By Charles Newbery
BUENOS AIRES -- The 14th Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Film opens April 11 with debut helmer Armando Bo's local dramedy "El Ultimo Elvis" (The Last Elvis), about an impersonator.
By John Hopewell and Charles Newbery
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Intl. has closed a rights deal with U.S. indie movie VOD site SnagFilms on a 10-pic package from Total Entertainment, the producer of a clutch of Brazilian B.O. hits.
By Charles Newbery
Nicolas Batlle is a busy man, a good thing for any producer in Argentina, where 25% annual inflation and a tight broadcast market makes it hard to get by.
By Charles Newbery
"Un Cuento chino" (Chinese Takeaway), a cross-culture buddy comedy with strong box office in Argentina and Spain, snared the 2011 Sur Award for film from the Argentine Film Arts and Sciences Academy.
By John Hopewell and Charles Newbery
Antarctic-set "La Nada blanca" and fraud thriller "Perfidia" proved standouts at Ven TV, a landmark two-day showcase for the first fruits of a revolution in Argentine public service TV.