International: Latin America
Fantaspoa 2026 Review: REMANENTE: VOLTAGEM Delivers Scrappy, Lo-Fi Cosmic Horror
Two paramedics stumble upon treasure in an old basement. They accidentally open a dimensional portal, unleashing a cosmic horror-a creature determined to reclaim its gold at any cost.
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS Review: Returning to Its Roots
Alfonso Herrera and Nicole Wallace star in the generation-spanning series.
OUR LAND Review: Two Competing Narratives
Lucrecia Martel shines a light on the daily struggles of Argentina's indigenous population.
Guadalajara 2026 Review: THE AWAKENING (El Despertar), Echoes of History, Buried in Confusion
An elite military unit goes deep into the Colombian jungle to eliminate a strategic target. However, once they have completed the mission the unit finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives as the violence awakens supernatural forces in...
MISTURA Review: Feels Like Comfort Food
Barbara Mori and César Ballumbrosio star in director Ricardo de Montreuil's undemanding and good-natured, if familiar story.
THE AWAKENING (El Despertar): The Posthumous Work of Director Jaime Osorio Marquez to Premiere at Guadalajara
An elite military unit is deployed to the jungle to eliminate a strategic target; however, the mission takes a dark turn as the soldiers face supernatural forces that force them into a desperate fight for their lives.
MOVIEDREAMS: Argentine Psychological Thriller To Present During Blood Window Showcase at Marché du Film
Let us introduce you to an Argetine psychological thriller that will make its first appearance in Fantastic Pavilion's Blood Window Showcase during Marche du Film at Cannes.
Unnamed Footage 2026: Micro Review Roundup
Due to unexpected technical issues and an equally frustrating amount of time resolving those issues we found ourselves crunched for time to get full coverage of the Unnamed Footage Film Festival. No thanks to these time constraints and other...
DREAMS Review: How an Impossible Cross-Class Romance Dismantles the American Dream
Jessica Chastain, paired with newcomer Isaac Hernández, reunites with Michel Franco for their second collaboration.
THE EVIL THAT BINDS US (Todos los males) Trailer: LatAm Thriller Begins International Theatrical Run
In 1950s rural Chile, a German family's calm shatters when a city relative visits. A teen's connection with a farmhand's daughter exposes family racism and a violent past, triggering his anger despite attempts to hide it.
Berlinale 2026 Review: MOSCAS, Outsiders Search for Connection in Mexico City
Director Fernando Eimbcke's new film stars Teresita Sánchez, Bastian Escobar, and Hugo Ramírez.
Fantaspoa 2026: Brazilian Genre Fest Announces Festival Lineup
Fantaspoa, Brazil's amazing genre film festival, has revealed the lineup for this year's festival.
Berlinale 2026 Review: A CHILD OF MY OWN (UN HIJO PROPIO), Documentary Reenacts a Kidnapping
Based on a notorious crime in Mexico, A Child of My Own (Orig. Un hijo propio) examines how and why a nurse kidnapped a baby for her own. As she did in The Mole Agent, director Maite Alberdi mixes fact and fiction...
ZUMECA Teaser Trailer: Historical Epic Drama to Premiere at Slamdance
We are debuting the teaser trailer for Zumeca, a historical epic drama, written, directed, and produced by David Maler. Based on a true story, Zumeca shows us the first family of the Americas: a Spaniard, Miguel, and a Taino,...
ABRACADAVER: Mexican Heist Comedy to Start International Rollout This Spring
Our friends at FilmSharks have been locking down sales at EFM all week and have announced more sales for the Mexican heist comedy, Abracadaver. Three magician siblings from the circus world find themselves brought back together to perform a...
UNDER YOUR FEET Trailer: Sales Mount up For Spanish Language Chiller
We have the first trailer and more stills from Cristian Bernard's Spanish-language chiller, Under Your Feet. Isabel moves with her two children into a prestigious building that has a peculiar admission method, but at an affordable rental fee. Once...
Animation First 2026 Review: HEART OF DARKNESS, More Fascinating Than Compelling
Directed by Rogerio Nunes, the new animated adaptation of Joseph Conrad's book launches into the future.
TONY ODYSSEY Teaser Exclusive: Surreal Brazilian Trip to Premiere at Slamdance
Thales Banzai's feature-length debut, TONY ODYSSEY, is an ode to the "more provocative Brazilian films of the '60s and '70s". Its world premiere is happening at Slamdance, and we have an exclusive look at the trailer.
Berlinale 2026: Exclusive THE RIVER TRAIN Poster Premiere
An austere yet intuitive debut, the film observes childhood not as innocence lost but as a state of restless transit, where movement, solitude, and imagination quietly collide.
Sundance 2026 Review: JARIPEO, Queer Identity in Masculine Arena
Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig offer a glimpse into the lives of Mexican queer cowboys in their documentary.
