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ENCUENTROSPROGRAM 2016
Miami International Film Festival2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATTITUDE TEST by Augusto Matte, Fabrizio Copano 3
THE CANDIDATE by Daniel Hendler 4
A MOVIE LIFE by Selton Mello 5
NOBODY’S WATCHING by Julia Solomonoff 6
EL PAMPERO by Matias Lucchesi 7
Selected projects will be competing for a $10,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Knight Foundation. The winner will also receive a DCP Mastering
Service package from Aracne Digital Cinema valued at $5,000.
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DirectorsAugusto MatteAugusto Matte is a producer for Jirafa, a Chilean produc-tion company with more than 15 years of experience in the movie industry, where he has worked with Cristian Jiménez and Alejandro Fernández Almendras, among others. Attitude Test is his first feature film as a director.
Fabrizio CopanoFabrizio Copano is a radio and TV personality, scriptwriter, actor, a pioneer of stand-up comedy in Chile and founding member of the TV show El Club de la Comedia. Among his works as lead actor and writer are Héroes (2014) and Barrio Universitario (2014), both by Esteban Vidal.
ProducerFlorencia LarreaFlorencia Larrea is a produc-er for Forastero. She has pro-duced Elisa Eliash’s Here I Am, Here I’m Not, and Rodrigo Sepúlveda’s Aurora, and executive produced Alejandro Fernández’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Principal cast: Denise Rosenthal, Constanza Piccoli, Belén Soto, Fabiola Alarcón
Executive producers: Lucas Engel, Francisca Barraza, Joaquín Echeverría
Producers: Florencia Larrea, Augusto Matte, Gregorio González
Screenplay: Valeria Hofmann, Fabrizio Copano
Cinematographer: Cristián Petit-Laurent
Editor: Simón Jarpa
Music: MKRNI
Credits
ATTITUDE TEST(PRUEBA DE ACTITUD)Spanish with English subtitles
Country of Origin: ChileAnticipated Running Time: 103 minutesColor
Four female students in their senior year of high school steal the College Selection Test. However, summer is upon them, bringing crazy parties and handsome men to their doorstep, deviating them from the perfect plan of memorizing every answer. On a night out, they lose the only copy of the exam and are put to the test while trying to achieve what they wished for in the first place.
Contact:Florencia Larrea, producerProduction Company: ForasteroPhone: +56 2 2634 9270Email: [email protected]
Fabrizio CopanoAugusto Matte
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Principal cast: Diego de Paula, Matías Singer, César Troncoso, Roberto Suarez, Verónica Llinás
Executive producers: Micaela Solé, Pablo Udenio
Producers: Micaela Solé and Daniel Hendler, Pablo Udenio, Hernán Guerschuny and Daniel Burman
Screenplay: Daniel Hendler
Cinematographer: Lucio Bonelli
Editor: Andrés Tambornino
Music: Matías Singer
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THE CANDIDATE(EL CANDIDATO)Spanish with English subtitles
Country of Origin: Uruguay, ArgentinaAnticipated Running Time: 80 minutesColor
Martin Marchand has decided to invest in his political campaign. To maximize his opportunities, he invites a group of experts and advisors to a work retreat with the focus of creating the perfect campaign doing all that it takes to build the image of a leader. As the days pass, hidden threads begin to unfold.
Contact:Micaela Solé, producerProduction Company: Cordón FilmsPhone: +598 2402 54 54Email: [email protected]
DirectorDaniel HendlerDaniel Hendler has starred in numerous feature films and directed two short films, Perro Perdido (co-directed) and Cuarto de Hora. He collaborat-ed on scripts by Daniel Burman and Ariel Winograd. In 2010, he directed his first feature, Norberto’s Deadline, winner of the TVE Award at Films in Progress at San Sebastian, among other international awards.
ProducerMicaela SoléMicaela Solé works as a producer on Uruguayan and international projects. In 2007, she co-founded Cordón Films. Among her credits: The New Man by Aldo Garay (Teddy Award at Berlinale 2015), and The Enemies of Pain by Arauco Hernández (Arte Prize in Bafici, premiered in Locarno).
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DirectorSelton MelloSelton Mello is a beloved and respected actor in Brazil. Bananeira Filmes produced his first feature film, the award- winning December (2008), as well as The Clown (2011), which received 50 awards at Brazilian and international fes-tivals and was chosen to rep-resent Brazil for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language.
ProducerVania CataniVania Catani is an experienced TV and film producer with more than 20 years in the business. At Bananeira Filmes she has produced up-and-coming and established directors focus-ing on unique and evocative projects. She is currently work-ing on Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, a Brazil-Argentina co-produc-tion set to be released later in 2016.
Principal cast: Johnny Massaro, Bruna Linzmeyer, Selton Mello, Vincent Cassel, Ondina Clais
Executive producer: Leonardo Edde
Producer: Vania Catani
Screenplay: Marcelo Vindicatto, Selton Mello
Cinematographer: Walter Carvalho
Editor: Márcio Hashimoto
Music: Plínio Profeta
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A MOVIE LIFE(O FILME DA MINHA VIDA)Portuguese with English subtitles
Country of Origin: BrazilAnticipated Running Time: 92 minutesColor
Tony’s life makes an unexpected turn when he discovers the surprising truth about his missing father. When he realizes that it is time to grow up and make decisions that will turn him into an adult, he has to face the consequences his actions might have on his life and on those that surround him.
Contact:Vania Catani, producerProduction company: Bananeira FilmesAddress: Rua da Glória, 366 – 12º andar – GlóriaRio de Janeiro /RJ – Brasil – CEP: 20241.189Phone: +55 21 2225 6552Email: [email protected] www.bananeirafilmes.com.br
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NOBODY’S WATCHING(NADIE NOS MIRA)Spanish and English with English subtitles
Country of Origin: Argentina, Brazil, ColombiaAnticipated Running Time: 100 minutesColor
Nico leaves a promising acting career in Argentina after a tumultuous falling-out with his producer and goes to New York sure that his talent will help him find success. Reality hits him in the face, and now he is juggling odd jobs to keep afloat. Unwilling to return home and be seen as a failure, his fragile world is shaken when Martin, his former producer and lover, visits him. Nico is then forced to confront the true reasons that are making him run away.
Contact:Felicitas Raffo, producerProduction company: Cepa AudiovisualAddress: El Salvador 5936, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina C1414BQLPhone: +54 11 4775 8400Email: [email protected]
DirectorJulia SolomonoffJulia Solomonoff is an Argentine director based in New York. She directed Hermanas (Sisters), which premiered in Toronto in 2005, and The Last Summer of la Boyita (premie-red in San Sebastian 2009, winner of over 20 internatio-nal awards, and co- produced by Pedro Almodóvar). Her producing credits include Cocalero, Found Memories and Everybody Has a Plan.
ProducerFelicitas RaffoFelicitas Raffo has worked on several of co- productions between Latin America and Europe, among them Seventh Floor (2014) by Paxti Amezcua, Magallanes (2015) by Salvador del Solar, Holiday (2014) by Diego Araujo and Found Memories (2011) by Julia Murat, which has won over 20 international awards.
Principal cast: Guillermo Pfenning, Elena Roger, Rafael Ferro, Paola Baldion, Mayte Montero, Cristina Morrison, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Marcos Caponi Producers: Felicitas Raffo, Andres Longares, Nicolás Herreño, Natalia Agudelo Campillo, Lucia Murat, Jaime Mateus Tique, Elisa LleirasScreenplay: Julia Solomonoff, Cristina Lazaridi Cinematographer: Lucio Bonelli Editors: Andrés Tambornino, Karen Sztajnberg
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DirectorMatias LucchesiMatias Lucchesi was born in Córdoba, Argentina. He stud-ied acting, scriptwriting and playwriting. His first feature film, Ciencias Naturales, won Best Feature Film Generation at Berlinale 2014; Best Film, Actress and Script at Guadalajara Film Festival; and Special Mention of the Jury, Horizontes Latinos, at San Sebastián Film Festival 2014.
ProducerJuan Pablo MillerJuan Pablo Miller was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2010, he founded Tarea Fina, where he has produced Las Acacias by Pablo Giorgelli; Natural Sciences by Matías Lucchesi; Cómo funcionan casi todas las cosas by Fernando Salem; and Incident Light by Ariel Rotter, among others.
Principal cast: Julio Chavez, Pilar Gamboa, Cesar TroncosoExecutive producer: Juan Pablo MillerProducers: Juan Pablo Miller, Matias Lucchesi Co-producers: Fabrice Lambot, Diego Polizza, Guillermo RocamoraScreenplay: Matias Lucchesi, Gonzalo SalayaCinematographer: Guillermo NietoEditor: Delfina CastagninoMusic: Sebastian Escofet
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EL PAMPEROSpanish with English subtitles
Country of Origin: Argentina, UruguayAnticipated Running Time: 80 minutesColor
A man hemmed in by his terminal illness decides to draw himself away from everything and embark on a journey in his old sailboat, fully stocked with provisions and seeking refuge in nature’s embrace. A young woman escaping from a crime she claims she didn’t commit will disrupt his plans. Helping her escape from a suspicious coast guard could be his last chance to feel alive.
Contact:Juan Pablo Miller, producerProduction company: Tarea FinaPhone: +54 11 4703 0656 / 4702 4755Email: [email protected]
Presented and produced by
Miami Dade College District Board of TrusteesHelen Aguirre Ferré, Chair • Armando J. Bucelo Jr., Vice Chair
Marili Cancio • Daniel Diaz Leyva • Benjamín León III Bernie Navarro • Armando J. Olivera
Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade CollegeMiami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis
of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, ethnicity, pregnancy, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation or genetic information. Contact the Office of the Director, Equal Opportunity
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Miami International Film Festival - Encuentros Team
Jaie Laplante Andres Castillo Executive Director & Senior ProgrammerDirector of Programming
Eloisa López-Gómez Ana CastañosaAssociate Director Industry OfficeIndustry & Programs
ALFREDO CALVINOAlfredo Calvino has worked at Cuba’s ICAIC, Brazil’s Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV and Mexico’s Latinofusion. In 2011, he founded Habanero Film Sales, a distribution, international sales and promotion company based in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, that represents films by Latin American filmmakers with a special focus on Cuban independent cinema. His portfolio includes Alejandro Brugues’ Juan of the Dead (2011) and this year’s Festival Official Selection The Companion (El acompañante) by Pavel Giroud. Among his upcoming projects are Carlos Lechugas’s Santa & Andres and Patricia Ramos’ El sueco.
AGATHE VALENTINAgathe Valentin joined Pyramide International as Head of Sales in 2015 and manages the extensive com-pany library, which includes over 350 titles by acclaimed directors such as Andrei Zviagintsev, Catherine Corsini, Patricio Guzman and Lucia Puenzo. With more than 10 years in the industry, Valentin previously worked at Wide Management and then as Head of Sales for Les Films du Losange, were she handled the sales of more than 40 titles including two Palme d’Or winners, The White Ribbon and Amour.
AGUSTÍ VILLARONGAAgustí Villaronga was born in Palma, Spain. He has directed numerous award-winning features, including In a Glass Cage (1986); El niño de la luna (1989), which competed at Cannes; and The Sea (2000). Villaronga’s best-known work is Black Bread (2011), which swept the Goya awards, including Best Director. His latest work, The King of Havana (2015), is a Festival Official Selection this year.
Alfredo Calvino Habanero Film Sales
Agathe Valentin Pyramid International
Agustí Villaronga Filmmaker
2016 MIAMI ENCUENTROS JURY
