All Latin America articles
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PromotionThe Brazilian film industry is poised to become a major force in international co-production
Its been a good year for Brazilian films at major film festivals, thanks to the presence of Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here and Marianna Brennand’s Manas.
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Reviews‘Carnival Is Over’: Tallinn Review
A couple attempt to escape Brazil’s criminal underworld in Fernando Coimbra’s darkly comic drama
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NewsNatalia Smirnoff, Alberto Lecchi film projects selected for Iberseries & Platino Industria’s co-production forum
10 film and 11 TV series projects from Latin America have been shortlisted.
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Reviews‘The Man Who Loved UFOs’: San Sebastian Review
Diego Lerman’s based-on-real-life dramedy stars Leonardo Sbaraglia as a TV reporter gone rogue
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NewsFilm Seekers boards Bolivia-shot ‘Cielo’ for sales (exclusive)
The shoot took place across the high-altitude Altiplano and Yungas regions, near the capital of La Paz.
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FeaturesEurope-Latin American Co-Pro Forum spotlights regional projects with international potential
The projects hail from across Latin America.
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FeaturesThe key Latin American films being showcased at San Sebastian 2024
Chilean director Maite Alberdi’s fiction debut El Lugar De La Otra is screening in competition.
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NewsSan Sebastian to host day of solidarity with embattled Argentinian industry
Argentina will be the festival’s country of focus, with a day earmarked to show solidarity with the sector.
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Reviews‘I’m Still Here’: Venice Review
Walter Salles directs Fernanda Torres in a standout performance as a real-life matriarch in military-ruled Brazil of the 1970s
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Reviews‘Kill The Jockey’: Venice Review
Nahuel Perez Biscayart is striking as an Argentinian jockey reinventing himself in Luis Ortega’s freewheeling drama
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Reviews‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’: Venice Review
Petra Costa follows The Edge Of Democracy with this look at the rise of religious populism in Brazilian politics
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NewsParaguay’s ‘Encina’ is the big winner at Locarno’s Open Doors 2024
Paz Encina’s film is about a couple living in exile and waiting for news of their disappeared son.
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NewsSantiago Loza, Natalia Meta projects join San Sebastian Europe-Latin America co-pro forum 2024
The Europe-Latin America co-production forum runs from September 23 to 25.
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NewsSundance winner ‘Sujo’ among San Sebastian’s Horizontes Latinos selection
José Luis Torres Leiva’s ’When Clouds Hide The Shadow’ is the strand’s opening film, while Celina Murga’s ’The Freshly Cut Grass’ will close.
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NewsIván Fund, Daniel Hendler projects selected for San Sebastian WIP Latam showcase
WIP Latam runs from September 23 to 25.
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FeaturesLocarno 2024: Open Doors screenings guide
Invitation-only Screenings section hosts eight features and nine shorts by filmmakers from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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NewsKorea’s Plus M closes deals for Toronto title ‘Love In The Big City’ ahead of world premiere (exclusive)
The romantic drama stars Kim Go-eun of box office hit ‘Exhuma’ and is directed by E.oni.
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NewsVentana Sur confirms relocation to Uruguay for 2024 edition
The move comes amid the arts funding crisis in Argentina since far-right president Javier Milei was elected in December.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘Motel Destino’ scores key deals for The Match Factory
Karim Ainouz’s erotic thriller is heading to Germany, Spain and Latin America.
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NewsUK’s Signature Entertainment acquires Latin American outfit Particular Crowd
Particular Crowd’s Peter Bevan joins the Signature senior management team as president of global strategy and distribution.