Three Latin American productions were selected for this year's edition of Directors Fortnight, the independent section of the Cannes Film Festival, as it was announced a few hours ago. The Latin American productions selected are Karim Aïnouz's O abismo prateado (Brazil), Alejandro Landes' PorfirioEl Velador (Mexico/US), which was recently premiered at New Directors/New Films in New York City and will be shown as a special out-of-competition screening in the festival. The short film Mila Caos (Germany/Cuba) by director Simon Peatau that was also recently featured at New Directors/New Films will also be featured in the short film selection. (Colombia/Spain/Uruguay/Argentina/France) and Natalia Almada's