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FILMS IN PROGRESS 9 will take place on Thursday
and Friday, March 23rd and 24th 2006 at the Cervantes
Institute in Toulouse, as part of the XVII
Recontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine.
Members of the Recontres Cinémas d’Amérique
Latine de Toulouse and the Donostia-San Sebastián International
Film Festival selection committees viewed 67 films from Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Uruguay, ultimately deciding to
include the following projects in the programme:
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El baño
del Papa, by Enrique Fernández and César
Charlone (Uruguay) (Second full-length provisional cut). |
| In light of a
visit by Juan Pablo II to a humble border town in Uruguay,
the crowds of locals dream about their needs being fulfilled
and the money that is bound to come their way.… |
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A casa
de Alice, by Gustavo Pereira da Silva (Brasil).
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| A women in her
forties and manicurist by profession from a poor neighbourhood
of Sao Paulo deals with the hardships of life and the family
she is stuck with. |
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Esas
no son penas, by Anahí Hoeneisen and Daniel
Andrade (Ecuador). (New version). |
| A tender story
about five women, old school friends who meet up in search
of common bonds that have not totally faded with the passing
of time. |
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Familia
Tortuga, by Rubén Imaz (Mexico). |
| On the eve of
an important event, the family would have been totally lost
if not for the uncle, a very special man dedicated to his
jobless, union-organizing widower brother-in-law and nephews. |
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La Punta
del Diablo, by Marcelo Paván (Argentina).
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| An unexpected
piece of news turns the life of a Buenos Aires neurosurgeon
upside down. Practically overnight he ends up in a far-off
corner of Uruguay, where the locals spend their time shark
fishing. |
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Rabia,
by Oscar Cárdenas (Chile). |
| A young secretary’s
search for work can be a full-time job, and can lead to
unimaginable situations – in Chile and anywhere else. |
These screenings are reserved exclusively for producers, distributors,
technical industries, television, festivals and companies which
could play a decisive part in helping these projects reach the
general public.
Films in Progress 9 Toulouse Prize
For the first time, the CICAE (Confédération
Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai) will
be giving a Films in Progress 9 Toulouse prize,
in a joint effort with Kodak, MacGuff Ligne, Mediavision,
Titra Film and the magazine Télérama.
The prize is conceived as a way for the companies to provide
the award-winning film with the decisive material support it
needs to finish the project, including the production of a subtitled
35 mm copy, and to provide greater visibility backed by a commitment
from art house film cinemas.
Films in Progress 10 will take place on September
26th and 27th 2006 as part of the 54th Donostia–San Sebastián
International Film Festival.
Films in Progress is made possible with support by Ateliers
du Cinéma Européen (ACE), Casa de América,
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Estudios
Exa, FNAC, Fondation GAN, Grupo Bruesa, Instituto Cervantes,
Interreg III Francia-España, Marché du Film, Molinare,
No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Sacem, Signis, Technicolor
Entertainment Services Spain, TVE and Unión Latina.
Donostia-San Sebastián, 10 March 2006 |
