6+ day, 34+ min ago   (288+ words) Atresmedia’s lineup takes in competition contender ‘El mal padre,’ historical epic ‘Blind Ants,’ a calling card for Basque production values By Emiliano de Pablos Atresmedia Cine heads to San Sebastián with four films across key festival sections: “El mal padre…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (303+ words) Venice Golden Lion winner Lav Diaz (“The Woman Who Left”), who returns to the Lido this week with the Venice Open selection “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors” (Makikiraan Po), is in post-production on “An Entry Into the Sadness of a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) Nothing sharpens the mind like working within constraints. Made on a shoestring production grant of €200,000 ($234,000) and given three weeks to write a screenplay and outline a production schedule, ‘Tijuana, Todavía’ by Mexico’s Gabriel Gutiérrez Morales has been rewarded with a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) Bulgarian filmmaker Theodore Ushev, Oscar-nominated in the animated short film category in 2017 for “Blind Vaysha,” is in pre-production on feature film “Light Boxes,” which he will present at the Venice Production Bridge’s Gap-Financing Market, running Sept. 4-6. The film, which will…...