“Women and Cinema” and the “Cosquín International Independent Film Festival” avoid the cultural chainsaw and present their new editions, with attractive titles
Two more festivals have eluded the chainsaw: the historic Women and Cinema, which is on its 36th. edition, and the 13th Cosquín Independent Film International, which is on the 13th. Both start today, end on Sunday, and are sustained with their own efforts and the help of sponsors such as the Polo Audiovisual Córdoba for the cosquineros. The Incaa has limited itself to symbolic support, even in the award for the best short film of La Mujer, which previously included a small sum of money and now is no more than a pat on the shoulder.
To be held at Malba and Cultural San Martín, Women and Cinema has 27 short films in competition and three feature film samples. The national one, with previews like “Miranda”, by María Victoria Menis, “Love and cinema”, by Victoria Carrerasdedicated to his parents Enrique and Mercedes, and “A ship left me taking me away”of Cecilia Kang, which at the last Mar del Plata Festival won the Audience Award and the Jury Special. Then, the sample of winners of Working Progress 2023, among them “The Thousand and One Lemos”, by Sabrina Parelabout the actor Willy Lemos. And the international section, with “The yellow roof”, by Isabel Coixet, “O corno”, by Jaione Cambordaand, among others, “Land of our mothers”, by Liz Lobato.
Attention to “Land of our mothers”, a rural fable from La Mancha told by a goat. For added curiosity, the elderly heroine of the film is played by the veteran Saturnino García, the one from “Matías, line judge”, “The day of the beast” and “Justino, a murderer of the elderly”. Playing old, Garcia won the Best Actor Award at the recent Malaga Festival, and the film won the Audience Award. To present it and give a workshop for actors at the CCK comes the Liz Lobato.
There will also be talks about Graciela Taquini, Sabrina Farji and Julia Montesoroand, especially, a tribute to Coca Oderigoart director of “The Swamp”, “Motorcycle Diaries”, “A Red Bear”, “Nuovo mondo”, “The City of Your Final Destination”with Anthony Hopkinsand other heavy productions.
Cosquin
The 13th Cosquín Independent Film International starts with “Socialist realism”fine Chilean satire that Raul Ruiz started in 1972 and Valeria Sarmiento, his widow, rounded off in 2023. Works from Spain, Ukraine, France, Brazil, Germany and, of course, Argentina participate in the various competitions. And in informative sections, a look at three works by Wim Wendersa retrospective of the documentary filmmaker Julian D’Angiolillo (the festival closes with his new film, “The grotto continues”), three creations from Córdoba, among them María Belén Pontio “When everything burns”, fresh winner at the Bafici, some other invited national films and even a “surprise film”.
Source: Ambito
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