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She was well known for her appearances in cinema, theater, and television, and won two Goya awards

Maria Rodríguez wins Best Female Lead while Karra Elejalde is Best Male Lead

Catalonia finalizes preparations for 'Catalan Oscars' on Sunday amidst production decline

Isaki's Lacuesta wins seven awards for ‘Entre dos Aguas’ at the 11th edition of so-called Catalan Oscars

Countdown begins for 11th edition of 'Catalan Oscars', celebrated tonight in Barcelona

With only two weeks to go, nominees for the Gaudí film awards came together on Friday for traditional 'family photo'

Candidates up for a Gaudí film award in January include Isaki Lacuesta, Mar Targarona, Celia Rico and Jaume Rosales

‘The Bookshop’ and ‘Estiu 1993’ have been awarded with a total of six prizes, including best film and best director  

Carla Simón’s autobiographical debut earns her the top Gaudí prizes in a night of vindication for women, culture, and also politics

Candidates for a 2018 Gaudí prize gather with the movie sector’s annual ceremony fast approaching

The ceremony for the Catalan cinema industry’s main annual prizes will be held on January 28 in Barcelona

New success for Barcelona-born film director J.A. Bayona on the night for Catalan cinema. His film ‘A Monster Calls’ won on Sunday eight Gaudí Awards, including Best Film in non-Catalan language, Best Director, Best Production Management, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction and Best Sound. ‘La Propera Pell’ (in English, ‘The Next Skin’), directed by Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo, won three Gaudí Awards, including Best Movie, Best Leading Actress for Emma Suárez and Best Screenplay. The Best Leading Actor Award went to Eduard Fernández for his role in ‘El hombre de las mil caras’ (‘The Man with a thousand faces). The movie ‘100 metros’ (‘100 metres’) got two statuettes, including Best Supporting Actress for Alexandra Jiménez and Best Supporting Actor for Karra Elejalde.

The Catalan actor David Verdaguer, known for his comic roles in Catalan TV programmes such as ‘APM’ and ‘Crackòvia’, has recently received the Gaudí Award in the best actor category for his leading role in ‘10,000km’, directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet. After the success of the film, Carlos Marqués is planning a new project to be filmed in London with a supporting role for Verdaguer. Deeply dedicated to theatre, David Verdaguer has just performed in the play ‘El somni Americà’ at the Teatre Lliure in Barcelona.

Isona Passola, the producer of the internationally-acclaimed Catalan film ‘Pa Negre’ (Black Bread), the Spanish contender for an Oscar in 2013, believes that “Catalan culture can be appreciated worldwide”. Passola has made many historical documentaries and is now convinced that “life acquires meaning when working for collective benefit”. Last year she presented ‘L’Endemà’, a documentary aimed at countering the arguments against Catalan independence and financed through crowd-funding. Passola, the current president of the Catalan Film Academy, is “a true defender of the right to form a family” and “has never lost the joie de vivre”.

Catalan cinema is getting ready for the 7^th edition of its annual ‘Oscars’ ceremony, the Gaudí Awards. The event, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, will take place next Sunday at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona and will be hosted by the Catalan actor and theatre director Àngel Llàcer. ‘El Niño’, the Catalan co-production directed by Daniel Monzón, and ‘Stella Cadente’, directed by Luis Miñarro, compete in the Best Director, Best Film and Best Script categories with 15 and 13 nominations, respectively. They are followed by the horror film ‘[REC]4: Apocalipsis’, with nine nominations, together with ‘10,000km’ and ‘Rastres de Sàndal’, with eight nominations each.