The Local Spain 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 Spain picks Almódovar's 'Pain and Glory' for Oscars Spain's film academy said Thursday it had picked veteran director Pedro Almódovar's latest drama "Pain and Glory" to represent the country at the Oscars. https://www.thelocal.es/20190905/spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:33:26 +0200 spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Spanish designer nominated for transgender costumes Paco Delgado is the Spanish designer behind the fabulous outfits that have earned The Danish Girl an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design. https://www.thelocal.es/20160114/spanish-designer-wins-oscar-nomination-for-transgender-costumes Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:54:48 +0100 spanish-designer-wins-oscar-nomination-for-transgender-costumes First Basque film ever selected to represent Spain at the Oscars 2016 Loreak will make history as the first film in the Basque language to represent Spain at the world’s most famous film awards. https://www.thelocal.es/20150929/first-basque-film-ever-selected-to-represent-spain-at-the-oscars Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:59:43 +0200 first-basque-film-ever-selected-to-represent-spain-at-the-oscars Exposed: actress who faked Oscar glory The invented life of a Spanish actress has been revealed after Spanish media discovered she had not actually attended the Oscars, but used Photoshop to place herself on the red carpet. https://www.thelocal.es/20150302/spanish-actress-faked-oscar-red-carpet-photo Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:28:00 +0100 spanish-actress-faked-oscar-red-carpet-photo Spain at the Oscars: What you need to know With the 86th Academy Awards just around the corner, The Local takes you on a guided tour of some of Spain's great Oscar moments. https://www.thelocal.es/20140228/spanish-oscar-secrets Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:41:00 +0100 spanish-oscar-secrets Spanish short clinches Oscar nomination 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 Film-maker Haneke fears flat Mozart premiere Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has his hopes pinned on winning at least one Oscar in this weekend's ceremony but says he feels doomed to failure with his latest project: a staging of a Mozart opera in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130221/film-makers-fears-flat-mozart-premiere-in-madrid Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:12:00 +0100 film-makers-fears-flat-mozart-premiere-in-madrid