EAVE PUENTES Europe/Latin America Co-Production Workshop launches its 10th edition from June 10 – 14, 2019, in Fiuggi, Italia. 15 high-profile producers and professionals (complete list of participants below) have been selected out of a record number of over 96 applications from 25 countries.
PUENTES is a two-part programme taking place in Fiuggi, Italy, in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund, with the collaboration of ROMA LAZIO FILM COMMISSION and with the support of MiBAC, from June 10 – 14, 2019, and Montevideo, Uruguay (November 27 – December 1, 2019) in partnership with Mutante Cine, with the support of ICAU (Instituto de Cine y Audiovisual del Uruguay) and Ibermedia. Thanks to a special cooperation, all participants will be able to attend VENTANA SUR (December 2 -7, 2019), in Buenos Aires.
We are happy to announce that thanks to our partnership with MiBAC, Italian Ministry of Culture, the PUENTES participants will be joined by 11 Italian producers and distributors for two days of common plenary sessions, tailor-made group work and professional networking.
Aside from the plenary sessions, daily group work sessions will be the core of PUENTES. Participants will discuss and analyze each other’s projects under the guidance of Jean des Forêts (Petit film, France) and Agustina Chiarino (Mutante Cine, Uruguay). Our key experts who will meet and guide participants includes Jacques Akchoti (script consultant, FR), Aranka Matits (Featurette, NL), Fernando Epstein (Mutante Cine, UY) and ROMA producer and PUENTES graduate Nicolás Celis (Pimienta Films, MEX).
PUENTES is organized by EAVE in partnership with Mutante Cine, FVG Audiovisual Fund, Ventana Sur and with the support of Ibermedia and Creative Europe – MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union.
The selected participants for PUENTES 2019 are:
Georgina Baisch, Murillo Cine, Argentina
Project: Jesus Lopez, director: Maximiliano Schonfeld
Fay Breeman, Hubert Bals Fund / International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
Gabija Budreckytė, Kinomind Films, Lithuania
Pablo Calisto, Equeco, Chile
Project: Il Cileno, director: TBC
Agustina Costa Varsi, Volpe Films, Argentina / Italy
Project: La Fiebre, director: Mateo Bendesky
Isabel Garcia Arnabal, Montelona Cine, Uruguay
Project: Pollen, director: Diego Blanco
Andrea Herrera Catalá, Amore y Lujo, Venezuela
Project: Dinosaur, director: Javier Ferrero
Marcin Łuczaj, New Europe Film Sales, Poland
Gaëlle Mareschi, Kinology / Fluxus Films, France
Julie O’Leary, Freelancer, Ireland
Project: El Otro Lado, director: Barbara Cigarroa
Daniel Pech, Multiverso Produções, Brasil
Project: Casa sem dono, directors: Alvaro Furloni and Mario Furloni
Alexandra Reveyrand de Menton, Charades, France
Kostas Tagalakis, Topspot, Greece
Project: Brasil, director: Thelya Petraki
Daniel van Hoogstraten, Syndrome Films, Brasil / Netherlands
Project: Streets of Gloria, director: Felipe Sholl
Juan Diego Villegas, Fidelio Films, Colombia
Project: I’m Fierce, director: Daniel Alejandro Mejía Vargas
The selected participants for PUENTES Italia 2019 are:
Giuseppe Morace, B&B Film, Italy
Project: Tango of Life
Mario Mazzarotto– Filippo Soldi, Movimento Film, Italy
Project: Cubania
Francesca Breccia, Coccinelle Film, Italy
Project: Finlandia
Jouni Kantola, Berta Film, Italy
Project: WALT
Alessandra Acciai, Malia Film, Italy
Project: LatinHeart
Giorgia Boldrini, Mommotty & Cartabianca, Italy
Project: Weaves on the Ocean
Fabiana Balsamo, Quasar Multimedia, Italy
Project: L’Amor fu
Maurizia Sereni, Movimenti Production, Italy
Project: Kiss me Goodnight
Daniela Masciale, Mupi Studio, Italy
Project: Abuelas
Mary Mirka Milo- Massimo Vincenzi, LightHistory, Italy
Project: On the Wings of Music