https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Tabernas Desert, an area famous for being the backdrop of iconic Spaghetti Western films - is being trashed. Dave Regos, a documentary filmmaker, shares his story of the clean-up campaign. https://www.thelocal.es/20190507/my-spanish-story-a-fistful-of-rubbish Tue, 07 May 2019 12:54:31 +0200 my-spanish-story-a-fistful-of-rubbish Looking for something to give you goosebumps this Halloween? The Local looks at eight Spanish films that are sure to have you cowering beneath the covers. https://www.thelocal.es/20161031/eight-scary-spanish-flicks-to-put-you-in-the-halloween-spirit Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:42:25 +0100 eight-scary-spanish-flicks-to-put-you-in-the-halloween-spirit To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of David Lean's romantic epic The Local reveals some little known facts about the film's links with Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20151222/doctor-zhivago-10-incredible-facts-david-lean-spain Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:00:07 +0100 doctor-zhivago-10-incredible-facts-david-lean-spain Got any plans on October 24th? The celebrated film director, Isabel Coixet, wants people across Spain to contribute to a documentary that will capture one day of life in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150904/directors-to-bring-a-life-in-a-day-in-spain-to-the-silverscreen Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:06:06 +0200 directors-to-bring-a-life-in-a-day-in-spain-to-the-silverscreen Movie fans in Spain will be able to snap up tickets for just €2.90 ($3.60) in over 2,500 cinemas from Monday to Wednesday as part of a promotional festival organized by the Spanish Federation of Cinemas. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/spanish-cinemas-slash-prices-for-film-festival Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:39:00 +0100 spanish-cinemas-slash-prices-for-film-festival Three Spanish video journalists have seen their amazing film "Calcio Storico", which looks at an early form of football dating back to Florence in the 1500s, awarded third best "short feature" at the prestigious World Press Photo Awards. https://www.thelocal.es/20140325/spaniards-win-world-press-photo-multimedia-prize Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:07:00 +0100 spaniards-win-world-press-photo-multimedia-prize Spanish director Esteban Crespo has been nominated for this year's Oscars for his short film Aquel no era yo (That wasn't me), an action thriller about a voluntary worker trying to rescue child soldiers in Africa. https://www.thelocal.es/20140117/spains-oscar-nomination-set-in-africa-filmed-in-toledo Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:05:00 +0100 spains-oscar-nomination-set-in-africa-filmed-in-toledo US actor Elijah Wood has criticized the Spanish Government's decision to cut state cinema funding, saying the move will destroy years of hard work. https://www.thelocal.es/20131014/lord-of-the-rings-star-slams-spains-cinema-cuts Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:08:00 +0200 lord-of-the-rings-star-slams-spains-cinema-cuts Organizers of a casting on Wednesday for extras for the new Ridley Scott movie to be filmed in Spain were overwhelmed when more than 1,000 people turned up. https://www.thelocal.es/20130807/sea-of-spaniards-floods-moses-movie-casting Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:56:00 +0200 sea-of-spaniards-floods-moses-movie-casting