Hollywood superstar Leonardio DiCaprio is shooting the final scenes of The Revenant in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. The Revenant is Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s (Oscar winning director of “Birdman”) first collaboration with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie tells the true story of a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, who sets out on a path of vengeance against those … Continue reading
by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger Argentinians Armando Bo and Nicolas Giacobone along with Mexican Director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alexander Dinelaris Jr. took home’ Best Original Screenplay’ at this Years 87th Academy Awards. The glitz and glamour was out in full force on Sunday 22nd February’s Oscar ceremony. Argentina was represented in the ‘Best Foreign … Continue reading
Hot of the press! Argentina has been nominated for another Best Foreign Film award at the 2015 Academy awards. Just 4 years after the win of Juan José Campanella’s ‘The Secret in his Eyes’, Argentina is really making a stand on the international film front. This year two Latin American countries were on the shortlist … Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey It’s been no secret that Argentine crime thriller The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos in Spanish) would be getting a US remake after winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2010. As of May 13th the cast and crew have been finally revealed: the … Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey In an unprecedented turn of events for Argentine cinema, this month’s movie-going Top 5 has been dominated by local productions: the 3D animated family movie Foosball (Metegol), the romantic comedy León’s Heart (Corazón de león), the thriller 7th Floor (Séptimo) and the drama Wakolda, recently nominated on the Oscar shortlist. Foosball … Continue reading
by Atzin Ortiz, contributing blogger The film “Infancia Clandestina” (Clandestine Childhood) is Argentina´s submission to the Academy Awards–let´s hope that this brave, brilliant film gets an Oscar Nomination. One of the biggest powers of fiction is the possibility to comprehend our history. A lot of films in the local industry have treated the military dictatorship … Continue reading
by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger Berenice Bejo is a hidden argentine jewel who stars as the supporting actress in the Academy Award winning “The Artist”. Her life story is as facinating as her talent. Born in Argentina, Bejo is the daughter of the Argentine film maker Miguel Bejo. The family moved to France when she was … Continue reading
One of the highest grossing Argentine films of all times and 2010’s Oscar Winner for best foreign language film will be remade by Hollywood. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Billy Ray will write and direct a new version of the Argentinian thriller “The Secret in Their Eyes” for Warner Bros., which is in negotiations to … Continue reading
Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s next movie is set to take place in the Triple Frontier region between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil has been the source of local controversy as both Argentina and Paraguay have refused to cooperate, fearing the movie could derail tourism to the area, which is home to the Iguazu Falls. However, the … Continue reading
by Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger Juan José Campanella, the Argentine director that won an Oscar this year for Best Foreign Film with “El Secreto de sus Ojos” (The Secret of their Eyes) is now part of the Academy of Motion Pictures and can now therefore vote for other films that he believes to be worthy … Continue reading
Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions 