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FILMS IN PROGRESS 34 - SAN SEBASTIÁN
September 24, 25 and 26 OF 2018

Deadline : The 30th of June, 2018

Films in Progress, the twice-yearly gathering at the San Sebastian and Toulouse Festivals, has the objective to promote the completion of Latin American feature films having difficulties at the post-production stage and to promote their international distribution. The feature films must have a runtime of more than 60 minutes and they must be produced totally or partially by producers from Latin American countries.

This initiative has contributed to the completion and dissemination of more than 150 outstanding Latin American productions and showed internationally films of new authors like Jayro Bustamante, Amat Escalante, Alejandro Fernández Almendras, Ciro Guerra, Sebastián Lelio, Juan Sebastián Mesa, Mariana Rondón, Pepa San Martín, Emiliano Torres and Lorenzo Vigas, among others.

Films presented at the last three editions of Films in Progress San Sebastian, including La Familia, by Gustavo Rondón; Ferrugem / Rust by Aly Muritiba; Marilyn by Martín Rodríguez; Não devore meu coraçao / Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl! by Felipe Bragança; La Novia del desierto by Cecilia Artán and Valerie Pivato; Los Perros by Marcela Said; Los Silencios by Beatriz Seigner; Rey by Niles Atallah; or Temporada de caza by Natalia Garagiola have participated in and landed awards at important international festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, Venice and Sundance.

Films in Progress 34 to take place on September 24, 25 and 26, will coincide with the VII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum and the second Glocal in Progress

AWARDS

• Films in Progress Industry Award. Presented by the companies AdHoc Studios, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, and Wanda Visión, this award consists of the post-production services listed in the Award Rules for the winning film.
• Film Factory Award consists in the pre-buy of the worldwide distribution rights of one of the films selected for Films in Progress 34 for a minimum guaranteed of 30,000 € going to the main producer of the film. If the rights are for the whole world except Spain, the minimum guaranteed will be 20,000 €. The other terms and conditions of the agreement will be negociated by the parties at a later date.

REGISTRATION

• The feature films presented must be a minoritaire or major latin american production
• The lenght of the feature film in its final version must be superior to 60 minutes
• The registrated film must be at the post-production stage (minimum first cut)
• The cut submited for the evaluation must be subtitled in English or in Spanish if it is not spoken in spanish
   
• There is no charge of fees for the registration
• The inscription have to be done online: here 
• Deadline : The 30th of June, 2018

WE THANK THE PARTNERS OF FILMS IN PROGRESS