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August 13, 2026
‘Amores Perros’ Exec Producer Francisco González Compean and ‘Counterattack’ Director Chava Cartas Launch Durango Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Action sells. And it’s what has driven leading Mexican producer Francisco González Compean (“Amores Perros,” “Instructions Not Included”) and director Chava Cartas to launch action drama outfit Dur...
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August 10, 2026
Germany’s Patra Spanou Film Boards Rodrigo Plá’s ‘The Newcomers’ After World Premiere at Locarno’s Kids Screenings (EXCLUSIVE)
Düsseldorf, Germany-based Patra Spanou Film has picked up world sales rights to “The Newcomers” (“Los nuevos”), the latest film from Mexico’s Rodrigo Plá (“The Other Tom”) in his first venture into...
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August 7, 2026
Pragda Snags Nicolás Pereda’s ‘Everything Else Is Noise’ Ahead of Toronto and New York Film Festival Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)
U.S.-based Pragda continues its foray into all-rights theatrical and digital distribution with the acquisition of North American rights to Nicolás Pereda’s latest pic, “Everything Else Is Noise” (“...
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August 4, 2026
Bendita Film Sales Seizes Worldwide Sales Rights to TIFF-Bound ‘Love Is the Monster’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish boutique sales outfit Bendita Film Sales has picked up worldwide rights to Neto Villalobos’ “Love is the Monster” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF)’s Centrepie...
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July 30, 2026
Italy-Based Lights On Snags Colombia’s ‘In All My Journeys I Am Returning’ Ahead of Its Locarno Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Boutique Italian sales agency Lights On has picked up international sales rights to the debut feature of Colombian Manuel Ponce de León’s “In All My Journeys I Am Returning” (“Todos mis viajes son ...
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July 28, 2026
FiGa Films Snags Worldwide Rights to Guatemalan Drama ‘Nosotros’ Ahead of TIFF Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Boutique sales agency FiGa Films has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to Guatemalan drama “Nosotros” (meaning “Us”) ahead of its world premiere at the 51st Toronto Intl. Film Festival (TIFF). ...
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July 24, 2026
Costa Rican Below-the-Line Talents to Track
It’s been a long time coming but Costa Rica can now claim an Oscar-nominated below-the-line talent, sound and music editor Felipe Pacheco, who was recognized for his sound editing work on Ryan Coog...
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July 20, 2026
Grupo Mórbido’s Pablo Guisa Boards Two Pics at Costa Rica Media Market, Launches Blood Bank Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)
Grupo Mórbido founder/CEO Pablo Guisa has boarded two projects at the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) as a producer, a strong endorsement to the revived market’s growing status as a genre hub. Both ...
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July 17, 2026
Sitges Film Festival’s Monica Garcia at the Costa Rica Media Market: ‘We’re Waiting for the Next Issa Lopez’
At the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) to announce the launch of the Latin American offshoot of genre initiative WomanInFan, Sitges Film Festival director general Monica Garcia sat with Morbido CEO ...
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July 17, 2026
Oscar, Emmy-Winning Director Daniel Junge Boards Documentary by Panama’s Abner Benaim (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar and Emmy winning U.S. director Daniel Junge (“Saving Face”) is executive producing the latest documentary from Panama’s Abner Benaim (“Invasion” “Plaza Catedral”) who has represented Panama t...
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July 17, 2026
Netflix Plans Special Premiere Events in Colombia for Grand Finale of Epic ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Part 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix’s sweeping and most ambitious series in Latin America, is dropping its second and final season this August. Covering the last 50 years of the century covere...
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July 16, 2026
Five Below-the-Line Talents to Track in Colombia
Beyond its competitive incentives and rates that could shave as much as 50% off a production budget, Colombia’s greatest assets are its exceptional film crews. Renowned for their depth of experienc...
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July 15, 2026
Rhayuela’s Next Gen Takes Over
Prominent Colombian shingle Rhayuela, known for such memorable pics as Cannes 2015 Un Certain Regard title “Alias María,” “El Páramo” and “Rebellion,” is shuffling its leadership although its six o...
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July 14, 2026
Guatemala’s Film Industry Takes Root as Argot Producciones Fires Up Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
For years, Guatemala’s most prominent filmmaker, Jayro Bustamante (“La Llorona,” “Ixcanul”), has fought to grow a local film industry. Now, it finally looks as if it might be happening, with Argot ...
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July 13, 2026
MrBeast Producer, Disney, Women in Fan LatAm Fuel Costa Rica Media Market
Revitalized last year as an offshoot of the Central America and Caribbean Audiovisual Market, the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) promises a packed two-day conference over July 14-15, followed by fa...
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July 13, 2026
Growing Number of Femme-Driven Genre Projects Spurs Launch of Women in Fan LatAm at the Costa Rica Media Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Women in Fan LatAm, a new initiative dedicated to championing women in fantastic cinema across Latin America, officially launches at the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM), running over July 14–15. The...
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July 13, 2026
Hilda Hidalgo Readies Third Fiction Pic, About Sexual Abuse, After Acclaimed Dramas ‘Of Love and Other Demons’ and ‘Violeta at Last’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Costa Rica’s Hilda Hidalgo, best known for her lauded adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “Of Love and Other Demons” and drama “Violeta at Last” is plunging back into fiction filmmaking wi...
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July 11, 2026
Colombia Adds Massive Soundstage as Bogotá Audiovisual Market Attendance Soars and ‘Narcos’ Star-Led ‘Rookies’ Cleans Up in Project Prizes
Colombia’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) has wrapped its 17th Edition July 10 with an uptick in attendance. The numbers say it all: 2,336 accredited participants and 271 industry activities and 8...
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July 10, 2026
Dengue Fever, Rains Be Damned: ‘We Can’t Wait to Go Back,’ Say ‘The Whistler’ Producers on Shooting in Colombia
For Margaret Miller and Trevor O’Neil of Nashville-based Hideout Pictures, producers of the horror thriller “The Whistler,” they’ve been scouring their slate to go back and shoot in Colombia as soo...
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July 8, 2026
‘The Kitchen’ Director Alonso Ruizpalacios at BAM: ‘We Need More Trojan Horses’
His masterclass started an hour late after Colombia’s FIFA World Cup clash with Switzerland went to penalties, leaving the opening-day crowd at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) visibly deflated ...
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July 6, 2026
‘The Black Demon: Atlantis’: The Making of a Shark Thriller at 8,600 Feet Above Sea Level in Colombia
When the producers of shark thriller “The Black Demon” decided to make a sequel, making it in Colombia was a no-brainer. Mucho Mas Media, led by Javier Chapa, had already shot three other movies in...
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July 6, 2026
Colombia’s Bogota Audiovisual Market Welcomes Netflix, France, Discusses the Impact of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’
Colombia’s burgeoning Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) opens its doors even wider to welcome young wannabe producers from Central America, the Caribbean and Andean countries this year, thanks to an ...
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July 3, 2026
Cannes Winner Diego Céspedes Preps ‘Wild’ Second Feature, ‘The Case of the Boy Who Lost His Heart’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chilean wunderkind Diego Céspedes whose debut feature “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” (“La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco”) snagged the top prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard last year, is pr...
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June 27, 2026
Annecy Colombian Short ‘Once in a Body’: Fiction Rooted in Real Experiences
For Colombian rising animation talent María Cristina Pérez, whose experimental short “Once in a Body” (“Una vez en un Cuerpo”) competed in the Annecy Animation Festival’s Perspectives sidebar, huma...
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June 27, 2026
Annecy Names Colombia 2027 Country of Honor
The most prominent animation festival in the world, Annecy, has named Colombia as its Country of Honor next year, a significant nod to the South American nation’s burgeoning animation industry. The...
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June 26, 2026
Pablo Larraín’s Upcoming Netflix Feature ‘Once’ Gathers Top Cast and Crew (EXCLUSIVE)
Prominent Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín is set to kick off production on his next feature for Netflix, “Once” (as in the number 11) later this year. The film will follow 11 stories that occurred ...
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June 19, 2026
Sunny Side of the Doc’s Aurélie Reman: ‘It’s a Moment in History for Trustworthy Content’
The 37th Sunny Side of the Doc (SSD) returns this year to the coastal city of La Rochelle, France after facing off budgetary headwinds. From June 22 – 24, the streamlined documentary marketplace la...
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June 15, 2026
Spain’s Animayo Gran Canaria Awards Top Prizes to Family-Themed ’18 Months’ and ‘Because Today is Saturday’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Animayo Gran Canaria, Spain’s foremost animation film festival, has awarded its top prizes to family-themed “18 Months” and “Because Today is Saturday” (“Porque hoy es sabado”). Both features will ...
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June 14, 2026
RioFilme Sets Shanghai Festival Mission: Partnerships, Content, Growth
It’s been a minute since the hit 1976 Brazilian telenovela “The Slave Isaura” (“A Escrava Isaura”) captivated a record 300+ million viewers in China but RioFilme is aiming to make a splash this yea...
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June 8, 2026
‘This Is Not Berlin,’ ‘Tequila’ Co-Writer Max Zunino Joins A Fabrica Mexico & U.S. as New Development Exec (EXCLUSIVE)
Banijay America’s A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped director-writer Max Zunino, for the newly created position of executive director of development. Zunino will work closely alongside...
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