Las Flores del Oro

Direction
Carlos Tribiño Mamby
Country
France, Ecuador, Colombia
Format
Feature film
Type
Fiction
Original title
Las Flores del Oro
Scenario
Carlos Tribiño Mamby

Carlos Tribiño Mamby

Carlos Tribiño Mamby, screenwriter and director holds a specialized degree in Film Direction from the Centre de Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain. He is the writer and director of his debut feature film entitled El Silencio del Río. His work Río abierto de la Magdalena won the Bicentennial Audiovisual Arts National Convocation.

Filmography

“The Silence of the River“. 87 minutes. Screenplay and Direction. Ficcion.

Best Colombian Film Cartagena Film Festival. 2015 Official competition at the Beijing Film Festival. 2015 Official competition Rio de Janeiro. Latin America selection. 2015. Official competition. FILMAR, Suiza 2015. Official competition. Panorama Toulouse 2015.

“Lux Aeterna”. Screenplay and Direction. Fiction. Short film. 

Don Quixote award best short film, 54th Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2014.  Best Direction, Best Art, Best Photography, Bogoshorts 2014. Official Selection Curtacinema Rio de Janeiro. Official Selection Asiana Short Film Festival, Korea 2013.

Note of intent

The main theme is easy money, perhaps one of the aspirations that cause more social problems in Colombian. The search of easy money has been common since the time of the drug until today. The problem is exposed in an illegal mining in the Amazon. A major theme in the story is the delicate condition of the Amazon Forest in terms of environmental. Deforestation and poisoning of rivers and lands caused by illegal gold mining is causing a terrible impact on the ecosystem. Therefore, the project is committed to show the terrible situation.

Synopsis

The flowers of gold tells the adventure of Mary (15), Pipe (14) and Tavo (16) in the search of their dreams and desires in a rural zone of Colombia. Easy money and quick enrichment is the dream that makes them escape from their homeland and adventure to find wealth in the large illegal gold mines of the Amazon. They will come across obstacles to overtake and tragedies to mourn. Their morals will be decimated and their world will become complex and violent. Tavo’s pursuit of vengeance and power, Mary’s dream of fortune, and the escape of reality that Pipe gradually achieves, are the main motivations that will make the story end in a tragic and at the same time fantastic ending. Mary, Pipe and Tavo will adventure themselves in the search of their ambitions, moving farther away from home each time.

Visual concept

The script seeks to tell the story realistically. The methodology for the creation is based on research of the problem exposed in areas where illegal mining is being developed. So acts are building and will  be  based  on  experiences  of  people  who  have  lived  and  experienced  firsthand  the  complex situation.  I  want  a  vivid  narrative,  with  actions  and  events  that  unfold  from  causes  that  trigger  behavior changes and decisions.

Objectives sought in Films in Development

International Funds / Distributors / Sales agent

Shooting planned date

March 2017

Planned shooting location

Colombia, Amazon forest

Percentage of funding in place
150.000 US
Project's development phase

Development

Coproduction
Promenades Films
Producer's biography

Samuel Chauvin founded the Promenades Films society in 1996. His main activity is the discovering of new talents from Latin America, Caribbean and Europe. Selective filmography: Melaza, Carlos Lechuga, coproduced with Arte France Cinéma, El silencio del rio, Carlos Tribiño, Best Colombian Film Cartagena 2015, Rafito, Alvaro Aponte-Centeno 2016.