meet demand.
La bola negra has won San Sebastián's top audience prize in Perlak. The Javis' film scored 9.4 with viewers and secured a €50,000 award for its distributor.
La Bola Negra reaches Spanish cinemas on 25 September 2026 as Spain's submission for the 2027 Oscars. Its story moves from Granada to Cantabria and Sierra Nevada across three periods: 1932, 1937 and 2017.
Carlos Boyero has given La bola negra an unusually strong early review. He praises directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, along with the cast, ahead of the film’s cinema release on 25 September 2026, with Spain having already selected it as its submission for the 2027 Academy Awards.
Atresmedia Cine presents El mal padre in San Sebastián. Eduard Fernández plays a father confronting his children in a reunion filled with recriminations and family wounds.
Roberto Bueso's family drama has received a strong response in San Sebastián. Eduard Fernández leads a story of absent parenthood and family resentment, with reconciliation hard-won.
San Sebastián has opened its 74th edition with Fatih Akin’s Geister. Werner Herzog received the festival’s Donostia Award as an international line-up prepared to walk the red carpet.
San Sebastián’s 74th film festival launches with Brad Pitt’s new film and Naomi Watts receiving overdue recognition. Major directors, including Mike Leigh, enter the race for the Concha de Oro, while Fatih Akin opens the festival. Spanish cinema faces new dynamics after Cannes.
Known for keeping his private life out of the spotlight, José Coronado has spoken candidly about love later in life and his early days as a fashion choreographer. His appearance on 'El Hormiguero' offered a rare look at the man behind the roles.
La bola negra will represent Spain at the Oscars, with Netflix investing heavily in its North American campaign. The film has already impressed critics and festival audiences, and its promotional push is unlike anything seen before in Spanish cinema.
