The premium opera of the filmmaker, Argentine-French co-production, was imposed in the section Cinesti of the present and celebrates the presence of national cinema at international festivals.
The Argentine director Cecilia Kang He consecrated this Saturday in the 78th edition of the Locarno Festivalupon receiving the award for the Best emerging direction In the section Cinesti of the present For its fictional opera, Eldest son. The movie He had its world premiere just a few days in Switzerland and was one of the two Argentine productions selected for the section dedicated to new voices of world cinema and raw operas, along with Oliviadebut of Sofia Petersen.
The award not only marks an individual recognition for Kang, but also represents a triumph for the Argentine cinema on the international stageespecially at a complex moment for the local industry, affected by budget and controversial cuts in the INCAA.
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What is the oldest son, Cecilia Kang’s first feature film
In Eldest sonthe Buenos Aires director of Korean origin explores the story of a family that seeks new horizons in Argentina. With a script by Kang herself and starring Kim Chang Sung, Suh Sang Bin and Anita B Queenthe film follows the search for identity of Lilaca Korean-Argentina teenager, while his father Antonio remembers his arrival in Latin America 18 years before, betting everything to a dream of a young immigrant. “Eldest son is born from memories, or what one decides to remember. It is the romantic footprint of a man who chose a different path than expected from him, and how that path became the beginning of mine,” Kang said.
The movie is a co -production between Argentina and Francein charge of Fine task (Juan Pablo Miller) and Invivo Films (Louise Bellicaud and Claire Charles-Gervais), and reinforces the ability of Argentine productions to stand out internationally thanks to collaborations that transcend borders.
He Locarno Festivalwith 78 years of history, he is recognized for discovering emerging talents and consecrating new voices of world cinema. The section Cinesti of the presentwhere Kang competed, is dedicated to fiction raw operas and young directors with innovative proposals. The prize also comes after Kang’s previous successes, whose previous film, He left for me a ship taking me (2023), was multipremized at festivals and recognized by the Argentine Cinema Academy.
With this achievement, Eldest son and Cecilia Kang project the Argentine cinema towards the international circuit, consolidating the presence of the national industry in one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe and reinforcing the relevance of telling local stories with universal resonance.
Source: Ambito
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