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The Gold Bug.To get to know El Pampero Cine, it would be best to start with their contradictions. Equally screen maximalists and minimalists, they have made some of the biggest small films of the past two decades: consider the ambitious, narrative-hopping epics for which they’re best known, such as La flor and Trenque Lauquen. The collective is impressive as much for the way they finance yearslong productions on shoestring budgets as for their expansive, Borgesian storytelling. Working largely with consumer-grade equipment and refusing most public financing, the spirit of El Pampero Cine is one of limitless creative possibility and roguish independence.Founded in 2002, the group consists of Mariano Llinás, Laura Citarella, Alejo Moguillansky, and Agustín Mendilaharzu, all of whom direct their own projects and work on each other’s in various creative roles. The group came together after the production of Llinás’s first feature, Balnearios (2002), in order to distribute that film,...

Bright Future and Limelight titles first to be announced.

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and industry platform CineMart are set to fully return in-person in 2023, with its first wave of titles announced today.

The 52nd edition of the festival is scheduled to take place from January 25 to February 5 and organisers said it plans to welcome back audiences with a complete programme of features, shorts, focus programmes, installations and performances.

The 40th edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart is also set to run from January 29 to February 1, with one-to-one meetings and informal networking taking place in person for the first time in three years.