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134 articles available in total starting from 03/03/2009. Last article published on 14/08/2025.

İlker Çatak’s The Teachersʼ Lounge wins the Latin American Critics’ Award for European Films

İlker Çatak’s The Teachersʼ Lounge wins the Latin American Critics’ Award for European Films

The first edition of the prize, presented by European Film Promotion in collaboration with the Guadalajara International Film Festival, aims to highlight European cinema in Latin America  

10/06/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Europe/Latin America

Three finalists announced for the first Latin American Critics’ Award for European Films

Three finalists announced for the first Latin American Critics’ Award for European Films

EFP has revealed that Animal by Sofia Exarchou, The Teachers’ Lounge by İlker Çatak and Bad Living by João Canijo will be going head to head  

29/05/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Europe/Latin America

The Francophonie Image Fund reveals the 24 winners of its grants

The Francophonie Image Fund reveals the 24 winners of its grants

New projects by filmmakers Erige Sehiri, Joël Akafou and Meryem Benm'barek were amongst those selected by the first 2024 session of the Cinema/Fiction Committee  

21/05/2024 | Production | Funding | Europe/Africa/Asia/Latin America

Iberseries & Platino Industria opens applications for co-production, financing forum and pitch calls

Iberseries & Platino Industria opens applications for co-production, financing forum and pitch calls

The deadline for submitting applications to the forum targeting Ibero-American professionals with films and series projects at advanced stages of development is 23 May  

30/04/2024 | Industry | Market | Spain/Latin America

European films vie for inaugural Latin American Critics' Award

European films vie for inaugural Latin American Critics' Award

Critics from 13 Latin American countries will choose from a total of 23 titles curated by national film-promotion institutes  

30/04/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Europe/Latin America

Lorena Morín • Director, MECAS

Interview: Lorena Morín • Director, MECAS

“We see MECAS not as a traditional co-production forum, but more of an event where people can meet in a relaxed environment”

The director discusses the Las Palmas-based industry gathering’s efforts to support fragile, auteur-driven projects from Europe and Latin America  

24/04/2024 | Las Palmas 2024 | MECAS

Spanish productions win 17 out of 23 Platino Awards

Spanish productions win 17 out of 23 Platino Awards

Society of the Snow wins big at the eleventh edition of the awards, winning six of them, including Best Ibero-American Fiction Film and Best Director  

22/04/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Spain/Latin America

Daughters and Silence Diaries snag the top prizes at MECAS

Daughters and Silence Diaries snag the top prizes at MECAS

The Las Palmas-based industry gathering has rewarded directors Matías Ítalo Scarvaci and Daniela Muñoz Barroso, who received grants worth €9,000 and €6,000, respectively  

22/04/2024 | Las Palmas 2024 | MECAS/Awards

The first International FRAPA Market brings 15 projects to Seville

The first International FRAPA Market brings 15 projects to Seville

Future TV series and possible feature films from Brazil and Spain looking for partners and collaborators were presented at the 8th Meeting of Spanish Screenwriters  

16/04/2024 | Industry | Market | Spain/Latin America

The Quirino Awards for Ibero-American animation announce the finalists for their seventh edition

The Quirino Awards for Ibero-American animation announce the finalists for their seventh edition

A total of 25 works from seven countries will compete across ten categories, marking a significant moment for the animation industry in the Ibero-American region  

14/03/2024 | Sponsored

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