Ventana Sur opens in Argentina - Entertainment News, Film News, BUENOS AIRES — Three films from Latin American new talent powerhouses — Esmir Filho’s “The Famous and the Dead,” Pablo Stoll’s “Hiroshima” and Gerardo Tort’s “Round Trip” — have been added to screenings at Ventana Sur, which opens biz Friday.
Produced by Sara Silveira’s Dezenove Films in Sao Paulo, “Famous,” Filho’s awaited teen-trauma tale and debut, took best picture and a Fipresci nod at Rio de Janeiro in October. The latest pic from Fernando Epstein’s Control Z in Montevideo, “Hiroshima,” the first solo feature from Uruguay’s Stoll (“Whisky”), chronicles one day in a teen’s life. Almost dialogueless until a finale outburst, “Hiroshima” world-preemed in Toronto’s Visions. French mart takes stand in Latin America - Entertainment News, S. Ventana Sur won’t be just another new market.
Unspooling Nov. 27-30 in Buenos Aires, it’s by far the biggest and most ambitious Latin American film market ever, as well as the first full-fledged attempt by the Cannes Festival’s Marche du Film to export its brand, know-how and know-who. It’s a joint venture of Argentina’s film institute, Incaa, and the Marche.