‘Prayers For The Stolen’s Tatiana Huezo Talks Portraying Violence & Brutality Through A Child’s Eyes – Contenders International

Scandinavia may well lead this year’s Best International Feature Film field at the Oscars, which begins shortlist voting on Friday, with a slate that includes favorites such as Denmark’s “Flee,” Finland’s “Compartment No.

Holly Jones Highly-celebrated animator Carlos Saldanha, a filmmaker at Bottlecap productions, and like-mind Fraser MacLean, a fellow animator who’s also an educator at SAE Mexico, met virtually on Wednesday morning to discuss Saldanha’s robust career for Ventana Sur’s Training Sessions panelThe conference offered an intimate peek into the steady rise of Saldanha’s animation career, touched on his experience in the field, and included commentary on Latin America’s global appeal and steps

Bad Bunny, Tainy and Julieta Venegas delivered a high-tech and futuristic performance to the 2021 American Music Awards.The artists took the stage to perform their melancholic track, «Lo Sent BB,» which is featured off of Tainy's debut album,, during Sunday's award show. Tainy and the Mexican singer-songwriter kicked off the performance.

It took eight years and a very enticing look book before Lamb co-writer and director Valdimar Jóhannsson got Iceland’s current Oscar entry off the ground.

Starring newcomer Erik Enge, Black Spark Film’s Tigers tells the extraordinary true story of Swedish soccer star Martin Bengtsson, who made his international debut at just 17 years old. In stark contrast to many other sporting movies, which tend to focus on stories of triumph over adversity, Ronnie Sandahl’s movie from Black Spark Film examines the true cost of success in the world of professional football and the pressures that almost cost Bengtsson his life.

Escape From Mogadishu, Korea’s submission to this year’s International Feature Oscar race, tells the harrowing true story of North and South Koreans caught in the middle of a brutal civil war in Somalia in 1991, and how the divided nation worked together to survive the crisis in a foreign land.

The sobering story of Pebbles, about domestic violence in India, is inspired by an incident in filmmaker P.S. Vinothraj’s real-life past, in which his sister was “chased away by her husband” and forced to walk 14 miles whilst cradling her baby in scorching terrain.

Filmed with an international cast speaking French, English and Spanish, and co-written with cinematographer Sara Mishara, Ivan Grbovic’s Drunken Birds begins in urban, crime-infested Mexico and swiftly transports us to the rural farmlands of Quebec, where former drug runner Willy has come in search of a former lover is in hiding from her mobster partner.

Ivan Ikić’s second feature Oasis is representing Serbia in the International Feature Oscar race this year following its buzzy premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The pic explores how a friendship between Marija (Marijana Novakov) and Dragana (Tijana Markovic) is put to the test, as they both develop a crush on Robert (Valentino Zenuni), a fellow resident at an institution for people with disabilities.

At Deadline’s Contenders Film: International award-season event, director Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit) explained why he chose to adapt Sayed Kashua’s novel Let It be Morning, the film that has become Israel’s submission into the International Feature Oscar race.

Travis Barker’s birthday, his fiancé Kourtney Kardashian took him and both of their kids to celebrate with a beach getaway in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Young girls hide from drug cartels in Prayers For The Stolen, Mexico’s powerful entry to the International Feature Oscar race. Directed by Tatiana Huezo and loosely based on Jennifer Clement’s novel, the film, which screens at AFI Fest on November 14 and releases theatrically and on Netflix in the U.S.

House Of Gucci stars Salma Hayek and Lady Gaga at the U.K movie premiere, and you probably feel the same way! The Mexican actress and the New York native arrived on the red carpet in London wearing head-to-toe Gucci —of course!Hayek and Gaga met with co-stars Adam Driver and Jared Leto. Salma wore an opulent Gucci gold lamé plissé V-neck gown, with silver metallic platforms and gold jewelry.Lady Gaga, who plays the role of Patrizia Reggiani, is always faithful to her fashion style.

Saying “I do” in style. Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young tied the knot in October and the HGTV cameras captured all the special moments for an upcoming TV event.

Eiza González was spotted in Nnew York City on Monday, November 8 as she took a chilly autumn stroll with her boyfriend, Paul Rabil.The cute couple walked hand-in-hand through the popular neighborhood of Soho looking happy as ever as the Mexican actress carried an iced coffee in her right hand.For the occasion, the 31-year-old wore a black and yellow varsity jacket, while her beau kept up with the preppy aesthetic in a navy button-down sweater and an infinity scarf.The Baby Driver actress also

Salma Hayek has experienced a lot of things in life, including paranormal activities. The Mexican actress revealed to Ellen DeGeneres that she lives in a haunted house and has tried to get rid of the unwanted ghosts.