The social satire, produced by Lantica Studios, is the first dark comedy from the acclaimed Dominican filmmaker. By Annika Pham Link Variety José María Cabral, a three-time Oscar hopeful for the Dominican Republic and the first Dominican filmmaker selected for Sundance, with 2017’s “Woodpeckers,” is set to deliver with the Tallinn competition entry “Sh*t Happens”…
David Pérez Sañudo’s THE HARVESTER marked a successful premiere in the Official Selection of the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival. Set in Northern Spain in the 1870s, the Spain-Benelux co-production is a suspense thriller inspired by real events, starring a story of crime, loss and revenge against the backdrop of a country devastated by…
The actor has become one of the defining figures of contemporary Spanish-language cinema and Latido has been proudly part of his carreer. Over more than five decades, his work has helped bring Argentine cinema to international audiences, with films that have travelled across the world’s leading festivals and territories. Therefore, San Sebastian Festival has decided…
The posthumous work of Jaime Osorio (winner of the Best New Director award at Sitges for THE SQUAD), has been selected at Sitges film festival – “Ibero-American Focus” special screening section. Latido is proud to present a cult film — bold and unforgettable — created to take us to the most primal and profound depths…
Latido is thrilled to announce that we have 5 films selected in SSIFF 2026. THE HARVESTER · Official Selection – Out of competition · Galas RTVE · Gala EITB, 20/SEPT. – 8:30 (Principal), 21/SEPT. – 22:00 (Teatro Victoria Eugenia), 22/SEPT. – 16:00 (Antiguo Berri, 6), 25/SEPT. – 23:15 (Teatro Victoria Eugenia), FLAMENCO SCKETCHES · Zabaltegi – Tabakalera, 25/SEPT. –…
Our congratulations to Gerardo Herrero (director and producer of, amongst other Latido films, Carte Blanche, Under Therapy and Raqqa: Spy vs. Spy), who will receive the 2026 Elías Querejeta Award from the Academia de Cine, Spain, as part of the San Sebastián Film Festival. The only Spanish producer that has won both the Palme d’or…
We proudly announce the Columbia’s Official Selection for International Feature Film at the 99th Oscars® and the Goya 2026 awards. Congratulations to Gala Del Sol and to the RAINS OVER BABEL´s team! «The Colombian Film Academy has announced that Llueve sobre Babel, Gala del Sol’s debut feature, has been selected to represent the country at…
Ousman Umar stars in “North to Paradise,” Daniel Sancho’s new film. By Miguel Muñoz Link Cadena Ser Ousman Umar, whose remarkable life story inspired the films Dani Sancho’s ‘North to Paradise’, spoke to Cadena SER about his journey from Ghana to Spain and the harsh reality faced by thousands of migrants seeking a better future….
Produced by La Claqueta, Acheron Films, Amania Films, Menuetto Films, the director embraces the queer feel-good movie genre with a story that breaks new ground in sexual diversity and alternative models of masculinity, moving away from stale and toxic stereotypes. SYNOPSIS Ángel is about to complete his gender transition process. Life couldn’t be better: he has…
From the visionary team behind UNICORN WARS and DECORADO, whose latest production was honored with the Paul Grimault Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, MU-KI-RA is in the Official Selection of this new competitive section. A jury of young film enthusiasts will decide the Locarno Kids Screenings Award. MU-KI-RA will have its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival 2026,…
In further Cannes sales, Gael García Bernal, Natalia Oreiro romance ‘Nothing Between Us’ has kicked off first deals while Latido’s high-flying auteur genre movies add territories. By John Hopewell Link Variety A Kino Lorber U.S. pick-up on Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s “Re-Creation” heads sales for Madrid-based Latido Films at last month’s Cannes which also take in theatrical deals in major markets…
Buyers include Well Go of the U.S., South Korea’s Mediasoft and Poland’s 9th Plan. Melidora Media picked up rights for the CIS territories which include the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia while Superfine acquired rights for SAARC, comprising eight South Asian countries that include India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. By Anna Marie de la Fuente…
By Anna Stafford15 April 2026 Link Screen Daily Spanish director Eva Libertad’s debut feature, Deaf, has won the 2026 LUX European audience award. Deaf (Sorda) was one of five films shortlisted for the award alongside Irish director Brendan Canty’s Christy, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s French production It Was Just An Accident, French director Anna Cazenave Cambet’s Love Me Tender, and Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value. The LUX Audience Award is presented through…
By Christopher Vourlias Link Variety Spanish filmmaker Eva Libertad’s solo debut feature “Deaf” (Sorda) has won the 2026 Lux Audience Award, which was handed out at a ceremony Tuesday evening in Brussels. The award, which is decided through voting by European citizens and members of the European Parliament, went to a film that has racked up a string of prizes…
Daughter Anna Saura delivers an intimate portrait of what made Saura tick, his lifelong horrors, and how he was with family and friends. By John Hopewell Link Variety “The Kid in the Photo. Carlos Saura,” a portrait of the great Spanish filmmaker written and directed by daughter Anna Saura, will be brought to market at the Málaga Festival-Spanish…
The latest from Juan Taratuto (‘Reconstruction’), produced by Cimarrón, part of The Mediapro Studio, Concreto Films and Particular Crowd, ‘Nada entre los dos’ will be brought to Berlin’s EFM by Latido Films By John Hopewell Link Variety Starring Gael García Bernal (“Y tu mamá también,” “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Natalia Oreiro (“Iosi, the Regretful Spy,” “Santa Evita”), romantic comedy…
Madrid-based Latido Films amps up early international sales on Jim Sheridan’s ‘Re-Creation,’ builds “Homo Sapiens?” deals and pushes Latin genre while remake activity gathers steam By Emiliano De Pablos Latido Films, one of Spain’s leading indie sales outfits, is building brisk deal momentum on “Re-Creation,” the judicial drama feature from six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (“My Left Foot,”…
By Anna Marie de la Fuente Link Variety Spain’s Latido Films has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to family drama “Peréz Rodríguez,” which market debuts at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF). Produced by the Dominican Republic’s Lantica Studios, the debut feature of writer-director Humberto Tavárez is an incisive yet heartfelt portrait of a Dominican family caught in the grip…
By Rafa Sales Link Variety Leading Spanish sales agent Latido Films has picked up Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s riotous anthology comedy “Homo Sapiens?” (“Homo Argentum”) ahead of its wide release in Argentina. The film marks the duo’s follow-up to 2021’s acclaimed “Official Competition,” starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz, and comes on the heels of the success of the Robert…
By Pete Hammond Link Deadline Six-time Oscar nominated writer/director/producer Jim Sheridan has tackled a variety of films in his storied career, which includes My Left Foot, The Boxer, In The Name Of The Father, In America, The Field, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and numerous others. Sometimes, he has explored real life stories, others fictional, but in perhaps his most unusual film yet, he is…
