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Jul 3, 2025
Carla Gutiérrez Wins Emmy for Directing FRIDA
Jul 3, 2025

Peruvian-American director and editor Carla Gutiérrez was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Direction in Documentary for her debut feature Frida at the 46th News &

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Jul 3, 2025
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Jun 30, 2025
Creating Tropical Realism: Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero on ESTA ISLA
Jun 30, 2025

Esta Isla (This Island), the debut feature by Puerto Rican directing-producing duo

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Jun 30, 2025
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Jun 26, 2025
When the Flaherty Seminar Went to Puerto Rico: Remembering the 1961 Edition in Barranquitas
Jun 26, 2025

In the summer of 1961, the Flaherty Film Seminar took a bold step beyond the

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Jun 26, 2025
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Jun 25, 2025
A Decade of Impact: Locarno Industry Academy Celebrates 10 Years in Latin America
Jun 25, 2025

In 2015, the Locarno Film Festival—one of Europe’s oldest and most forward-thinking festivals—expanded a core part of its

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Jun 25, 2025
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Jun 23, 2025
Camila Loboguerrero, Pioneering Colombian Filmmaker, Dies at 83
Jun 23, 2025

Filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor Camila Loboguerrero—a trailblazing figure in Colombian cinema and the country’s first

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Jun 23, 2025
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Jun 22, 2025
Big Wins for Latin America at Sheffield DocFest
Jun 22, 2025

Several Latin American films were recognized with major awards at the 32nd edition of Sheffield DocFest, which concluded this evening at the Crucible

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Jun 22, 2025
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Jun 20, 2025
Latin American Programmers Janaína Oliveira and Carlos Gutiérrez to Curate the 70th Flaherty Seminar
Jun 20, 2025

Two prominent Latin American programmers have been selected as curators for the 70th

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Jun 20, 2025
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Jun 18, 2025
Francia Márquez Documentary IGUALADA: REFUSING TO KNOW YOUR PLACE Premieres July 7 on PBS' POV
Jun 18, 2025

POV, the multi-Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary series, presents

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Jun 18, 2025
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Jun 18, 2025
This Year, Sheffield DocFest Goes Latin American
Jun 18, 2025

The 32nd edition of the Sheffield DocFest on the United Kingdom starts today and runs through Monday, June 23, featuring an astounding 17 feature-length productions

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Jun 18, 2025
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Jun 15, 2025
Our North Is the South: A Tribeca Interview with A BRIGHT FUTURE's Lucía Garibaldi and Martina Passeggi
Jun 15, 2025

A boundary-pushing and visually arresting

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Jun 15, 2025
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Jun 12, 2025
Latin American Films Take Top Honors at Tribeca
Jun 12, 2025

Numerous Latin American films were among the top winners of the 24th edition of the Tribeca Festival, whose awards were announced this afternoon in New York City.

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Jun 12, 2025
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Jun 12, 2025
MoMA Honors Iconic Mexican Actress María Félix with Retrospective Series
Jun 12, 2025

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City will present the retrospective series María Félix: La Doña, from July 11

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Jun 12, 2025
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Jun 11, 2025
Mexican Documentary NIÑXS to Premiere in the U.S. at Frameline
Jun 11, 2025

Following its successful world premiere at Visions du Réel last April and its Mexican premiere at Ambulante, Niñxs, the debut

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Jun 11, 2025
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Jun 9, 2025
Trailer Exclusive: Daniel Nolasco Unleashes Bold Queer Drama ONLY GOOD THINGS at Guadalajara and Frameline
Jun 9, 2025

Only Good Things / Apenas Coisas Boas, the latest film by Daniel Nolasco (Dry Wind, Mr.

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Jun 9, 2025
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Jun 3, 2025
New York Premiere of SXSW-Winning Mexican Dramedy CORINA at Rooftop Films
Jun 3, 2025

Corina, the auspicious and quirky debut feature by Mexican writer-director Urzula Barba Hopfner—winner of the Audience

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Jun 3, 2025
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Jun 3, 2025
Explora la Muestra 'XV para XV: Premios Cinema Tropical, travesías por los cines de América Latina'
Jun 3, 2025

En 2025 se celebra el 15º aniversario del Seminario Públicos y Audiencias del Futuro

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Jun 3, 2025
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May 31, 2025
Latin American and Latinx Stories at the 2025 Brooklyn Film Festival
May 31, 2025

The 2025 Brooklyn Film Festival, which kicked off on May 30 and runs through June 8, offers a dynamic lineup of global cinema,

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May 31, 2025
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May 28, 2025
Roberto Fatal, Leo Aguirre, and Isabella Dionne Madrigal Named Sundance Institute Lab Fellows
May 28, 2025

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the fellows selected for the 2025

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May 28, 2025
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May 24, 2025
Cannes: Brazil Triumphs with THE SECRET AGENT, Wins Best Director and Actor
May 24, 2025

Brazilian cinema scored a major triumph today as The Secret Agent / O Secreto Agente, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and

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May 24, 2025
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May 23, 2025
Chile and Colombia Win Big in Un Certain Regard at Cannes
May 23, 2025

Two South American films took top honors in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The top prize went to the Chilean film The

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May 23, 2025
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May 23, 2025
Tribeca recibe el estreno mundial de la película de ciencia ficción uruguaya UN FUTURO BRILLANTE
May 23, 2025

Tras ganar el premio a Mejor Dirección en Sundance por su ópera prima de 2019, Los

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May 23, 2025
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May 23, 2025
Screaming for Poetry and Courting Audiences: A Cannes Interview with Simón Mesa Soto on A POET
May 23, 2025

Simón Mesa Soto’s sophomore film, A Poet / Un poeta, is built on exasperated soliloquies

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May 23, 2025
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May 21, 2025
EL REY LEÓN en quechua: RUNA SIMI debuta en Tribeca, seguido de Sheffield y Guadalajara
May 21, 2025

Runa simi, la ópera prima del cineasta peruano Augusto Zegarra, se estrenará

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May 21, 2025
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May 19, 2025
La película boricua ESTA ISLA tendrá su estreno mundial en Tribeca
May 19, 2025

Esta Isla, la poderosa ópera prima de los cineastas puertorriqueños Lorraine Jones Molina y Cristian Carretero, tendrá su estreno

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May 19, 2025
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May 19, 2025
DUCK SEASON, Two Decades Later
May 19, 2025

Guadalajara, March 2004. A crowd of cinephiles was delighted for the first time with a monochrome exploration of a seemingly uneventful Sunday. A rich

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May 19, 2025
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May 14, 2025
Latin American Cinema at Cannes 2025
May 14, 2025

The 78th annual edition of the Cannes Film Festival is in full swing now through Sunday, May 25, with several Latin American titles featured across its different sections. The

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May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
AMORES PERROS at 25
May 14, 2025

Mexican landmark film Amores Perros premiered 25 years ago today at Cannes. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s debut feature has its world premiere in the in the International Critics’ Week parallel

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May 14, 2025
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May 13, 2025
In Memoriam: Pepe Mujica (1935 - 2025) and Cinema
May 13, 2025

José "Pepe" Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, who passed away today, was a figure whose life inspired fascination far beyond his small South American country.

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May 13, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Peruvian Documentary RUNA SIMI to World Premiere at Tribeca, Followed by Sheffield and Guadalajara
May 12, 2025

Runa Simi, the debut documentary feature by Peruvian filmmaker Augusto Zegarra, will

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May 12, 2025
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May 9, 2025
Cannes: Two Latin American Co-Productions to Premiere in ACID Sidebar
May 9, 2025

ACID (Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema), the independent sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, has

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May 9, 2025
 
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