Lanzarote has been hit by film fever as top director Pedro Almodovar prepares to roll the cameras on his latest movie, Las Abrozas Rotos (The Broken Embraces) in May. The award winning director will be bringing his star discovery Penelope Cruz to the island for the Spanish language film, despite her Hollywood fame, Ms Cruz still likes to support the Spanish film industry. Locations in Lanzarote will include, Famara in Teguise, El Golfo, the volcanic bowl in Yaiza, and Arrecife hospital. There was a frenzy of activity in Costa Teguise last weekend as a local hotel staged auditions for extras to appear in the film. Lanzarote is a popular choice for filming, as it has such stunning and diverse scenery. You don’t have to be a Hollywood A list star to enjoy it all, and in Costa Teguise, Sands Beach Resort hotel can offer you one of the best locations of all, a beachfront hotel with a warm welcome for family holidays. If you do fancy yourself as a budding film maker, you can always enter the Sands Beach Resort competition to win a free holiday. Just use your camcorder or mobile to record those special holiday memories and upload them to YouTube, check out the details on the website.