The Sundance Film festival has announced its competition slates with many Latinos among the World Cinema Competition.

This year Colombia will be presented with the new film "Between Sea and Land" by Manolo Cruz and Carlos del Castillo. The film, which also stars Cruz, tells the story of a young man whose illness impedes him from fulfilling his dreams.

Argentina and Uruguay will also be represented in the World Cinema Competition as Ana Katz will bring her film "Mi Amiga del Parque." Starring Katz and Maricel Alvarez, the film tells the story of two friends who run away from a bar without paying the bill.

Chile will also be represented in the world cinema competition with "Much Ado About Nothing." The film by Alejandro Fernandez tells the story of an upper-class kid who gets in trouble with the one percent. All three films will be competing against each for the top prize and will also compete with films from Germany, Poland and China.

In the World Documentary competition Mexico will be represented with Maya Goded's film "Plaza de la Soledad." The doc explores the lives of a close community of sex workers. Meanwhile Peru will also compete in the sidebar with "When Two Worlds Collide." The film by Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel follows an indigenous leader who resists the environmental ruin of the Amazon by big corporations.

In the Next sidebar a number of Latinos will be present including Rosie Rodriguez, who stars in Tim Sutton's "Dark Night" and Flora Diaz in "The Eyes of My Mother" by Nicolas Pesce.

Enrique Dura will star in Bernardo Britto's new film "Jacqueline (Argentine)," which is sure to be one of the most anticipated from the Next slate.

There are few Latinos in the Dramatic Narrative competition, however. Adrian Martinez stars in "White Girl" by Elizabeth Wood. The film also stars Morgan Saylor, Justin Bartha and Chris Noth.

The Sundance Film Festival is slated to take place from Jan. 21-31, 2016.

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