Identity Comes Under Focus at IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada Showcase

Home Film Global Apr 8, 2026 2:44am PT Identity Comes Under Focus at IFF Panama’s Primera Mirada Showcase Finalists include ‘Love is the Monster’ starring Paulina García (‘Gloria’) and 'My Uncle's Movie,' with Steven Bauer ('Breaking Bad') By Anna Marie de la Fuente Plus Icon Anna Marie de la Fuente @adelafuente1 Latest Netflix Argentina Opens New Office, Presents Titles From Ricardo Darín, Alex de la Iglesia, Pablo Larraín, Santiago Mitre and Pablo Trapero 14 hours ago IFF Panama Closing Night Film ‘Milly, Queen of Merengue,’ About the Four-Time Latin Grammy Winner, Spins a Tale of Grit and Heart 16 hours ago ‘This Film Is Urgent,’ Says the Panamanian Director of ‘Culebra Cut’ as the U.S. Military Conducts Exercises on Bases It Left Decades Ago (EXCLUSIVE) 16 hours ago See All 'My Uncle's Movie' Courtesy of Lantica Studios Now marking its 10th edition, IFF Panama’s First Look fund, Primera Mirada, has selected four finalists out of 13 submissions. These will be screened in invitation-only sessions on April 10-11 where the participants will have the chance to meet with the jury, composed of Carlos Gutierrez, co-founder and executive director of Cinema Tropical, Colombian Indigenous filmmaker-programmer David Hernandez Palmar and Kerry Swanson, executive director of Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office. Related Stories FKA Twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf Over NDA from 2020 Sexual Battery Settlement