The competition is international and opens the comedy Jujeña “Tamales”, by Teo Campagna. And this weekend ends in Malargue, Mendoza, the III Festival “Pastures”.
This weekend culminates in Malargue, Mendoza, the 3rd International Festival Pasturesand start today in San Salvador de Jujuy the 10th International Film Festival of the Heights.
Very original and interesting is Pastureswhich brings together films from various countries where grazing and transhumance are still practiced, such as Britain, Spain, Austria, Iran, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico and India. There are some festivals of that type in Europe and Australia, but this is unique throughout Latin America.
Organizes it Tato Morenothat of the exciting documentary “Arreo” (Tourists do not know, but behind the mountains that surround the center of Ski de las Leñas, the shepherds on horseback pass with hundreds of goats and sheep). This year they stand out especially “The daughters of the mountain”of Ezequiel Berraabout the families of “truthful” living at the foot of the Andes, and “Sheep Hero”the hero of the sheep, of Ton Van ZantvoortNetherlands, portrait of a shepherd who insists on maintaining land, space, peace and freedom for his animals and for himself, oblivious to the demands of the industrial food market.
This is a growing festival, on the way to a greater diffusion, since 2026 will be declared by the UN as the international year of pastoralism and transhumance (UNESCO has already declared these customs as intangible cultural heritage of humanity). But this year, pastures coincides with the 6th Mendoza Film Lab, the only laboratory for the development of film projects that in addition to national proposals also has Latin American call, from Mexico down.
The silent effect of this movement is already being studied by the National University Tres de February and Queen Mary University in London. This participates, among others, the provincial organizations of production, culture and tourism, the Mendoza Film Commission. INCAA does not participate or send observers.
Jujuy Online
Today, with the premiere of a comedy entirely Jujeña, “Tamales”, by Teo Campagnabegins the 10th International Film Festival on the heights, called because it brings together productions from the seven mountain countries.
Competition films can be seen online, by www.cinedelasalturas.com.arpity that only those of competition, because the programming includes many other interesting works, such as the complete retrospective of the animated shorts made in mud by ALDANA LOISEAUwhich also presents a new job, “Echocide”where the climatic crisis is seen from the perspective of the Pachamama. This program will travel on mobile cinema the four regions of the province (and some shorts can already be seen on the Internet, but it is not the same).
Functions are announced in 12 rooms of the capital and the interior, to Humahuaca, a dome with images and 360 ° sound, a sample of kinetic art and another interactive of cinematographic material, presentations of books and short documentaries jujeños, a lot of live music, and several special guests, including the actor the actor Guillermo Francellawhich will participate in the “Height dialogues“, The producer and director Lita Stantic (special function of” a wall of silence “) and the producer Diana Frey. All with free admission. Organize, culture of the province.
Source: Ambito
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