The black comedy “More people die on Sundays”of Iair Saidwill open on Wednesday, September 4 in La Plata the 2nd International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aireswhich is proposed as a focus of diversity and resistance in current times, with a large participation of women filmmakers and social issues.
In that sense, the most appealing title may be “Norita”documentary about Nora Cortinas Made by Jayson MacNamara and Andrea Tortoneseproduced by Gustavo Santaolalla, Jane Fonda, Naomi Klein and the brothers Muschietti.
For some, the name of the Australian MacNamara may sound familiar. He is the author of “Messenger on a White Horse”which was known here as “The Messenger”documentary about the English journalist Robert Coxdirector of the “Buenos Aires Herald”, and his impressive civic courage in difficult times.
Last night, at the Provincial House, Florence Saintouthead of the Cultural Institute, Cynthia OttavianoUndersecretary of Creative Industries, and the filmmaker Paula de Luquand, director of the Festival, made the official presentation of the same, with interesting details.
In numbers, they will participate 43 countries with a total of 228 titles (115 feature films, 101 short films, 8 medium-length films, 4 series) divided into 20 program sections to be broadcast in 197 screenings in more than 40 locations with the center in La Plata. Within this framework, a sort of rival or substitute for Ventana Sur will be developed, the International Market of the Audiovisual Industry of the Province. A new meeting of film students is also announced, among other activities.
Among the titles in competition, it is worth mentioning, a priori, the Gothic “Hands on fire”poor translation of “Hands in the fire” (Margaret GilPortugal) which is advertised as freely inspired by “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry Jamesalready adapted to the cinema several times, “The Muleteer” (Isabel Fragoso)Mexico), set in the mountain ranges of Jalisco in the 1930s, “My memory is full of ghosts” (Anas Zawahri)Syria), evocation of the city of Homs devastated during a civil war, and “Togoland Projections” (Jurgen EllinghausTogo), an on-site review of old colonial films, which is now participating in the African Film Festival of Argentina.
Argentines also stand out in competition “I had the heart” (Oliver Kolker & Hernán Findling), which is released commercially this Thursday, “Martin Garcia” (Anibal Garisto)), comedy with Romina Gaetani and Angel Mutti Spinetta filmed on the island of the title, “Once upon a time there was a magician” (Oscar Frenkel and Maria Salome Favio)tribute to the co-director’s father, “Leave Romero” (Hernan Khourian & Fernandez Moujan), on the patients of the Melchor Romero Hospital, “Once upon a time 40 years ago” (Flavia Mertehikian), tribute to the Mar del Plata Storytellers Grandparents Club, and “Printers” (Lorena Vega and Gonzalo Zapico)), already released.
Among the non-competitive parallel sections there are samples of Brazilian, Chilean, Buenos Aires cinema, the Sagai Foundation, the DAC directors association with national classics restored through the Recuperar Plan, and five films by the North American documentary maker John Alperttwice nominated for an Oscar (for “Cuba and the Cameraman,” seen on Netflix). A dozen interviews and master classes are also announced, as well as a section dedicated to projects in development and first works from Buenos Aires that have won awards from the Mubi platform and other entities, etc.
Meantime, Nothing is known about the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which is supposedly to take place in November.
Source: Ambito
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