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Ed Meza @edmezavar J.A. Bayona’s Netflix drama “Society of the Snow” recounts the tragic story of the 1972 Uruguayan airplane crash high in the snow-covered Andes, of which 29 of the original 45 passengers initially survived, stranded on a glacier 4,000 meters above sea level aptly named the Valley of Tears. Survivors of the doomed flight, which carried a rugby team and their friends and family members from Montevideo to Santiago, managed to stay alive for two and a half months by consuming the flesh of the deceased.

The 2030 men’s football World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one match each taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, FIFA announced on Wednesday.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Argentina’s Tarea Fina, a producer on Cannes Camera d’Or winner “Las Acacias,” International Oscar entry “The Sleepwalkers” and Ventana Sur hit “Sublime,” has boarded “A Loose End,” the third feature as a director from Uruguay’s Daniel Hendler, a Berlin Silver Bear winner for Best Actor in Daniel Burman’s 2004 international breakout “The Lost Embrace.” Set up at Montevideo’s Cordon Films, founded in 2007 by producer-TV director Micaela Solé and Hendler, “A Loose End” (“Un cabo suelto”) is one of the highest-profile projects announced on Monday by the San Sebastián Festival as part of its Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, its industry centerpiece. Written by Hendler, his third directorial outing returns to a central theme in his first two features as a writer-director: Identity.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Spanish director J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow,” a reconstruction of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes that forced survivors to take extreme measures, including cannibalism, has been set as the Venice Film Festival’s closing film. The deeply immersive Spanish-language saga is a Netflix original film shot in Andalusia’s Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s highest mountain range, using a 300-person crew. “Society of the Snow” will world premiere on the Lido out-of-competition on Sept. 9th. Its official screening will be held in the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony. In 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to bring Montevideo’s Old Christians Rugby Club team to Chile, crashed at an altitude of 11,712 feet in the Andes.  Of its 45 passengers – which consisted mostly of the rugby team, friends and family – 29 survived. Without food, the survivors, who belonged to Uruguay’s elite, were forced to eat the flesh of the deceased to stay alive. 19 survived an avalanche. 72 days after the crash, 16 finally made it out alive. 

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent O2 Play, the distribution-sales arm of Brazil’s O2 Filmes group, co-owned by “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles, has boarded “Broken” (“Partido”), which is co-directed by Oscar-nominated “City of God” DP César Charlone. O2 Play has acquired Brazilian and world sales rights to the doc feature. O2 Play founder Igor Kupstas will introduce “Broken” to buyers at Locarno Pro, which runs Aug.3-9. Charlone, also “The Two Popes” DP and director of “3%,” South America’s first Netflix series, has directed alongside Sebastián Bednarik (“Maracaná,” “Sangre de Campeones”) and Joaquim Castro (“Máquina do Desejo – 60 Anos do Teatro Oficina”).

Emiliano De Pablos Uruguay-based Agustina Chiarino, one of the drivers of the new Latin American cinema industry and at the forefront of pan-regional co-production, is kicking-off early projects at her recently launched production-distribution company Bocacha Films.  Chiarino attended last week’s Malaga Film Festival edition to present Pablo Solarz’s official section contender comedy “Desperté con un sueño” (“I Woke Up With a Dream”), which she produced at Mutante Cine, the Montevideo-based outfit Chiarino and editor-producer Fernando Epstein co-founded in 2011. After “I Woke Up With a Dream,” two feature debuts are finishing production stage under the Mutante Cine brand: Vanina Spataro’s “Naufragios,” teaming with Kino Films in Argentina, and Sebastián Peña Escobar’s documentary “The Last” in partnership with Paraguay’s La Babosa Cine. 

Emiliano De Pablos The Walt Disney Co.’s Star Distribution has taken Latin American distribution rights to Argentine writer-director Pablo Solarz’s coming-of-age film “Desperté con un sueño” (“I Woke Up with a Dream”) An Argentina-Uruguay co-production, teaming Buenos Aires-based Pampa Films and Aramos Cine with Montevideo’s Mutante Cine and Bocacha Films, “I Woke Up with a Dream” screened March 14 at the Málaga Film Festival’s main competition. Top Argentine producer Pablo Bossi’s Madrid-based company Gloriamundi is handling “I Woke Up with a Dream” rights outside Latin America.

Holly Jones In a knock-out deal, Ignacio Cucucovich and Gustavo Hernández of Montevideo-based Mother Superior Films have acquired rights to Spanish boxer and entertainer José Luis ‘Dum Dum’ Pacheco’s life story, starting with his autobiography, “Mear Sangre.” “Dum Dum is a living reflection of a generation that’s managed to overcome many blows at a difficult time in history. He was born into a humble home, imprisoned at a very young age,” Cucucovich told Variety. “In addition, the era the story would encompass is fascinating to us, full of freedoms gaining ground, young people exploring and developing, in success and error, a lot of creative abundance, in a constant clash with what society then considered correct. It was a time of discovery and creation.”

READ MORE Leah Croucher: Human remains found in house as police launch murder probeThe survivors were rescued after two months when two of them trekked across the treacherous mountain range with no mountaineering gear. Carlos Paez spoke to the Sunday Times about the months they spent in the freezing mountains.He said: "I've done six million miles on American Airlines," he said, noting his lack of fear of flying."I'm condemned to tell this story forever more, just like the Beatles always having to sing Yesterday."Forty-five people boarded the doomed plane on October 13, 1972, including Montevideo's Old Christians Club's rugby team and its supporters.The survivors made the horrific choice to eat dead passengers after Roberto Canessa, a medical student, suggested they use the bodies of the deceased to sustain them.He said: "Of course, the idea of eating human flesh was terrible, repugnant."It was hard to put in your mouth.

It appears the Queen of Pop might be hitting the road again soon.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly reportedly failed in a late bit to buy Ligue 1 giants Lyon in the summer - missing out to an investor of their Premier League rivals Crystal Palace. American billionaire Boehly has spoken openly about his desire to create a multi-club network of football clubs akin to Manchester City owners City Football Group.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and his board of directors might well imitate their Premier League rivals Manchester City by buying feeder clubs to develop young talent elsewhere. Boehly and his board of directors are considering the change in structure at Stamford Bridge - and that could start by buying stakes in continental clubs.The move might lead to the club cutting back on their extensive loan program which has seen 23 players leave on temporary deals for the 2022/23 season alone. READ MORE: Graham Potter 'already eyeing up first Chelsea signing' despite summer spending spree The Sun report that Chelsea 'see an opportunity to improve' by extending scouting and development across Europe and eventually wider.

City Football Group (CFG), the owners of Manchester City, are hoping to add an 11th club to their resume.

Gorillaz kicked off their 2022 world tour earlier this week (April 28) and during their set, played two new tracks – ‘Silent Running’ and ‘Cracker Island’ which features Thundercat. Check out footage below.During their headline show at Antel Arena in Uruguay, Damon Albarn’s band performed a host of rarities including ‘Plastic Beach’ closer ‘Pirate Jet’ (which hasn’t been played live since 2010) and gave ‘D-Sides’ track ‘Rockit’ its live debut.Gorillaz also performed two unreleased tracks; ‘Silent Running’ and the Thundercat-featuring ‘Cracker Island’.

World Cup is just eight years away from celebrating its 100th-year anniversary, where the 2030 edition will be held is still a mystery.But still, 100 years after its inception, an embarrassing moment in its first edition will still be remembered.In USA's semi-final clash with Argentina, the medics were forced onto the pitch after one particularly unsavoury challenge.However, when USA's physio, Jack Coll, ran onto the pitch he tripped and fell, smashed his chloroform bottle on his way down.As a result, Coll sedated himself on the pitch, meaning the physio, not the player, was stretchered off.The USA had cruised through the group stages - beating Paraguay and Belgium 3-0 to book a spot in the knockout rounds.With this being the first edition of the tournament, only 12 teams travelled to Uruguay, and the knockouts started with the semi-finals.Argentina dismantled the USA 6-1 Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo in front of 72,000 fans.However, Argentina were beaten by the hosts in an all-South American final as Uruguay claimed the first of their two World Cup triumphs.What's the strangest thing you've seen at a football game? Let us know in the comments sectionIt wasn't until the 2002 World Cup, hosted in South Korea & Japan, when the US side was able to win a knockout game at the World Cup.That win came at the expense of Mexico, and Brian McBride and Landon Donovan were on the scoresheet that day.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Netflix’s first Uruguayan original, “Togo” by Israel Adrian Caetano, is set to bow in the spring, most likely in April. Described by Caetano as an urban Western, “Togo” marks Caetano’s first film since 2015.“Seven years have passed since I made ‘The Lost Brother’ [‘El Otro Hermano’]; I’m back with my first love,” said Caetano who has been working on TV series aside from taking a pandemic-induced hiatus in recent years.The film is currently in post at Federico Moreira’s LaMayorCine, which produced and provided post-production services to Sundance World Competition entry “Utama.”“Federico and I have been wanting to work together for some time now, but he’s on board only as the sound director here; hopefully next time,” said Caetano whose company, La Expresion del Deseo, partnered with Luis Ara’s Trailer Films and Ignacio Jaunsolo’s Ska Films to co-produce “Togo.” The titular Togo, played by Argentine actor Diego Alonso (“Okupas”), is one of Montevideo’s sizeable number of marginalized people who offer to watch your car for a token fee.

Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri has received his first senior international call-up from Uruguay.

Damon Albarn has announced that he’ll be heading out on a special piano tour next month in support of his forthcoming new solo album.The Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’ is due to arrive on November 12 via Transgressive, marking his first release for the label since signing in June.Albarn has so far previewed five songs from the upcoming album: the title track, ‘Polaris’, ‘Particles’, ‘Royal Morning Blue’ and the most recent track ‘The Tower Of Montevideo’ – all of which have also received performance videos along with their releases.Albarn will embark on an intimate tour in December to promote the release of ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, taking in shows in York,

Damon Albarn has shared a brand new solo track – listen to ‘The Tower Of Montevideo’ below.The song is the latest preview of the Blur and Gorillaz singer’s second solo album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, which is due to land on November 12 via Transgressive.The new song is inspired by Albarn’s love of South America, and named after Palacio Salvo, a 1920s building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo.Alongside the new track, Albarn has also shared a live performance video as part of his ongoing ‘Sublime Boulevards – Performance Films’ series.Listen to the new track and watch the performance video below:This is the fourth track to be shared from ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, following the

Dennis Harvey Film CriticPeople wondering whether it’s safe to go to the movie house again may be given pause by “The Last Matinee,” in which that activity proves gravely injurious to patrons’ health. Uruguayan director Maxi Contenti’s feature is a retro slasher whose aesthetics pay tribute to some illustrious forebears, especially of the Italian variety about 40 years ago.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFacundo Pallistri regrets not having spent longer at Manchester United before being sent out on loan to Alaves in La Liga.The 19-year-old, who arrived at Old Trafford from Uruguayan side CA Penarol for around £7.5million in October, has made two appearances for Alaves.Pallistri came off the bench to make his debut during a 4-0 defeat against Real Sociedad. And the Montevideo-born talent followed that up with another outing at home to Osasuna as 18th-placed Alaves continue their battle to avoid relegation from La Liga.