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$1 million-plus to documentaries, web series
Six films, art projects and artists with Latino connections are among more than 50 recipients of over $1 million in grants from the...


Latino winners and complete awards list
Latino filmmakers have won big at the Sundance Film Festival, walking away with half-a-dozen awards in the fest 2016 edition with films...


Big International winner: 'Sonita'
The documentary "Sonita," a co-production by Germany, Iran and Switzerland about a teen Afgahn rapper, won two major prizes at the...


Big U.S. winner: 'The Birth of a Nation'
"The Birth of a Nation," a U.S. film set in the pre-Civil War American South, is one among the winners at the Sundance Film Festival...


Peru's 'When Two Worlds Collide' wins special award
Paraguayan-born and Peru-raised Heidi Brandenburg and colleague Matthew Orzel, directors of Peru's "When Two Worlds Collide," won a World...


Argentina's 'Mi Amiga' wins screenwriting award
The Argentinian/Uruguayan croproduction "Mi Amiga del Parque" won a a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting. The...


Colombian film gets 2 prizes, including top award
Colombia's "Between Sea and Land" won a top prize at Sundance: the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic. It also received a special...


A win for Colombia's 'Embrace of the Serpent'
The Colombian film “Embrace of the Serpent” by director Ciro Guerra has won an award for highlighting science in film at Sundance 2016. ...


Short 'Thunder Road' wins top award
“Thunder Road” from the U.S. has won the Short Jury Prize at Sundance 2016. The film about a police officer and his love for his mother...


Spotlighting: Carlos Moreno Jr.
In the animated blockbuster penguin film “Happy Feet 2,” you can hear a voice saying “¡Sí se puede!”–like that, in español. That is actor...
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