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Holly Jones A chaotic and bittersweet love affair meets a compelling journey toward radical self acceptance in Brazilian writer-director Felipe Sholl’s second feature, “Glória,” which screens as part of Ventana Sur’s Primer Corte strand on Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Produced by Daniel van Hoogstraten at Brazil’s Syndrome Films, the plot follows bereft literature professor Gabriel as he moves to Río in an attempt to escape his close minded family after the death of his grandmother. There, he meets the enigmatic Monica (Diva Menner) who owns the neighborhood bar and becomes fast friends with regulars Mateus (Alan Ribeiro), Roger (Sandro Aliprandini) and Laila (Jade Sassará), who moonlight as sex workers.

Callum McLennan ZDF, one of Germany’s leading broadcasters, has announced its co-production involvement ,via ZDF–Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, in the upcoming feature “Marriage by Abduction” (“Brautraub”). The film is directed by Sophia Mocorrea and builds on her short “The Kidnapping of the Bride” which took accolades at both Berlin and Sundance. It is now one of the high profile projects at Ventana Sur’s Proyecta lineup, its main arthouse project platform.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Madrid-based Sideral, a production-distribution-sales label launched by Spain’s Elamedia Estudios early this year, has boarded Uruguayan Ventana Sur-Blood Window project “Capital Variable,” the feature debut of Uruguayan helmer-scribe Marco Caltieri. Elamedia Studios CEO Roberto Butragueño will produce the thriller/dark comedy with Sideral’s Paola Botrán and Uruguay’s Clara Charlo of To Je To serving as executive producers. Sideral will be handling international sales on the project, which was pitched at genre forum Blood Window at Ventana Sur, the preeminent annual film-TV market in Buenos Aires, co-organized by Cannes Festival and Marché du Film and by Argentina’s INCAA film institute.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent BUENOS AIRES — Delivering a masterclass in Buenos Aires just days after the election victory of far-right libertarian Javier Milei on Nov. 18, Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux voiced his support for Argentina’s INCAA public sector film-TV agency, which Milei has promised to destroy. Frémaux’s one and brief direct reference to the INCAA – which oversees Argentina’s crucial federal film funding, without which much of Argentine filmmaking would wither – came towards the end of a 90-minute masterclass entitled Cinema (of) Tomorrow.

a few months back. “There’s just tremendous opportunities now as the market’s tightening to find source IP where, you know, there’s an installed audience,” he added.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent BUENOS AIRES — Paris-based sales agency MPM Premium has has closed its second major territory deal on “On the Go,” toplining “Elite” star Omar Ayuso in an Andalusia-set road movie with lashings of sun, sex and sensuality. Directed by Maria Gisèle Royo and Julia de Castro, and one of Spain’s most memorable feature debuts, “On the Go” has been licensed to Outplay Films which plans a theatrical release in Sumer 2024 after the film’s French premiere in premiere in Chéries Chéris.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent BUENOS AIRES — Brazil is beginning to come back as Latin America’s production powerhouse. At Ventana Sur on Monday, representatives of key federal, state and city authorities as well as a leading producer outlined some of the directions the giant would like to take on its return.

Damon Albarn joined Beck in a live cover of Gorillaz’ ‘The Valley Of The Pagans’ during Beck’s Primavera Sound set in Buenos Aires on Sunday (November 26). “This is a song we wrote together during COVID times,” said Beck, as Albarn walked onstageto thunderous applause, which gave way to a spontaneous, prolonged crowd chant.

Anna Marie de la Fuente With Brazil under focus at Ventana Sur’s this year, highlighting the work of Spcine, Cinema do Brazil and Projeto Paradiso, São Paulo film-TV commission Spcine has organized a series of panels and other events to signal Brazil’s return to normal after the devastating tenure of Jair Bolsonaro. With President Lula da Silva back in the saddle since his stunning re-election in October 2022, confidence in Brazil as a partner in film and TV investments is awakening large expectation.

Pulp played a raucous live show in Argentina, and aired ‘Joyriders’ and ‘Bad Cover Version’ for the first time in over a decade – check out footage of the moment below.The performance took place last night (November 23), as part of the latest show on the Sheffield band’s ongoing ‘This Is What We Do For An Encore’ tour.Held at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, the gig saw Jarvis Cocker and co. perform renditions of fan favourites from their discography including ‘Disco 2000’ and ‘Common People’, as well as some rarities.Kicking off with ‘I Spy’, from their 1995 classic album ‘Different Class’, the band went on to surprise the audience by breaking out into a rendition of ‘Joyriders’ – a deeper cut from their 1994 ‘His ‘n’ Hers’ album.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Brazilian talents to track Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias, selected for 2021’s Sundance with short “Unliveable,” are teaming with Janaina Bernardes, a co-producer of Karim Ainouz’s “Nardjes A.” and Argentina’s Frutacine, behind Tribeca player “Initials S.G.,” to produce “Burning Land” (“Terra de Fuego”), Carvalho and Farias’ awaited feature debut. “Unliveable” was voted by Brazil’s Abraccine critics’ assn. as the best short of the year.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent As U.S. and European sales agents and distributors gather in Buenos Aires next week for Ventana Sur, there will be a very large elephant in the room: the stunning victory in Argentina’s presidential election Sunday of far right Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist.” Milei won 55.8% of the vote promising to do away with inflation, running at over 140%, as part of “drastic changes” which include scrapping Argentina’s central bank, dollarizing the economy and slashing public spending by 15% of GDP.

Taylor Swift’s music until after the visit of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs.The Chiefs are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL on Monday (November 20), and the local station Q102 has said that no songs by Swift, who is in a relationship with Kelce, will be played until at least Tuesday.“Q102 is punting Taylor Swift from the radio station for the entire weekend because while Q102 loves Taylor Swift, we can’t get enough of her, this weekend it’s really important we show our support for the Birds,” said Nugget, one of the station’s hosts, to CBS News Philadelphia.Swift publicly acknowledged her relationship with Kelce at her gig in Buenos Aires last Saturday (November 11), giving him a shout-out by changing a lyric in her ‘Midnights’ track ‘Karma’. “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” she sang.Travis Kelce and his brother Jason, meanwhile, have teamed up for a festive cover of The Pogues’ classic hit ‘Fairytale Of New York’.Swift’s Eras Tour landed in Brazil this week, but it has been touched by tragedy after a fan died before the show on Friday (November 17).The fan has been named as Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Fresh off making history, becoming the first Latin American to win the best picture award at Sitges with highly acclaimed Shudder Original “When Evil Lurks,” Argentina’s Demián Rugna figures among writers of six finalist screenplays at Tinta Oscura 2023, presented by Blood Window and Argentine independent Del Toro Films. Part of Ventana Sur, backed by Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s INCAA film-TV agency, Blood Window unspools over Nov. 27-Dec.

It appears “the guy on the screen” is ready to be out in public again!

Taylor Swift “wasn’t too happy” about postponing one of her shows in Buenos Aires recently.The pop star is currently on the Latin American leg of her huge ‘Eras Tour’. Last week (November 10), she was forced to push back her second scheduled date in Argentina by two days due to bad weather.“I love a rain show but I’m never going to endanger my fans or my fellow performers and crew,” Swift wrote in a post on social media to announce the delayed concert.It was previously reported that some ticketholders had been camping outside the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires since June in a bid to get a good spot in the audience at the gigs.Speaking on the latest edition of his New Heights podcast, Kelce – who is currently dating Swift – spoke about how the singer felt after moving the show at the last minute (watch below).“She wasn’t too happy about it, obviously.

Emiliano De Pablos Disney+ has picked up Latin American rights to Diego Yaker’s Argentine-Spanish revenge thriller “Una jirafa en el balcón” and is planning a theatrical release in Argentina and Uruguay. Barcelona-based indie studio Filmax is handling Spanish distribution and international sales rights on the film. Hitting the final straits of its shoot, “Una jirafa en el balcón” is filming in Barcelona over Nov.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has sold the North American rights for “Adios Buenos Aires” to Outsider Pictures, which plans to release the charming comedy drama in spring 2024 throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Taylor Swift is back in NYC and is already taking to the streets with her besties!

Anna Marie de la Fuente Backed by the Cannes Film Market and Argentina’s INCAA film agency, the 15th Ventana Sur and its much anticipated works in progress sections, Primer Corte and Copia Final, unspool over Nov. 27-Dec.

Hilarie Burton is certain Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are headed for the touchdown of a lifetime!

Taylor Swift walked off the stage after the final show of The Eras Tour in Argentina and left the country so quickly that she was still wearing her costume from the concert!

Taylor Swift has resumed her record-breaking Eras tour in Argentina, and she’s taking the opportunity to show off the words she knows in Spanish. Videos have made their rounds on TikTok, where fans can be heard screaming with excitement. Unfortunately, fans and her boo Travis Kelce who just arrived in the country, will have to wait to hear it in person because she rescheduled tonight’s show due to rain.

result of the Taylor Swift effect.“Attention Swifties,” LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, shared in a post on X on Saturday for Swift’s loyal legion of fans.“We know that your plans have changed, that’s why starting today we updated our flexibility policy so that those who had a flight scheduled from Buenos Aires on November 11 and 12,” the Chile-based carrier added in a tweet that was earlier reported on by CNBC.LATAM said it would be waiving both ticket-change fees and differences in fare through Nov. 17 after Swift’s show on Friday was rescheduled to Sunday.Discount airline JetSmart implemented a similar contingency plan in response to the rescheduling, which impacted thousands of fans who flew from across the globe to see Swift’s 44-song setlist at the nearly 85,000-seat stadium.“Swifties we are with you!” JetSmart posted, notifying passengers with return flights on Nov.

Taylor Swift performed her new song ‘Slut!’ for the first time during her Buenos Aires show on Sunday (November 12).The pop singer was performing in the Argentinian capital for her ‘Eras’ tour as part of a trio of shows played there. She performed on Sunday at the Estadio River Plate after it was postponed from Friday due to bad weather.During the show Swift debuted her ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)‘ Vault track ‘Slut!’ for an acoustic piano rendition.Check out the performance below.Swift performed her tracks ‘The Very First Night’ and ‘Labyrinth’ live for the first time on November 9, and performed ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Vault track ‘Is It Over Now?’ the night before.During the acoustic portion of the set – during which she performs two surprise songs each show – Swift also played ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ song ‘Better Than Revenge’ on guitar.She performed a mashup of ‘Is It Over Now?’/’Out of the Woods’ and ‘End Game’ on November 11.In a five-star review of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’, NME wrote of Swift’s newly debuted Vault track: “The intrusive ‘Slut!’ marks an immediate key change in its punctuated title alone, as Swift reflects on the ongoing obsession with people keeping tabs on her dating life.”Elsewhere during Sunday’s show, Swift urged fans to not throw things on stage.“Just because communication means having gentle, healthy boundaries,” Swift said, “it really freaks me out when stuff gets thrown on the stage.

Ellise Shafer Taylor Swift asked fans at her Buenos Aires concert on Sunday night to not throw objects on stage, saying “it really freaks me out.” During the “Evermore” part of her Eras Tour set, Swift took a pause to address the crowd after a presumed present from a fan landed next to her piano. “Just because communication means having gentle, healthy boundaries, it really freaks me out when stuff gets thrown on the stage, because if it’s on the stage then a dancer can trip on it,” Swift said via video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Taylor Swift Updates.

Bon voyage!

Travis Kelce is definitely feeling surprised!

a disgruntled Eagles lover tweeted on the X platform.Swift, 71, was spotted sporting the Chiefs gear in a VIP tent at his daughter’s sold-out Buenos Aires show at River Plate Stadium alongside Kelce, 34, a Chiefs tight end, in a photo obtained by the Daily Mail.Some eagle-eyed fans are wondering if Papa Swift is so over the moon about his daughter’s new beau that he has abandoned his allegiance to the Eagles — or if he’s just playing nice.“Scott Swift must adore this man, to join in on the claps at the restaurant and now be wearing a Chiefs lanyard when his team is Eagles all the way,” sighed one person on X.Another joked that there would be a “welcome home cheater” sign on his front door upon his return home.The Swift family has vocally supported the Eagles for years, so the switch-up has football fans taken aback — especially given the Chiefs and Eagles rivalry that played out in the Super Bowl in February.The Chiefs beat the Eagles 38 to 35.“The Chiefs took the Super Bowl and Taylor Swift away from the Eagles. Philly big mad,” another posted on X.Kelce’s older brother, Jason, plays for the Eagles — with fans joking that the Swift family changing teams has probably ruffled his feathers.“Oh Jason’s gonna be maaaaaad’,” tweeted one person.Some are even speculating that the “New Heights” podcast the Kelce brothers host is going to become heated.“Legit can’t wait to [hear] Jason question this on the podcast,” tweeted another.

After postponing her second show of The Eras Tour in Buenos Aires due to inclement weather, Taylor Swift spent some quality time with Travis Kelce!

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially reunited in Argentina!

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seem to have some free time on their hands!

Taylor Swift has postponed tonight’s Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires due to what she called “truly chaotic” weather, a description that might also apply to the media frenzy with the arrival in Argentina last night of Travis Kelce.

which kicked off in Buenos Aires last night (November 9). Fans have reportedly been camping out for the show since June.But today, Swift took to X/Twitter to say her show tonight (November 10) had been cancelled.

Ethan Shanfeld Taylor Swift has rescheduled her concert tonight in Buenos Aires due to “chaotic” weather. She will perform at the Estadio River Plate stadium on Sunday, Nov. 12, instead.

officially arrived in Argentina in time for second concert in Buenos Aires.Last night, many Swifties were surprised that Kelce the kickoff of her South American tour, despite having the weekend off from playing football. Instead, the 34-year-old NFL player supported close friend and teammate at his in Kansas City.