Genre Breakthroughs in Latin America: A Long Way to Go, But Momentum Builds At the Costa Rica Media Market, Sitges Film Festival director general Monica Garcia and her colleagues from Morbido and Mexico led a panel discussion that revealed both pride and frustration.
Pride stemmed from significant strides made by Latin American genre filmmaking in recent years, with women like Issa López and Laura Casabé breaking down barriers and pushing boundaries.
However, the field remains resistant to change. Garcia cited an increase in female directors participating at Sitges – from 6% to 30% since WomanInFan launched six years ago – as a heartening statistic.