Local-language remakes of hit U.S. series are nothing new in Latin America, but the network producing the Chilean version of "Modern Family," Mega TV, is facing challenges more daunting than the…
ANNECY — Chile’s Zumbastico Studios, one of Latin America’s fastest-rising animation houses, has joined forces with Santiago-based Punkrobot Studio Audiovisual to co-produce its first feature film…
MAITE ALBERDI, DIRECTOR Resonant docu-feature "Tea Time," now in post-production, about old dears who've had a cuppa together for decades, stood out at pix-in-post showcase BAL Goes to Cannes. Now…
The early stretches of Nicolas Lopez's Eli Roth starrer "Aftershock," set against Chile's devastating 2010 earthquake, give moviegoers a new look at the old seaport city of Valparaiso. Put-upon…
PANAMA CITY – Fresh off a Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for "To Kill a Man," Chilean writer-director Alejandro Fernandez Almendras has signed a two-pic deal with top Chilean production house…
In Chile, as in much of the world, English is becoming the lingua franca among a growing number of filmmakers, as arthouse and genre helmers alike make it the primary language in films targeted to…
Chile is aiming to return to the nominations after earning a spot with Pablo Larrain's "No" at the most recent Oscars.
LOCARNO — Marking its 20th anni, October's Valdivia Festival, Chile's most important film event and a launch-pad for a now dazzling new generation of Chilean directors, will throw a spotlight on…
Alejandro Fernandez Almendras' "To Kill a Man" and Isidora Marras' "R. Lorena" will screen at the Locarno Festival's third Carte Blanche, a pix-in-post section focusing this year on Chile. A change…
Sebastian Cordero's "Such Is Life in the Tropics," Luigi Forlani's "Silver Mountain" and Maximiliano Schonfeld's "The Black Frost" feature among 10 projects at the 5th Puentes Europe-Latin America…
