The nominations are out for the 34rd annual Imagen Awards, which celebrate positive portrayal and creative excellence of Latinos and Latino cultures in TV and film. See the full list of noms in 18 categories below. Among the big names up for Imagens on the film side this year are actors Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Lopez…

Pedro Almodóvar will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s Venice Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2019). The decision was agreed by the board of the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, which confirmed the proposal made by the festival director Alberto Barbera. Accepting the…

UPDATE: Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho scooped the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or tonight with Parasite, a powerful dramedy about the collision of two families from very different classes. This is Bong’s first major prize in Cannes and was not a surprise given the great reception and momentum it enjoyed on the…

“In terms of dramatic creativity there are three Spanish icons," says academic and critic Maria Delgado. "Miguel de Cervantes, Federico García Lorca and Pedro Almodóvar." But while Cervantes has been dead for over 400 years, and Lorca over 80, at the age of 79, the filmmaker from La Mancha continues to represent his…

Just in time for awards season, Sony Pictures Classics has set October 4 as the release date for Oscar-winner Pedro Almodóvar's newest film, Pain and Glory. Sony International opened the film in Spain March 22 and it makes its big debut in competition at Cannes. The film reunites Almodovar with Antonio Banderas, his…

For decade upon decade the remains of María Martín's mother have lain beneath a roadway in Spain, her death unmarked except for her aging daughter's lonely vigil. Cars pass indifferently across the route, a symbol of how the country paved over its history of brutal repression and political murder under the fascist…

Pedro Almodovar has set his next project, reteaming with Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz for Dolor Y Gloria (Pain And Glory). Shooting will begin on the film in July, Almodovar’s production house El Deseo announced Tuesday morning. Banderas will star opposite Asier Etxeandía (Ma Ma) with Cruz and another Almodovar…

The jury deliberations for the 70th Cannes Film Festival prizes were “devoid of violence,” joked this year’s president, Pedro Almodovar. “We always respected other members of the jury, of course, and everyone tried to convince each other, and other times not, but the results went very smooth, full of enthusiasm and…

The Cannes Film Festival held its 70th anniversary family portrait session this afternoon, with more than 100 veterans of the event posing for cameras. Prizewinners and jury members numbering 115 in total gathered outside the Palais for the snap above. The photo session was held amid the aftermath of the devastating at…

With just a few weeks to go before the curtain rises on the 70th Cannes Film Festival, organizers have set the eight jury members who will serve under President Pedro Almodovar. Joining the Spanish filmmaker are: two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith; veteran Cannes regulars Park Chan-wook from Korea and Paolo Sorrentino…

Jessica Chastain will be part of the Cannes Film Festival’s jury this year, festival chief Thierry Frémaux has revealed. Speaking to French radio station France Inter on Friday morning, a mere day after the lion's share of the festival's Official Selection was announced, Frémaux confirmed the actress and producer will…

Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar has been named the next President of the Jury for the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May. "I am very happy to be able to celebrate Cannes Film Festival['s] 70th anniversary from such a privileged position," said Almodóvar in a statement. "I am grateful, honoured and bit…