Argentine cinema is on the rise! Just take the Oscar triumph of The Secret In Their Eyes as example of this. So, the arrival of the first ever Argentine Film Festival in London this April couldn’t come at a better time. Continue Reading

The country was sure it’s time had come, only to see New Zealand take the statue away. Continue Reading

Brazil’s latest contribution to the Berlinale is a politically charged, yet conventional film about the deadly saga of Xingu Indians Continue Reading

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within – sequel to the controversial Elite Squad film – elevated José Padilha to one of the major players in Latin American cinema, and has even given him a route to Hollywood – where he has now started work on directing Robocop 3. After the word-of-mouth success of Elite Squad – which found it’s way to many Brazilian home via pirate DVD – Elite Squad: The Enemy Within went onto become the biggest-selling Brazilian film of all time, with over 11 million Brazilians seeing the film. It is now being released in the UK on DVD and so we decided the time was right to talk to Padilha about the controversy of the first Elite Squad and the success of it’s sequel The Enemy Within, as well as find out about his new – and quite exciting – upcoming projects. Continue Reading

Inspired by the legendary Chico Buarque song “Eye to Eye” (“Olhos Nos Olhos”) and starring Brazilian soap actress Alessandra Negrini, Karim Ainouz’s moving, melancholy film Silver Cliff (O Abismo Prateado), was a worthy opener to the Cinema of Brazil’s new season of Travel Stories, which launched at the Curzon Soho last Thursday (3rd Nov). Continue Reading

Films from Cuba, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic feature in this year’s edition of the London Latin American Film Fesival. Continue Reading

The Portuguese Film Festival returns to London after a successful debut last year. The festival will be taking place between the 10th and 30th November with movies screening at Ritzy, Clapham Picture House and the Barbican. Continue Reading

It wasn’t that long ago that we had the Brazilian Film Festival of London but already we have a new season of Brazilian cinema lined up, with the Cinema of Brazil season taking Travel Stories as it’s theme. This means an exciting selection of road movies, migration themes and general explorations. Continue Reading

Fernando Meirelles is a man in demand. The renowned director of City of God, Constant Gardener and Blindness, is in town to present his new film, 360, starring Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz, which opened the 55th BFI London Film Festival yesterday evening. Continue Reading