Films in Progress, the dual annual event at the San Sebastián and Cinélatino Toulouse Festivals, has opened the registration period for submitting projects at Films in Progress 33.

This initiative aims to help to finish off Latin American feature films that are having problems at the post-production stage.  Six films selected by the committees at both festivals will be screened for an audience of professionals so that they may help to get them finished, distributed and screened at festivals.

Films in Progress has helped to finish off and market some of the most outstanding Latin American feature films and boosted the profile of new talents like Jayro Bustamente, Ciro Guerra, Emiliano Torres, Pepa San Martín, Christopher Murray, Juan Sebastián Mesa, Lorenzo Vigas, Mariana Rondón, Alejandro Fernández Almendras, Sebastián Lelio, Juan Andrés Arango and Amat Escalante, among others.

In 2017, the films in Films in Progress have been selected at prestigious international festivals such as: Los Perros by Marcela Said (Critics’ Week, Cannes Festival - Horizontes Award at San Sebastián); La novia del desierto by Valeria Pivato and Cecilia Atán (Un Certain Regard, Cannes Festival – Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastián);  La Familia (Critics’ Week, Cannes Festival - Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastián); and Temporada de Caza by Natalia Garagiola (International Critics’ Week, Venice Festival - Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastián).

Films in Progress has become an event not to be missed by producers and professionals from the film industry in Europe and Latin America.

AWARDS

The following awards will be presented at Films in Progress 33:

• TOULOUSE FILMS IN PROGRESS AWARD consisting of post-production services for a film to be carried out in France, provided by representatives of the following companies and organisations: CCAS (Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières), Commune Image, Eaux Vives, Firefly, Mactari, Titra Film.
   
• CINE + IN PROGRESS AWARD presented by the Ciné+ channel for the French distributor of the film.

• EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS AND EXHIBITORS AWARD consisting of promoting the film through the Europa Distribution distributors’ network and the CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d’Art et d’Essai) exhibitors’ network.
   

REGISTRATION

• Feature films that are majority or minority Latin-American productions can take part
• The feature films, once completed, must last for longer than 60 minutes.
• The feature films must be at the post-production stage (at least the first cut).
• The cut submitted for assessment must be subtitled in English or Spanish if its original language is not Spanish.
• Registration is free.

Online registration form available at: http://www.cinelatino.com.fr/cc/formulaire.php

DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING AND RECEIVING FILMS: 31st OF JANUARY 2018
 

SELECTION

The selected films will be announced at the beginning of March.

If a film is selected:

• The director and producer must attend Films in Progress 33, on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2018.
• The copy for screening must be in the original language with English subtitles.
• The screening format required is Blue Ray (three copies for back up).
   

CONTACTS

Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
11-13 Grande Rue Saint Nicolas
31 300 Toulouse
T: 00 33 561 32 98 83
www.cinelatino.fr

Registration
Esther Saint-Dizier
esther.saintdizier@cinelatino.fr

Professionals
Eva Morsch Kihn
eva.morsch.kihn@cinelatino.fr

San Sebastián Festival
T: +34 943 48 12 12
enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
www.sansebastianfestival.com

COLLABORATORS

Films in Progress 33 is supported by the following companies and institutions: Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières (CCAS), Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), CINÉ +, Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Eaux Vives, l’École National Supérieure d’Audiovisuel (ENSAV), Europa Distribution, Firefly, Gaumont Wilson, La Cinéfondation, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Producers Network (Festival de Cannes), Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Mediterranée, Signis & Titra TVS and the collaboration of Europa Creativa MEDIA, Programa Ibermedia, CAACI (Conferencia de Autoridades Audiovisuales y Cinematográficas Iberoamericanas), Ad Hoc Estudios, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido, Wanda Visión & Film Factory.