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May 19, 2026
Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Brazil’s Fernanda Torres, Oscar-nominated for her stirring performance in Walter Salles’ 2025 international feature Academy Award winner “I’m Still Here,” is joining four-time Oscar nominee Willem ...
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May 19, 2026
France’s Lilith Films Boards Paulina García-Led Chilean Pic ‘A Woman Wants to Die’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
In yet another alliance forged between European and Latin American producers at Cannes, France’s Lilith Films has boarded Chilean drama “A Woman Wants to Die” (“Una mujer quiere morir”), a co-produ...
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May 18, 2026
Chilean Pinochet-Era Drama ‘The Red Hangar’ Sells to U.S., Spain, Italy (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Red Hangar” (“Hangar rojo”), Chilean Juan Pablo Sallato’s black & white fiction feature debut, which swept the Guadalajara Film Festival in April, has sold to U.S.-based company Pragda, ma...
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May 18, 2026
Brazil’s Embratur Spearheads 8-Pronged Strategy to Boost Film, TV, Online Gaming Tourism
Brazil’s Tourism Board, Embratur, is spearheading an eight-pronged strategy to boost audiovisual-inspired tourism in the country. After all, studies reveal that some 90 million people worldwide cho...
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May 18, 2026
‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García Preps Directorial Debut, ‘The Passion According to Carmen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chile’s Paulina García, winner of the Berlinale Silver Bear for her performance in Sebastian Lelio’s “Gloria,” is poised to direct her first feature, “The Passion According to Carmen” (“La Pasión s...
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May 16, 2026
France’s Urban Factory Boards ‘Los Eastman’ at Cannes Fantastic Pavilion (EXCLUSIVE)
France’s Urban Factory and Mexico’s Fidelio Films have boarded Colombian filmmaker Mauricio Leiva-Cock’s psychological thriller “Los Eastman,” selected for the Fantastic Round Robin at Cannes’ Fant...
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May 15, 2026
Fantastic Lab Central America & Caribbean Unveils Winners at Cannes Fantastic Pavilion (EXCLUSIVE)
The winners are in. Fantastic Lab Central America & Caribbean has unveiled six finalists and one grand prize at the Cannes Fantastic Pavilion. Presented by Baby Atómica, one of Fantastic Lab’s ...
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May 15, 2026
Warner Bros. Romantic Dramas Strike Key Sales Deals (EXCLUSIVE)
Warner Bros.’ Spanish romantic dramas “All That We Never Were” and “Ask Me What You Want” have struck major sales deals. International sales agent FilmSharks reports that all North American rights ...
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May 13, 2026
Myriad Pictures Nabs North American Rights to Sebastian Schindel’s ‘A Silent Death’ (EXCLUSIVE)
L.A.-based Myriad Pictures has snapped up “A Silent Death,” the latest psychological crime thriller from Sebastian Schindel. The deal, hammered out between Myriad’s Kirk D’Amico and FilmSharks’ Gui...
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May 10, 2026
‘The Secret Agent’ Sweeps 13th Premios Platino While Netflix’s Ambitious Argentine Series ‘The Eternaut’ Dominates TV Prizes
For the second year in a row, a Brazilian feature swept top honors at the annual Ibero-American awards event Premios Platino, dubbed the Platinos Xcaret after its venue in the Riviera Maya, Mexico ...
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May 6, 2026
Bolivia’s Iconic Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats to Host New Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
A new film festival is launching against the stunning backdrop of Bolivia’s renowned Salar de Uyuni salt flats with Bolivian filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott (“Tu Me Manques,” “Sexual Dependency”), tapped...
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May 5, 2026
Variety Talent to Track Rafaela Camelo’s ‘The Nature of Invisible Things’ Sells to Sundance TV Spain, RTP Portugal (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Nature of Invisible Things,” the debut feature of Variety Next Gen Brazilian Talent to Track Rafaela Camayo, has been sold to Sundance TV (Spain) and RTP (Portugal) by The Open Reel. “After th...
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May 5, 2026
Georgian Documentary ‘9-Month Contract’ Follows a Surrogate Mother’s Harrowing Ordeal
For Georgia’s Ketevan Vashagashvili, whose debut feature documentary “9-Month Contract” recently won the Alternativa Film Festival’s Spotlight Award, making it has impacted her life profoundly. “I ...
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May 5, 2026
‘Runa Simi’: About One Man’s Quest to Dub ‘The Lion King’ into Quechua
It took Peru’s Augusto Zegarra nine years to complete his debut feature documentary “Runa Simi” but less than a year to reap a boatload of awards. He just took home the Alternativa Film Festival’s ...
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May 5, 2026
From Kyrgyzstan to Brazil, Alternativa Film Festival Reels in Pics From Asia, Latin America
Pics from as far afield as Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Japan, Brazil and Georgia competed in the Alternativa Film Festival, the burgeoning nomadic festival that launched in Kazakhstan, continued in Indon...
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May 4, 2026
‘The Condor Daughter’ Director Alvaro Olmos Torrico Preps New Film, ‘Chicha Fantasy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bolivia’s Alvaro Olmos Torrico, known for his award-winning “The Condor Daughter,” is prepping his third feature, “Chicha Fantasy” (“Fantasía Chicha”), tapping Peru’s Ayara Prods. to co-produce alo...
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May 4, 2026
Pluto Film Boards ‘Summer War,’ From ‘Il Futuro’ Director Alicia Scherson, Ahead of Cannes, Tribeca
Berlin-based Pluto Film has pounced on worldwide sales rights to Chilean psychological thriller “Summer War” (“Guerra de Verano”) ahead of its market debut at Cannes’ Marché du Film and its world p...
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May 3, 2026
Alternativa Film Festival Wraps in Medellín, Prizes ‘Runa Simi,’ ‘9-Month Contract,’ ‘A Useful Ghost’
The 3rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts. These were selected from 15 feature-length films a...
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April 26, 2026
Chile’s ‘Red Hangar’ Sweeps 41st Guadalajara Film Festival
Chilean Juan Pablo Sallato’s black & white fiction feature debut “Red Hangar,” which chronicles long-suppressed details behind the military coup that ousted Chile’s President Salvador Allende, ...
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April 20, 2026
From Local Producer to Global Player: How Chile’s Fabula Scaled Across Borders
It was one of the most anticipated events of the 41st Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) where Chile is the country guest of honor. On April 19, director Pablo Larraín and his producing partner broth...
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April 18, 2026
Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, Maite Alberdi Lead Chilean Contingent at the 41st Guadalajara Film Festival
Chilean star power is in full force at the 41st Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) where Pablo Larrain, Sebastián Lelio and Maite Alberdi lead a large contingent from Chile as the festival’s guest co...
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April 18, 2026
Guadalajara Film Festival’s Co-Production Meeting Program Extends a Lifeline to Argentina
Now on its 22nd edition, the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) Co-Production Meeting program has grown from strength to strength, luring a wide range of directors and producers from Spain and Latin ...
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April 17, 2026
Guadalajara Film Festival’s Queer Strand, the Premio Maguey, Toasts 15 Impactful Years
The Guadalajara Film Festival’s (FICG) prominent LGBTQ+ strand, the Premio Maguey, is marking its 15th year, a milestone they have dubbed Queerciañera, fusing the words queer and quinceañera, Latin...
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April 17, 2026
Mexico’s 41st Guadalajara Film Festival Opens With Fernando Eimbcke’s ‘Flies’
Fernando Eimbcke’s “Flies” (“Moscas”), a tender black & white drama that world premiered at the Berlinale, is set to open the 41st Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG). Having moved to a Spring da...
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April 16, 2026
Colombian Supernatural Action Thriller ‘The Awakening’ Sold by Latido to Multiple Major Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Madrid-based Latido Films has closed on a slew of territories for Colombian supernatural thriller “The Awakening” (“El Despertar”), which world premieres at the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG), wi...
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April 16, 2026
The Mediapro Studio’s Cimarrón Takes Command of Latin America
Cimarrón, part of international film-TV giant The Mediapro Studio since 2023, is taking charge of the studio’s Latin American operations. The news coincides with the launch of its offices in Brazil...
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April 16, 2026
Netflix Latin America’s Francisco Ramos Says: ‘I Believe It’s Crucial for Talented People to Feel They Can Succeed in Their Own Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)
After opening new offices in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina this year, Netflix is now turning its attention to Colombia. Francisco Ramos, Netflix’s VP of original content, Latin America, was at the 6...
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April 13, 2026
Mubi Snags Fernando Eimbcke’s Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Flies’ for Mexico, Rest of Latin America (EXCLUSIVE)
International film distributor, streamer and production company Mubi has snapped up Mexican and Latin American rights to Fernando Eimbcke’s “Flies” (“Moscas”) with plans to release it in cinema the...
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April 13, 2026
Oscar-Shortlisted Director Abner Benaim Nabs IFF Panama Audience Award for Investigative Doc, ‘Tropical Paradise’
Panama’s Abner Benaim, who has represented Panama three times at the Oscars, led by the shortlisted “Plaza Catedral,” has snagged IFF Panama’s all-important Audience Award with his documentary, Tro...
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April 8, 2026
Berlin, Venice-Winning Director Jayro Bustamante Unveils New Film ‘Eruption’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Guatemala’s Jayro Bustamante, whose feature “Mountains of Fire” (“Cordillera de Fuego”) screens at the 14th IFF Panama, is in production on his latest work, “Eruption,” (“Erupción”) which aims to s...
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