Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
Today the San Sebastian Festival opens its call for submissions for WIP Latam, the work in progress whose goal is to support Latin American film production with a view to the completion of films at the post-production stage.
The San Sebastian Festival Selection Committee will select up to six films from among all those submitted, which must have a run-time of more than 60 minutes and be produced in the majority by production companies from Latin American countries. The deadline for submission is July 3.
WIP Latam will be held on 25, 26 and 27 September, coinciding with WIP Europa and the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
Many of the filmmakers who have recently participated in WIP Latam, such as Martín Benchimol, Manuel Abramovich, Laura Baumeister, Fernanda Valadez or Lucía Garibaldi, among others, have premiered their works at the San Sebastian Festival and at other festivals of the international circuit. For more information, please consult here.
The WIP Latam Industry Award. Given by the companies Best Digital, Deluxe Content Services Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Vídeo, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido and Sherlock Films consists of the post-production of one of the films screened until obtaining a DCP subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.
The EGEDA Platino Industria Award for best WIP Latam. Coming with 30,000 euros net for the majority producer of the winning film.
The Projeto Paradiso Award a philanthropic initiative of the Olga Rabinovich Institute. Coming with 10.000 US dollars gross for one of the possible majority Brazilian fiction productions in this section.
To access the Terms & Conditions and submit a project, click here.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 3
wips@sansebastianfestival.com
Tel.: +34 943 481217
www.sansebastianfestival.com
The WIP Latam initiative is possible thanks to the backing of the Ibermedia Programme and the collaboration Best Digital, Deluxe Content Services Spain, Dolby Iberia, EGEDA - The Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Management Association, Laserfilm Cine y Vídeo, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, Projeto Paradiso and Sherlock Films.
The Industry Department has the support of