Silent Light is a 2007 film written and directed by Carlos Reygadas. Filmed in a Mennonite colony close to Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua State, Northern Mexico, Silent Light tells the story of a Mennonite married man who falls in love with another woman, threatening his place in the conservative community. The dialogue is in Plautdietsch, the Low German dialect of the Mennonites. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards, but it did not make the shortlist. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards. It gained nine nominations, including all major categories, in the Ariel Awards, the Mexican national awards.
Ciro Guerra is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Embrace of the Serpent, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, and for The Wind Journeys, selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.
The Summer of Flying Fish is a 2013 Chilean-French comedy-drama film directed by Marcela Said.
Charlotte Le Bon is a Canadian actress and film director. She is known for her work in the Canal+ talk show Le Grand Journal, and the films Yves Saint Laurent, The Hundred-Foot Journey, and The Walk.
Simón Mesa Soto, is a Colombian film director and screenwriter known for his short films Leidi and Madre, and his first feature film Amparo, which had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Land and Shade is a 2015 drama film written and directed by César Augusto Acevedo. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Caméra d'Or, France 4 Visionary Award and SACD Award. The film has been in development since 2009 and has since received support and funding from several international institutions. It is a co-production between Colombia, France, the Netherlands, Chile and Brazil.
The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the main competition. Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for his comedy-drama film The Square.
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts is a 2017 Indonesian thriller film directed by Mouly Surya based on a story conceived by Garin Nugroho and a screenplay co-written by Surya and Rama Adi. The film's Western style, its feminist tone, and rural Indonesian setting led to the term "satay Western" being coined following its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
The Snatch Thief is a 2018 Argentine drama film directed by Agustin Toscano. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. In 2019, the film participated in the 20th Havana Film Festival New York where Sergio Prina was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Actor for his role in the film.
Birds of Passage is a 2018 epic crime film directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra.
Amin is a 2018 French drama film directed by Philippe Faucon. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Carmen & Lola is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
To the Ends of the World is a 2018 French film directed by Guillaume Nicloux. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Petra is a 2018 Spanish tragedy film directed by Jaime Rosales. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Lucia's Grace is a 2018 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Zanasi. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Cristina Gallego is a Colombian producer, writer and director.
Murina is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović and Frank Graziano. It stars Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic, and Cliff Curtis. Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner.
Amparo is a 2021 Colombian drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto and starring Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón, Luciana Gallego, John Jairo Montoya and Adriana Vergara. Before arriving in Colombian theaters, the film participated in several international events like the Cannes, Chicago, Punta el Este and Lima film festivals, where it received awards and nominations.
The Pack is a 2022 Colombian-French drama film written and directed by Andrés Ramírez Pulido in his directorial debut. In May 2022, it won the Critics' Week Award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In the same month, Ramírez Pulido received the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers award for his work on the film. The film was nominated in the Best Ibero-American Film category at the 37th Goya Awards.
Beatriz Seigner is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.
