Latest NEWS from #cannes la @semainecannes selects Argentine Film Los Dueños by Agustin Toscano & Ezequiel Radusky

The 52e Semaine de la Critique 2013 has announced the films that will compete for the Nespresso Grand Prize awarded to one of the seven feature films in Competition by the Jury.
Just one film will run in this category representing the Latin American Cinema with the Argentine Film Los Dueños by Agustin Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky.

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.

“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.

Guadalajara Film Fest @FICGoficial opens tomorrow to showcase the best of Latin American Cinema

Around 100,000 visitors will descend upon Guadalajara like Viking hordes from March 1 to 9, eager to catch screenings of hundreds of movies, documentaries and short films at one of Latin America’s most important cinematic events, Guadalajara’s 28th International Film Festival (FICG28).
Adding some cool Scandinavian flavor to complement the Mexican heat will be this year’s special guests: the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
A showcase for Mexican and Ibero-American cinema, the FICG is organized by the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta) and the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (Imcine). It serves as a venue for creative exchange between filmmakers, critics, academics and audiences, as well as a forum for industry insiders to negotiate distribution deals.

2nd Argentine Film Festival @ARGFilmFest to expand to 3 venues this April

Following the sell-out success of its first edition last year, the 2nd Argentine Film Festival, London will take place this coming April 17th – 21st, and will expand to 3 venues: Ritzy Cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket.
The festival, which launches on Malbec World Day April 17th, will continue with the Ritzy as its flagship venue, where it will screen an expanded programme of 10 outstanding contemporary features from and about Argentina.

From today Latin American Films playing at Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest

Since 1981, Sundance Institute has evolved to become an internationally-recognized nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of risk-taking storytellers worldwide. Originally founded by Robert Redford in the mountains of Sundance, Utah, Sundance Institute has always provided a space for independent artists to explore their stories free from commercial and political pressures. By providing year-round creative and financial support for the development of original stories for the screen and stage, Sundance Institute remains committed to its mission to discover and develop independent artists and audiences across the globe.

List of Latin American Films playing:

Guadalajara International Film Fest @FICGoficial OFFICIAL COMPETITION announced (Features+Documentary+Shorts)

Ibero American Feature Film
Las mariposas de Sadourní
Darío Nardi
Argentina

Tomorrow the @FilmLinc celebrates Brazilian culture with screening of 5 shorts by artist from the favelas

Brazilian culture is so much more than soccer and Samba, and Brazilian cinema in particular has long gone tragically overlooked.
It’s for this reason that we are excited to partner with ImageNation on Thursday, December 6 for a celebration of the diversity of Brazilian art, aptly titled Celebrate Brazil. This exciting event features a live performance by innovative singer-songwriter Beatriz Azevedo, a exhibition of photos and video work by Andre Cypriano, Cannon Hersey and Nefertiti Strong, and a screening of Cannes Film Festival selection 5x Favela: Now by Ourselves, which comprises five short films written, directed, and acted by promising artists from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Despite the breakout success of City of God in 2002, Brazilian cinema is largely unknown to American audiences. The film—exotic, dangerous, colorful—speaks to a certain image that Brazil holds in the collective imagination, but rather than the “definitive” Brazilian film, it is merely one point of entry to the country’s vast and rich filmography. For experimental cinema, try Cinema Novo, an influential new wave that arose in the 60s and 70s that included notable directors Glauber Rocha, Carlos Diegues and Nelson Pereira dos Santos. On the other end of the artistic spectrum are the B-grade chanchada softcore porn comedies that

Registration for Cinélatino – XXV Rencontres de Toulouse @cinelatinofest are open till Monday December the 17th

Registration for Cinélatino – XXV Rencontres de Toulouse (15th to 24th march 2013) are open till Monday December the 17th (deadline for RECEIVING the DVD in our office)
Before completing the form, please consider:
- You will have to attach 2 pictures of the film and one of the director. Please check that the size of the pictures dont exceed 2Mo. Larger files can prevent the submission form to be successfully processed.
- If you submit a shortfilm, plase take note that it is MANDATORY to send a link and password to watch the film online (on VIMEO or similar)
- Before SEND the form, please verify that all mandatory fields(*) have been completed correctly. Once submitted, a final message should appear in a new page.

‘Infancia clandestina’ @IClandestina se alza en @Festicinehuelva con el Colón de Oro

La cinta del realizador Benjamín Ávila ‘Infancia clandestina’ (Argentina, España, Brasil, 2012) se ha alzado con el Colón de Oro de la 38 edición del Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva, máximo galardón del palmarés oficial del certamen, que ha concedido el jurado compuesto por el productor Luis Miñarro, el realizador Gerardo Olivares, la actriz Irene Visedo, el director teatral y guionista Marcelo Vernengo y el periodista y escritor Fernando Lara.