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Every year the Spanish ministry of culture awards prizes for different artistic disciplines. From next year onwards, the country’s national bullfighting award will be withdrawn. The current Spanish minister of culture, the Barcelona-born Green politician Ernest Urtasun, supports the prohibition of what has long been known as Spain’s “national fiesta”.

Few actors are as endlessly versatile and compelling as Julianne Moore. Ahead of her extraordinary performance in the latest Pedro Almodóvar film, she opens up about love, death and the complexity and richness of ordinary lives

Discover the highlights of the 81st Venice Film Festival, featuring award-winning films and star-studded red carpet moments.

The Venice Film Festival gave Pedro Almodóvar his first Golden Lion for "The Room Next Door", his first film in English.

At 74, Spain’s finest director has won the Golden Lion – incredibly, his first major victory at a film festival – for his debut English language feature. Better late than never, even if The Room Next Door isn’t quite his finest work

In a festival rich in impressive female leads, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton bonding for Almodóvar, while a strong documentary lineup ranges from Trump to Yoko Ono

The Spanish film-maker on the raw, real life experiences behind his first collection of short stories – and why his mother is his inspiration

New films by Steve McQueen, Marielle Heller and Andrea Arnold will also screen

The Venice premiere of Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door received 17 minutes of applause – has touting the length of clapping has become just another PR tool?