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This friday opens in spanish cinemas THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN the multi-awarded Argentinian-Spanish coproduction. The movie by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn is having a great career in festivals as it shows the Best Actor Award at Venice for Oscar Martínez or the Silver Spike and the Best screenwriting awards at the Seminci. This ambitious dark drama…

Since yesterday our film RESCUE UNDER FIRE has its own website. http://www.zonahostil.com/  

Great news for Roberto Álamo one of the best and most relevant actors  of the Spanish Cinema Industry. Yesterdady won the Feroz award for Best Main Actor of the film MAY GOD SAVE US.     Source: Antena 3  

«A 12-year-old girl carelessly upsets two households in Pepa San Martin’s insightfully low-key Chilean drama. Understanding the potential consequences of careless words is an adult skill, one that the 12-year-old protagonist of “Rara” has yet to learn — but she’ll get some harsh instruction on the matter before this insightful, low-key Chilean drama is over….

IFFR 2017 review – LIGHT THEREAFTER (Konstantin Bojanov, 2017, Bulgaria, Belgium)   Konstantin Bojanov’s latest film, Light Thereafter, is a coming-of-age drama about an autistic 16-year-old artist, Pavel (Barry Keoghan) who travels from London to France to meet his hero, the famous painter Arnaud (Kim Bodnia). The film moves backwards through a series of chapters….

Latin American Cinema: The State of the Art March 30–April 9, 2017 This series features a selection of new films from Latin American countries, including Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Perú, and Venezuela, that were supported by the intergovernmental organization Ibermedia, which for two decades has advanced the making of fiction and nonfiction films in Latin America,…

Two of our films are going to be presented at The Malaga Film Festival: Mist & Maidem: Official Section Chavela: Documentarys  

  CHAVELA won the second place Panorama Audience Award, Panorama Dokumente, at The Berlinale.     source: Berlinale      

A Fantastic Woman Dir: Sebastián Lelio Our critic said: “Driven by a powerhouse performance by mesmerising transgender actress Vega, the fifth feature from Sebastián Lelio combines urgent naturalism with occasional flickers of fantasy to impressive, and wrenchingly emotional effect.”   Have A Nice Day Dir. Liu Jian Our critic said: “Liu Jian’s stunning animation is…

Comedy marks a departure for Academy Award-nominated director (‘Binta and the Great Idea’)   Madrid-based Latido Films has acquired worldwide sales rights outside Spain to “Campeones,” an anticipated comedy-drama directed by Academy Award-nominated Javier Fesser (“Binta and the Great Idea”) and produced by Morena Films (“Altamira,” “Cell 211,” “Comandante”). Telefonica pay TV division Movistar Plus…

Two of our films have been awarded at The International Film Festival in Punta del Este on the categories of:   – Best actress: Julia Lübbert – RARA – Best Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen – MAY GOD SAVE US – Best film by Popular vote: MAY GOD SAVE US – Best director by Popular vote: Rodrigo Sorogoyen –…

Our film AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL has been awarded with the Best Thriller Award at The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.   Source: bifff.com

«Donald Trump’s ultimate nightmare: A mexican lesbian diva who can wring your very soul» The unmissable documentary. Chavela, by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi, is a portrait of the late Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, a near-forgotten artist whose career underwent a dazzling late-life revival in the 1990s, not least because she became a muse to Pedro Almodóvar. We learn…

May God Save Us wins «Le Prix sans neuf» at The Beaune International Film Festival.       Source: Beaune Festival

New film reunites Latido, Sorogoyen, Tornasol, Atresmedia Cine and star Antonio de la Torre   Madrid-based Latido Films, Oscar-winning Tornasol Films and Woody Allen producer Atresmedia Cine are re-teaming on Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “El Reino,” starring Antonio de la Torre. All five backed Sorogoyen’s latest 2016 release, “May God Save Us,” a harrowing serial killer thriller…

Nine of our films are nominated at The Platino Awards 2017 in the following the categories:   RARA – Best Director – Best Screenplay – Best Original Music – Best Actor (Daniel Muñoz) – Best Actress (Julia Lübbert) – Best Debut Film – Best Art Direction – Best Cinematography – Platino Award for Film and Education Values   THE DISTINGUISHED…

Sales house Latido Films has closed two distribution deals on Adolfo Martínez’s “Rescue Under Fire,” one of Spain’s building body of war films, and one of the most ambitious. Tokyo’s Aya Pro has pre-bought Japanese rights; in Spain, the film opens wide on March 10, handled by eOne. On the eve of Berlin’s European Film…

The documentary CHAVELA will be presented at The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Wed, May 3 – 7:00pm  TIFF Bell Lightbox 2   Thu, May 4 – 10:00am  TIFF Bell Lightbox 2   Fri, May 5 – 6:15pm  TIFF Bell Lightbox 2   Sat, May 6 – 1:00pm  Hart House Theatre   Source: Hot Docs Film Festival    

Nine of our titles have been chosen for the pre-selection of the Platino Awards 2017  in the following categories: RARA – Best Iberoamerican Film – Best Director – Best Screenplay – Best Original Music – Best Actor (Daniel Muñoz) – Best Actress (Julia Lübbert/Mariana Loyola) – Best Debut Film – Best Art Direction – Best Editing – Best Cinematography – Platino Award…