Created in 2002 thanks to collaboration between the San Sebastian Festival and the Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse, the Films in Progress section was born with the intention to back Latin American film production with aid to the completion of films at the post-production stage. A series of titles from Latin American countries selected by both festivals are presented to a group exclusively made up of industry professionals.

Ever since its first edition, Films in Progress has permitted the completion of outstanding Latin American films which have subsequently been presented and often won awards at major international festivals. Some of today’s most highly reputed Latin American filmmakers have participated in the section: Ana Katz, Celina Murga, Tristán Bauer, Federico Veiroj, Julio Hernández Cordón, Rigoberto Perezcano, Jorge Durán, Ciro Guerra and Sebastián Silva, among many others.

This professional initiative celebrates two calls each year: Toulouse in March and San Sebastian in September. The films, rigorously selected by the selection committees of both festivals, are presented to an international group of professionals capable of contributing to their completion.

The San Sebastian call carries the Films in Progress Industry Award: the companies Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine and Video, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido and Wanda Vision assume the post-production of a film until obtaining a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.

As a new feature, 2015 sees creation of the Ibermedia TV Films in Progress Award, going to the winning film of the Films in Progress Industry Award. Granted by the Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities (CACI) by means of the Ibermedia Programme, the award consists of including the film in the Grant Programme for Television Broadcast: authorisation of non-exclusive broadcasting on Ibermedia TV and Ibermedia Digital for the value of US$25,000 (full-length feature film) or US$15,000 (documentary).

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Films in Progress enjoys the backing of the following companies and institutions: Association Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT), Conferencia de Autoridades Cinematográficas Iberoamericanas (CACI), Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Wanda Visión, and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières (CCAS), Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), CINÉ + Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d’Audiovisuel (ESAV), EP2C Postproduction training program, Europa Distribution, Firefly, La Cinéfondation, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Producers Network, Région Midi-Pyrénées, Signis and Titra TVS.

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Contacts:

• San Sebastian Festival:
  Plaza Okendo, 1
  20004 Donostia-San Sebastián (España)
  T: +34 943 48 12 12 – F: +34 943 48 12 18
  enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
  www.sansebastianfestival.com

• Association Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT):
  11 Grande Rue Saint Nicolas
  31 300 Toulouse (Francia)
  T: +33 561 32 98 83 - F: +33 561 32 68 31
  www.cinelatino.com.fr
  arcalt31@wanadoo.fr

News:

• 20/ 08/ 2015
  Six films by Alejandro Fernández Almendras, Eliane Caffé, Daniel Hendler, Marialy Rivas, Pepa San Martín and Rober Calzadilla to be presented at Films in Progress 28
  
• 04 / 30 / 2015
  Films in Progress 28 opens its call for submissions
  Dead line: June 30
  
  
• 03 / 30 / 2015
  Films in Progress 27 Toulouse - Awards
  
  
• 03 / 11 / 2015
  Films in Progress 27 selection
  Toulouse, 26 and 27 March 2015
  
• 10 / 21 / 2014
  Films in Progress 27 opens its call for submissions
  The event will take place on 26 and 27 March 2015 in the frame of Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
  
• 09 / 24 / 2014
  Films in Progress 26 Industry Award
  
  
• 20 / 08 / 2014
  Six films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala and Peru will be presented in Films in Progress 26
  
• 05 / 06 / 2014
  Films in Progress 26 opens its call for submissions
  The deadline for film submission and material reception in San Sebastian is: 30 June 2014
  
• 04 / 01 / 2014
  Films in Progress 25 - Toulouse - Awards
  
• 03 / 10 / 2014
  Films in Progress 25, Toulouse, 27 and 28 March 2014
  
• 09 / 25 / 2013
  Films in Progress 24 Industry Award
  
• 08 / 20 / 2013
  Six films from Argentina, Chile and Colombia to be presented in Films in Progress 24
  
• 05 / 06 / 2013
  Films in Progress 24 opens its call for submissions
  Deadline for submission and delivery of material: 30th June 2013
  
• 03 / 25 / 2013
  "El verano de los peces voladores" by Marcela Said wins the Films in Progress Toulouse Award and the Special Ciné + in Progress Award.
  "Climas" by Enrica Pérez receives the Distributeurs et Exploitants Europeens Award.
  
• 03 / 13 / 2013
  Films in Progress will present six films from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela
  Six films have been selected to participate in Films in Progress 23 on March 21st and 22nd 2013 in Toulouse as part of the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine.
  
• 11 / 21 / 2012
  Films in Progress 23 opens its call for submissions