African Films Sweep the Prizes at Tribeca 2026
African films at Tribeca 2026 swept top prizes, from a Cameroonian documentary to Kenyan and Nigerian co-productions, marking the continent's...
June 22, 2026Section
Film
Film, TV and Video News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Netflix Turned Macondo Real, and Tourists Are Flocking to Aracataca
Is Macondo a real place? The town is Aracataca, where Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in 1927, now drawing travelers...
June 20, 2026
Brazil’s Cinema Boom – How Two Oscar Runs Rebuilt an Industry
Two straight years of Oscar contenders have turned Brazilian cinema from a fragile art form into a rebuilding industry that...
June 17, 2026
Why Rio Is Pitching Its Film Industry to Investors in China
The Rio film industry took its pitch to Shanghai to court Chinese investment, part of a push to turn the...
June 17, 2026
Why the World’s Streamers Keep Betting on Brazilian Stories
Netflix's new slate of shows and Globoplay's Oscar win mark a fresh phase in the streaming wars over Brazilian content,...
June 16, 2026
A Quechua-Language Film Is Conquering the World
La Hija Cóndor, a Quechua film from Bolivia, has conquered festivals worldwide and drawn crowds at home. Inside an Andean...
June 16, 2026
Why Hollywood Is Remaking Latin America’s Soap Operas
Globo telenovela hits are being remade in English for the US, as Brazil's media giant and global streamers bet on...
June 16, 2026
Netflix Bets Big on Latin America With Its Largest Slate Yet
Netflix is pouring prestige money into Latin America in 2026, from a García Márquez epic to a World Cup drama,...
June 15, 2026
Zanzibar’s Film Festival Puts AI at the Centre of African Storytelling
Zanzibar film festival 2026 runs June 24-28 in Stone Town with 65 films from 400+ submissions and the theme AI...
June 12, 2026