All Panama articles
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Reviews
‘God Is A Woman’: Venice Review
Panama’s indigenous Kuna fight to reclaim a documentary filmed in their community in 1975
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News
Claire Denis talks gender equality at Cannes: “It’s harder for women to make films”
Denis is presenting her second feature of 2022, ‘Stars At Noon’.
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Panama’s ‘Plaza Catedral’ becomes final 2022 Oscar shortlisted international film to land US deal
Drama premiered at Guadalajara, won lead actor awards.
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Reviews
‘Plaza Catedral’: Review
Abner Benaim’s second feature explores the relationship between a melancholy divorcee and a poor street child
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News
Inaugural IFF Panama Film Match unveils winners
Forum was first to target filmmakers from Central America and the Caribbean.
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IFF Panama launches first virtual co-production forum
$10,000 prize-winner to be announced on May 22.
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In pictures: Screen International and Panama Film Commission Berlin 2020 reception
The event was held at the Karlsson Penthouse in Berlin.
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Promotion
An industry in transformation: Shooting in Central America and the Caribbean
The boom in inward investment from international shoots has benefitted Central America’s film industries. Elisabet Cabeza reports on an EFM panel hosted by Screen International and Panama Film Commission.
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News
Ana Elena Tejera on the ethics of filming indigenous communities in IFFR title ‘Panquiaco’
Tejera’s film follows a fisherman who returns to his native Panama.
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Panama to raise cash back incentive from 15% to 25% from 2020
The Central American country is hoping to compete with its neighbours for major productions.
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Features
IFF Panama: Local fimmakers explore Caribbean nation's identity
Familiar themes woven into stories about cult music store, Tito Arias and Margot Fonteyn, and what happened after the Conquistadors met Panama’s indigenous people.
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News
Women’s fund, Ricardo Darin – IFF Panama director Pituka Ortega reflects on 2019 festival
Latin American event ran April 4-10.
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IFF Panama hands out awards, unveils $15,000 women's fund
The Public Mastercard Award for best Central America and the Caribbean story goes to A Translator.
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'ROMA' star Yalitza Aparicio on next steps, female solidarity, Trump
“[Refugees] are leaving everything to find new opportunities and sometimes we are the wall that blocks them.”
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Panama festival talks benefits of streaming platforms, Sundance's global reach
“There are sometimes when it is the best time to be a creative and a content creator, but it’s also terrifyingly difficult.”
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IFF Panama announces Central America, Caribbean showcase
Women directors comprise five of the 12 selections.
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'I Am Not A Witch', 'Cold War' among international selections at IFF Panama
Source: Soda Pictures ‘I Am Not A Witch’ Rungano Nyoni’s UK foreign-language Oscar submission I Am Not A Witch, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-nominated Poland-set drama Cold War, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Japanese Cannes Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters will screen in the Panama International Film Festival’s International Portal strand next ...
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World Cup fever kicks 'Frozen In Russia' to Panama box office record (exclusive)
Q Films in historic success.
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In pictures: Screen's Panama Film Commission Cannes party
Event took place at the Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel and Thalasso rooftop.
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Features
IFF Panama: Abner Benaim on Ruben Blades doc, next project (exclusive)
Filmmaker talks about his friendship with the salsa legend.