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Paloquemao: "The Market of Vampires" Takes Home the Prize in Mexico

Directed by Jeferson Cardoza Herrera and produced by La Banda del Sur Films, this film secured the title of Best International Short Film at the Macabre Horror Film Festival. The project is part of Colombia's short film catalog, REFRESH Vol. 4.
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Colombia at San Sebastian

The 71st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of El otro hijo (The Other Son) by Juan Sebastián Quebrada in the New Directors section, along with Pirsas by Angélica María Torres Tamayo in the Nest Competition. Colombian director Kathy Mitrani will also be part of this section with the U.S. short film Sombras nada más (Only shadows). Additionally, Colombia will present Mi bestia (My beast) by Camila Beltrán and Selva (Jungle) by Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos García in the WIP Latam category, and Todo esto eran mangas (This used to be grasslands) by Daniela Abad in the Co-Production Forum. A delegation from Colombia will actively participate in this event, as well. Cristina Gallego will be on the Official Jury of this edition and Juanita Onzaga will be on the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Jury.
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Colombian Films at the Toronto International Film Festival

Colombia is represented at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, scheduled from September 7 to 17, with two films. La Suprema (The Supreme), directed by Felipe Holguín Caro, features in the Official Discovery Selection, while La Perra, directed by Carla Melo, is part of the festival's short film section.
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CINA and FFC Premieres

Sound of Freedom hitting theaters, What You Wish For making its debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Paraíso blanco (White Paradise) coming to ViX+, Calle y Poché: sin etiquetas (Calle and Poché: No Labels), and Los iniciados (The Initiated) arriving on Prime. These productions are beneficiaries of Law 1556 and are scheduled for release in the second half of 2023, joining eight other titles already released this year.