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Pedro Almodóvar and Banderas set their sights on an Oscar

FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN

Antonio Banderas' search for an elusive Oscar nomination took one step in the right direction on Thursday when it was announced that the film Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory in English) was to be the Spanish candidate for the 2020 Academy Awards. ... The film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, was chosen by the Spanish Film Academy as its nomination for the Best International Feature Film category, that is, a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily ... non-English dialogue. From the longlist, ten finalists will be shortlisted, with the final five nominees set to be announced in January 2020. Dolor y Gloria was released in Spain in March and was subsequently shown at the Cannes Film Festival. There it was

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Famous faces at Marbella's International Film Festival

ASH BOLTON

Hundreds of film fans are expected to descend on Marbella for the town's international film festival from 2 to 6 October. · For more information visit www.marbellafilmfestival.com A red carpet will be rolled out during the five-day movie ... started in 2006. "We are getting so much more interest," said Mac. "There are at least three world premieres this year and Marbella's Film Festival is now becoming the event everyone talks about." Actors Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock and 2 Smoking ... includes: Craig Fairbrass, Terry Stone, Emily Wyatt, Jessica Wright, Nick Nevern and Andy Loveday - who directed the film. Other stars attending the event include Gavin and Stacey actor Larry Lamb. Mac explained that all films are supported by their

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Banderas and Almodóvar have sights set on an Oscar

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Antonio Banderas' search for an elusive Oscar nomination took one step in the right direction on Thursday when it was announced that the film Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory in English) was to be the Spanish candidate for the 2020 Academy Awards. ... The film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, was chosen by the Spanish Film Academy as its nomination for the Best International Feature Film category, that is to say a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily ... non-English dialogue. From the longlist, ten finalists will be shortlisted, with the final five nominees set to be announced in January 2020. Dolor y Gloria was released in Spain in March and was subsequently shown at the Cannes Film Festival. There it was

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Bollywood looks to the Axarquía for film locations

EUGENIO CABEZAS

Representatives the UK film industry, including former Conservative politician, Eric Ollernshaw, director Sachin Karande and actor, Rajdeep Choudhury, have been in the Axarquía this week to visit possible Bollywood film locations. They have been ... accompanied by the Axarquía Film Office and since the visit started on Sunday, they have been to Alcaucín, La Viñuela, Frigiliana, Nerja, Torrox, Salares and Vélez-Málaga, among other places. According to the Axarquía Film Office, which is run by the ... Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol - Axarquía, Ollernshaw has said that the Axarquía has "everything a film producer needs". The spokesperson for tourism at the Mancomunidad, Juan Peñas, said that the visit situates the Axarquía on the map of one

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The Crown moves into Malaga office

FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN

...here will be set in different countries of the world and not only in Spain. Shooting attraction The filming of The Crown has the support of Malaga Film Office and Polo Digital (a centre for the development of digital content and technology firms) ... where the production office for the series is currently being set up. Located alongside the Russian and automobile museums in the Tabacalera building (the former cigarette factory), the centre has been key to the city's ability to attract film production

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Murder Mystery and the Costa's good image

A few weeks ago, Costa del Sol tourist board expressed its "surprise" at the image of Malaga portrayed in the Netflix film Murder Mystery. It said that the movie offered a distorted portrayal of the province when the protagonists, Adam Sandler and ... Jennifer Aniston, are received at the airport by a bus from the 60s and a dancing gypsy. For this reason, they invited the producers of the film to visit the coast and get to know the area properly. In the opinion of Fresco Film producer Peter Welter ... Soler (Game of Thrones and Warrior Nun), the controversy is unjustified as the tourist board has given only a partial view of the film. In the following scenes, the couple get on a luxury yacht that offers an idyllic view of the coast of Malaga. "I've

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Malaga confirmed as host for next year's Goya film awards

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Representatives from the prestigious Spanish Film Academy (Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España) on Monday confirmed Malaga as the host of next year's Goya awards. The city's Martín Carpena basketball arena (the ... his support for the decision and told SUR that he feels very "happy" about the outcome and the recognition of Malaga, which "has always supported Spanish cinema with its [own film] festival". Spanish director Isabel Coixet agreed, saying: "Malaga is

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Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman give their backing to Banderas' theatre project

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Between rehearsals and promoting his upcoming films, Antonio Banderas is still doing his best to promote his Malaga theatre project. On Wednesday, the actor posted a video on social media alongside his The Laundromat (a film about the Panama Papers

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The 'warrior nuns' film for Netflix in Antequera

ANTONIO J GUERRERO

Santa María church is just one of several locations in Antequera that have been transformed in the last few weeks for the filming of new Netflix series Warrior Nun. Other locations include the walled areas of the town, as well as the Jesús and San

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Torremolinos: overlooking its cultural heritage?

Tony Bryant

Cañibano was involved in a fracas in the hotel bar. The situation elevated when a paparazzi appeared and began taking pictures. Sinatra was outraged and one of his associates snatched the camera, removed the film, and then smashed the camera on the