The Ibero-Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, the second longest in Europe dedicated to Latin America, celebrates its 39th edition with an outstanding Argentine representation.

With films in various categories and competitions, Argentina stands as the country with the greatest presence, reaffirming its prominence in the Ibero-American cinematographic panorama.

The opening of the festival will be this Sunday 13 October at the Department of Humanities of the University of Trieste, to 20:00, with the screening of the short film “Vlasta, notes for a documentary (2024), in tribute to the first Argentine director of a sound feature film, Vlasta Lah. The work will be presented by its director, Candela Vey.

Argentine cinema is also present in the Official Competition with films such as “Adulto” by Mariano González, “Let's walk Valentina” by Alberto Lecchi, “Like the sea” by Nicolás Gil Lavedra, “Daughter” by Martín Desalvo and “The wound” by Diego Gottheil. In the Contemporary Competition, titles such as “Ayahuasca Now” by Carlos Bruno Cejas stand out, “Daughters of Corn” by Alfonso Gastiaburo and “San Pugliese” by Maximiliano Acosta, among others.

In addition to the large Argentine participation, the festival will pay a special tribute to the renowned filmmaker Costa-Gavras, awarded the Allende Prize. His career includes two iconic films about Latin America: “State of siege” (1972) and “Disappeared” (1982), that establish him as a reference in the cinema of social and political denunciation.

The special events programming will also feature the documentary “Fuck you! The last show” (2024) by José Luis García, about the last concert of the Argentine band Sumo at the Obras stadium. It will be presented by its producer Marcelo Schapces on Wednesday 16 October in the Large room of the Miela Theater.

The festival, directed by Rodrigo Díaz, offers a wide range of productions from countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. further, Documentaries about literary figures such as Gabriela Mistral will be presented, Alejandra Pizarnik, Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel García Márquez, reaffirming the link between cinema and literature.

The 39th Trieste Latin Festival not only highlights Latin American cinema, but also offers a space for reflection on the identity and history of the region, Argentine participation being a central axis of its programming.