THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AND PLAYGROUND AT THE WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL

We are very proud to announce that THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN and PLAYGROUND will take part at the 32nd edition of the Warsaw Film Festival held on between the 7th and the 16th of October. This major “A” category festival will host at the Opening Gala the screening of THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN, Best Actor Award Winner…

AWAITING BEST ACTOR AWARD AT TOULOUSE SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

Last week was held the 21th Ceremony Award of the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (Cinespaña). At the Closing Gala AWAITING won the Best Male Actor Award for Francesc Garrido’s visceral and amazing acting. This Award is a new recognition for Daniela Fejerman’s drama. We also wish the best of the luck for this marvelous movie…

CARLOS SAURA’S MUSICAL “J:BEYOND FLAMENCO” WORLD PREMIERE IN TORONTO MASTERS

Carlos Saura born in Aragon, and one of the leading light of the 1960s New Spanish Cinema, returns to his homeland in his latest musical “J: Beyond Flamenco,” which World Premiere plays in Toronto’s Masters section. Saura is a man on a mission. Catching attention with his debut, “Los Golfos” (1959), over a near-50 year…

PLAYGROUND SPECIAL JURY MENTION OF THE WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL

We are very proud to announce that at the 32nd edition of the Warsaw Film Festival closing gala, PLAYGROUND won the Special Jury Mention. This major “A” category festival recognizes with this award Bartosz M. Kowalski’s amazing work in his first feature film, which marks a promising career. In PLAYGROUND Kowalski gradually paints a subtle,…

“AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL” AN EXPERTLY PACED CAPER FILM THAT KEEP THE AUDIENCE IN A HEIGHTENED STATE OF SUSPENSE

(Source: Variety –Jay Weissberg) “AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL”, Rodrigo Grande’s tense, sharply made thriller, was screened last week at Rome’s Film Festival with a great reception of the international press. Grande’s new movie was defined as the most accomplished of his three films, with influences ranging from “Rififi” to “The Great Escape”, intriguing,…

“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…

BARTOSZ M. KOWALSKI BEST DIRECTOR AWARD AT MONSTER FEST FOR PLAYGROUND

Last monday was held on the Monster Fest’s 6th edition annual awards ceremony at the Lido Cinemas. Among the prizewinners of this Australian’s premier genre film festival the jury recognized with the Best Director Award Bartosz M. Kowalski’s amazing work in his first feature film, which marks a promising career. Kowalki’s social horror film that…

THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AUDIENCE AWARD IN THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL

Amazing news! Among the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s award winners, our acquisition THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN was granted with the Fischer Audience Award at the Open Horizons Section. Thanks to this new recognition, the movie directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn continues with it promising career of awards in international festivals. Moreover, the movie its having an…

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….