Project Development Workshops

by Francisco MeCe
Production: Francisco MeCe, Andrea Bautista Pamplona (Pescadero Films, Colômbia / Colombia)
Estimated length: 90’

The Caoba Couplets tells the story of a journey of two brothers reuniting, while depicting the countryside in Colombia and its marginality.

Una cierta civilización
by Leandro Listorti
Production: Leandro Listorti, Paula Zyngierman (Maravillacine, Argentina)
Estimated length: 85’

A time capsule in the Argentine Antarctica, where personal stories intersect with biological, scientific and meteorological studies. A journey to the end of the world to discover how the future of humankind will look like.

by Iván Mora Manzano
Production: Alfredo Mora Manzano (La Republica Invisible, Equador / Ecuador)
Estimated length: 90’

Fran, a musician, astrologer and Uber driver, has decided at the age of 48 that he wants to transition into a woman. He asked the help of his compadre in telling this story to his 18-year-old son. This film affectionately follows this journey.

Her Body
by Ana Moreira
Production: Isabel Machado (C.R.I.M. Produções, Portugal)
Estimated length: 60’

Ana is a dancer. She lives with her parents and her brother in Póvoa de Varzim. A glimpse of her day-to-day and how it merges with her artistic practice, which expresses itself on and off stage, when her body is a being, an instrument and a medium at a time.

Ensayo para una revuelta
by Pilar Monsell
Production: Patricia Sánchez Mora, Pilar Monsell (Novena Nube, Paraiso Perdido Films, Espanha / Spain)
Estimated length: 90’

In a small village in the mountains, a group of women gather every week to find the best way to perform an unknown popular uprising led by other women a long time in the past: the Bread Riot of Cordoba, on May 6, 1652.

The Wall of Sound
by Leonardo da Rosa
Production: Jessica Luz, Paola Wink (Vulcana Cinema, Brasil / Brazil)
Estimated length: 80’

In Taquari, a city in the hinterland of southern Brazil, Mateus is haunted by the return of an ancient bronze bust of a Brazilian dictator. Between car tuning parties and work, he and his friends deal with a fascist legion returning to the city.

The Scarlet Temple Oracle
by Pedro Maia de Brito, Ralph Antunes
Production: Pedro Maia de Brito, Ralph Antunes (Miúdo Cinematográfico, Brasil / Brazil)
Estimated length: 80’

Sentenced by Justice to sleep deprivation, Kátia returns to her hometown, which has long been affected by a blackout. She reconnects with old friends and the enigmatic Zé Damasceno, a popular figure capable of unraveling dreams.

Una sombra oscilante
by Celeste Rojas Mugica
Production: Florencia de Mugica (Bomba Cine, Argentina), Celeste Rojas Mugica (Chile)
Co-production: Xénia Maingot (Eaux Vives Productions, França / France)
Associate producer: Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (Espanha / Spain)
Estimated length: 70’

The filmmaker engages with the archive of her father, who was a photographer during his activism against the Chilean dictatorship. Using photographs, they create a game to reflect upon the horror and the ability images have to conceive other futures.

Teachers’ Room
by Alice Riff
Production: Alice Riff (Studio Riff, Brasil / Brazil)
Estimated length: 90’

Sala dos Professores aims at exploring the violent and impoverished context enveloping Brazil’s marginalized youth, by examining the experiences of a group of teachers at a public school throughout an entire school year.

by Eduardo Makoszay Mayén
Production: Eduardo Makoszay Mayén (México/ Mexico)
Estimated length: 90’

Shot on and around the sacred Teuhtli volcano, the film documents a year in the life of the rural south of Mexico City. Following the growth of the amaranth plant, we delve into the ritual and daily activities of the people who live in the region.

Your Back Still Burns
by Fábio Silva
Production: Renata Sancho (Cedro Plátano, Portugal)
Estimated length: 85’

Extramarital relationships were rather common throughout the 20th century in Cape Verde. In As Tuas Costas Ainda Ardem, Fábio Silva travels with his mother to the archipelago to understand the evolution of this social phenomenon.

by Vitor Guerra
Production: Vitor Guerra, Paula Alves (Brasil / Brazil)
Estimated length: 80’

Inside a major European multimedia company headquarters in Barcelona, the Brazilian director’s incoming phone calls from Portugal expose a systematic fraud method built by the company, and the ethical limits that the workers are forced to cross.

Her work alongside Samuel M. Delgado explores the relationship between mythology, history and materialism. Their first feature film, They Carry Death (2021), premiered and was awarded at the Venice and San Sebastian festivals. Their previous short films have been shown at festivals like Toronto, Locarno, New York and Ann Arbor. She teaches at the Madrid Film and Audiovisual School (ECAM) and the Elías Querejeta Film School (EQZE).

Has a degree in cinematography from INSAS (Brussels, 2003). After a couple of short films, started working on oral tradition and violence in the Colombian countryside, directing a trilogy called Campo hablado. His first feature-length fiction film, Valley of Souls, furthers the matter and he is currently working on his second one. His films have been screened in numerous festivals. Was a film teacher at INSAS and IAD (Belgium). Tutors several workshops.

Film director and producer. Has a degree in architecture. Completed the course on documentary film direction at Ateliers Varan and a master’s degree on documentary creation in Barcelona. Founding member of the production company Terratreme Filmes (2008), where he produces his films and works with several directors and producers. Teaches film directing at the Docnomads international master’s degree on documentary film since 2012 and is a member of Ateliers Varan.