 Cinema of Paraguay

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; "Hamaca Paraguaya" (2006), which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, gaining critical acclaim both in Paraguay and abroad; "7 cajas" (2012); "Latas Vacías" (2014); and "Luna de Cigarras" (2014).