Film@ARGFilmFest is less than 2 weeks away, check new trailer and bit the “spring” blues with a film from Argentina

The Argentine Film Festival is taking place this year from the 17th until the 21st April.No one can believe spring is here as London hasn’t been this cold for years but we hope with the amazing program you might bit those spring blues with a fantastic film from Argentina.
Don’t miss out and book you tickets now.

Polvo by Julio Hernández Cordón ‏@melindrosafilms triumphs in Toulouse @cinelatinofest Latin American Cinema France

The 25th Cinélatino Festival in Toulouse  ended with the victory of Polvo by Julio Hernández Cordón (photo), coproduced with Guatemala and Chile by the Spanish company Tic Tac producciones. A Special Mention went to Las lágrimas, the first feature film by Mexican director Pablo Delgado Sánchez.

“Gravity” by Alfonso Cuarón makes it to the @indiewire Cannes @FdC_officiel Wish List via @LatAmFilm

Cannes is a sort of annual cinematic Olympics, with almost every country vying for spots in the official selection. But with the official 2013 Cannes Film Festival announcement a little over a month away, Indiewire is offering its annual Cannes wish list.

London Argentine Film Festival @ARGFilmFest announces 2013 Line Up (Full Pramme)

The hit comedy ALL IN (La suerte en tus manos) by acclaimed Argentine director Daniel Burman, and starring the Oscar-winning musician and actor, Jorge Drexler, will open the second Argentine Film Festival, London this April 17-21st and will be one of 5 films to receive its UK premiere at the festival this year.

The Argentine Film Festival, which launched in 2012 to sell-out success, returns for its second edition to 3 venues: Ritzy cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket and will feature an expanded programme of 10 contemporary features from and about Argentina, introduced by 10 short music films by Argentine film directors, and a new Nuevos Talentos section featuring 5 short films by Argentina’s most talented young directors.

“The future” by chilean director Alicia @scherson to open the 2013 @RIFFfilmfest

After its world premiere at Sundance and a visit to the Rotterdam festival, The future by Chilean director Alicia Scherson will be presented in its Italian premiere during the RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival, which twelfth edition will be taking place in the capital, at the Nuovo Aquila cinema, on April 4-11.

Interview: Sofia Serbin de Skalon @FilmPublicistBA talks about the upcoming Argentine Film Festival @ARGFilmFest with @LatAmFilm

Last week we announce the dates for the next Edition of the Argentine Film Festival London that will take place from the 17th until the 21st April at the Ritzy Cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket. On the eve of announcing shortly the final line up of films that will be showing in the capital Latam Film has sit down with Director of the Festival Sofia Serbin de Skalon to reflect about last year’s achievements and what we can’t wait to know about this year’s edition that is fast approaching.
Latam Film: Last year’s edition was a great success and you had to add more screenings even after the Festival was finished. This year you have extended the duration and the number of films. What prompted your decision to extend the festival?

CONGRATULATIONS: Rey by Niles Attalah (Chile) and The Heirs by Jorge Hernández Aldana (Mexico) selected for L’Atelier (Cannes 2013)

For L’Atelier’s 9th edition, 15 projects from 14 countries have been selected. Since its creation in 2005, L’Atelier has been stimulating creative filmmaking and encouraging the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers. By inviting directors and their producers to meet hundreds of potential partners during the Festival de Cannes, L’Atelier offers its participants access to international co-production, thereby maximizing their chances of completing their projects. So far, out of 126 projects presented over the last eight years, 83 have been completed and 29 are currently in pre-production.
For full list of selected projects click here.