The Alternativa Film Festival, part of a global non-profit film initiative aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers from the global South, has tapped Colombian actress-producer Natalia Reyes to head the jury of its upcoming edition in Medellín, Colombia. It has also unveiled its lineup of some 30 feature films and shorts, which includes “Belén,” Argentina’s Best International Feature entry to the 98th Academy Awards and the acclaimed debut feature from Thailand’s Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, “A Useful Ghost.”
The itinerant festival launched in Kazakhstan, Central Asia in 2023 and expanded to Indonesia, Southeast Asia in 2024.
Aside from screenings, talks and public events over April 21–30, the festival will also host Industry Days, a parallel professional program connecting filmmakers, producers and social impact leaders from Latin America and elsewhere. The Industry Days will take place over April 28-29, followed by an awards ceremony on April 30.
Aside from being an actress, activist and producer, Reyes also…
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