Bogotá is hosting two vibrant festivals this weekend: Africa en Bogotá where cultural ties are celebrated through music and art, and the International Biennial of Art for Childhood, focusing on creative engagement for young audiences.
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Bogotá Audiovisual Market 2022 returns with a BAM
One of the largest content markets in Latin America for the audiovisual and film making sectors, BAM, returns to the Colombian capital with a virtual and physical 13th edition.
Colombia truck convoy takes Manhattan with “Encanto”
A convoy of six trucks circled around Manhattan’s most emblematic spots to remind New Yorkers that Colombia is the most welcoming place on Earth.
FICCI 61 opens with Mesa’s homegrown feature La Roya
Edition 61 of the International Film Festival of Cartagena (FICCI) opens with the premiere of Juan Sebastián Mesa’s second feature La Roya.
Pasolini and Truffaut showcase at Cartagena’s FICCI 61
Among the many screenings of the Cartagena International Film Festival – FICCI – is a showcase of legendary masters Pasolini and Truffaut.
FICCI presents selection of 61 Cartagena Film Festival
After a year in which the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) faced COVID-era restrictions, the 61 edition returns as an in-person event with new categories.
All Colombia Encanto takes three Oscar nominations
Disney’s animated “Encanto” has earned three Academy Award nominations for best animated feature, best original score and best song.
Pedro Manrique Figueroa: Colombia’s contemporary arts enigma
An new exhibition at Casa Republicana in Bogotá recreates fragments of the life of one of Colombia’s most enigmatic contemporary artists: Pedro Manrique Figueroa.
Antonio Bolívar, shaman of Embrace of the Serpent dies from coronavirus
Colombia actor Antonio Bolívar and member of the Huitoto indigenous peoples has died at age 72 from coronavirus. Bolívar is best known for his role in Embrace of the Serpent.
Cinemateca de Bogotá presents works by two emerging Canadian directors
Ficción/no/Ficción is the title of Cinemateca de Bogotá’s short film series dedicated to the works of two emerging Canadian directors.
Bogotá: District documentary reveals city of “Unexpected Neighbors”
A documentary inspired by Bogota?’s abundant biodiversity debuts this month and district initiative to inspire conservation and empathy with urban wildlife.
Cinematic epic Birds of Passage sweep Colombia’s 2019 Macondo Awards
Colombia’s film awards Premios Macondo gave Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Pájaros de Verano (Birds of Passage) is top prize. Other winners included Calendaria and Somos Calentura.
2019 Macondo Awards names Best Picture finalists
The marijuana wars of La Guajira, hip-hop culture of the Colombian Pacific and Special Period of Castro Cuba’s are themes leading in the Best Picture category of 2019 Macondo Awards.
Macondo Awards 2019: Covering Colombia’s cine-magic terrain
The 2019 Macondos will sweep through Colombia’s cinematic landscapes starting in Medellín, host city to the award ceremony.
Film director Luis Ospina of Caliwood movement dies (1949-2019)
Filmmaker Luis Ospina inspired generations to pick up a camera and tell stories, The last member of the Caliwood cinematic movement died Sept 27, 2019.
Envionmentalist Martin von Hildebrand and The Path of the Anaconda
As Colombia’s most influential environmentalist, Marti?n von Hildebrand is working to secure a massive biological corridor to guarantee the survival of the Amazon.