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news El Sudcaliforniano 2026-05-15

TikTok Fuels Carlos Meléndez's Cannes Film Festival Journey

Director Carlos Meléndez's short films, shot on a smartphone and shared on TikTok, have earned a spot in the new Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema section at the Cannes Film Festival.


El director logra que sus cortometrajes filmados con un teléfono inteligenre y difundidos en la plataforma de videos breves, formen parte de la nueva sección Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema

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