At a press conference held at the Manuel Belgrano Hall of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the main features of the 2023 edition of the Mar del Plata Festival were announced
This edition will see the visit of Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona, who will also receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, presenting his latest work, Snow Society, about the tragedy of the Andes, will give one of the three conversations with teachers. The profession of the famous Argentine actress, director, screenwriter and producer Ana Katz and the Uruguayan Cinematheque will also be honored. Its director, María José Santacryo, will present another dialogue with teachers, as well as Graciela Borges.
During the event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Astor Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to director Adolfo Aristarin, whose two films can be seen this year: A place in the world and Martin (hash). Due to discomfort, the director was not present, but his son Bruno and producer Osvaldo Papaleo and Vito Baez (Below image).
Other guests are Fernando Frías de la Barra, Meredith Hama Brown, Joao Salaviza, René Nader Misora, Gonzalo García Pelayo, Paolo Abreu, Liz Lopatto, Marco Panatonik, Shane Atkinson, Alessandro Bogno, Andre Novais Olivera, Martha von Michu, Francisco Rodríguez Terry, Javier Masip and Victor Iriarte.
In its premise of spreading the most modern, diverse and heterogeneous perspectives, the festival proposes films by famous directors as well as new generations in panorama and authors. That is why in parallel sections you will be able to see, among other things, the latest works of Taika Waititi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Bertrand Bonello, Michel Gondra, Hong Sang-so, Lisandro Alonso, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Victor Eris, Martin Regtman, Andres de Tila, Edgardo Kozarinsky and Rafael Ferro, Alice Rorowascher, Ryosuke Hamaguchi, Rado Judd, Gonzalo García Pelayo, Angela Chanellic, Fernando Troeba Javier Mariscal, Nora Niassari, Laura Ferris, Liz Lobato.
This year’s thematic spotlight will be dedicated to Argentine director Esteban Sapir. Spanish actress, screenwriter and director Ana Mariscal; the mutual influence between cinema and comics. Georgian cinema, with three films selected and presented by Georgian director Alexander Kuperidze; and Fantasy: New Voices in British Genre Cinema. With the support of the Institut Français and the French Embassy in Argentina, the focus will be on History (history) of French cinema. In addition, in Super 8/16mm Films directed by Marta Minugin, Leandro Katz, Elda Cerato, David Lamelas and Narcissa Hirsch will be screened.
Special activities offer a wide range of proposals including panel discussions, book presentations, workshops and external positions. In them, the public can participate and share experiences with exhibitors on various aspects of audiovisual production. In this sense, the sixth edition of the Forum on Cinema and Gender will be held, a space for reflection, exchange of knowledge and experiences that contribute to highlighting and reflecting on gender inequality and its problem, among other things, in various fields related to cinema. Among the paintings, the following stand out Behind the Scenes: How to Make a Horror Movie Today, with the genre advocates Prano Billy Bond, Toby Bowser and Demián Rojna; and From paper to the world: exploring the creative process of film adaptation, with writers and screenwriters Tamara Tinnenbaum and Josefina Lesitra, who will talk about adapting literary works to films. Several film books will also be presented.
Once again, Mar del Plata will have an open-air cinema, with free screenings at Unzué Space for the great national premieres of the year, which will be presented by filmmakers and heroes. There will be Blondieby Dolores Fonzi; Bawanby Maria Alche and Benjamin Nischatt; almost deadby Fernan Meras. Criminalsby Rodrigo Moreno. Don’t break me.by Azul Lombardy; and The ecstasy of rapture.by Daniela Joggi.
This edition celebrates 40 years of continuous democracy in our country. On this occasion, the National Cinema INCAA and the Library and Documentation and Archive Center “Beatrice A. Zocolillo de Gavite” (ENERC-INCAA) recovered from the archives of the cinematographic classification entity the material censored by the last civil-military dictatorship, which will be exhibited with the aim of highlighting and publicizing what was prohibited. The digitization of these materials was carried out by Cubic, Argentina Sono Film and the Audiovisual Heritage Association. At the same time, the book will be presented Fade to black. Cinema and censorship 40 years after the return of democracy, with texts that provide an account of these findings, in collaboration with authors such as Graciela Borges, Lita Stantic, Manuel Antín, Albertina Carey, Victoria Solanas and Eugenio Zavaroni.
Tickets
General admission $400
Seniors and students 200 DWallar
Sell online from October 26 at:
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Tickets for performances at the Chauvin Creative Center will be purchased exclusively at the Chuvin Creative Center box office.
Offers at Espacio Unzué and Teatro Colón will have free admission, on a first-come, first-served basis, until room capacity is reached (two tickets per person, received from one hour before the start time).
headquarters
Hall Theater
Astor Piazzolla Room
Avenue Maritimo Peralta Ramos 2280
Columbus Theatre
Hipólito Yrigoyen 1665
Paseo Al Dari Cinemas
Alberti 2115
Chauvin Creativity Center
Saint Louis 2849
Unzui Area
Rio Negro 3470
Full programming
International Competition
Jury: Mimi Belochi (Director, Chicago International Film Festival, USA), Prano Bailey Bond (Director, Screenwriter, UK), Charles Tesson (Critic, France), Selena Murga (Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Argentina), Tana Shimburi (Director, Paraguay).
Elena knows – Anahi Berneri – Spain | Argentina | World premiere (pictured above)
A ship carrying me left me – Cecilia Kang | Argentina, Singapore | World Premiere
Souls – Laura Bassumprio | Argentina | World Premiere
/man – Alessandro Bogno | Spain, Italy, Mexico | World Premiere
Kinra – Panatonic frame | Peru | World Premiere
OPPO – Paulo Abreu – Spain | Portugal | World Premiere
Mimang – Kim Taiyang | South Korea
Arthur and Diana – Sarah Soma | Germany
Seaweed – Meredith Hama Brown | Canada
Laroy – Shane Atkinson | United States
I’m not going to ask anyone to believe me. – Fernando Frias de la Barra – Spain | Mexico, Spain
Latin American Feature Film Competition
Jury: João Pedro Flick (Producer, Director of the Fantaspúa Film Festival, Brazil), Laura Paredes (actress, screenwriter, Argentina), María Paula Léorgia (curator, Artistic Director, San Diego Latin Film Festival, Colombia).
The wind that blows away – Paula Hernandez | Argentina and Uruguay (Image above)
Unspecified objects – Maria Aparicio | Argentina
Crora – Joao Salaviza, René Nader Mysora | Portugal, Brazil
The castle – Martin Benchemol – Spain | Argentina, France
Settlers – Felipe Galvez | Chile, Argentina, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Taiwan
Other Sun – Francisco Rodríguez Tiares – Spain | Chile, France, Belgium
Lucky – Diego Rivalo – Spain | Bolivia
Or the day I met you – Andre Novais Oliveira | Brazil
The other son – Juan Sebastián Quebrada – Spain | Colombia, Argentina
Latin American Short Film Competition
Perfect punk – Deandra Arriaga | Mexico
New Hope – Carlos Rinteria | Argentina, Peru
Only the moon will understand – Kim Torres | Costa Rica, United States of America
Extinction of species – Nicolasa Ruiz, Matthew Porterfield | Mexico
Minotaur Night – Juliana Zoluaga Montoya – Spain | Colombia
water – Felipe Borroger – Spain | Brazil
Argentine Feature Film Competition
Jury: Toby Bowser (director, screenwriter, producer, United States), Haruldo Borges (director, screenwriter, Brazil), María Álvarez (director, screenwriter, producer, Argentina).
Master keys – Ingrid Pokrupik | Argentina | World Premiere
Clara gets lost in the woods. – Camila Fabbri | Argentina
Ant Woman – Betania Capato, Adrián Suarez | Argentina | World Premiere
Germany – Maria Zanetti | Argentina, Spain
Elda and the Monsters – Nicholas Herzog | Argentina | World Premiere
Continuous Cave – Julien Danggiolilo | Argentina, Cuba
Vera and the pleasure of otherss – Romina Tamporello and Federico Actis | Argentina
Lakes – Federico Cardon – Spain | Argentina | World Premiere
Entrepreneur – Germain Celso | Argentina | World Premiere
LAva 2 (New Narcissus Show) – May Plasco – Spain | Argentina | World Premiere
Inside me, I see.cut – Paloma Schachman, Leandro Koch | Argentina, Austria
Argentine Short Film Competition
The need for a witness – Mariana Sanguinetti, Renzo Coza | Argentina
Companion species – Juan Renault | Argentina
Mercury currents – Carolina Fosselier | Argentina, Mexico
A grain of rice from a house where no one died – Agustina Muñoz – Spain | Argentina
Sixth Continent – Estrella Herrera | Argentina
Stand still or love you – Federico Luis | Argentina
Dusty room – Nicholas Zuckerfield | Argentina
From start to finish – Luna Pagani | Argentina
Competing Changing Countries
Jury: Flavia Dima (critic, programmer Bucharest International Film Festival, Romania), Leandro Listorti (director, screenwriter, producer, Argentina), Juliana Antonis (director, Brazil).
Youth (spring) – Wang Ping | France, China, Luxembourg, Netherlands (Image above)
Orlando, Master of Curriculum Vitae Policy – Paul B. Preciado | France
Unloved – Tana Gilbert | Chile, Germany
Human Rise 3 – Eduardo Teddy Williams | Argentina, Portugal, Netherlands, Taiwan, Brazil, China, Sri Lanka, Peru
Dust – Nicholas Turchinsky | Argentina | World Premiere
Night walks – Son Ko Young | South Korea
Especially at night – Victor Iriarte – Spain | Spain
Loss of faith – Martha Micho | Austria, Germany
rose – Helena Giron, Samuel Delgado | Spain
Mast Deal – Mariam Tafakouri | Iran, United Kingdom
What humans see as blood, tigers see as shisha – Luciana Decker Orozco | Bolivia
Work in progress (WIP)
Jury: Florencia Shapiro (Producer, Argentina), Felipe Guerrero (Director, Producer, Editor, Colombia), Marcela Santibanez (Producer, Chile)
Night at Palladium – Francisco Novic | Argentina
Cans – Santiago Sen | Argentina
Prince of Nanawa – Clarissa Navas | Argentina, Paraguay
Reverse – Julia Castro | Argentina
Indian Track – Daniela Sigiaro – Spain | Argentina
Every civilized document – Tatiana Mazo González – Spain | Argentina
Point of view – Diego Hernandez – Spain | Mexico
Authors Overview
Tape songs La Bamba – Andrés de Tella – Spain | Argentina, Chile
Close your eyes – Victor Eris | Argentina, Spain
Practice – Martin Regtman – Spain | Argentina, Chile, Portugal
Duet – Edgardo Kozarinski, Rafael Ferro | Argentina
Goal wins – Taika Waititi | United States
Poor creatures – Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland
Snow Society – Juan Antonio Bayona – Spain | Spain
Monster – Bertrand Bonello | Canada, France
Solutions Book – Michelle Gondry | France
Nowadays – Hong Sang-so | South Korea
La Chimera – Alice Roroacher | France, Italy, Switzerland
Next C movieArmin Trivela – Gonzalo García Pelayo – Spain | Argentina
music – Angela Chanellick | France, Germany, Serbia
Eureka – Lisandro Alonso | Argentina, Germany, France, Mexico, Portugal
The pianist was shot – Fernando Tropa, Javier Mariscal | France, Netherlands, Spain
Ghost photos – Clipper Mendonsa Filho | Brazil
Evil does not exist – Ryosuke Hamaguchi – Japan
Don’t expect much from the end of the world – Radu Jude – Romania, Croatia, France, Luxembourg
New Authors
Shaida – Nora Nyasari | Australia
La imatge permanent – Laura Ferres – Spain | France, Spain
Land of Our Mothers – Liz Lobato | Spain
Finery
Blue bird – Ariel Rutter | Argentina, Uruguay
Argentina Overview
Absence – Juan José Gorasurita | Argentina
Analog thinking – Paulo Pecora – Spain | Argentina
Prokopik – Diego Lumermann – Spain | Argentina
Blue Star – Javier Masipi – Spain | Argentina, Spain
The Two MaritGoing to – Poly Martinez Cablon | Argentina
Super 8/16mm
Some slides – Elda Cerato | Argentina
Photo of Marta Menujin – Narcissa Hirsch | Argentina
Autobiography – Marta Menogen | Argentina
Roll Six: Charles Ludlam’s Great Tarot – Leandro Katz – Spain | United States
A study in the relations between internal and external space – David Lamelas | United Kingdom
Sea of girls and boys
Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger | Spain (pictured above)
Original Soundtrack (OST)
Rebellion in Paradise: Birthday Party How – Ian White | Australia
Open veins
Deuce Irai – Pedro Cristiani – Spain | Argentina
Zero Hour
When evil lurks – Demián Rojna – Spain | Argentina
Where the devil wanders – John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Bowser | United States
Demons – Kim Jae-hoon | South Korea
Yannick – Quentin Dubio | France
Toured – Quentin Dubio | France
How long is a century?
With the aim of honoring and commemorating the origins of cinema, this section celebrates the centenary of the making of legendary films. Man Ray was an artist whose visual works, one of the most striking of the 20th century, were incorporated into the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. This program includes his short films Le retour à la raison, Imak Pakia, Etoile du Sahel of the Sea and Les Mystères du château du Dé, in a program set on music by SQÜRL, a group made up of film producer Carter Logan and famous director Jim Jarmusch.
Special Offers
tumor – Oriana Castro – Spain | Argentina
Love and cinema – Victoria Carreras | Argentina
Elma’s dreams. The story of the Falklands mother – Miguel Monforte – Spain | Argentina
A thousand lemons and one – Sabrina Burrell | Argentina
Spotlights Esteban Sapir
finely chopped – Esteban Sapir – Spain | Argentina
Antenna – Esteban Sapir – Spain | Argentina
Spotlights Anna Mariscal
Anna Mariscal (1923–1995) was an actress, screenwriter and director. He made his theater debut at the age of 12 in the play Así que pasen cinco años, by Federico García Lorca, directed by the same author. He directed movies like They set fire to their lives (1959) and The Promenade (1968). He lived in Argentina between 1954 and 1956.
track – Anna Mariscal | Spain
Segundo Lopez, urban adventurer – Anna Mariscal | Spain
Highlight films and comics
Danger: Diabolic – Mario Bava | Italy
Un homme est mort – Olivier Cousseau | France
Shortcomings – Randall Park | United States
Fantasy: New Voices in British Cinema
Censor – Prano Billy Bond | United Kingdom
Beautiful revenge – Emerald Vinyl | United Kingdom
Saint Maud – Rose Glass | United Kingdom
Once upon a time in Georgia
Great Green Valley – Merab Kokushashvili | Soviet Union
Love at first sight – Rizo Isasadze | Soviet Union
Georgian realities in the 19th century – Alexander Richviashvili | Soviet Union
History (history) of French cinema
In this selection of titles – some legal, others lesser-known, some rediscovered – a possible panorama of the foundations of French cinematography can be woven, with the fundamental richness implied by the breadth of ethical and aesthetic research. Built as a small festival within the festival, supported by the French Institute and the French Embassy in Argentina, delving into this universe is one of the best pleasures that anyone who makes cinephilia a way of life can wish for.
Joan of Arc’s passion – Carl Theodor Dreyer | France
Le Roy de Olney – Marie-Louise Errebe | France
Latelanti – Jean Figo | France
The Great Illusion – Jean Renoir | France
Summer Light – Jean Grimillon | France
Hiroshima Moon Amur – Alain Renice – Spain | France
I, A – Jean Roche | Côte d’Ivoire, France
Clio 5 to 7 – Agnès Varda | France
The Twist – Osman Sembene | France, Senegal
India Song – Margaret Duras | France
Job PerformanceInstitutional
Short Stories 21
Sterion by Eduardo Marcelo Alvarez – 14′
Kashiro by Eugenia Molina, Juliana Mazzia – 7′
Lisa’s Profile by Sandra Flumbaum – 16′
Mother… by Roxana Rosante – 17′
Sachasandia by Daniela Marinaro Montalbetti – 13′
All the things I carry with me by Gerardo Manuel Brantida – 15′
Fox by Gaston Horacio del Porto – 14′
Difficult era by Hugo Evaristo Crexel – 14′
you decorate by Santiago Real-13′
17° UBA display
5′ of clarity by Maitina Fontanaza-8′
Good bye by Maria Jose Olivares, Catalina Farias, Gaston Orozco – 3′
Monster hunters: something with claws by Roccio Elisi – 11′
Behind things by Ricardo Fernandez Llosa – 7′
Essay for memory by Dennis Church-13′
File: Marta by Lucia Trotta – 10′
What I never said by Sol Moncalvo, Carolina Segarra, Camila Vardella, Michaela Elia, Florencia Buch, Ivan Cardozo, Camila Attide – 5′
No body by Fernando Scarpini Reyes – 3′
All that’s left to do is wait by Sarah Lamberti, Barbara Rodriguez – 7′
I came back alive by Roussio Rodríguez Rojas-10′
7 ENERC sample
Las Rosas laundry by Luna Mato Shag – AMBA Stadium – 16′
Tangles by Priscilla Restelli – Mar del Plata Stadium – 1′
The man who sleeps awake De Jesús Torres Toledo – CED NEA – 12′
amber by Sofia Okzwinsky – Mar del Plata Stadium – 1′
feathers by Estefania Iriarte – NOA Venue – 12′
Gachaboon by Andre Molini – Mar del Plata Stadium – 1′
hope by Valentin Soler – Cuyo Master – 11′
Is the partner tight? by Santiago Gaudio – Patagonia Avenue – 14′
Crossplay by Cristian Mendoza – Mar del Plata Stadium – 1′
Come on, keep going. by Federico Pahlin – AMBA Stadium – 13′
Women and Cinema
Introducing by Agustina Perez Real, Albertina Carey, Alejandra Marino, Alejandra Martin, Amparo Aguilar, Ana Frail, Ana Garcia Playa, Ana Peter#Barge, Anahi Berneri, Aymara Rovera, Carina Sama, Carmen Guaarini, Cecilia Atan, Constanza Novic, Franca González, Inés de Oliveira Cesar, Jimena Monteuleva, Julia Solomonov, Julia Zarate, Laura Castro, Liliana Romero, Lorena Guzami, Lorena Muñoz, Lucia Vassallo, Mara Pesio, Maria Álvarez, Maria Laura Cali, Maria Victoria Menes, Monica Layrana, Paloma Cuskia de Luke, Paula Rizi, Pau #لا de Luke, Sabrina Fargi, Sandra Gugliotta, Susanna Neri, Tamai Garategi, Teresa Constantini, Fa#Lentina Lorenz, Vanina Spataro, Victoria Carreras, Victoria Chaya Miranda, Vivian Aimar – Argentina – 2023 – 55′
UTDT Short Film Program
Tegucigalpa does not have Street View by Manuel Muñoz – 10′
Echo effects by Renata Goncadela – 17′
14 poems by Maxine Swan – 14′
What’s left of the night? by Florencia Zunana – 17′
We will leave in August by Selena Wolffelt – 9′
Sugar Stones by Florentina Gonzalez – 5′
Schools go to the cinema: “Drawing cinema in democracy”
Lamb of God By Lucia Cedron-2008-90′
red by Benjamin Nistadt – 2018 – 109′
DAC Foundation
Seeding cinema Martin Kraut – 77′
The 16th edition of the National Cinema 24 Hours
Short school films 37
Latest by Omar Magrini
Silence of men by Lucia Lubarsky
Family catalog by Iyer Michel Attias
Tree tuner by Natalia Smirnov
Change, change by Lautaro Garcia Candela
Uruguay by Ana Garcia Playa
From here to China by Federico Marcelo
If you don’t want to know, go away by Valeria Masimino, Ver Casals
The Kuso by Nestor Frenkel
Julia, don’t get married by Pablo Levy
Pig education by Eduardo Pinto
Fueling Resistance: Women Heroines Towards a Decent Life by Lucas Gomez
Persistent woman by Soledad San Julian
Varsavsky, the rebellious scientist by Rodolfo Beatriz
Records of Exile by Michaela Montes Rojas, Pablo Guaar
Special Offers
Love and cinema by Victoria Carreras – 2023 – 64′
Elma’s dreams. The story of the Falklands mother by Miguel Monforte – 2023 – 80′
A thousand lemons and one by Sabrina Burrell – 2023 – 64′
tumor by Oriana Castro – 2023 – 79′
GPNK – Gas Road by Gianfranco Quatrini – 2023 – 40′
A selection of short films from the Pichincha Cine Festival Victoria Navas, Gucci Do, Rexer Soto, Carlina Dirx Bustamante – 46′
External display
Blondie by Dolores Fonzi – 2023 – 87′
almost dead by Fernan Meras – 2023 – 106′
The ecstasy of rapture. by Daniela Joggi – 2023 – 95′
Criminals by Rodrigo Moreno – 2023 – 189′
Don’t break me. by Azul Lombardy – 2023 – 94′
Bawan by Maria Alche, Benjamin Nistadt – 2023 – 107′
National University of Mar del Plata thesis exhibition
Querandi by Tobias Gomez Moreira – 2021 – 13′
Memories by Juan Martin Montiel – 2023 – 10′
No one falls in love in theater by Farinia Pyrocene Vaila – 2023 – 8′
For Mattie, if you want By Gabriel Esposito – 2021 – 16′
Alexandria Cinema by Marisa St. Belady – 2019 – 6′
memory by Juan Manuel Martiaria, Camila Rivero – 2023 – 10′
Care at risk by Ariel Alejandro Adera – 2022 – 11′
A selection of short films from the Pichincha Cine Festival
Migrants by Victoria Navas – 7′
past De Gucci Duo – 20′
Scopastasia by Reixer Soto – 10′
Mother in the process by Carlina Dirks Bustamante – 9′
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