Cinema

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the José Ignacio Film Festival has garnered praise from international guests, highlighting Uruguay's potential to become a prominent film hub For the fifteenth consecutive year, the José Ignacio International Film Festival (JIIFF)

British film journalist Chris Cotonou explored Uruguay’s growing film industry, its landscapes, and the potential that could position the country as an audiovisual powerhouse during his visit to the José Ignacio International Film Festival Invited by

With more than 20 awards and a long history in festival and commercial circuits, it is a reference case of national audiovisual production. The Uruguayan short film Antes de Madrid, written and directed by Ilén Juambeltz

‘Society of the Snow’ based on Pablo Vierci’s book and using national locations and technical resources, solidifies the country as a global audiovisual hub. The movie ‘Society of the Snow’ recreates the survival story of the

Invited by Uruguay XXI, Canadian short film specialist Marie-Élaine Riou was a jury member at the new Detour Film Festival. The current advisor of two of the most important short film festivals in the world, Regard

Nine Uruguayan production companies showed their films to international broadcasters and distributors at a business round organized by Uruguay XXI and DocMontevideo. “In Uruguay, there is a lot of talent and scope for creation,” said Argentine

The CEO of Mubi, Efe Cakarel, and the President of the New York Film Academy, Michael Young, praised Uruguay’s audiovisual industry. The creator of Mubi – the successful distribution, production, and streaming platform specialized in independent

The National Directorate of Culture of the Ministry of Education and Culture announces the authorization for the reopening of museums, art galleries, cultural spaces, cinemas, theatres and performance halls throughout the country, in compliance with

Some 200 applications from a wide range of film categories and formats were submitted to the Detour 2020 call for proposals. Detour is a space that celebrates emerging and disruptive production, innovation and

Lucía Garibaldi's "La última reina" and Manuel Nieto's "El empleado y el patrón" were selected by the San Sebastián Festival. The maturity of Uruguayan cinema and the originality and professionalism of its creators

The Battle of the Río de la Plata, fought on its shores on 13 December 1939, will be portrayed in a series of fiction. Once again, Uruguayan filmmakers and producers show their natural

The prestigious American publication predicted that these companies could usher in a "new era of prominence in film and television" for Uruguay. Variety, the most relevant American weekly specialized in entertainment, published on