by Adam Davis, contributing blogger For a film ostensibly about a finger, “El Dedo,” the latest release from director Sergio Teubal, certainly displays a lot of heart. (Watch trailer with English subtitles below) The movie begins when the acting leader of a rural Argentine village, Don Hidalgo (Gabriel Goity), announces that, with the birth of … Continue reading »
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Mar del Plata Film Festival–The Most Important in South America has begun
by Rob Sykes, contributing blogger Most famous for its fishing port and stretches of sandy beaches which attract thousands of Argentinean sun bathers every summer, for the next week Mar del Plata, on Argentina’s Atlantic coast, sees the return of an event of more high brow cultural significance. The 25th Mar del Plata Film Festival … Continue reading »
Shantytown Residents Film Their Own Movie
by Amelia Batho, Contributing Blogger No make up, no set, no fake guns needed. In this movie, the slum dwellers acted, shot and scripted a movie that reflects their own violent reality. Far from the glamor of Palermo and the pleasing aesthetics of San Telmo architecture, in the neighborhood of Barracas lies a Buenos Aires … Continue reading »
Sundance Winner “El Hombre de al Lado” opens in Argentina
By Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger Winner of Best Film of Mar del Plata Film Festival 2009, World Cinema Cinematography Award for Dramatic Filmmaking premiers in Argentina. “El hombre de al lado,” (The Man Next Door) written by Andrés Duprat and directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, is an excellent film not only because of … Continue reading »
First Green Film Festival Comes to Buenos Aires
by Amelia Batho, Contributing Blogger Right now the environment is a hot topic and a major concern for many of us from all different walks of life. So why not combine your love of film with your concern for all things green and head down to the Green Film Festival taking place from the 12th … Continue reading »
Cinema and Soccer in Gaumont Cinema NOW!
Argentina may have been booted out of The World Cup 2010, but there´s still room to celebrate football in the cinematic arena thanks to a program that has been organized by the INCAA (Argentine Film Board) here in Buenos Aires. In the Gaumont INCAA Cinema, on Avenida Rivadavia 1635, until Wednesday 7th July 2010, a … Continue reading »
Free Documentary Film Showings in Buenos Aires
By Tracey Chandler, Contributing Blogger On Wednesday 12th May, Wednesday 19th May and Wednesday 9th June, at The Centro Cultural de la Cooperación on Avenida Corrientes 1543, 1st Floor, Sala Tuñón, is a series of FREE documentary film showings about Argentina. The films vary in length from 5 minutes to full length features and each … Continue reading »
INCAA (Argentine State Film Board) to Launch Video on Demand and TV Channel to Promote Argentine Films
From Variety, by Charles Newbery BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s state film board Incaa is preparing to launch a video-on-demand service as soon as this year, a latest effort to help homegrown films turn a profit as theatrical and DVD markets falter, piracy swells and the demand for home entertainment rises. The pay-per-view service will be … Continue reading »
OSCAR Winning Producer of “Secret of their Eyes” Reveals Secrets of Argentina Movie Production
We all love a little glamour (and let’s face it, often filmmaking is anything but glamorous) and the talk offered by Vanessa Ragone, had a bit of glamour when she unveiled the Oscar she won for producing “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (The Secret of Their Eyes). For a moment, all of us gathered yesterday … Continue reading »
Is Guillermo Francella Stealing “Secret of their Eyes” Oscar-Win Spotlight?
With good reason fans of Argentinean cinema are celebrating: its been more than 25 years since the industry won the best foreign language Oscar, and when “The Secret of their Eyes” (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) won last Sunday so many people were happy that a much loved film had gotten the international recognition that … Continue reading »
