Karnawal (en)

Karnawal
  • Karnawal

Chosen in: 

Original version: 

Espagnol

Director: 

Juan Pablo Félix

Country: 

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Mexico
  • Norvège

Year: 

2020

Length: 

92 min

Scriptwriter: 

Juan Pablo Félix

Editor: 

Eduardo Serrano, Luz López Mañe

Composer: 

Leonardo Martinelli

Director of photography: 

Ramiro Civita

Actors: 

Martin López Lacci (Cabra), Alfredo Castro (Corto), Monica Lairana (Rosario), Diego Cremonesi (Eusebio)

Production: 

Coproduction: 

Fiche festival: 

Synopsis : 

During Carnival, on the Argentina-Bolivia border, a young dancer prepares for the most important competition of his life when his highway-robbing, ex-convict father returns and jeopardizes everything.

Prix: 

PRIX CINÉMA EN CONSTRUCTION TOULOUSE au festival Cinélatino 2020

Supports: 

INCAA Opera Prima 2015 Award - ANCINE-INCAA 2017 Bilateral Co-Production Award - IMCINE-INCAA / FOPROCINE 2018 Bilateral Co-Production Award - CNCA-INCAA 2017 Bilateral Co-Production Award - IBERMEDIA 2018 Co-Production Award - SORFOND 2017 Award - Efads-Caci Co-Production Award at the Co-Production Forum San Sebastian Festival 2016 - Patronage Buenos Aires 2017

Juan Pablo Félix

Director's biography: 

Born in 1983 in Buenos Aires, director and producer, graduated from ENERC Argentina National Film School, he has directed feature documentaries, TV series, short films and commercials. Karnawal is his first fiction feature film.

Filmography: 

2020 - Fuerzas vivaselva - Documentaire - 17 min.

Production notes: 

Bikini Films is a film production company founded in Buenos Aires by Edson Sidonie, an Argentian-French producer based in Argentina, and Juan Pablo Félix. We focus on quality feature films, with strong impact and personality. In Bikini we seek to make films that move us to new worlds, and we regard international coproduction as an opportunity to potentiate our stories.