In Competition at Cannes from Argentina

The 2011 Cannes film festival will have the short film Soy tan feliz, byVladimir Durán, produced by Gale Cine and Servo Films from Argentina in competition for the Golden Palm award, after winning best short film in the 2011 BAFICI (Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival).

2011 BAFICI Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival approaches!

by Fer Murjica, contributing blogger From April 6th until April 17th, different cinemas in Buenos Aires will be hosting the BAFICI (Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival) showing a selection with more than 426 different independent films from Argentina and all over the world. Starting yesterday and until April 6th, people will be able to … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Argentine Cinema in Cannes Film Festival

By Tracey Chandler, Contributing Blogger The two week Cannes Film Festival this year (12th – 23rd May 2010) promises to be a great fortnight for Argentine Cinema. Indeed, it is likely to be a great fortnight for South American Cinema in general, with unexpected strong entries from countries like Venezuela, Uruguay and Peru making appearances … Continue reading →

BAFICI Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival Starts Tomorrow

There are festivals that are more competitive, that have more money, and that end up in more distribution deals, but few are as fun, as widely attended and as culturally important as BAFICI, the annual Buenos Aires festival that celebrates the weird, quirky and just plain good of global cinema. BAFICI started in 1999 and … Continue reading →

UNICIPAR: Short Film Festival on the Coast

We just got back from UNICIPAR, one of the longest running short film festivals in Argentina that is part of the international UNICA festival–also one of the longest running festivals in the world (to give you an idea, the Lumiere brother were the judges in the first festival!).  Over 30 local and international shorts were … Continue reading →