The colombian movie ''Los colores de la montaña'' wins the Films in Progress Award in Toulouse.

The CINÉ CINÉMA Award, presented for the first time, went to the film Asalto al cine.

The Jury of Films in Progress 17 decided to grant the Films in Progress 17 Award to the colombian film Los colores de la montaña, one of the six selected for this edition of aid to Latin American cinema. Films in Progress 17 took place last week during the Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine in Toulouse, and will be continued in September with designation of the Films in Progress 18 Award at San Sebastian Festival.

Los colores de la montaña movie is the first feature from the colombian director Carlos César Arbeláez.

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LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA Colombia Director: Carlos César Arbeláez Cast: Hernán Mauricio Ocampo, Nolberto Sánchez, Génaro Aristizábal, Hernán Méndez, Carmen Torres A modern-day portrayal of daily life in a remote part of the mountainous Colombian countryside, set around the friendship between Manuel, the hero, and Julián, his best friend and schoolmate. One day, while playing a game of football, they kick the ball into a minefield. Accompanied by Poca Luz, they do everything they can to recover their prized belonging, an essential part of their everyday lives and dreams.

THE AWARDS
Films in Progress 17 in Toulouse will carry Films in Progress Toulouse Award from the following collaborating entities:

• CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie): contribution to the completion of a project with a grant of €10,000 towards the cost of post-production in France.
• MAC’TARI: sound editing worth €15,000.
• TITRA FILM: subtitling for a first copy of the winning film.
• EUROPA DISTRIBUTION undertakes to guarantee coordination between Films in Progress and the member distributors of Europa Distribution and to circulate information on the film to these distributors.
• CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai): will systematically inform its 2000 member cinemas, thus bringing the film to the attention of distribution companies and fostering its circulation.
• Furthermore, the CAISSE CENTRALE D’ACTIVITÉS SOCIALES DU PERSONNEL DES INDUSTRIES ELECTRIQUES ET GAZIERES (CCAS) will provide 4 weeks’ accommodation to the director of the winning film in order that he or she may assure post-production or promotion of the film in France.

The CINÉ CINÉMA en Construction Award consists of purchase of the winning film by the CINÉ CINÉMA TV Network, for the sum of €15,000, and its TV broadcast following its release in France.

This initiative would be unable to exist without the essential backing of the following companies: Agencia Española de Cooperación para el Desarrollo (AECID), Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), Best Digital, Casa de América, Dolby, Caisse Centrale d’action sociale (CCAS), Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), CINÉ CINÉMA, Cinéfondation, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, CROUS de Toulouse, Cultures France, École Supérieure d’Audio Visuel (ESAV), Europa Distribution, FNAC, Instituto Cervantes, Interreg III-A Francia-España, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Marché du Film, Molinare Madrid, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Signis, Technicolor Entertainment Services Spain and Titra Film.

Six Latin American films will participate in Films in Progress 17

Six films from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico will participate in the 17th edition of Films in Progress at the Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine in Toulouse, jointly organised with San Sebastian Festival. The second part of this twice yearly rendezvous will take the shape of Films in Progress 18 at San Sebastian this coming September.

The films selected for Films in Progress 17 are:

• A tiro de piedra, by Sebastián Hiriart (Mexico)
• Asalto al cine, by Iría Gómez Concheiro (Mexico)
• Ciencias morales, by Diego Lerman (Argentina/Spain/France)
• Los colores de la montaña, by Carlos César Arbeláez (Colombia)
• Distancia, by Sergio Ramirez (Guatemala)
• Lucía, by Niles Jamil Atallah (Chile)

Two of the selected films, A tiro de piedra and Lucía, are now being given a second chance following their participation in Films in Progress 16.
A total of 93 films were received for Films in Progress 17.

THE AWARDS

Films in Progress 17 in Toulouse will carry Films in Progress Toulouse Award from the following collaborating entities:

• CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie): contribution to the completion of a project with a grant of €10,000 towards the cost of post-production in France.
• MAC’TARI: sound editing worth €15,000.
• TITRA FILM: subtitling for a first copy of the winning film.
• EUROPA DISTRIBUTION undertakes to guarantee coordination between Films in Progress and the member distributors of Europa Distribution and to circulate information on the film to these distributors.
• CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai): will systematically inform its 2000 member cinemas, thus bringing the film to the attention of distribution companies and fostering its circulation.
• Furthermore, the Caisse Centrale d’AcTIVITÉS SocialeS DU PERSONNEL DES INDUSTRIES ELECTRIQUES ET GAZIERES (CCAS) will provide 4 weeks’ accommodation to the director of the winning film in order that he or she may assure post-production or promotion of the film in France.

This year will see the first edition of the ‘CINÉ CINÉMA en Construction” Award granted by the CINÉ CINÉMA TV Network, guaranteeing €15,000 towards purchase of the winning film by the network and its TV broadcast following its release in France.

THE PROGRAMME

Screenings will take place at the ESAV (Ecole supérieure de l’audiovisuel), 56 Rue du Taur, Toulouse, on 25 and 26 March.

THURSDAY 25

• 09:30 A TIRO DE PIEDRA by Sebastián Hiriart (Mexico - 97’)
• 13:30 DISTANCIA by Sergio Ramirez (Guatemala - 85’)
• 15:45 LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA by Carlos César Arbeláez (Colombia - 90’)

FRIDAY 26

• 10:00 ASALTO AL CINE by Iria Gómez Concheiro (Mexico - 140’)
• 14:00 LUCIA by Niles Jamil Atallah (Chile - 77’)
• 16:30 CIENCIAS MORALES by Diego Lerman (Argentina/Spain/France - 90’)

THE SELECTED FILMS

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ASALTO AL CINE Mexico Director: Iria Gómez Concheiro Cast: Gabino Rodríguez, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Ángel Sosa, Paulina Avalos. Four youngsters live in the Guerrero colony of a city with no place for them. Four characters populated by the same dreams, fears and boredom as any kid their age. Tossed out of a movie theatre one night for not having paid to get in, the four start toying with the idea of robbing the place. Each one sees the money they could get from the heist as the potential solution to their problems.

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A TIRO DE PIEDRA Mexico Director: Sebastián Hiriart Cast: Gabino Rodríguez Jacinto Medina, a youngster of 21, is bored with his life as a shepherd in the North of Mexico. He finds a keyring on the ground and, taking it as a signal and guided by his dreams, sets out on a journey covering thousands of kilometres.

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CIENCIAS MORALES Argentina-France-Spain Director: Diego Lerman Cast: Julieta Zylberberg, Osmar Nuñez In her determination to ensure that the rules are obeyed and misbehaviour scolded, María Teresa, a teacher at the Colegio Nacional in Buenos Aires, follows the trail of a slight, perhaps non-existent, smell of tobacco. She starts hiding in the men’s toilets to catch the smokers, only to discover a dark, exciting habit. Leo is a young boy suffering a strong sexual identity crisis. He meets Caro, an old primary school-friend he liked when they were small; Caro is going through a harsh personal crisis of her own.

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LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA Colombia Director: Carlos César Arbeláez Cast: Hernán Mauricio Ocampo, Nolberto Sánchez, Génaro Aristizábal, Hernán Méndez, Carmen Torres A modern-day portrayal of daily life in a remote part of the mountainous Colombian countryside, set around the friendship between Manuel, the hero, and Julián, his best friend and schoolmate. One day, while playing a game of football, they kick the ball into a minefield. Accompanied by Poca Luz, they do everything they can to recover their prized belonging, an essential part of their everyday lives and dreams.

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DISTANCIA Guatemala Director: Sergio Ramírez Cast: Carlos Escalante, Sak Nicté, Julian Zapeta, Maya Núñez Don Tomás Choc is two days and 150 kilometres away from being reunited with Lucía, his only daughter, kidnapped 20 years ago during the Guatemalan War when she was nothing but a 3 year-old tot. Despite the pain of her absence, to keep her history alive Don Tomás has kept a log of his fighting, resistance and survival in the hope of one day being able to give it to his daughter.

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LUCÍA Chile Director: Niles Jamil Atallah Cast: Gabriela Aguilera, Gregory Cohen, Eduardo Barril, Esperanza Silva Young Lucía works as a seamstress in a factory and lives with her father in an old house in Santiago, Chile. The film takes place in December 2006, during the weeks separating ex-dictator Pinochet’s funeral from Christmas. The simple observation of Lucía’s daily life takes the spectator into the hidden and neglected world of a generation of Chileans as they strive to recover from the military dictatorship.

This initiative would be unable to exist without the essential backing of the following companies: Agencia Española de Cooperación para el Desarrollo (AECID), Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), Best Digital, Casa de América, Dolby, Caisse Centrale d’action sociale (CCAS), Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), CINÉ CINÉMA, Cinéfondation, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, CROUS de Toulouse, Cultures France, École Supérieure d’Audio Visuel (ESAV), Europa Distribution, FNAC, Instituto Cervantes, Interreg III-A Francia-España, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Marché du Film, Mediapro, Molinare Madrid, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Signis, Technicolor Entertainment Services Spain and Titra Film.