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Ventana Sur’s Proyecta: Projects Reflect Characters Recreating Bedrock Emotional Bonds in an Age of Uncertainty
Framing first or second projects from Latin America and Spain, Proyecta is backed by Cannes Marché du Films and the San Sebastian Festival.
During training at a military battalion in the remote jungle, Freddy (18) performs all the rites of passage required to gain respect – Fighting, talking tough, putting up with the rigid schedule – but finally confronting his true identity. This massive triumph is witnessed by a woman, the village’s one and only loser.” A debut feature project from Colombia’s Ana Katalina Carmona, whose short “Los Enemies” won the Breakthrough Award at Toulouse, co-produced by France’s Dublin Films and Mexico’s Collective Colmena. Elena Irureta (“Patria”), Itziar Aizpuru (“Flowers”) and Ana Polvorosa (“Cable Girls”) join Macarena García, “Perseidas” turns on a famous Spanish chef who returns from Uruguay to Spain to attend her mother’s funeral.
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