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The Films in Progress Toulouse Award consists on post-production services provided by partnered companies, a grant for post-production works and services and initiatives to promote the winning film.
Teresa (54) has worked for decades as a live-in maid in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in a distant town. Although feeling uncomfortable, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint Correa”, she loses her bag with all her belongings. This incident leads her to cross paths with a travelling salesman, the only one who can help her. What seemed like the end of her world will prove her salvation. Debut feature.
The Special Mention conssits on post-production services and residence.
Meche has not got over the absence of his son Raúl; His room remains intact, his clothes are still in the closet. Challenged by an imminent danger, her daughters Dayana and Anabel try to convince her to leave Lídice, the neighborhood where she has lived her entire life. With Dayana's birthday for excuse, the family gathers, even Raúl's wife comes over. The meeting becomes painful, bursting with complaints and open wounds, before the feeble gaze of whom who feels responsible for the misery of those who stayed behind. Debut feature.
The Films in Progress Toulouse Award was presented by a jury consisting of representatives of the companies and bodies involved in the award:
CCAS (Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières), CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), Commune Image, Eaux Vives, Firelfly, Mactari, Titra TVS.
The CINE+ channel guarantees purchase of the film for a value of EUR 15,000 and its television broadcast. This award will go to the distributor of the film in France on condition that this film will be commercially exhibited in French theatres within the first two years following the Films in Progress screening.
Teresa (54) has worked for decades as a live-in maid in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in a distant town. Although feeling uncomfortable, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint Correa”, she loses her bag with all her belongings. This incident leads her to cross paths with a travelling salesman, the only one who can help her. What seemed like the end of her world will prove her salvation. Debut feature.
Consists on the promotion of the winning film on the Europa Distribution and the Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (CICAE) networks.
Marcos, a seventeen years farm worker, discovers his sexuality in a hostile environment. Nicknamed Marilyn by other teenagers in town, he becomes the target both of human desire and discrimination. Marcos feels himself pushed into a corner more and more. Debut feature.
Further information about the awards on: http://www.cinelatino.fr/contenu/palmares-2017
Films in Progress enjoys the backing of the following companies and institutions: Programa Ibermedia, Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido, Wanda Visión and the Conferencia de Autoridades Cinematográficas Iberoamericanas and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières (CCAS), Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), Cinéfondation, CINÉ + Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, DIRAC – Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Chile, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d’Audiovisuel (ESAV), Europa Distribution, Firefly, Gaumont Wilson, Le-Lokal Production, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Producers Network (Marché du Film), Région Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée, Signis and TitraFilm.
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