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SANFIC: Fernando Guzzoni Prepares First English-Language Feature (EXCLUSIVE) By Anna Marie de la Fuente Chilean filmmaker Fernando Guzzoni, whose critically lauded father-son drama "Jesus" bows Sept. 1 in the U.S. via Breaking Glass, is developing his first English-language pic for Focus Features. "We've been in talks since Toronto [wher Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Chilean Oscar-Winning Punkrobot to Produce Animated Series 'Guitar & Drum' (EXCLUSIVE) By Emilio Mayorga Chile's Oscar-Winning Punkrobot Animation Studio will present at the upcoming Mip Junior and Mipcom a pilot of "Guitar & Drum," an short-format animated TV series of 40 episodes of five-minutes each. Punkrobot leapt to internationa Read Full Story at Variety.com →

SANFIC: 'Dry Martina,' 'Unidad XV,' 'Untamed Helmets' Showcased in Works in Progress By John Hopewell Three movies by key Latin American production houses - Martin Desalvo's "Unidad XV: La Fuga," Che Sandoval's "Dry Martina" and Neto Villalobos' "Cascos Indomables" - will be unveiled in rough-cut at this year's SANFIC-Santiago Intl. Fi Read Full Story at Variety.com →

SANFIC: 'Penal Cordillera,' 'Los Colonos,' 'The Monster Within' Make Santiago Lab Forum Cut By John Hopewell Felipe Carmona's "Penal Cordillera," Felipe Galvez's "Los Colonos" and Rodrigo Susarte's "The Monster Within" are three of the 20 fiction feature projects which will be pitched at next week's Santiago Lab in Chile, the Santiago Intl. F Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Chile's Cinestación, Italy's Stayblack Team for Manuela Martelli's '1976' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell MADRID -- Aligning two like-minded up-and-coming companies making acclaimed auteur-driven cinema, Jonas Carpignano's Italy-based Stayblack has boarded "1976," the directorial feature debut of actress Manuela Martelli, set up at Sa Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Fox International Productions Boards Gustavo Hernandez's 'You Shall Not Sleep' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell Fox International Productions (FIP) is partnering with Pablo E. Bossi ("Nine Queens") to produce "You Shall Not Sleep," ("No Dormirás") the latest film from "Casa Muda's" Gustavo Hernandez, which 20th Century Fox will distribute Read Full Story at Variety.com →

New Distributor-Exhibitor Alliance Aldea Launched (EXCLUSIVE) By Anna Marie de la Fuente A group of indie theatrical distributors and exhibitors from across Latin America and the Caribbean have banded together to form a new alliance, Aldea, in a bid to address the inadequate exchange of Latino feature films across the regi Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Big World Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights to Julia Murat's 'Pendular' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell New York-based Big World Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Julia Murat's "Pendular," the FIPRESCI Best Film prizewinner at the 2017 Berlinale's Panorama. A chronicle of a dancer and sculptor's attempt to negotiate boundaries and bal Read Full Story at Variety.com →

REVIEWS
Film Review: 'Summer 1993' By Jay Weissberg Carla Simón’s sensitive, understated autobiographical debut paints a vivid portrait of a little girl facing the loss of her mother and integration into a new nuclear family. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Film Review: 'The Untamed' By Guy Lodge This strange stew of socially conscious domestic drama and tentacular sci-fi erotica is far from what Escalante's previous work has led us to expect. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Film Review: 'Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe' By Guy Lodge This articulate, formally immaculate portrait proves less compelling in practice than it does in principle. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Chilean Cinema Punches Above Its Weight

By John Hopewell

"We're there to talk about cinema, not national flags," Cannes' topper Thierry Fremaux argued after announcing Cannes' Official Selection this year. That said, 2017's Cannes looks set to serve another reminder of one of world cinema's