Cinema of Paraguay

Cinema of Paraguay
No. of screens71 (2016)[1]
 • Per capita0.5 per 100,000 (2010)
Main distributors[2]
Produced feature films (2002-2015)[3]
Total76 (average)
Fictional40
Animated0
Documentary36

The cinema of Paraguay has historically been small. However, this has begun to change in recent years with films like El Toque del Oboe (1998); María Escobar (2002); O Amigo Dunor (2005), which competed for Best Movie in the Rotterdam International Film Festival;[4] Hamaca Paraguaya (2006), which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival,[5] gaining critical acclaim both in Paraguay and abroad; 7 cajas (2012); Latas Vacías (2014); and Luna de Cigarras (2014).

  1. ^ "Paraguay tendrá 27 nuevas salas de cine".
  2. ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Average national film production". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "O amigo Dunor | IFFR".
  5. ^ "Hamaca Paraguaya".