Although it may cause traditionalists to suffer from ideological dyspepsia, gone is the era in which the Latin American political left could be roused to action by folkloric protest music.

Patricio Guzmán, one of Chile’s most acclaimed filmmakers, is putting in an appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival to present his documentary “The Pearl Button.”

This year’s Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival went to “Ixcanul,” the first feature length movie by Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante.