Ecuador entering renaissance period in filmaking

variety.com reported…Ecuador is experiencing a mini production boom, churning out four to five pics a year compared with one every two years before 2007, and one every four years before 1999. Local hits such as Sebastian Cordero’s “Pescador” (2011) and the country’s foreign Oscar entry this year, “Mejor no hablar de Ciertas Cosas” by Javier Andrade are in the vanguard.

Learn the Inside aspects of Ecuadorian Culture

A lot of young talent is eager to get into the film biz, be it via graphic design, writing, directing, acting or producing. “Now that we’ve increased our output, we need to work on the quality of our films,” says producer Arturo Yepez. Read Article