Wrapping Aug. 9 with a prize ceremony, Locarno’s pix-in-post focus on Uruguay underscored the range of films from one of Latin America’s still building national film scenes
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The Surubi Courtesy of Montelona LOCARNO, Switzerland — Cross ocean love story “Spring Story” and false miracle comedy “The Surubí,” won big at Locarno’s 2026 pix-in-post First Look focus on Uruguay, sharing its top five prizes at a Sunday evening awards ceremony.
The industry awards went to two of its most substantial offerings, underscoring the range of productions on offer from a offbeat crime thriller (“Maltrato Animal”) to kids’ adventure (““Our Little Band Of Justice”) and two doc-features tracing family relations (“Perkal,” “The Other Side of the Net”).
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