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, 2026Section
Film
Film, TV and Video News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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
A Father-Son Puerto Rican Film Wins Big at the Tribeca Festival
A Puerto Rican film, Summer of Three, won two top Tribeca prizes for a father-son team, a coming-of-age story shot...
June 12, 2026
Netflix Takes the World Inside Brazil Dirt-Pitch Football
Varzea soccer goes global: Netflix's 2026 docuseries follows Cafu and Raphinha to São Paulo's dirt pitches where 2 Brazil legends...
June 11, 2026
Diego Luna Film Mexico 86 Lands as the World Cup Returns Home
Diego Luna stars in Mexico 86, a Netflix political dark comedy about how Mexico landed the 1986 World Cup after...
June 11, 2026