Argentina’s Magma Cine is powering up a female-dominated slate with some of Latin America’s biggest talent. Chile’s Paulina Garcia, best known for her Berlinale Silver Bear Best Actress-winning performance in Sebastian Lelio’s “Gloria,” plays opposite another giant talent, Argentine thesp Mercedes Moran who co-wrote the dramedy “Norma” with Santiago Giralt, who directs it.
“Norma” revolves around the titular character, played by Moran, whose quiet life in a village is upended when her long-time maid of 20 years abruptly resigns. Now 60, she sets off with her new eccentric friend, played by Garcia, in search of the life she has always wanted.
Uruguay’s El Cielo Cine, an ad agency run by Federico Cetta that’s venturing into filmmaking, has joined Magma Cine along with Argentina’s Ají Molido (Alejandro Israel) and Los Griegos (Federico Carol and Giralt). Chile’s Storyboard Media, run by Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Nuñez,...
“Norma” revolves around the titular character, played by Moran, whose quiet life in a village is upended when her long-time maid of 20 years abruptly resigns. Now 60, she sets off with her new eccentric friend, played by Garcia, in search of the life she has always wanted.
Uruguay’s El Cielo Cine, an ad agency run by Federico Cetta that’s venturing into filmmaking, has joined Magma Cine along with Argentina’s Ají Molido (Alejandro Israel) and Los Griegos (Federico Carol and Giralt). Chile’s Storyboard Media, run by Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Nuñez,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Magma Cine, a pioneering company on the pan-Latin American co-production scene, and top Mexican post-production house Chemistry have sealed a strategic alliance to produce high-quality contents.
Unveiled at Buenos Aires’ Ventana Sur, the partnership aims to respond to the strong appetite of regional Ott services as well as pan-regional studios, and forms part of an emerging initiative led by ambitious companies from markets such as Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, looking for new alliances to adapt to market demand.
While in Mexico the Ott platforms and studios such as Turner Latin America boom have generated a strong demand for content, in Argentina OTTs are not as integrated, in terms of project requests, so it leaves well-known screenwriters working at under-capacity.
Argentine TV fiction has always been well received in the Mexican market, as demonstrated by examples such as telenovela “Rebelde” and “El Recluso,” a remake of TV series “El marginal.”
“We...
Unveiled at Buenos Aires’ Ventana Sur, the partnership aims to respond to the strong appetite of regional Ott services as well as pan-regional studios, and forms part of an emerging initiative led by ambitious companies from markets such as Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, looking for new alliances to adapt to market demand.
While in Mexico the Ott platforms and studios such as Turner Latin America boom have generated a strong demand for content, in Argentina OTTs are not as integrated, in terms of project requests, so it leaves well-known screenwriters working at under-capacity.
Argentine TV fiction has always been well received in the Mexican market, as demonstrated by examples such as telenovela “Rebelde” and “El Recluso,” a remake of TV series “El marginal.”
“We...
- 12/5/2019
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
A partnership between Miami International Film Festival (Miff) and The Related Group to develop projects from Argentine filmmakers has announced the three recipients of $32,500 in cash prizes.
Tuesday’s announcement follows a pitching session at the Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires last week when seven filmmakers were invited to present their development projects.
The international jury comprised of Mariela Besuievsky, Fabien Westerhoff and Mauricio Kinoshita has awarded the following prizes:
A first prize of $12,500 to A Sort Of Family, directed by Diego Lerman and produced by Nicolás Avruj (Campo Cine).
A second prize of $10,000 to The Death Of Marga Maier, directed by Camila Toker and produced by Pablo Ingercher (Oh My Gomez!) and Martín Cuinat (Roberto Me Dejó Films).
A third prize of $10,000 to Dolores, directed by Gonzalo Tobal and produced by Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine Srl)
The directors will be invited to attend the 33th Miff when one of their previous features will be presented...
Tuesday’s announcement follows a pitching session at the Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires last week when seven filmmakers were invited to present their development projects.
The international jury comprised of Mariela Besuievsky, Fabien Westerhoff and Mauricio Kinoshita has awarded the following prizes:
A first prize of $12,500 to A Sort Of Family, directed by Diego Lerman and produced by Nicolás Avruj (Campo Cine).
A second prize of $10,000 to The Death Of Marga Maier, directed by Camila Toker and produced by Pablo Ingercher (Oh My Gomez!) and Martín Cuinat (Roberto Me Dejó Films).
A third prize of $10,000 to Dolores, directed by Gonzalo Tobal and produced by Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine Srl)
The directors will be invited to attend the 33th Miff when one of their previous features will be presented...
- 12/8/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A partnership between Miami International Film Festival (Miff) and The Related Group to develop projects from Argentine filmmakers has announced the three recipients of $32,500 in cash prizes.
Tuesday’s announcement follows a pitching session at the Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires last week when seven filmmakers were invited to present their development projects.
The international jury comprised of Mariela Besuievsky, Fabien Westerhoff and Mauricio Kinoshita has awarded the following prizes:
A first prize of $12,500 to A Sort Of Family, directed by Diego Lerman and produced by Nicolás Avruj (Campo Cine).
A second prize of $10,000 to The Death Of Marga Maier, directed by Camila Toker and produced by Pablo Ingercher (Oh My Gomez!) and Martín Cuinat (Roberto Me Dejó Films).
A third prize of $10,000 to Dolores, directed by Gonzalo Tobal and produced by Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine Srl)
The directors will be invited to attend the 33th Miff when one of their previous features will be presented...
Tuesday’s announcement follows a pitching session at the Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires last week when seven filmmakers were invited to present their development projects.
The international jury comprised of Mariela Besuievsky, Fabien Westerhoff and Mauricio Kinoshita has awarded the following prizes:
A first prize of $12,500 to A Sort Of Family, directed by Diego Lerman and produced by Nicolás Avruj (Campo Cine).
A second prize of $10,000 to The Death Of Marga Maier, directed by Camila Toker and produced by Pablo Ingercher (Oh My Gomez!) and Martín Cuinat (Roberto Me Dejó Films).
A third prize of $10,000 to Dolores, directed by Gonzalo Tobal and produced by Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine Srl)
The directors will be invited to attend the 33th Miff when one of their previous features will be presented...
- 12/8/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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