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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 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.

The Sónar Music Festival of advanced music and multimedia art wrapped up its Chicago edition this weekend, filling the famous Millennium Park with concerts, projections and art. Festival organisers are very satisfied with the outcome in Chicago and are now planning editions in cities like London and Tokyo.

The first edition of Sónar Chicago kicked off yesterday with an inaugural show at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s famous Millennium Park. Musicians Jimmy Edgar, The Slew, Kid Koala, Bradien and Faraón opened the 3-day festival with their much-anticipated performances. The festival will continue on Friday and Saturday in the Chicago Cultural Center where the up-and-coming Catalan artist bRUNA will play on Saturday.

The Barcelona World Music Festival will kick off the first week of October, bringing a wide offer of renowned music to the city. The festival will feature African music this year, showcasing artists such as Victor Demé, Nino Galissa, Bino Barros, Lokua Kanza and Don Bigg.

The famous Barcelona jazz venue Jamboree commemorated its 50th anniversary last night as part of the Mas i Mas Festival. The musical event took place in the city centre’s Plaça Reial, where local jazz musicians captivated crowds.

People from 15 different countries participate in the only pedagogical music festival in the state, which combines concerts and social activities

Internationally acclaimed musical and cultural events are commonplace in summer time on the Costa Brava, including must-see festivals, such as the Jardins de Cap Roig

This year?s Edition of the Barcelona?s Summer Theatre Festival, the Grec Festival, has been a success.

The Chicago edition of the Sónar Music Festival will take place this September. Four Catalan bands are scheduled to play in the American echo of the electronic music festival held in Barcelona.

The Italian pyrotechnic Santa Chiara has opened the 40th edition of the International Costa Brava Fireworks Festival that lasts 6 days. Thousands of people have watched the spectacle.

During the first edition of the Cruïlla Festival celebrated at Barcelona?s Forum, 16,000 people gathered to listen to great figures of the international and national music scene, such as Ben Harper, Alpha Blondy and the legendary band The Wailers.

42 choirs and dance companies from 24 different countries will participate in the 28th edition of this festival in Central Catalonia.

The second edition of Pride Barcelona, this year under the motto ?Your rights, our rights, human rights? has invited Turkey as its special guest country.

The 2010 edition of Barcelona?s festival of ?advanced? music and multimedia art, Sónar, has been a huge success. A quality programme, combining big names with new bands, has congregated 84,000 people for a three-day dance party.