Belmonte (2018)

  • TEMBLORES, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, ROMA Among Cinema Tropical 2019 Shortlist of Best Latin American and U.S. Latinx Films

    Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)
    Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)

    Cinema Tropical, the non-profit media arts organization leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the United States, announced its Third Annual Shortlist, comprising 25 Latin American films from eight different countries plus six U.S. Latinx productions that the New York–based organization has selected as the best of the year.

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  • AN UNEXPECTED LOVE and World Premiere of DAYS OF LIGHT Bookend 2019 AFI Latin American Film Festival Lineup

    AN UNEXPECTED LOVE, directed by Juan Vera
    AN UNEXPECTED LOVE, directed by Juan Vera

    The 2019 AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place September 12–October 2 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD. Celebrating its 30th edition this year, the festival honors Ibero-American cultural connections during National Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s festival will showcase 53 films, nearly 40% of the films are directed by women.

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  • 4th Neighboring Scenes, Festival of Contemporary Latin American Cinema Returns to Film Society of Lincoln Center, Announces Lineup

    Belmonte, directed by Federico Veiroj
    Belmonte, directed by Federico Veiroj

    Neighboring Scenes, the annual festival of contemporary Latin American cinema organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical, returns for the 4th edition in New York City with 13 features and 10 shorts with seven filmmakers in person, from February 22 to 26.

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  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Film Lineup

    Diving Deep:The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
    Diving Deep:The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

    The 34th Edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2019, will feature 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries, along with tributes with the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. The 34th Festival Poster was unveiled, again created by Barbara Boros who has designed the SBIFF poster each year for 16 years, this year highlighting Butterfly Beach.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival to Spotlight 48 Films in 2018 Contemporary World Cinema Program

    [caption id="attachment_31415" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Look at Me Look at Me[/caption] The Toronto International Film Festival will spotlight 48 films from international filmmakers in this year’s 2018 Contemporary World Cinema roster  with a strong presence from Latin America and Eastern Europe — telling stories of identity, depicting family dynamics, and making bold political statements. Several of the the impressive 27 World Premieres in the program are from TIFF veterans, including Belmonte from Uruguay’s Federico Veiroj, The Other Story from Israel’s Avi Nesher, Stupid Young Heart from Finnish Academy Award nominee Selma Vilhunen, Quién te Cantará from Spain’s Carlos Vermut, and Look at Me from Tunisia’s Nejib Belkadhi. The program also highlights film selections that have already captivated audiences worldwide this year, including “I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians” by Radu Jude, Birds of Passage by directing duo Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, and Border by Ali Abbasi.

    2018 Toronto International Film Festival Contemporary World Cinema Program

    The Accused ( Acusada) Gonzalo Tobal | Argentina North American Premiere Angel (Un Ange) Koen Mortier | Belgium/Netherlands/Senegal International Premiere Asako I & II ( Netemo Sametemo) Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan/France North American Premiere Before the Frost ( Før Frosten) Michael Noer | Denmark World Premiere Belmonte Federico Veiroj | Uruguay/Spain/Mexico World Premiere Birds of Passage ( Pájaros de verano) Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra | Colombia/Denmark/Mexico/France Canadian Premiere Black 47 Lance Daly | Ireland/Luxembourg North American Premiere The Black Book Valeria Sarmiento | Portugal/France World Premiere Border ( Gräns) Ali Abbasi | Sweden/Denmark North American Premiere Bulbul Can Sing Rima Das | India World Premiere Core of the World Natalia Meshchaninova | Russia/Lithuania International Premiere The Dive ( Hatzlila) Yona Rozenkier | Israel North American Premiere Donbass Sergei Loznitsa | Germany/Ukraine/France/Netherlands/Romania North American Premiere El Ángel Luis Ortega | Argentina/Spain North American Premiere EXT. Night ( Leil Khargi ) Ahmad Abdalla | Egypt/United Arab Emirates World Premiere The Factory (Завод (Zavod)) Yury Bykov | Russia/France/Armenia World Premiere Florianópolis Dream ( Sueño Florianópolis) Ana Katz | Argentina/Brazil/France North American Premiere “I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians” ( Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari) Radu Jude | Romania/Czech Republic/France/Bulgaria/Germany North American Premiere Jinpa ( Zhuang Si Le Yi Zhi Yang ) Pema Tseden | China North American Premiere Let Me Fall (Lof mer ad falla) Baldvin Z | Iceland/Finland/Germany International Premiere Look at Me Nejib Belkadhi | Qatar/France/Tunisia World Premiere Minuscule – Mandibles From Far Away ( Minuscule – Les Mandibules du Bout du Monde) Thomas Szabo, Hélène Giraud | France World Premiere The Most Beautiful Couple (Das schönste Paar) Sven Taddicken | Germany/France World Premiere Museum (Museo) Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico North American Premiere One Last Deal (Tuntematon mestari) Klaus Härö | Finland World Premiere The Other Story (Sipur Acher) Avi Nesher | Israel World Premiere Quién te Cantará Carlos Vermut | Spain/France World Premiere The Realm (El Reino) Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain/France World Premiere Redemption (Geula) Boaz Yehonatan Yacov, Joseph Madmony | Israel North American Premiere Retrospekt Esther Rots | Netherlands/Belgium World Premiere Roads in February (Les routes en février) Katherine Jerkovic | Canada/Uruguay World Premiere Rosie Paddy Breathnach | Ireland World Premiere Sew the Winter to my Skin Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | South Africa/Germany World Premiere Sibel Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti | France/Germany/Luxembourg/Turkey North American Premiere Stupid Young Heart (Hölmö nuori sydän) Selma Vilhunen | Finland/Netherlands/Sweden World Premiere Styx Wolfgang Fischer | Germany/Austria North American Premiere The Sweet Requiem (Kyoyang Ngarmo) Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam | India/USA World Premiere That Time of Year (Den Tid På Året) Paprika Steen | Denmark World Premiere Ulysses & Mona Sébastien Betbeder | France World Premiere The Vice of Hope (Il Vizio Della Speranza) Edoardo de Angelis | Italy World Premiere Winter Flies (Všechno bude) Olmo Omerzu | Czech Republic/Slovenia/Poland/Slovakia International Premiere Working Woman (Isha Ovedet) Michal Aviad | Israel International Premiere Previously announced Canadian titles in the Contemporary World Cinema program include Darlene Naponse’s Falls Around Her, Bruce Sweeney’s Kingsway, Renée Beaulieu’s Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin, Thom Fitzgerald’s Splinters, Sébastien Pilote’s The Fireflies Are Gone, and Maxime Giroux’s The Great Darkened Days.

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