This section belongs to the Festival’s industry area for professionals only.

Joint initiative between the San Sebastian Festival and the Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine in Toulouse seeking to facilitate the post-production and completion of Latin American feature films chosen in a rigorous selection process by the selection committees of both festivals.

The Industry Club will present this selection to national and international professionals with a view to obtaining their help in completing these films.

Films in Progress, a joint initiative between San Sebastian Festival and the Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine in Toulouse, endeavours to facilitate the completion of rigorously selected latinoamerican films which, though completed, are having difficulty finding their way into the post-production stage, by screening them for a group of professionals, principally from the cross-border domain, who may be able to contribute to their completion.

This endeavour involves two yearly get-togethers at two different festivals (Toulouse in March and San Sebastian in September) offering feature films marked by the stamp of singularity and independence blocked at the production stage the opportunity to exist at festivals and in cinemas thanks to meetings with movie professionals in two complementary European countries.

Members of the different links in the chain leading to the release of these films are invited to discover them in ideal conditions with a view to their making a decisive contribution to the success of these projects. We propose a place of direct exchange with professionals and institutions as a decisive step towards them being able to reach the audience.

By involving film professionals capable of contributing to their post-production, and by encouraging distributors and promoters to diversify their offer, to reserve a space for as yet marginalized movie continents, San Sebastian and Toulouse hope to achieve, and to develop with as much pragmatism and efficiency as possible, respect for and promotion of cultural diversity based on a spirit of solidarity and cooperation.

Films in Progress enjoys the decisive backing of the following companies and institutions: Cine Sin Fronteras (CSF), Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Imasblue, Instituto Cervantes, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, MEDIA Mundus, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Vértigo Films , and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales (CCAS), Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), CINÉ +, Cinéfondation, Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, CROUS de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d’Audiovisuel (ESAV), EP2C - Postproduction Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Firefly, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Marché du Film, Signis y Titra TVS.

FILMS IN PROGRESS INDUSTRY AWARD

The companies: Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Imasblue, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido and Vértigo Films will assume the post-production of a film until achieving a 35mm copy and its distribution in Spain.

The winner in Films in Progress 22 has been:

Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe-Spain, Dolby, Imasblue, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido and Vértigo Films.

• GLORIA, Sebastián Lelio (Chile)

INSTITUTO CERVANTES

Films participating in Films in Progress will have access to international circulation on the worldwide Instituto Cervantes network.

NORTEADO-FILMS IN PROGRESS AWARD

The production companies Film Tank, Tiburón Producciones, Imcine Conaculta, McCormick de México and IDN will grant USD5,000 to one of the films selected for the coming edition of Films in Progress 22.

This award is a unique in nature for this year only and will not oblige the winning film to fulfil any commitments other than its mention in the opening credits of the feature film.

Norteado Award

• TANTA AGUA, Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge (Uruguay - Mexico - The Netherlands)

Industry Award - Rules

Contacts:

• San Sebastian Festival:
  Plazo Okendo, 1
  20004 Donostia-San Sebastián (España)
  T: +34 943 48 12 12 – F: +34 943 48 12 18
  enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
  www.sansebastianfestival.com

• Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT):
  11 Grande Rue Saint Nicolas
  31 300 Toulouse (Francia)
  T: +33 561 32 98 83 - F: +33 561 32 68 31
  www.cinelatino.com.fr
  arcalt31@wanadoo.fr

News:

• 08 / 21 / 2012
  Films in Progress will present six films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay
  Six films have been selected to participate in Films in Progress 22 on September 25 and 26 at the 60th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival
  
  
• 05 / 15 / 2012
  Four films from Films in Progress will be presented at this year's Cannes Festival
  
  
• 05 / 15 / 2012
  Registration is now oper for Films in Progess 22
  The deadline for registration and reception of the material ends the 30th of june 2012.
  
  
• 04 / 02 / 2012
  The Colombian film ''La Sirga'', winner of the Films in Progress Award in Toulouse
  ''La Sirga'' also landed the CINÉ + Award, while ''Tanta Agua'' bagged the European distributors and exhibitors accolade.
  
  
• 03 / 21 / 2012
  Six Latin American films will participate in Films in Progress 21