The message / the message, By Evan’s Box; loose end / loose end By Daniel Hendler; Celestial bodyWritten by Nira Ilich; Minya MinyaBy Paula Morel Christophe; If we don’t burn, how can we light the night? By Kim Torres, Precious stonesdirected by Simón Vélez, are the six feature films from Latin America in post-production that will be presented to a professional audience at the 72nd San Sebastián Film Festival. The six titles, four of which are first or second films, will compete for the WIP Latam Industry Award and the EGEDA Platinum Industry Award.
Argentinian Evan’s Box Returns to San Sebastian with Message / Message, Which participated in the European-Latin American Co-Production Forum in 2023. The film is road movie Across the Argentine countryside, a girl and her parents live thanks to the girl’s talent for communicating with animals. Marcelo Subiotto, winner of the Silver Shell Award for Best Leading Performance for Points (2023), He is a cast member alongside Mara Pistelli and Annika Butz. The previous film for the box, Night Stone / Dusk Stone (2021), participated in Horizontes Latinos after winning the WIP Latam Industry Award in 2020 and premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section at the Venice Film Festival.
This is also the case for the Uruguayan actor and director. Daniel Hendlerwhich will provide loose endIt is one of the projects of the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 2023. It will be her fifth participation in the festival after ambush (Cinema in Progress, 2015) which was selected at the forum in 2012 under the title DovecoteAnd Norberto late / Norberto’s deadline (Cinema in Construction, 2009). Played by Sergio Brenna, the protagonist. loose end He is a police sergeant who arrives at the border between Uruguay and Argentina escaping a hidden past.
Celestial bodyChile’s second feature film Nira Ilyichparticipated in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum in 2021. The film depicts the life journey of Celeste, a teenager who must confront the death of her father while dealing with a mother in crisis. His first work, Square meters (2011), selected at the Palm Springs Film Festival.
Minya MinyaIt is the first short film of the Argentine director. Paula Morel ChristopheIt tells the story of a nurse’s love affair with a younger French tourist as she prepares for her son’s departure abroad.
Precious stones It’s also the Colombian producer’s first foray into feature film. Simon Velez His short films have received international recognition at festivals such as Locarno, Valdivia or Viennale. The film tells the story of Machado, a Colombian immigrant temporarily in France, who is tasked by a jewel collector to return to his country to steal a valuable emerald.
In Costa Rica’s first appearance Kim Torreswho participated in Proecta 2022, If we don’t burn, how can we light the night?The film revolves around an introverted teenager who is forced to start a new life in an isolated rural village where a chilling legend of a monster that devours women is spreading. His short films have been selected at the Cannes, Locarno and Mar del Plata festivals, among others.
Several films recently screened at WIP Latam have had successful international runs: Skin in spring / Skin in spring (before Sandra), by Yennefer Uribe Alzati, and Riyasby Lola Arias, which premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2024. In addition, they will participate in Horizontes Latinos Maybe what they say about us is trueWritten by Sofia Paloma Gomez and Camilo Becerra More people die on Sundays / Most people die on Sundayswritten by Iyer Saeed, the WIP Latam Industry Award and the Egeda Platinum Industry Award 2023, which premiered at ACID Cannes, among other titles to be announced in the coming days. For more information on the success stories of the participants in this initiative, visit here.
Awards
Latam WIP Industry AwardAwarded by the best digital and premium content services companies in Spain, Dolby Labs, Laserfilm Cine y Vídeo, Nephilim Producciones, No Trouble Sonido and Sherlock Films, it consists of the post-production of one of the submitted films up to the DCP with English subtitles. And the distribution of the winning film in Spain.
EGEDA PLATINO INDUSTRY AWARD FOR BEST WIP LATAMA total of €30,000 was awarded to the majority of the producers of the winning film.
The WIP Latam initiative is made possible thanks to the support of Ibermedia and the collaboration with the best premium digital content services in Spain, Dolby Labs, EGEDA – Association of Services for Audiovisual Producers, Laserfilm Cine y Vídeo, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, Projetto Paradiso and Sherlock Films.
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