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148 articles available in total starting from 14/10/2005. Last article published on 23/07/2025.

Review: Zafari

Review: Zafari

Mariana Rondón delivers a dystopian tale set in a semi-abandoned zoo in a city reminiscent of Caracas, in a metaphor for the run-down reality of modern-day Venezuelan society  

26/09/2024 | San Sebastian 2024 | Horizontes Latinos

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Zafari by Mariana Rondón

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Zafari by Mariana Rondón

The fourth feature by the director, who won the Golden Shell for Bad Hair, will be shown in the Horizontes Latinos section of the San Sebastián Film Festival  

20/09/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | Horizontes Latinos

Luis Ortega • Director of Kill the Jockey

Interview: Luis Ortega • Director of Kill the Jockey

“When you take yourself too seriously, you fuck it all up”

VENICE 2024: In the Argentinian director’s film, life is dark, and that’s funny – as long as you don’t take it personally  

02/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Competition

Review: Kill the Jockey

Review: Kill the Jockey

VENICE 2024: After an intriguing set-up introducing its quirky lead character, Luis Ortega’s film loses its way owing to confusing writing and clunky character development  

30/08/2024 | Venice 2024 | Competition

Review: Mexico 86

Review: Mexico 86

After Our Mothers, which won Cannes’ Golden Camera in 2019, César Díaz is changing tone to deliver a personal and high-tension spy film questioning parenthood and social engagement  

10/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Piazza Grande

César Díaz • Director of Mexico 86

Interview: César Díaz • Director of Mexico 86

"In the collective imaginary, a father who leaves home to fight is a hero, whereas a mother who does the same is irresponsible"

We met with the Belgian-Guatemalan director who’s making his return with an spy film exploring the origins of the civil war which devastated his homeland for over 10 years  

10/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Piazza Grande

Review: Un mexicano en la luna

Review: Un mexicano en la luna

55 years on from the moon landings, this candid period comedy by José Luis Yánez López and Cecilia “Techus” Guerrero reminds us just how important it is to keep a secret for good intentions  

19/07/2024 | Films | Reviews | Mexico/Italy

Paolo Tizón • Director of Night Has Come

Interview: Paolo Tizón • Director of Night Has Come

"But life goes on, like in an Abbas Kiarostami movie"

We sat down with the Peruvian director to discuss his debut feature offering an intimate look at one of the most challenging military trainings in Latin America  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: Night Has Come

Review: Night Has Come

Paolo Tizón’s documentary immerses the audience in the world of cadets training for the Peruvian special forces, soon to go off and fight in the country’s “cocaine valley”  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: The Dog Thief

Review: The Dog Thief

Chilean filmmaker Vinko Tomičić Salinas makes his solo feature debut with a meditative portrait of a young shoeshiner in the Bolivian capital of La Paz  

07/06/2024 | Tribeca 2024

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