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Papaya (2024) co-written and directed by Brazilian Priscilla Kellen shines at the Berlinale 2026.
Proud to be a part of the global success of Brazilian cinema, and rubbing shoulders with Walter Salles, Kleber Mendonça Filho, and Gabriel Mascaro to mention a few, carioca Priscilla Kellen has launched her first animated feature…
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THE RIVER TRAIN (2026) co-written and co-directed by Lorenzo Ferro and Lucas A. Vignale
The world premiere of the Argentine film ‘The River Train’ has been screened in the ‘Perspectives’ section of the 2026 Berlinale. In a warm coming-of-age story, (or is it a road movie?) 9- year-old Milo runs away from home in…
NARCISO (2026) by Paraguayan writer/director Marcelo Martinessi
Following on from his successful opera prima “The Heiresses” in 2018, Marcelo Martinessi’s second feature “NARCISO”. a drama based during the Military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner in Asunción, is being screened in the…
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A master of fusing film genres, Del Toro challenges our perception of reality, taking us on an emotional rollercoaster, with his sympathetic monsters and rich imagery that fascinate us and persuade us to participate in their…
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Belén (2025) Dir. Dolores Fonzi
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Latin Londoner #67 - Laura Alicia Jareño, entrepreneur
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NINE BODIES IN A MEXICAN MORGUE (2025) by Anthony Horowitz
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From the Underground to the World — and Back Again: The History of Reggaeton
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LATIN LONDONER #64 - Oscar Perez Escobar, Evolutionary Biologist & Sainsbury Orchid Fellow at Kew Gardens
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The Blue Trail (O Último Azul- 2025) by Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro
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Carmen Maura glows in ‘CALLE MÁLAGA’ 2025, a warm study of a 79 -year woman in her later years. Co-written & directed by Moroccan Maryam Touzani at the BFI London Film Festival,
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