Disney Star Plus Original ‘Limbo,’ a Canneseries World Premiere, Renewed for Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)

Anna Marie de la Fuente After a multi-year hiatus, Pablo Stoll, who broke out with directing partner Juan Pablo Rebella on such hits as “25 Watts” and “Whisky,” is back in the director’s seat, albeit on his own, with “Summer Hit” (“El Tema del Verano”), a zombie pic now shooting on the beaches of Uruguay.Presented at last year’s Cannes Producers Network, film is co-produced by Temperamento Films (Uruguay), Ice End Content (Chile) and La Unión de los Ríos (Argentina) in association with Nadador

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Lupin” star Omar Sy is re-teaming with Gaumont on his big screen comeback with “Father & Soldier,” a politically minded WWI action-drama about family bonds and Africa’s forgotten war heroes.Shooting now in France, the action-packed film is being helmed by Mathieu Vadepied, who made his directorial debut with “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a nod to the growing demand for elevated television content in the market and consumers, Chile’s Santiago International Film Festival is launching screenings of select series to the general public as part of its Sanfic Series sidebar.As the first in Chile to launch such an event, Sanfic Series will be screening four television projects to the public at the Matucana 100 Cultural Center located in the city center of Santiago.Three TV projects from Argentina and one from

Russian dancer hit the headlines this week after her passionate Argentine tango with Adam Peaty led viewers to speculate whether the two were about to share a kiss.

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Dating & New York” helmer Jonah Feingold is set to direct the Paramount Plus original film “At Midnight,” toplining Diego Boneta, star of Telemundo/Netflix smash hit “Luis Miguel” and “Rock of Ages.”Part of the robust Spanish-language production slate at ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), the romantic comedy, scheduled to begin production in January, follows two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love.

rising Colombian prospect Silvia Prietov and “Mi Amigo del Sol,” the latest in a line of cause-driven movies from Mexico’s Fotosintesis Media, are among projects set to be unveiled at Ventana Sur’s 2021 Animation!They will be joined by the the latest animation titles in development at burgeoning production houses and animation studios around Latin America such as Chile’s Lunes Creative Studio (“Rainbow Warriors,”), Mexico’s Panamericana Pictures  (“Wild City”) and Argentina’s Malabar (“Sur

dancing a passionate Argentine tango in week four and many watching at home were convinced they had seen Adam get caught up in the heat of the moment and almost lock lips with Katya. Adam’s girlfriend, Eiri Munro, 23, has reacted to the claims in a TikTok video, shared with her 31,000 followers.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn one of its biggest premium plays to date in an already strong line in Spanish-language series, ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has greenlit “Bosé,” a new Paramount Plus original recounting the life story of international actor, Latin Grammy and Billboard winning recording artist Miguel Bosé.Produced in collaboration with Shine Iberia, part of Banijay Iberia, Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock, the series will go into production in early 2022

Disney Week is letting the “Dancing With the Stars” contestants live out their childhood fantasies.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a series of key pacts for Argentine political horror pic, “History of the Occult,” Netflix has snapped up streaming rights to the film for Spain and Latin America, which it plans to drop on Oct.

Cristiano Ronaldo 'will be crowned the best player ever' this season, moving ahead of Lionel Messi, according to Robbie Savage.

Emiliano De Pablos Gabriel Martins’ family drama “Marte Um” (“Mars One”) has won Ventana Sur’s Paradiso WIP Award, the new prize jointly instituted by Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso and the Cannes-backed Argentine market-festival.Produced by Thiago Macêdo Correia at Filmes de Plástico, “Mars One” will receive a $10,000 prize and a special screening during the upcoming edition of Ventana Sur, running Nov. 29-Dec.

C. Tangana and Nathy Peluso are teaming up!

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Sweden’s biggest acting talents will headline Limbo, an original six-part drama series being made for Nordic major NENT Group’s in-house streamer Viaplay.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentChile’s Picardia Films, headed by director-producer Diego Rougier, has boarded “The White Room” (“La Habitación Blanca”), the next feature by Argentina’s Ana Piterbarg who caught international attention with Viggo Mortensen starrer “Everybody Has a Plan,” her 2012 feature debut distributed by Fox Intl.

Emilio Mayorga Mexico’s Cuevas de Altamira and Avanti Cinema and Argentina’s Gualicho Cine and Isla Bonita have joined forces to co-produce “Ángeles,” the latest feature from director-producer-writer Paula Markovitch, whose feature film debut, coming-of-age drama “The Prize,” won two Berlin Silver Bears in 2011.Cuevas de Altamira is Markovitch’s label.