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All Americas articles – Page 18
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Features20 films from the Americas to tempt festival directors in 2021
Includes new titles from Wes Anderson, Ridley Scott, Joel Coen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, George Miller, Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick and Steven Spielberg.
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FeaturesHow Mexico's Oscar entry ‘I’m No Longer Here’ found a "more humane way" to tackle gang culture
The film follows the leader of a street gang who abandons a life of music and dance and flees to New York.
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NewsArmie Hammer departs ‘Shotgun Wedding’ ahead of production
Role opposite Jennifer Lopez to be recast.
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NewsTheme park ride attraction drama ‘Jumbo’ leads Bahamas Film Festival winners
This year’s festival ran online from January 4-10.
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PromotionThe Bahamas International Film Festival is ready to shine online
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) runs online from January 4-10, 2021.
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PromotionWhy a hurricane and a pandemic can’t dent the spirit of the Bahamas International Film Festival
BIFF founder Leslie Vanderpool has worked tirelessly to transform the 17th edition into an entirely online festival.
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Reviews‘Babenco: Tell Me When I Die ’: Review
An idiosyncratic tribute to the great Brazilian director Hector Babenco by his wife, Barbara Paz
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NewsVentana Sur 2020 online market reports solid numbers
Thirteenth edition of Buenos Aires market set for November 29-December 3, 2021.
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Reviews‘Funny Boy’: Review (Netflix)
Deepa Mehta’s appealing drama follows two young lovers in Sri Lanka amid the outbreak of the Civil War
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NewsDominican Republic on course for record $80m year in production local spend (exclusive)
Previous highest level of $30m set in 2017.
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News‘Me And The Beasts’ among major Ventana Sur 2020 winners
Online market ran from November 30-December 3.
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NewsNetflix’s ‘Barbarians’, ‘Quicksand’ hits in Latin America, Ventana Sur Online session hears
“Diversity is still crucial for us because it’s what our members so eagerly ask from us.”
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FeaturesVentana Sur 2020 co-heads talk preserving Latin market in pandemic year
Online market runs from November 30-December 4.
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Reviews‘Dormant’: IDFA Review
Natalia Labake’s film about the women in her family is haunted by lost souls and unfulfilled lives
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Reviews‘Landfall’: IDFA Review
The combination of the poetic and the polemical speaks volumes as Cecilia Aldarondo surveys the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
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Reviews‘Nothing But The Sun’: IDFA Review (Opening Film)
IDFA 2020 starts with a powerful and moving look at the disenfranchised Ayoreo people of Paraguay
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Reviews‘The Care Of Others’: Thessaloniki Review
Deceptively simple but emotionally jarring mid-length feature from Argentina
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NewsVentana Sur, San Sebastian unveil 17-strong Proyecta slate (exclusive)
Intensely personal projects speak to socio-political situation in Latin America, forces that shaped the region.