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We’re back in Miami! On Thursday night, the Latin Recording Academy returned to Florida for its annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, where it’s celebrating the best Latin music of the year.

Before the official ceremony, Mexican American producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera led the pack of nominees, with nine nods for his work with artists like Shakira and Grupo Frontera. He ended up earning wins for both Songwriter and Producer of the Year, and Best Reguinal Song for “Amor de Su Vida” by Frontera and Grupo Firme.

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The winners of the 25th Annual Latin Grammys were announced on Thursday, Nov. 14. The first results were revealed at the Premiere Ceremony at 1:15pm Eastern. Then the rest of the prizes were handed out during an event that aired live at 8:00pm Eastern on Univision, Galavisión, and ViX.

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Record of the Year

“Mil Veces,” Anitta

“Monaco,” Bad Bunny

“Una Vida Pasada,” Camilo & Carín León

“Catalina,” Cimafunk & Monsieur Periné

“Derrumbe,” Jorge Drexler

“Con Dinero y Sin Dinero,” Fonseca & Grupo Niche

“Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” Karol G

X — “Mambo 23,” Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40

“Tenochtitlán,” Mon Laferte

“Igual Que Un Ángel,” Kali Uchis & Peso Pluma

Album of the Year

Bolero, Ángela Aguilar

Cuatro, Camilo

Xande Canta Caetano, Xande De Pilares

Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G

García, Kany García

X — Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Autopoiética, Mon Laferte

Boca Chueca,...

Pitbull, Anitta, Becky G, and Kali Uchis will be among the stars to grace the stage at the 2024 Latin Grammys on Nov. 14. On Monday, the Latin Recording Academy announced a second set of performers for the awards show, which includes Emilia, Grupo Frontera, Danny Ocean, Edgar Barrera, and Reik.

Other performers include the girl group Darumas, who is up for Best New Artist; Leonel García; Silvia Pérez Cruz; and Carlos Rivera. All of the performers are up for Latin Grammys this year, except Reik and Pitbull, who’ve won Latin Grammys in the past.

On Friday, October 11, 2024, at 10:00 Pm, Next at the Kennedy Center kicks off Season 3 with an exciting episode titled “Snarky Puppy and Friends: The Family We Make.” This special features the renowned band Snarky Puppy as they pay tribute to the legendary Peruvian singer Susana Baca, celebrating her influential contributions to music and culture.

The performance brings together an impressive lineup of guests, including Silvana Estrada, Gaby Moreno, Silvia Pérez Cruz, and Fuensanta. Each artist adds their unique flavor to the tribute, creating a vibrant atmosphere filled with rhythm and heartfelt melodies. As Snarky Puppy blends their signature sound with the talents of these incredible musicians, viewers can expect a rich tapestry of musical styles that showcase the beauty of collaboration and friendship.

This episode promises to be a memorable night filled with passionate performances and an uplifting spirit. Fans of Snarky Puppy and world music won’t want to...

Penélope Cruz is an official Latin Grammy nominee.

The Oscar-winning actress earned a nomination for best short form music video for Residente’s “313,” which starts with Cruz delivering a poetic narration. She also stars in the music video.

The track also earned a nomination for song of the year — a nomination that goes to songwriters, including Residente, featured artist Silvia Pérez Cruz and Leo Genovese for “313.”

Cruz, 50, won the best supporting actress Oscar at the 2009 ceremony for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She was nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie at the 2018 Emmys for her role as Dontella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.

Songwriter-producer Édgar Barrera leads the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations for a second year. He’s up for nine awards, including three bids for song of the year. Karol G and Bad Bunny follow with eight nominations each.

The 25th annual...

The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys — and for the second year in a row, the sought-out producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera is at the top of the pack, with nine nods for his work with artists like Shakira, Grupo Frontera, Karol G, and more. Just behind him are Bad Bunny and Karol G, who cinched eight nods each for the albums they released last year: Bad Bunny saw several songs from Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana make it into major categories, including Record Of The Year,...

One of several animated biopics about to segue from the festival circuit to the big screen, “Josep” is a slim but engaging tribute to the legacy of Spanish artist Josep Bartolí (1910-95), a Catalonian republican whose Goya-esque drawings of his time in French concentration camps inspired the film’s Gallic helmer and art director Aurel (birth name Aurélien Froment), himself an acclaimed press illustrator and cartoonist. The film serves as a sharp reminder of the ignominious fate of some of the 500,000 Spanish refugees fleeing Franco’s anti-fascist forces in early 1939, and it also highlights the power of drawing to bear witness.

Like the forthcoming Danish animated documentary “Flee,” “Josep” was a selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival forced to cancel because of the coronavirus. It went on to win France’s César for best animated film and the European Film Award for best animated feature, as well as a slew of other festival prizes.

Emmanuel Mouret’s “Love Affairs” won best film at the 26th Lumieres Awards, which are prizes given by France-based members of the foreign press. The film weaves together a series of romantic tales with an ensemble cast including Camelia Jordana and Niels Schneider.

This year, the ceremony became a televised event. The show was broadcast on Canal Plus and hosted by French journalists Laurie Cholewa and Laurent Weil with the participation of several voting journalists. The Lumieres event traditionally kicks off France’s awards season.

Filippo Meneghetti’s romance “Two of Us,” which represents France in the international feature film race at the Oscars, won two prizes, including best first film, and best actress for the duo Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa. The feature debut follows Nina and Madeleine, two pensioners who have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades and see their bond put to the test...

Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.

Awards

– The Spanish Film Academy’s annual Goyas — think Oscars, Spain style — fell in love with Juan Antonio Bayona’s “A Monster Calls,” which walked away from this week’s ceremony with a massive nine awards. Although it missed out on Best Film to “Fury of Patient Man,” Bayona picked up Best Director and the film was showered with a slew of below the line nods. Check out the full list of winners below.

Film

“Fury of a Patient Man”

Director

J.A. Bayona for “A Monster Calls”

New Director

Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”

Original Screenplay

David Pulido, Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”

Adapted Screenplay

Alberto Rodriguez, Rafael Cobos for “Smoke and Mirrors”

Original Score

Fernando Velazquez for “A Monster Calls”

Original Song

“Ai, Ai, Ai” by Silvia Perez Cruz for...

J.A. Bayona’s adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel wins nine awards at the Spanish Goyas but Raúl Arévalo’s debut as a director takes best film.

A Monster Calls went into the Goya Awards on Saturday night (Feb 4) with 12 nominations and ended up taking home nine prizes from the Spanish Film Academy, including best director for Juan Antonio Bayona.

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The director, just weeks away from starting shoot on a Jurassic World sequel, was visibly moved with the film’s performance, not only when he took to the stage to collect his Goya for best director, but also when his collaborators on the film did so for the film’s other eight wins of the night, including best cinematography, special effects, sound and production design.

With a box office of $28.6m (€26.5m), A Monster Calls was the biggest film in Spain last year.

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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival or in native Estonian — PÖFF — winners were announced in one of the largest and most distinctive film events in Northern Europe.

The festival is a long one from November 11 to 27, 2016 to accomodate the public and it embraces a cluster of events, accommodating three full-blown sub-festivals (Animated Dreams, Just Film, Sleepwalkers) as well as international industry events bringing together filmmakers from all over the world.

The festival includes two international competition programs (Main Competition and First Features Competition), a traditional film festival program with documentaries and feature films as well as programs for short films, retrospectives and film related special events (concerts, exhibitions, talks and more).

The winners of this year’s festival are:

Main Competition Jury Members: Uberto Pasolini, Steen Bille, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Laura Birn, Kang Soo-Yeon, William Goldstei

Grand Prix for the Best Film (Bronze wolf statuette and a grant of 10,000 Euros, equally...

Iran’s Narges Abyar takes best director for Breath, Kadri Kõusaar’s Mother scoops best Estonian film.

Israeli feature A Quiet Heart has been awarded the grand prix for best film at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 11-27).

The drama receives a prize of €10,000, which is shared between director Eitan Anner (Love & Dance) and producer Gal Greenspan, who made the film under his banner Green Productions.

The Jerusalem-set film follows a secular young woman who seeks refuge from her life as a concert pianist. Star Ania Bukstein took the best actress prize.

A jury comprised of Uberto Pasolini, Steen Bille, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Laura Birn, Kang Soo–Youn and William Goldstein issued a statement saying that the film was “an inspiring journey towards hope and courage”.

The event’s best director prize went to Iran’s Narges Abyar for her feature Breath, which tells the story of a family living in Iran in...