Fewer titles from Argentina, given the radical reduction of federal support, has made way for more diversity among the entries to Ventana Sur ’s industry centerpieces Copia Final and Primer Corte .

According to Pamela Biénzoba, who shares curating duties with Juan Crespo and Eva Morsch Kihn, new voices from the Caribbean, Ecuador, Uruguay and Peru participate this year. “For instance, there’s a film from Puerto Rico, possibly the first in years – ‘Braided’ (“Trenzadas”) that is highly anticipated,” said Biénzoba, a Chilean-French consultant, programmer and film critic who has been a member of the Locarno Film Festival film selection committee since 2021.

The curating team also observed several coming-of-age proposals from both first-time and experienced filmmakers. “There were also

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