Films in Progress, the twice-yearly rendezvous with the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse, has the purpose of promoting the completion of Latin American feature films at the post-production stage and of fostering their international distribution. The feature films must have a runtime of more than 60 minutes and be totally or partially produced by production companies in Latin American countries. The event will run on 23, 24 and 25 September, coinciding with the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Glocal in Progress.

Since its creation, 95% of the 191 films selected for Films in Progress have been completed. The activity has also launched the international careers of creators including Jayro Bustamante, Amat Escalante, Alejandro Fernández Almendras, Ciro Guerra, Sebastián Lelio, Mariana Rondón, Pepa San Martín, Emiliano Torres and Lorenzo Vigas, among others.

Films presented at the last editions of Films in Progress, such as Los tiburones (The Sharks) by Lucía Garibaldi; La familia sumergida (A Family Submerged) by María Alché; Marilyn by Martín Rodríguez; Temporada by André Novais; Los silencios by Beatriz Seigner; Luciérnagas by Bani Khoshnoudi; Temporada de caza (Hunting Season) by Natalia Garagiola; and Niña errante (Wandering Girlby) Rubén Mendoza have been selected for and won awards at important international festivals like Cannes, Berlin, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sundance and Venice. Furthermore, the film by Sofía Quirós, Ceniza negra, will participate in the coming edition of the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.

Films in Progress Industry Award, given by the companies Ad Hoc Studios, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido and Wanda Visión, this Award consists of post-production services, as described in its Terms & Conditions, for the winning film until obtaining a DCP subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.

To access the Terms & Conditions and submit a project, click here

CONTACT:

• Festival de San Sebastián
  TABAKALERA - Centro Internacional de Cultura Contemporánea
  Departamento de Películas
  Plaza de las Cigarreras, 1, 2ª planta
  20012 Donostia – San Sebastián (España)
  Tel.: +34 943 481212
  enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
  www.sansebastianfestival.com

• Association Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT):
  Tel.:+33 561 32 98 83
  esther.saintdizier@cinelatino.fr / eva.morsch.kihn@cinelatino.fr
  www.cinelatino.com.fr

Films in Progress has the support of the following institutions and companies: Ad Hoc Studios, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, EVcorporate, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia and Wanda Visión, and the collaboration of Association Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT), Activités Sociales de l'énergie (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 Départamental de la haute Garonne, Eaux Vives, Europa Distribution, Firefly, Gaumont Wilson, Le-Lokal Production, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Producers Network (Marché du Film-Festival de Cannes), Région Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée, Signis and TitraFilm.