September, with numerous film festivals in the country

Not only in Venice, but also in these parts, the film festival season begins. For example, the 24th Mountain Film Festival World Tourmade in Canada, which opens on Tuesday 10th at the Coliseum with documentaries with impressive photography about mountain biking in the Andes, skiing and paragliding exploits, a blind climber, two girls on a sailboat through the fjords of Greenland, etc.

Pay attention to the program on Thursday 12th, dedicated to Argentine athletes such as Cynthia Percivatielite climber, Sebastian Knudsenice-water swimmer, the skier Javier Trama on Falkner Hill, Nacho Montesinos recounting his ascent of Everest, two friends who went from the Pacific to the Atlantic in a kayak and, in particular, Sergio Dalmasoa mechanic who at 54 decided to change his life, became a mountaineer and reached the summit of Aconcagua. At the same time, there will be a mountain photography workshop, including with cell phones, “as an invitation to spend more time outside”.

The same 12th begins at the Cacophonia Art Cinema Mubi Fest Buenos Aireswith 20 titles and special activities. Of note is the pre-release of the film Coralie Fargeat “The Substance”the possibility of rewatching several classics on the big screen Tarkovsky, Wenders, Kaurismaki, Hamaguchi, David Lynch or Park Chan Wookattend functions presented by their own authors, such as “A strange movement”, by Francisco Lezama, “The criminals”by Rodrigo Moreno and “The delivery man is on his way”by Martin Rejtmanalready a master class on scriptwriting by Laura Citarella.

On the 19th, at Cinepolis Recoleta, “The glass box”of Asli Ozgeopen the 24th German Film Festival organized by German Films, which is also celebrating its 70th anniversary. Among the titles announced are two from Wim Wenders: “Anselm”new in 3D, and the classic in a new copy “The wings of desire”.

Also “Ivo”of Eva Trobischwho will come to present it (a nurse makes friends with a patient, and something more with the husband of that patient), three of suspense, one of them with the singular title “Martin reads the Koran”of Jurjs Sauleabout a student determined to commit an attack, and, for children, “The flying classroom”adaptation of the famous children’s story Erich Kastner (author who inspired the celebrated here “Toscanito and the detectives”1950).

Rest of the country

In La Plata, the comedy of Iair Said “More people die on Sundays” opened yesterday the 2nd Ficpba, International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aires. As already announced by this newspaper, there are 115 feature films on the agenda, as well as short films, series, talks, round tables and workshops, with special emphasis on production from Buenos Aires and extension to more than 40 towns in the interior.

Special guest, Jon Alpertan American documentary maker of risky subjects (dictatorships, wars, drug dealers, run-down neighborhoods, etc.), twice nominated for an Oscar, who on Saturday will give a talk significantly titled “50 years with a camera in my hand and a gun pointed at my head.”

On more cordial matters, the 24th begins in Mar del Plata 10th Funcinema, International Comedy Film Festivala purely private and completely free event that this year already occupies three rooms. At the opening, “After a good day”of Nestor FrenkelIn the short film competition, 88 foreigners and 15 nationals, including “A Brief History of Humanity” (6 minutes in stop motion), “The day Sportivo Barracas beat Bayern Munich”, “Peluche Mission”all of equally entertaining subjects.

And since the 30th, the 12th Bariloche Audiovisual Festivalorganized by Cultura de Rio Negro and the Federal Investment Council with prizes of up to $500,000 and binational Patagonian sections of long and short films.

A separate but close paragraph is the 12th Cinefem, International Women’s Film Festivalwhich has been returning to Gorlero, Punta del Este, since the 18th, with films, tributes, and book presentations. A specially invited entity, Mar, Mujeres Argentinas Residentes (in Punta del Este), which has been collaborating since 1995 with local schools for the disabled, wards of the San Carlos hospital and other places where we can “give back something in works to the country that welcomes us with such warmth.”