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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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April 8, 2026
Sofía Quirós Úbeda, Paz Fábregas, Tres Tigres, Monte & Culebra and Mentes Fritas Compete at Panama’s Su Mirada Female Director Focus
The theme of motherhood prevails in IFF Panama’s Su Mirada – Her Gaze – program but from less traditional approaches, says industry coordinator Cat Caballero, who has observed different outlooks in...
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April 8, 2026
Identity Comes Under Focus at IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada Showcase
Now marking its 10th edition, IFF Panama’s First Look fund, Primera Mirada, has selected four finalists out of 13 submissions. These will be screened in invitation-only sessions on April 10-11 wher...
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April 7, 2026
Netflix Argentina Opens New Office, Presents Titles From Ricardo Darín, Alex de la Iglesia, Pablo Larraín, Santiago Mitre and Pablo Trapero
Riding on a high since the success of its most ambitious show in Argentina, “The Eternaut,” Netflix has unveiled a new 20,000 sq. ft. office in Buenos Aires as well as a powerful wide-ranging slate...
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April 7, 2026
IFF Panama Closing Night Film ‘Milly, Queen of Merengue,’ About the Four-Time Latin Grammy Winner, Spins a Tale of Grit and Heart
Dominican filmmaker Leticia Tonos is rated to be back in top form with her latest feature “Milly, Queen of Merengue,” which closes the 14th Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) on April ...
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April 7, 2026
‘This Film Is Urgent,’ Says the Panamanian Director of ‘Culebra Cut’ as the U.S. Military Conducts Exercises on Bases It Left Decades Ago (EXCLUSIVE)
Panama’s Ana Elena Tejera whose poetic debut feature “Panquiaco” opened IFF Panama in 2020, is in production on her new fiction film, “Culebra Cut “(“Corte Culebra”). It features Daniel Giménez Cac...
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April 7, 2026
Peru’s Tribeca-Winning Doc ‘Runa Simi’ Opens IFF Panama Which Closes with Leticia Tonos’ ‘Milly, Queen of Merengue’
Noteworthy changes are afoot at the Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) running April 9-12 this year. In a nod to the wealth of documentary filmmaking across the region and beyond, the ...
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March 26, 2026
‘Nine Lives’ Director Rodrigo García’s First Netflix Series ‘Santita,’ Starring Gael García Bernal, Bows April 22, Unveils First-Look Photos (EXCLUSIVE)
Rodrigo Garcia’s first Netflix series, “Santita,” bows on April 22, with exclusive first-look photos— including behind-the-scenes shots with the Emmy-nominated director—unveiled in Variety. “Santit...
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March 24, 2026
Emmy Winning Producer-Showrunner Charles Wachter Launches Stopwatch Media With The Mediapro Studio
Madrid-based global powerhouse The Mediapro Studio has joined forces with Emmy-winning producer-showrunner Charles Wachter to launch a new non-fiction banner, Stopwatch Media. Wachter, whose notabl...
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March 23, 2026
‘Roma’ Producer Pimienta Films, Amazon MGM Studios Wrap Shoot on ‘Drama King,’ Featuring ‘The Night Manager’ Star Diego Calva and ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Villain José María Yazpik (EXCLUSIVE)
Principal photography has wrapped on “Drama King” (“El rey del drama”), the new Mexican dramedy produced by Nicolás Celis’ Pimienta Films (“Roma,” “Emilia Perez”) which has collaborated for the fir...
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