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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…

Sul/South has received the Sophia Award from the Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. The portuguese series directed by Ivo M. Ferreira and created by Edgar Medina and Guilherme Mendonça, wins the Sophia Award for the Best Series of the year. Released in 2019 and with 10 episodes, the cast puts together faces like Adriano Luz, Jani…

The film ‘Dogwashers’ has been selected for the Colón de Oro in the Festival de Huelva de Cine Iberoamericano. The Colombian black comedy directed by Carlos Moreno will be competing in the Official Selection as he has done twice before in 2008 and 2011 with ‘Perro come perro’ and ‘Todos tus muertos’. The main actors…

Our latest acquisitions, the animated film Nahuel and The Magic Book, will be presented for the first time in our line-up @American Film Market. It is the only Latin American feature selected for main competition at June’s Annecy Animation Intl. Festival, where it world premiered to upbeat reactions. The AFM screening marks the animated movie’s…

In a powerful Spanish talent package, “Patria” director Felix Viscarret is set to direct “House of Flowers” Paco Leon and “Nasdrovia” star Leonor Watling in psychological thriller “From the Shadows” (“Desde la Sombra”), adapting a novel by Spanish writer Juan José Millas, winner of most of Spain’s foremost literary awards, including the Planeta, Nadal and…

Congratulations to our Managing Director, Antonio Saura, for his election as board member of the European Film Awards, under the presidency of Agniezska Holland and Matthijs Wouter Knol. “Whilst we welcome with open arms both Agnieszka and Matthijs,” says continuing EFA Chair Mike Downey, “the departure of Wim Wenders and Marion Döring will mark the end…

Having focused mainly on music-themed documentaries for the last 15 years, Saura returns to the music and dance-based drama that won him awards and acclaim earlier in his career, such as 1985 Bafta winner Carmen. English National Ballet lead principal Isaac Hernandez stars opposite National Ballet of Mexico soloist Greta Elizondo as two dancers who fall…

The Malaga Festival advances some of the titles to competition in its 24 edition, from June 3rd to 13th. ‘The Best Families’ alongside with ‘El vientre del mar’, ‘La casa del caracol’, ‘Destello bravío’ y ‘Amalgama’, will participate in the Sección oficial of the Festival this summer. The Best Families (Las Mejores Familias) directed by…

The 29th edition from the GOYA AWARDS of the Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences will be held on February 7 in Madrid (Spain). LATIDO FILMS feels very proud. Our acquisitions MARSELLA, THEY ARE ALL DEAD, BEHAVIOR and THE HAPPETS IN THE RAINBOW FOREST have been nominated for a total of six Awards. (more…)

Gunpowder Heart, a film about pure revenge, has been selected as a part of the program of SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection and now is online in Amazon Prime Videos (from 27 April to 6 May). As we said, Gunpowder Heart (Pólvora en el corazón) is a film about how two young girls feel a…

BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES , co-written and directed by Salvador Simó Busom won the Special Jury Prize at Animation Film Festival in LA. It also happened to be the world premiere of the film. Previously it has been shown for the first time in Work In Progress at Annecy Film Festival 2018….

Three of LATIDO’s adquisitions has been preselected for the nominations in the 5th Edition of the Platino Awards for Ibero-American Cinema. Congratulations! KILLING JESUS: – Best Director (Laura Mora) – Best Screenplay (Laura Mora Ortega, Alonso Torres) – Platino Award for Best Editing (Leandro Aste) THE LAST SUIT – Best Actor (Miguel Ángel Solá) – Platino Award for Film and Education Values  DANCING…