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Variety Link: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/berlinale-panorama-lullaby-trailer-debut-1235175603/https://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/berlinale-watch-the-trailer-for-the-colombian-documentary-alis   In anticipation of its world premiere at the Berlinale, Latido Films, which is handling international distribution, has provided Variety exclusive access to the international trailer for Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s debut feature, “Lullaby.” The film, which takes an earnest glimpse into the fraught dynamics of cross-generational caregiving, will be included as part of the…

The Saudi Arabian remake of ‘Champions’ (by Javier Fesser), a Spanish blockbuster, has been acquired by theatrical distributor Vox, VOD service Shahid VIP and Latido Films. The Saudi ‘Champions’ will be released theatrically across the Middle East in December by Vox, then stream six months on Shahid VIP (the leading Arabic SVOD platform in the…

Cineuropa Link: https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/421716/ by Alfonso Rivera   The topic of motherhood is currently very much in fashion in the worlds of culture and the media: it is addressed in various songs and films, and we need only mention, among others, Parallel Mothers [+] by Pedro Almodóvar (a filmmaker who has always been interested in this topic, as demonstrated by…

We’ve have launched talks at the virtual Cannes market on zombie horror Virus 32 (directed by Gustavo Hernández). Gustavo Hernández is the director of the Uruguayan Quinzaine 2010 one-take horror sensation The Silent House (La Casa Muda). Virus 32 is a co-production of Argentina and Uruguay, between Aeroplano (Argentina) and Mother Superior Films (Uruguay). Latido…

On Tuesday afternoon spanish sales agents have presented one of their features currently selling in the Cinema From Spain panel, at the Marché du Film. The presentation was moderated by Tito Rodríguez (marketing policy director at ICAA) and it was divided in four blocks: one to each of the participating companies (Latido Films, Filmax, Moonrise…

The Heist of the Century, a film directed by Ariel Winograd, was already a big success in Argentina. It turned to be one of the box-office hits of this country this year. A few months ago, the film has been sold to Rosebud.21 who found the ideal moment to release it after a few months…

“The King of the Whole World” (“El Rey de Todo el Mundo”), a musical drama directed by “Carmen’s” Carlos Saura and lit by “Apocalypse Now” cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, Starring Ana de la Reguera (“Ana,” “Army of the Death”), Manuel García Rulfo (“Magnificent 7,” “Greyhound”), “The King of All the World” is fiction – so more in line with Saura’s…

Directed by Javier Fuentes-León, «The Best Families» will take part in the Busan International Film Festival under the World Cinema Section during the 21-30 October alongside other titles. This film is a Colombian-Peruvian comedy with a date of release in 2020. Javier Fuentes-Leon has directed three previous films among which stands «Contracorriente», as the most…

Cinematographic Writers Circle Awards were celebrated yesterday in Madrid. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles got 3 medals! Revelation award to the director Salvador Simó. Best Writing Adapted Screenplay for Eligio R. Montero and Salvador Simó. Best Animated feature film. And Greta Fernández won the actress revelation medal, in A Thief’s Daughter. More info…

Last saturday, the famous Goya awards, the Spanish film academy’s annual ceremony, were held in Málaga. And three films of our catalogue won a Goya! A Thief’s Daughter won Best First Film, with the young Belen Funés as director. The Best Animated Film award was for Buñuel in the labyrinth of the turtles (Salvador Simó)….

The awaited Numbers (Nomera) is part of the Berlinale Special! This story began in 2017 when Oleg Sentsov was serving a 20-years sentence in a highsecurity penal colony in Siberia for alleged terrorist activity. He directed the film from the gulag, with the help of Akhtem Seitablajev, who execute on the set the decisions of Oleg….

LATIDO is proud to announce his new acquisition I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU, a story about a young man who wants to become someone else, but needs to be himself. From the Oscar Winning writer of ‘Ida’ and the director of Semaine de la Critique’s ‘Avé’, this road movie has a superb cast. (more…)

We are thrilled to announce our latest acquisition: «Las Mejores Familias», directed by the Peruvian Javier Fuentes-León. In “Familias,” a long-hidden secret flips generational hierarchies upside down at a huge birthday celebration. The feature is produced by Dynamo, Colombia’s biggest production house, and by El Calvo Films.   More info here: https://variety.com/2020/film/global/latido-acquires-javier-fuentes-leon-las-mejores-familias-1203512085/

Three acquistions from Latido Films have Spanish Premiere in the next months! HAPPY 140 opens friday April 10th in Spain. This movie is distributed by Sony Pictures in this country and has one of the best ensemble casts from Spanish Cinema. (more…)

SHERRY & THE MYSTERY OF PALO CORTADO captivates all at the Berlinale enjoying unprecedented reception. Tickets to the film´s World Premiere sold out just minutes after going on sale. The film contains valuable documentary material with both personal and professional testimony from a wide range of perspectives. (more…)