If you were born as a human, it doesn’t take you long to realize that nothing in this world comes for free except two things. The air you breathe and the refreshing rain that brings relief to the scorched lands and parched throats. But what if this purifying rain was a toxic sludge that burned the innards of anyone who tried drinking it because the other sources of clean water are gone? Notable Colombian author Mario Mendoza’s story, adapted for Amazon Prime, The Initiated, tells a tale about a dystopia where freshwater is history, and the rain is acid. The condition of the people of the city is like a castaway afloat on a raft amidst a vast sea, and he’s dying of thirst, but he can’t drink the water all around him.
That’s not all; the bourgeoisie of the city, who can bring about change,...
That’s not all; the bourgeoisie of the city, who can bring about change,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Lionel Messi made his acting debut in the Argentian soccer show Los Protectores in a five-minute scene where he stars as himself.
The show focuses on three soccer agents that are about to go bankrupt and decide to work together when a famous soccer play appears.
In the episode, Messi is still in the soccer club Paris Saint-Germain. Three agents, played by Gustavo Bermudez, Adrian Suar and Andres Parra, pay him a visit to discuss a new project that would support young soccer players that compete in European clubs.
Messi begins to get annoyed as he discovers that the agents aren’t interested in discussing the project and instead request photographs, videos and autographs from him.
One of the men, Renzo “Mago” Magoya, pitches a bizarre proposal where Messi would have to play one game in every club in Argentina. Messi disapproves of the idea, making everyone feel awkward. His...
The show focuses on three soccer agents that are about to go bankrupt and decide to work together when a famous soccer play appears.
In the episode, Messi is still in the soccer club Paris Saint-Germain. Three agents, played by Gustavo Bermudez, Adrian Suar and Andres Parra, pay him a visit to discuss a new project that would support young soccer players that compete in European clubs.
Messi begins to get annoyed as he discovers that the agents aren’t interested in discussing the project and instead request photographs, videos and autographs from him.
One of the men, Renzo “Mago” Magoya, pitches a bizarre proposal where Messi would have to play one game in every club in Argentina. Messi disapproves of the idea, making everyone feel awkward. His...
- 7/2/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Cesar Acevedo's Land and Shade was the top winner at the Macondo Awards, the Colombian equivalent of the Oscars, which were announced Friday night during a ceremony held at the Faenza Theater in Bogota.
Acevedo also picked up best director honors for his first feature film, which premiered at the Critics' Week in Cannes and chronicles a farming family struggling with rural abandon.
Klych Lopez's drama Immortal was another big winner, picking up four Macondos. Next in line was Juan Felipe Cano's thriller The Seed of Silence, starring local stars Andres Parra (El Patron del Mal) and Angie...
Acevedo also picked up best director honors for his first feature film, which premiered at the Critics' Week in Cannes and chronicles a farming family struggling with rural abandon.
Klych Lopez's drama Immortal was another big winner, picking up four Macondos. Next in line was Juan Felipe Cano's thriller The Seed of Silence, starring local stars Andres Parra (El Patron del Mal) and Angie...
- 11/19/2016
- by Agustin Mango
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Anick Poirier and her team have licensed key territories on the elevated Spanish sci-fi from Cactus Flower Producciones, Mono Films, Dynamo and Telefonica Studios.
Orbiter 9 has gone to The Jokers Films for France, Koch Films for Germany, Lemon Tree for China, Exponenta Film for Russia, Activers Entertainment for South Korea, and Nettai Museum for Japan.
Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla makes his feature directorial debut on the story about Helena, a young woman alone on a deep space mission whose parents abandoned ship 20 years earlier to save the mission.
Helena’s life is transformed when an isolated engineer enters her life. Clara Lago (pictured), Alex Gonzalez, Andres Parra and Belen Rueda star.
The Spanish production filmed in San Sebastián and Victoria in Spain, and Medellín in Colombia.
“The response to Orbiter 9 has been incredibly strong,” said Poirier. “We are fortunate to be working with Hatem and producers Cristian and Miguel, and we are thrilled to be handling this bold...
Orbiter 9 has gone to The Jokers Films for France, Koch Films for Germany, Lemon Tree for China, Exponenta Film for Russia, Activers Entertainment for South Korea, and Nettai Museum for Japan.
Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla makes his feature directorial debut on the story about Helena, a young woman alone on a deep space mission whose parents abandoned ship 20 years earlier to save the mission.
Helena’s life is transformed when an isolated engineer enters her life. Clara Lago (pictured), Alex Gonzalez, Andres Parra and Belen Rueda star.
The Spanish production filmed in San Sebastián and Victoria in Spain, and Medellín in Colombia.
“The response to Orbiter 9 has been incredibly strong,” said Poirier. “We are fortunate to be working with Hatem and producers Cristian and Miguel, and we are thrilled to be handling this bold...
- 11/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Spanish sci-fi is from writer-director Ruiz-Zorrilla.
Seville International chief Anick Poirier and her team haved kicked off sales at Toronto Internatioanl Film Festival (Sept 8-18) on Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla’s [pictured] Spanish feature directorial debut Orbiter 9.
Ruiz-Zorrilla wrote the elevated sci-fi from Cactus Flower Productions, Mono Films, Narcos producers Dynamo, and Telefonica Studios. The story centres on a young woman alone on a deep space mission after her parents abandoned ship 20 years ago whose world is turned upside-down when a sole engineer arrives.
Clara Lago, Alex Gonzalez, Andres Parra and Belen Rueda star in Orbiter 9, which shot in Spain and Colombia. Cristian Conti and Miguel Menéndez serve as producers. Ruiz-Zorrilla previously wrote and directed several award-winning short films including Goya nominee Machu Picchu.
“Hatem is a master of melding high-concept, moody narratives with authentic human emotion, weaving the interpersonal stakes of his protagonists with repercussions much larger than themselves,” said Montreal-based Seville International senior vice-president of sales...
Seville International chief Anick Poirier and her team haved kicked off sales at Toronto Internatioanl Film Festival (Sept 8-18) on Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla’s [pictured] Spanish feature directorial debut Orbiter 9.
Ruiz-Zorrilla wrote the elevated sci-fi from Cactus Flower Productions, Mono Films, Narcos producers Dynamo, and Telefonica Studios. The story centres on a young woman alone on a deep space mission after her parents abandoned ship 20 years ago whose world is turned upside-down when a sole engineer arrives.
Clara Lago, Alex Gonzalez, Andres Parra and Belen Rueda star in Orbiter 9, which shot in Spain and Colombia. Cristian Conti and Miguel Menéndez serve as producers. Ruiz-Zorrilla previously wrote and directed several award-winning short films including Goya nominee Machu Picchu.
“Hatem is a master of melding high-concept, moody narratives with authentic human emotion, weaving the interpersonal stakes of his protagonists with repercussions much larger than themselves,” said Montreal-based Seville International senior vice-president of sales...
- 9/8/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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