Río Negro is the main river of Patagonia in terms of the size of its drainage basin, its associated agricultural produce and population living at its shores. In eastern Patagonia it is also the largest by flow rate. The river flows through the Argentine province of Río Negro which is named after it. Its name comes from the literal translation of the Mapuche term Curu Leuvu, although the water is more green than black. Formerly, it was also known as "river of the willows" because of the big number of weeping willows that grow along the bank. It is 635 km in length.
General Roca is a city in the northeast of the Argentine province of Río Negro, northern Patagonia. It was founded on September 1, 1879, by Colonel Lorenzo Vintter, on the order of War Minister Julio A. Roca, during the Conquest of the Desert. The place of the first settlement was known by native mapuche people as Fiske Menuco, which means "deep water". It was destroyed in 1899 by a flooding of the Río Negro, and had to be rebuilt 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest in higher lands.
While the Peruvian film industry has not been nearly as prolific as that of some other Latin American countries, such as Mexico or Argentina, some Peruvian movies produced enjoyed regional success. Historically, the cinema of Peru began in Iquitos in 1932 by Antonio Wong Rengifo because of the rubber boom and the intense arrival of foreigners with technology to the city, and thus continued an extensive, unique filmography, with a different style than the films made in the capital, Lima.
Cinco Saltos is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, located on the eastern side of the valley of the Neuquén River, near the Pellegrini Lake, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Neuquén and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Allen. It has 19,819 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba.
The Valdivia International Film Festival is an international film exhibition and competition, held annually in the city of Valdivia, Los Rios region, Chile.
The Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival or FICEB is an annual Spanish pornographic film festival and awards ceremony. It is the oldest adult film festival in Europe.
The Fancine Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga, is an annual film festival held by the University of Málaga in Málaga, Spain. It has been held since 1990 in the month of November. It focuses on the fantastic, science-fiction, and horror movie genres.
The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest is an annual film festival held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi, thriller, fantasy, dark humor, bizarre, horror, anime, adventure, virtual reality and animation in short and feature films. The event is held in San Juan, Puerto Rico metropolitan area, and other venues throughout the island of Puerto Rico. It runs for eight days during two weeks during October and November. Its main objective is to promote cinematographic art by presenting high-quality short and feature films.
Jesús Joaquín Palacios Trigo is a Spanish author, journalist and film critic.
The Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil is an annual international film festival in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It was founded in 2015. In 2017, 119 films were shown and, according to the organizers, the festival drew an attendance of more than 10,000 in Guayaquil, Machala, and Portoviejo.
Ángel Sala is the director of the Sitges Film Festival.
No Stingray Pie for Dinner Tonight, also known by its Spanish title Hoy no se hace pastel de chucho, is a 2011 Venezuelan short animated comedy film, that also tackles the environment and ocean pollution. The film is set around Margarita Island.
Unicorn Wars is a 2022 Spanish-French animated splatter war film written and directed by Alberto Vázquez. The plot is set against the backdrop of a conflict between anthropomorphized teddy bears and unicorns, following two bear siblings deployed in a military mission to a magical forest populated by wild unicorns.
The Other Shape is a 2022 Colombian-Brazilian adult animated science fiction film written and directed by Diego Felipe Guzmán in his directorial debut. It won the award for best animated feature film at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022, and the same year received a nomination for the Contrachamp award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the award for best feature film at the Chilemonos International Animation Festival. According to the newspaper El Colombiano, the film "used the frame-by-frame technique with more than 60,480 drawings or frames to achieve [its] story". It was commercially released on March 30, 2023 in Colombian theaters.
Don't Go to School Tomorrow is a 2021 Mexican coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Diego Barragan in his directorial debut. It stars Paco García and Krystian Huerta. It is about two 15-year-old teenagers who suffer bullying at their school, so they plan to carry out a school shooting.
The Quirino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana are an annual awards ceremony dedicated to reward achievements in Ibero-American animated productions. Its categories recognize feature films, short films and television productions.
Prison in the Andes is a 2023 Chilean-Brazilian drama film written and directed by Felipe Carmona in his directorial debut. Starring Bastián Bodenhöfer and Hugo Medina accompanied by Andrew Bargsted, Mauricio Pesutic, Alejandro Trejo, Óscar Hernández, Daniel Alcaíno and Juan Carlos Maldonado. It is about 5 military generals who participated in the Pinochet dictatorship and who are imprisoned in the "Penal Cordillera", a luxurious prison from which they will not want to leave when the government wants to transfer them to a regular prison.
