News of movies

Filmmaker and politician Fernando ‘Pino’ Solanas dies in Paris aged 84

07-11-2020 09:19 Legendary filmmaker, politician and activist passes away after being infected with Covid-19 in France, where he was serving as as Argentina’s ambassador to UNESCO.

Obituary

Tributes flood in for late Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond

01-11-2020 07:44 Tributes pour in for late Scottish actor Sean Connery – considered by many to have been the best James Bond – following his death aged 90.

Coronavirus pandemic

Economic crisis and pandemic suffocate Argentina’s culture industry

29-07-2020 16:49 Argentina's art scene, particularly in Buenos Aires, is struggling amid quarantine restrictions. Artists and galleries are being forced reinvent themselves online in order to survive.

FILM FESTIVAL

Spotlight on diversity, Latin America and Nazi past at 70th Berlinale

18-02-2020 15:12 One of Europe's biggest cinema events alongside Cannes and Venice, the Berlinale will this year showcase female directors as well as Latin-american artists while facing the resurgence of its murky history.

OSCAR CEREMONY

‘Parasite’ makes history with Oscar win, opening doors for international pictures

10-02-2020 13:54 South Korean thriller ‘Parasite’ made Oscar history on Sunday by becoming the first non-English-language film to win the best picture award, along with 3 others prizes. However, Argentine nominees who worked on ‘The Irishman’ went home empty handed.

Tour de Cine Francés

French Film Festival returns to Argentina for a second year

01-10-2019 18:32 Starting on October 3, the Tour de Cine Francés festival arrives in the Argentine capital. The event promotes the spread of the Gallic country's culture in Latin America. Watch the programming and the trailers below.

by Marcelo Parajó

CULTURE

Korean Film festival delivers films with familiar themes for Argentines

20-09-2019 18:47 Festival, which runs from through September 19-25, brings films dealing with topics stretching from human rights, military occupation and organised crime, to South Korea’s history with the International Monetary Fund.

by Lucas Robinson

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

Lucrecia Martel 'uncomfortable' Roman Polanski's film will be shown at Venice

28-08-2019 14:46 Award-winning Argentine film director, the president of the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, admitted Wednesday that she was "uncomfortable" with the inclusion of Roman Polanski's latest film in this year's edition of the world's oldest film festival.