Matías Garrido H.

In this week's column, Chilean filmmaker Luis Villegas talks about his upcoming film Vitae; we also have the trailer. From Peru, we hear about the opening night presentation of the Lima Independiente Film Festival, El Mudo; we share the trailers...

Welcome to the first edition of Latin Beat! I'll be your host, spearheading a collection of news, notes, and other sundry items of interest to our worldwide readership, featuring contributions from our team of writers located throughout Latin America. We...

Friday the 13th of December will be the online premiere of Pablo Parés' third installment of Daemonium, his ongoing post-apocalyptic sci-fi film.So far we've seen a broad variety of thematics and environments, shedding light on his ambitious story. This third chapter...

It was May in Buenos Aires and a one week long blackout happened. This was the scenery for Esteban Rojas to start working on Cichonga, his latest film.In the urban jungle of Buenos Aires, Cichonga is the toughest badass around,...

Internationally renowned filmmaker José Luis Torres Leiva (The Sky, The Earth and The Rain, Three Weeks Later) returns to Chilean screens with his latest documentary Ver y Escuchar (See And Listen).  After having its world premiere in FIDMarseille 2013, his latest documentary...

Island cultures have long been fertile breeding grounds for magic, myths and creepy stories. And Chile's Chiloé Island is one of the most prolific when it comes to horrendous creatures, evil beings and fantastic explanations of natural phenomena (usually involving...

If May was a good month for Latin America cinema, June has also its highlights.Last week Chilean cinemas saw the premiere of Carne De Perro (Dog Flesh) from Fernando Guzzoni, winner of the Kutxa-New Directors Award of the San Sebastian...