Variety’s Chile Documentary Digital Spotlight: New Tech, New Narratives and New Platforms

Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha are a pair of lovers in 1957 in New York City.

Jamie Lang This week, Variety published a digital Guadalajara Film Festival Spotlight, diving into one of Mexico’s most important market and festival events, rescheduled and reorganized after it was forced to cancel in March.FICG 35.2, as it was playfully dubbed, hosted the first-ever Un Festival Mexicano, offering a platform to other events which were canceled or forced online throughout the year.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 51 people in Scotland have died due to coronavirus within the last 24 hours - with the number of new positive tests smashing the 1,000 barrier.The grim news was revealed today as the Scottish Government published the details for special relaxed rules over the festive break between December 23 and 27.Christmas "bubbles" of three households should contain no more than eight people over the

Emiliano Granada Grasshopper Film has picked up North American non-theatrical and digital distribution rights to Mo Scarpelli’s “El Father Plays Himself,” as the documentary of the Italian-American director and cinematographer screens at the 33rd IDFA Best of Festivals Selection – after having won a special mention for best international feature at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel.The New York based distributor is looking to release the title on digital markets in early 2021.A doc feature that

IO Interactive have dropped details for a new location in Hitman 3, along with more details about the new Glacier engine.Hitman 3 is set to venture into China, to the atmospheric, neon city of Chongqing, and while very little was present as to what players will be accomplishing within the environment, it acted as a demonstration for the developer’s graphics engine.It’s said that “Hitman looks, sounds and plays better than ever” before in the latest entry and the graphics engine will carry across

revised tier system, which will come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown ends, government ministers will impose the top level of restrictions on the highest risk areas.Previously, ministers had entered into discussions with local leaders over the what measures would be needed and how they would be funded.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham led several days of intense talks as he tried to negotiate a more substantial financial package than the one the government had

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat! You probably can’t even say that now can you? What if the fat geese are offended? Bloody hell, what a bunch of snowflakes. That’s how it goes though, isn’t it?Anyway, as noted, the festive season is approaching, so it’s time once again to have an argument about whether or not saying the word ‘faggot’ in a pop song is appropriate in this day and age.

Jamie Lang Swiss sales company Lightdox has acquired international rights to Lars Edman and William Johansson Kalén’s legal documentary “Arica” ahead of its IDFA world premiere in the Frontlight section.Andreas Rocksen at Laika Film & Television AB and William Johansson Kalén produced the legal documentary, with Clin d’Oeil films, Relation04 Media AS, Radio Film Ltd.

A tower block rises above Stockport's iconic viaduct, while below people relax in a trendy cafe bar designed around the town's industrial heritage.Nearby, historic mill buildings are given a new lease of life as modern apartments, providing town centre homes for hundreds of new residents.At present this remains only a vision for Weir Mill captured in striking new images released by developer Capita and Centric.But with the regeneration specialists lining up a planning application for the Grade

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Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsWith 3,780 new reported cases of COVID-19, Los Angeles County breaks its own record for the highest cases in one day since the summer surge in mid-July.The Los Angeles Department of Public Health confirmed Saturday the thousands of new coronavirus cases, marking a new, grim high for the county. The latest report from the health officials also show 20 new deaths caused by COVID-19.

McFly aren’t ones to dwell on the past. Having broken through in 2003 with an instant run of chart-topping success, they’re fast-approaching the 20-year-old sweet spot for nostalgia – but they’re not ready to lean on past glories just yet.

Jamie Lang Chile has experienced an historic cultural change over the past year, led by a mobilized and energetic generation of young and highly educated people demanding change.

Rebecca Davis editorIt’s soon to be February again at the Chinese box office, where older pre-pandemic Hollywood titles are preparing to hit local theaters amidst a relative dearth in new foreign content.The psychological horror film “The Invisible Man,” which debuted more than eight months ago Stateside on Feb. 28, is now set to screen in the mainland on Dec.

Chief of Patrol Juanita Holmes is making history as the New York Police Department’s first Black woman named to the role. But with 33 years on the police force, the largest in the country, she’s no stranger to the city – and how to work with its many officials.  Holmes, who joined the force in 1987 at 23 years old, succeeds Chief Fausto Pichardo, who held the role for just shy of one year before retiring from the department last month.