In December 2024, as a film-TV force, Uruguay came of age, co-hosting with Cannes Film Market, Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest film-TV market, held since 2009 in Buenos Aires. Easy-to-work and welcoming, Ventana Sur also showcased what Uruguay can bring to the table. That, as
As São Paulo State and Brazil at large gears up its funding for film, TV, vid games and beyond, there is a distinct possibility that Brazil’s Congress will approve this year a global streamer investment quota for Brazilian films and series. If that happens, it
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron, celebrated for her compelling performances from a young age, was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on Sunday. She was 24. A friend discovered her body after Kim failed to attend a scheduled meeting, according to Reuters. Authorities
Nabil Ayouch, who sits on this year’s Berlin Film Festival jury, is set to make his French-language debut with a female-led psychological and sensual thriller starring Virginie Efira and Maryam Touzani. The French-Moroccan filmmaker and producer presented his latest film, “Everybody Loves Touda,” at the
Kate Winslet is set to make her directorial debut with “Goodbye June,” a contemporary family drama that is being produced for Netflix. Along with directing and producing the film, Winslet will also star in it alongside Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall and Helen
The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. U.S. viewers can watch the red carpet and ceremony on BritBox, while U.K. viewers can find the program on BBC One and iPlayer. The ceremony broadcast begins 7 p.m. local
Welcoming foreign shoots while the rest of Latin America was in COVID lockdown, Uruguay has benefited from a growing influx of international productions, with local talent and crew gaining invaluable on-set experience. National production has increased to nearly pre-pandemic levels, 33 features in 2023, on
Just a few days after market kick-off in Berlin, sales and agregator outfit LevelK has closed a raft of deals on its two female-helmed pics “Sudden Outburts of Emotions” and ”Dancing Queen In Hollywood.” The Finnish sex-positive dramedy “Sudden Outbursts of Emotions” was sold to