Despite government cuts, Argentina cinema continues to enjoy international recognition in top film festivals, with four national films selected in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival’s sidebar programs.

Federico Luis’ Simon of the Mountain will compete in the Critics’ Week, Hernán Roselli’s Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed in the Directors’ Fortnight — which also picked Agustina Sánchez Gavier’s Our Own Shadow for its short films competition — and Iair Said’s Most People Die On Sundays in the ACID section, which focuses on independent, disruptive films.

Tuesday’s announcement amid austerity policies which have severely cut the operational funds of the National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), and most recently canceled all applications for financial support, virtually........

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