Films in Progress, the dual annual event at the San Sebastián and Toulouse Festivals, has opened the registration period for submitting projects at Films in Progress 31.

This initiative aims to help to finish off Latin American feature films that are having problems at the post-production stage. Six films selected by the committees at both festivals will be screened for an audience of professionals so that they may help to get them finished, distributed and screened at festivals.

Films in Progress has boosted the profile of up-and-coming new talents and helped to finish off and market some of the most outstanding Latin American feature films of the last few years: Ixcanul by Jayro Bustamante, Desde allá (From Afar) by Lorenzo Vigas, Aquí no ha pasado nada (Much Ado About Nothing) by Alejandro Fernández Almendras and the award-winning films at the 64th San Sebastián Festival: Rara by Pepa San Martín (Horizontes Award) and El Invierno (The Winter) by Emiliano Torres (Special Jury Award and Jury Award for Best Photography), among others.

Films in Progress has become an event not to be missed by producers and professionals from the film industry in Europe and Latin America.

The following awards will be presented at Films in Progress 31:

TOULOUSE FILMS IN PROGRESS AWARD consisting of post-production services for a film, a grant from the CNC for post-production work to be carried out in France provide by representatives of the following companies and organisations:

CCAS (Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières), CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), Commune Image, Eaux Vives, Firelfly, Mactari, Titra Film.

CINE + IN PROGRESS AWARD presented by the Ciné+ channel for the French distributor of the film

EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTERS AND EXHIBITORS AWARD consists of promoting the film in the Europa Distribution distributors’ network and the CICAE exhibitors’ network (Confédération Internationale des Cinemas d’Art et d’Essai).

• Feature films that are majority or minority Latin-American productions can take part.
• The feature films, once completed, must last for longer than 60 minutes.
• The feature films must be at the post-production stage (at least the first cut).
• The cut submitted for assessment must be subtitled in English or Spanish if its original language is not Spanish.
• Registration is free.

Online registration form available at: http://www.cinelatino.com.fr/cc/formulaire.php

DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING FILMS AND RECEIVING MATERIAL: 29th JANUARY 2017

The selected films will be announced at the beginning of March

If a film is selected:

• The director and producer must attend Films in Progress 31, on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of March 2017.
• The print for screening must be in the original language with English subtitles.
• The screening format required is Blu Ray (three copies for back up).
  

Registration
Esther Saint-Dizier
esther.saintdizier@cinelatino.fr

Professionals
Eva Morsch Kihn
eva.morsch.kihn@cinelatino.fr

San Sebastián Festival
T +34 943 48 12 12
enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
www.sansebastianfestival.com

Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
11-13 Grande Rue Saint Nicolas
31 300 Toulouse
T: +33 561 32 98 83
www.cinelatino.fr

San Sebastián Festival
T: +34 943 48 12 12
enconstruccion@sansebastianfestival.com
www.sansebastianfestival.com

Films in Progress is supported by the following companies and institutions: Europa Creativa Media, Programa Ibermedia, CACI (Conferencia de Autoridades Cinematográficas Iberoamericanas), Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido, Wanda Visión, and with the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d’Activités Sociales du personnel des industries électriques et gazières (CCAS), Cetim, 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, CROUS de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, l’École Supérieure d’Audiovisuel (ESAV), EP2C-Postproduction Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Fila 13, Firefly, La Cinéfondation, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Producers Network (Cannes), Région Midi-Pyrénées, Signis & Titra TVS.

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