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7 April 2016 1:04 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Panama City — Paddy Breathnach’s Cuban-set “Viva,” set in Havana’s drag nightclubs and selected as Ireland’s entry in this year’s foreign language film Oscar race, will open the fifth Panama International Film Festival (Iff Panama), which bows this Thursday, April 7.

Director Pituka Ortega Heilbron and artistic director Diana Sanchez consider this year’s edition the strongest to date, given the breadth of films slated, the range of guests, the record number of industry events and – key — the unprecedented number of films screening from Central America and the Caribbean.

“There are incredible films now coming out of this region,” says Heilbron. “We’re fortunate to have the perfect prerequisites for a coordinated and well-functioning festival, given the location of Panama City, its connectivity, infrastructure, hotels, access and support from the government, private sector and the local business sector.”

In a mere four years, Iff Panama has carved out »

- Martin Dale

30 March 2016 2:59 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

You've probably had enough of Donald Trump by this point, but the team behind Jonás Cuarón’s feature directorial debut “Desierto” have cleverly used the short-fingered candidate's words for their own purposes. Fueled by the leading Republican candidate’s hate-driven speech on how “the U.S. has become the dumping ground for everyone else’s problems,” the monologue provides a powerfully stark, somber tone for what the oppressed individuals face in "Desierto" when making their way to the land of the free and home of the brave. The ongoing threat over their heads feels real and imperative as the Trump declares these immigrants “not the best” the country has to offer, especially as we witness Gael García Bernal and his fellow cast members struggle to make it over the border. And such hard-headed beliefs are what seemingly inspire Jeffrey Morgan’s character to take action once he starts shooting them down one-by-one in this tense, »

- Will Ashton

29 March 2016 6:42 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Donald Trump provides the soundtrack as Mexican migrants get picked off by Jeffrey Dean Morgan‘s rifle at the U.S. border in the new international trailer for “Desierto,” uploaded on Tuesday. The trailer for the film by Jonás and Alfonso Cuarón opens with the on-screen disclaimer: “Speech from the Republican candidate for president of the United States Donald Trump,” followed by sound bites from the Gop presidential frontrunner’s controversial comments made last June about Mexican immigrants. “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems,” Trump is excerpted, as immigrants are depicted traversing the borderland between the U. »

- Jordan Burchette

10 February 2016 7:00 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Tel Aviv-based documentary sales company Cinephil has acquired “Tempestad” from director Tatiana Huezo (“The Tiniest Place”).

“Tempestad” makes its world premiere Saturday in Berlin’s Forum. It is produced by Mexico’s Pimienta Films, which also co-produced Rafi Pitts’ Berlin competition entry, “Soy Nero.” Jim Stark (“Down by Law,” “Mystery Train,” “Night on Earth”) executive produced “Tempestad.”

“Tempestad” traces a woman’s 1,200 mile journey back to her home in southern Mexico after she’s realeased from prison in the north.  Her off-camera narration mixes with a second woman’s story, their voices echoing over shots of the landscapes and highways of Mexico.

“ ‘Tempestad’ fits perfectly with our portfolio of socially aware films.  In addition, the filmmakers have incredible integrity, an aesthetic vision and a strong authorial voice,” said Cinephil’s Philippa Kowarsky.

“For us, working with Tatiana was also an opportunity to highlight the enormous amount of talent of Mexican woman directors, »

- John Hopewell

9 February 2016 8:32 AM, PST | Keyframe | See recent Keyframe news »

"Reuniting almost exactly a year after filming the critically-acclaimed Right Now, Wrong Then, director Hong Sang-soo is currently shooting his new film with stars Kim Min-hee and Jung Jae-young," reports Pierce Conran for KoBiz. Also in today's roundup, we have the latest on Claire Denis's English-language science fiction debut, High Life, with Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette and Mia Goth and co-written with Zadie Smith and Nick Laird. Jonás Cuarón, who co-wrote Gravity and wrote and directed Desierto, has been tasked with bringing [Zorro back] to life. Martin Provost begins shooting La Sage Femme with Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot and Olivier Gourmet, Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are teaming up for a musical comedy—and much more. » - David Hudson »

4 February 2016 11:02 PM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Zorro reboot will be written, produced and directed by Jonas Cuaron.

Jonas Cuaron will write the planned Zorro reboot. Cuaron is mostly known for his work on the Gravity screenplay, which he wrote with his father, Alfonso Cuaron back in 2013. The word on the street is that Cuaron will also direct and produce the project, currently being referred to as simply ‘Z’, for Lantica Media and Sobini Films.

The Zorro reboot will be Cuaron’s biggest project to date, after directing a couple of shorts (including one that tied in with Gravity‘s plot), the film Year Of The Nail, and the movie Desierto, which debuted at last year’s London Film Festival. We managed to catch the film at the festival, and we really quite enjoyed it. The film is essentially a cat-and-mouse movie set on the U.S./ Mexican border where Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character is picking off illegal immigrants, »

- Paul Heath

4 February 2016 1:15 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

“Gravity” co-scribe Jonas Cuaron is following his award-winning border thriller “Desierto” with “Z,” a reboot of “Zorro.”

Lantica Media and Sobini Films will co-produce the action thriller, set to begin principal photography in the summer at Lantica Media’s Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios, a state-of-the-art studio facility in the Dominican Republic. Pantelion Films will handle international sales, which kick off at the European Film Market in Berlin this month.

Cuaron will be writing his own vision of legendary masked vigilante, Zorro, but it will be set in the near future, said Sobini Films CEO Mark Amin. While the script is still being written, Amin projects a mid-range budget no less than $30 million but no more than $100 million. “We hope to use the studio’s water tank but are open to shooting in other locations outside of the Dominican Republic if the script calls for it,” he said.

Amin, whose producing »

- Anna Marie de la Fuente

4 February 2016 12:36 PM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »

Citing Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight as inspiration, all signs pointed to Sony gunning for a post-apocalyptic aesthetic for Zorro Reborn. In the time that’s lapsed since we last caught wind of the studio’s masked bandit, it appears the project has been given a total overhaul, with plans now in place for the reboot to be rooted in the near-future.

That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that Gravity co-writer Jonás Cuarón will write and direct the remake now formally known as Z. It’s by no means the only property to get the futuristic treatment under Sony, given the company is also whisking Robin Hood and his fellow men in tights into the not-so-distant future for a “revisionist” and “gritty” and “reimagining” and just about every other buzzword that comes to mind.

As for Zorro – sorry, Z – Cuarón is reportedly eyeing a summer start date, »

- Michael Briers

4 February 2016 12:14 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

Many of you likely know the name Alfonso Cuarón, the award-winning director of the science fiction film, Gravity, among other well-respected films. What you may not know is that his son, Jonás Cuarón is a filmmaker in his own right. Not only did the writer/director co-write the script for Gravity with his father, but he directed the companion short film Aningaaq. That particular film follows the man that Sandra Bullock's character talks to over the radio at one point in Gravity.

You can check that out below.

Admittedly, that particularly film didn't really add a whole lot to Gravity for me. In some ways, it kind of took away the magic of wondering who Bullock was talking to, and it also made it feel a lot more bitter in retrospect. But, Cuarón has continued on into features, bringing us the upcoming film Desierto, which has gotten pretty good »

- Joseph Medina

4 February 2016 11:27 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

Hollywood has really been trying to bring Zorro back to the big screen lately. Four years ago, Fox was developing a post-apocalyptic take on the character (wtf?), that would've starred Gael Garcia Bernal. Perhaps thankfully, that version never materialized. But it seems that the idea of taking the masked hero, who defends mid-19th century Los Angeles against tyranny and who has penchant for leaving his initial everywhere, and ill-advisedly putting him into the future is one that studio big shots can't shake, and so another a new project is coming together. Jonas Cuaron, who co-wrote "Gravity" and wrote and directed "Desierto" (starring Bernal), has been tasked with bringing "Z" to life. This version will be set in the near feature, but the basic concept of a masked dude righting the wrongs inflicted upon the common people will stay the same. Read More: Venice Review: Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity »

- Kevin Jagernauth

4 February 2016 11:08 AM, PST | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »

Jonás Cuarón, who penned Gravity and recently wrote and directed the Toronto Film Festival pic Desierto, has been tapped to write and direct a new take on Zorro. The pic, titled Z, will be produced by Lantica Media and Sobini Films, and principal photography is set to start in the summer at Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios. Lantica will finance, and Pantelion Films will handle international sales. The title will be up for grabs European Film Market in Berlin this… »

4 February 2016 11:02 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

Jonas Cuaron, the son of filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron who made his directorial debut with immigration thriller Desierto, has signed on to direct Z, a futuristic take on the Zorro tale. Lantica Media and Sobini Films are behind the movie. Lantica, the media company led by CEO Antonio Gennari that works in production and financing as well as studio space, will finance the movie with a plan to begin principal photography this summer in Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios. Veteran producer and Sobini CEO Mark Amin, whose credits include Good Kill and Frida, will produce the film.  Z is a reworking the

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- Borys Kit

4 February 2016 10:56 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Jonas Cuaron is set to write and direct a new Zorro movie titled “Z” for Lantica Media and Sobini Films, the companies announced Thursday. They will produce the new film from award-winning writer of Gravity, Jonás Cuarón. Cuarón recently wrote and directed Desierto which won the International Critics’ Award at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and is slated for release this spring by Stx. Lantica Media’s CEO Antonio Gennari and Sobini Films’ CEO Mark Amin made today’s announcement. “When I saw Desierto, I was impressed with Jonás’s command of action and suspense, his great visual eye, and the strong performances he. »

- Jeff Sneider

4 February 2016 9:36 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

Jonas Cuaron, Alfonso Cuaron's son who penned "Gravity" and recently wrote and directed "Desierto," has been hired to pen and direct a new take on Zorro.

"Z" will be produced by Lantica Media and Sobini Films, but there's little to no details on what approach Cuaron will take with the material.

Over the last few years the companies were developing "Zorro Reborn," a post-apocalyptic take on the myth of Zorro and follows a masked and caped stranger taking on tyrants in a Mad Max-style wasteland. Whether that will change with Cuaron's hiring is unclear, though if he's writing a new script expect at least some reworking of that premise.

Shooting will take place at Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios starting this Summer, and the project will be on sale at the European Film Market in Berlin this month. Mark Amin will produce.

Cuaron's "Desierto," starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, »

- Garth Franklin

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