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AWARDS EFAD-CAACI / DALE!

This joint co-development grant is one of the concrete actions developed in the framework of the structured partnership launched by EFAD and CAACI (Conferencia de Autoridades Audiovisuales y Cinematográficas de Iberoamérica) in 2016. It is distributed in the framework of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

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2024 LOS DOS PAISAJES / THE TWO LANDSCAPES by Francisco Lezama PIONERIA CINEA & QUARTA FEIRA (Argentina / Brazil)

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • EFAD: Dita Rietuma, Director of the National Film Centre of Latvia.
  • CAACI: Arianne Benedetti, Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Culture, Panama.
  • The San Sebastian International Film Festival: Susana Santos Rodrigues, Co-Director at IndieLisboa, Portugal)

Status:

Development

EFAD Press Release

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2023 LITTLE WAR by Barbara Sarasola-Day PUCARA CINE (Argentina / Netherlands)

Contact: Federico Eibuszyc - email hidden; JavaScript is required 

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • Solène Tardieu, Advisor to CEO / International Affairs at the German Federal Film Board (FFA); Representing EFAD.
  • Marcios Migliorisi, head of international affairs at the Uruguay film fund. Representing CAACI.
  • Edgard Tenenbaum, producer (company “Tu Vas Voir”). Representing San Sebastian Festival.

Status:

Development

EFAD Press Release

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2022 SEIS MESES EN EL EDIFICIO ROSA CON AZUL By Bruno Santamaría Razo Ojo de vaca (Mexico)

Contact: Guillermo Ortiz - email hidden; JavaScript is required

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • Marianna Vargas Gurilieva. DGCINE, Dominican Republic. Representing CAACI.
  • Neil Peplow. BFI (UK). Representing EFAD.
  • Ainhoa González. Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Euskadi, Spain. Representing San Sebastián Festival.

Status:

Development

EFAD Press Release:

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2021 DONDE COMIENZA EL RIO by Juan Andrés Arango Inercia Películas (Colombia / Canada / France / Norway)

Contact: Paola Pérez Nieto - email hidden; JavaScript is required

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • Germán Monje. ADCINE, Bolivia.  Representing CAACI.
  • Pablo Pérez de Lema. ICAA, Spain. Representing EFAD.
  • Alexandra Lebret. European Producers Club, France. Representing San Sebastián Festival.

Status:

Development

Festivals/Awards:

L'Atelier Cannes 2022 / Fiction Feature Film Production, Film Development Fund - FDC (2021) - Artistic Production Grant awarded by the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec - CALQ (2021) - Pitching Forum (2021).

EFAD Press Release: 

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2020 (Online) ¿QUIÉN MATÓ A NARCISO? / WHO KILLED NARCISO? by Marcelo Martinessi LA BABOSA CINE (Paraguay / Germany / France / Spain)

Contact: Sebastián Peña Escobar - email hidden; JavaScript is required

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • Alfredo Caldera. CNAC, Venezuela. Representing CAACI.
  • Mathieu Fournet. CNC, France Representing EFAD.
  • Paz Lázaro. BERLINALE, Allemagne. Representing San Sebastián Festival.

Status:

Pre-Production. Expected to shoot September 2023

Festivals/Awards:

Berlinale Co-Production Market 2023 (Artekino Award)

EFAD Press Release:

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2019 LA HIJA DE TODAS LAS RABIAS / DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister FELIPA FILMS (Nicaragua / Mexico / Netherlands / France / Germany)

Contact: Rossana Baumeister - email hidden; JavaScript is required 

Genre: Feature film

Jury

  • Julián David Correa. Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia. Representing CAACI.
  • Julie-Jeanne Régnault. EFAD, Belgium. Representing EFAD
  • Alfredo Calvino. Habanero, Brazil. Representing San Sebastián Festival.

Status:

Completed: 2022

Sales Agent:

Best Friend Forever (Belgium) – email hidden; JavaScript is required

Festivals/Awards:

Toronto 2022 (Discovery) – San Sebastián 2022 (New Directors) – Busan 2022 (Flash Forward)

EFAD Press Release

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2018 LA LLORONA by Jayro Bustamante LA CASA DE PRODUCCIÓN (Guatemala / France)

Contact: Gustavo Matheu - email hidden; JavaScript is required 

Genre: Feature film

Jury:

  • José Miguel Álvarez Ibargüengoitia. IMCINE, Mexico. Representing CAACI.
  • Laufey Gudjonsdottir. Icelandic Film Centre. Representing EFAD.
  • Iker Ganuza. Lamia Films, Spain. Representing Festival de San Sebastián.

Status:

Completed: 2019

Sales Agent:

Film Factory (Spain) – email hidden; JavaScript is required

Festivals/Awards:

Venice Film Festival - Venice Days, 2019 - Giornate degli Autori, GdA Director’s Award to Jayro Bustamante; Toronto Film Fest - World Contemporary Cinema – San Sebastián (Horizontes Latinos) – London Film Festival (Official Selection) – Tribeca Film Festival) - Sundance Film Festival. It was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 2021 Ocars

EFAD Press Release:

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2017 EL AGENTE TOPO / THE MOLE AGENT by Maite Alberdi Soto MICROMUNDO PRODUCCIONES (Chile / France / USA / Spain)

Contact: Marcela Santibañez - email hidden; JavaScript is required

Genre: Documentary

Jury:

  • Ilse Hughan. Fortuna Films (Netherlands). Representing San Sebastián Festival .
  • Silje Riise Næss. Norwegian Film Institute. Representing EFAD.
  • Martín Alonso Rodríguez. Consejo del Arte y la Industria Audiovisual de Chile. Representing CAACI.

Status:

Completed: 2020

Sales Agent:

Dogwoof (UK) – email hidden; JavaScript is required

Festivals/Awards:

Tribeca Film Institute (2017) - Latin American Fund (EEUU); Sundance Film Institute - Development Documentary Fund (EEUU); IDFA 2017 (Development Fund); Cinereach Grant (EEUU); Tribeca Film Institute (EEUU); Blue Ice Docs Canadá; Busan IFF 2020; Sundance Film Festival 2020 (World Cinema Documentary Competition); San Sebastián Film Festival (Perlak Section – Audience Award). It was nominated for the Documentary Feature Competition and was selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2021 Oscars.

EFAD Press Release:

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2016 KARNAWAL (Ex: LOS DÍAS SEGÚN ELLOS) by Juan Pablo Félix BIKINI FILMS (Argentina / Chile / Brazil / Mexico / Bolivia)

Contact: Edson Sidonie - email hidden; JavaScript is required

Genre: Feature Film

Jury:

  • Fernanda del Nido. Setembro Cine, Spain. Representing San Sebastián Festival.
  • Alex Traila. Romanian Film Center. Representing EFAD.
  • Pierre Emile Vandoorne. Director of Audiovisual, Phonography and New Media of Peru, and current Executive Secretary of CAACI. Representing CAACI.

Status:

Completed: 2020

Sales Agent:

Beta Cinema (Germany) – email hidden; JavaScript is required

Festivals/Awards:

Guadalajara IFF_Best Direction; Best actor; Selection Primer Corte Ventana Sur 2019, Primer Corte Award. Selection Cinéma en Construction 37 / Official Section - Málaga 2021 - Biznaga Best Supporting Actor // Golden Bizniaga Best Iberoamerican Film. 

EFAD Press Release:

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