LATIDO ACQUIRES INTERNATIONAL SALES RIGHTS OF ‘WHEN THE TREES FALL’

We are pleased to announce our new acquisition: Marysia Nikitiuk’s debut film ‘When the trees fall’, an Ukrainian-Polish-French-Macedonian Coproduction, which won the ScripTeast Kieslowski award for the “Best script” in last Cannes edition. Written and directed by Marysia Nikitiuk, ‘When the trees fall’ is a coming of age drama, that depicts the story of a…

‘PLAYGROUND’ STANDS OUT AS THE MOST SHOCKING FILM OF SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL

After ‘PLAGROUND’s World Premieres in competition at San Sebastian, most of the press assure that Kowalski’s fiction debut leaves nobody indifferent. “If San Sebastian were to give a prize this year for its most shocking film, PLAYGROUND would surely be the clear winner” claimed Variety. The division of opinion was huge, while some people loved…

THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN BEST FILM AWARD IN HAIFA FILM FESTIVAL’S INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Amazing news! Among the Haifa International Film Festival’s award winners, our acquisition THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN was granted with the “Carmel” Award for Best Film in the International Competition last 24th of October. Thanks to this new recognition, the movie directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn continues with it promising career of awards in international festivals…

GREAT RECEPTION OF MAY GOD SAVE US AT SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Rodrigo Sorogoyen applies his fascination with the dark side of humanity to a sweaty and unwholesome thriller MAY GOD SAVE US, a multi-layered in its themes of friendship, violence and institutionalized dereliction of duty. Few competition films entered San Sebastian with the buzz of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s MAY GOD SAVE US a grueling, grimy, melancholic thriller…

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN

THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN will take part at the 13th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival held on between the 7th and the 14th of December. Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn’s ambitious dark drama will be screened at the Cinema of the World Competition at its MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Premiere. This marvelous movie starred…

MULTI-THEATRICAL RELEASE FOR ‘BOSCH: THE GARDEN OF DREAMS’

Jose Luis Lopez Linares’ BOSCH THE GARDEN OF DREAMS will receive a theatrical release in 24 international territories, thanks to a pioneering agreement with the foreign distributor Version Digital. Among the territories in which BOSCH will open in cinemas outsand the U.S., U.K., Latin America, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The docu-feature will be released in…

A new Review of our film RARA

«A 12-year-old girl carelessly upsets two households in Pepa San Martin’s insightfully low-key Chilean drama. Understanding the potential consequences of careless words is an adult skill, one that the 12-year-old protagonist of “Rara” has yet to learn — but she’ll get some harsh instruction on the matter before this insightful, low-key Chilean drama is over….

AT YOUR DOORSTEP WINNER AT TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

We are happy to announce that in Tallinn Black Night’s Ceremony Award Gala Eduard Cortés’s AT YOUR DOORSTEP won the Jury Prize for Best Music. Once again, as it happened in Malaga Film Festival, the magic music composed by Sílvia Pérez Cruz, one of the best singing voices currently in Spain, and her presence infects…

THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN THE OPENING FILM AT THE LA HABANA FILM FESTIVAL

We are very proud to announce that THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN will take part at the 38th edition of the La Habana Film Festival held on between the 8th and the 18th of December. This well-known and experienced Latin American festival will host at the Opening Gala screening of THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN, which is having a…

PLAYGROUND AND DISTINGUISED CITIZEN AT GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL

The films PLAYGROUND and DISTINGUISED CITIZEN will be presented at The Göteborg Film Festival.   SCREENINGS OF PLAYGROUND                           Saturday 28 January       18:00     Biopalatset 10 Sunday 29 January          13:00     Biopalatset 10 Monday 30 January        15:00     Göta 2 Sunday 05 February       15:00     Göta  …

THE MULTI-AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN OPENS IN SPANISH CINEMAS

This friday opens in spanish cinemas THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN the multi-awarded Argentinian-Spanish coproduction. The movie by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn is having a great career in festivals as it shows the Best Actor Award at Venice for Oscar Martínez or the Silver Spike and the Best screenwriting awards at the Seminci. This ambitious dark drama…

GREAT SUCCESS OF THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AND RARA AT LA HABANA FILM FESTIVAL

Great news! At the 38th edition’s Closing Gala of the La Habana International Film Festival THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN and RARA haven been awarded. Moreover, THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN gets a new recognition for its ironic and marvelous screenwriting, as it already did in Valladolid Film Festival. Among the official awards, RARA also won the Special Jury…

“Chavela” Reviews

“Documentary about the extraordinary life of Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, adopted by Almodóvar in her late-life revival” “Certainly, films about the expression of agony rarely feel this uplifting” “Chavela is a vivid portrayal of an artistic, social and sexual rebel” “A must for festivals with either LGBT or musical focuses, Chavela should spread considerably wider.” SCREEN…

‘Chavela’ at Berlinale Official Selection – Panorama Dokumente

Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi’s ‘Chavela’ Taken by Latido Films The portrait of a inspiring singer and woman who forged her own life plays in Panorama Latido Films will handle international sales to “Chavela,” a documentary on this hugely influential Mexico-raised singer from directors Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi. Featuring key figures in her life, such…

FORQUE AWARDS: 7 NOMINATIONS FOR OUR ACQUISITIONS

LATIDO FILMS wishes to congratulate the directors and producers of MAY GOD SAVE US, THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN, BOSCH, THE GARDEN OF DREAMS, J: BEYOND FLAMENCO and JAN’S STORY for their nominations for the Forque Awards. EGEDA, producers rights management entity, created this awards on 1996 with the purpose of supporting the figure of the producer….

LATIDO SUPPORTS THE ARGENTINIAN CINEMA: 17 NOMINATIONS FOR OUR ACQUISITIONS AT PREMIOS SUR

We wish to congratulate the directors and producers of THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN and AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL for their 17 nominations at the Premios Sur, the Argentinian Academy of Cinematic Art and Science Awards. Even though the Ceremony will be held on March of 2017, the list of nominees was announced last Friday…