It's a nightmare. When a beloved family member falls victim to a debilitating illness, it's devastating. When the diagnosis becomes terminal, the pain becomes indescribable. When a possible medical alternative is refused to your loved one because of bureaucracy, desperation sets in. In Rodrigo Plá's A Monster With a Thousand Heads (Un monstruo de mil cabezas), desperation sets in early. Sonia Benet (Jana Raluy) is awakened in the night by her husband. He is terribly ill. Not yet 50, he has been struck down by cancer, and his condition has rendered him unable to care for himself. Sonia's family is already accustomed to the rigors of long-term care, but that doesn't make it any easier when it happens again and an ambulance must be summoned....
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- 8/8/2016
- Screen Anarchy
A cry of pain stabs through the night. It awakens Sonia (Jana Raluy), who is quickly stirred into action. It motivates her actions throughout A Monster With a Thousand Heads, directed by Rodrigo Plá, an angry commentary on the state of the health care system in Mexico (although it applies in principle to many other countries, including the U.S.). As demonstrated in our exclusive clip, director Plá carefully chooses his setups and shows restraint in his camera movements. That in no way lessens the emotional impact of the story. We'll have more about the movie in our DVD review, to be published a little later today. A Monster With a Thousand Heads will be available on DVD and various Video On Demand platforms tomorrow via...
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- 8/8/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Cancer is among the most frightening of medical diagnoses, a true monster with a thousand heads. The last thing someone facing cancer, or any serious illness, or their family needs is the additional stress of dealing with an insurance company that refuses to pay for treatment. There is something inherently unfair, cold-hearted even, about putting families through this additional trauma. Yet it is the reality here, and in other countries that his private medical insurance.
A Monster With A Thousand Heads is a taut drama about denial of treatment, a story that unfolds with the tension of a crime thriller. Although the events takes place in Mexico and the film is in Spanish with English subtitles, this story could be in any country with private medical insurance. The film is surprisingly short, at about an hour 15 minutes, but makes it point powerfully and clearly.
Director Rodrigo Pla’s gripping drama...
A Monster With A Thousand Heads is a taut drama about denial of treatment, a story that unfolds with the tension of a crime thriller. Although the events takes place in Mexico and the film is in Spanish with English subtitles, this story could be in any country with private medical insurance. The film is surprisingly short, at about an hour 15 minutes, but makes it point powerfully and clearly.
Director Rodrigo Pla’s gripping drama...
- 6/16/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is presenting Neighboring Scenes, a new showcase of contemporary Latin American cinema co- presented with Cinema Tropical. Taking place January 7-10, this selective slate of premieres highlights impressive recent productions from across the region and exhibits the vast breadth of styles, techniques, and approaches employed by Latin American filmmakers today.
Opening the series is Benjamín Naishtat’s "El Movimento," a stark, black-and-white snapshot of anarchy in 19th-century Argentina and follow-up to his acclaimed debut, History of Fear. Other highlights include the 2015 Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, César Augusto Acevedo’s "Land and Shade;" the U.S. premiere of Arturo Ripstein’s" Bleak Street," which has drawn comparisons to Luis Buñuel’s Mexican period; Rodrigo Plá’s Venice Horizons opener "A Monster with a Thousand Heads;" Pablo Larraín’s Silver Bear– winning and Golden Globe-nominated "The Club," which was also Chile’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar; and more.
With titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico, Neighboring Scenes spans a wide geographic range, evidencing the many sites of contemporary Latin American filmmaking. Some of the featured directors are established auteurs, while others have recently emerged on the international festival scene, snagging top prizes and critical accolades at festivals like Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Locarno.
"El Movimiento"
Dir. Benjamín Naishtat
Argentina, 2015, Dcp, 70m
Spanish with English subtitles
Continuing his preoccupation with violence and Argentina’s past, Benjamín Naishtat (History of Fear, a New Directors/New Films 2014 selection) dramatizes a crucial moment in that nation’s history characterized by political zealotry and terrorism. Pablo Cedrón portrays the fiery, unhinged leader of a mysterious militia (modeled on Confederacy-era dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas’s Mazorca) who wantonly roam the pampas in an effort to “purify” and unite society, killing and plundering settlers along the way. Characters emerge from and disappear into dark expanses—the film is masterfully shot in black and white—heightening its intense, chilling atmosphere. Funded by the Jeonju Digital Project. Thursday, January 7, 7:00pm (Q&A with Benjamín Naishtat)
"Alexfilm"
Dir. Pablo Chavarria Gutiérrez, Mexico, 2015, Dcp, 60m
Spanish with English subtitles
Marked by a light touch and emphasizing openness over conventional, linear narrative, biologist-turned-filmmaker Pablo Chavarria Gutiérrez documents the rhythms of a man awaiting an important event that never comes. As he cooks breakfast, naps, paints, tries on sunglasses, and wanders through different rooms in his home, Chavarria Guitérrez lovingly frames every action in beautiful natural light, allowing each moment to flow to the next while maintaining its own transcendent essence. North American Premiere
Screening with:
"Gulliver"
Dir. María Alche
Argentina, 2015, Dcp, 25m
Spanish with English subtitles
Flawlessly transitioning from a highly naturalistic family tale to something overtly surreal and back again, "Gulliver" captures the circumstances—imagined or not—of one of those evenings when siblings come to a deeper understanding of one another. After hanging out at home with their mom (Martín Rejtman regular Susana Pampin) and older sister Mariela (Agustina Muñoz), Agos and Renzo go to a raging party where Agos ends up drinking too much. Upon stepping outside to recover, the pair wander into a strange but familiar landscape, and begin to ask questions about the world and themselves.
Sunday, January 10, 5:00pm
"Bleak Street" (La calle de la amargura)
Dir. Arturo Ripstein
Mexico/Spain, 2015, Dcp, 99m
Spanish with English subtitles
Based on a true story, the latest feature by Arturo Ripstein is an unflinching look at the mean streets of El Defectuoso. Two prostitutes Adela (Nora Velázquez) and Dora (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) are burdened by horrible marriages and financial problems stemming from their long-departed youth. In an attempt to make ends meet, they drug and rob dwarf twins (Juan Francisco Longoria and Guillermo López)—who themselves barely scrape by as doubles for professional luchadores. Ripstein masterfully contrasts the grittiness of alleyways and seedy apartments with gliding Steadicam cinematography, siding with neither the victims nor the perpetrators. A Leisure Time Features release.
U.S. Premiere Sunday, January 10, 3:00pm
"The Club" (El Club)
Dir. Pablo Larraín, Chile, 2015, Dcp, 98m
Spanish with English subtitles
Pablo Larraín (director of "No" and "Post Mortem") continues to explore the long shadows of Chile’s recent past with this quietly scathing film about the Catholic Church’s concealment of clerical misconduct. Four aging former priests peacefully live out their days together in a dumpy seaside town, focused on training their racing greyhound rather than doing penance for their assorted crimes. Their idyll is shattered when a fifth priest arrives and, confronted by one of his victims, commits suicide. A young priest begins an investigation into the retirees’ pasts, setting off a series of events that call into question faith, piety, and complicity. Winner of the Silver Bear at the 2015 Berlinale and Chile’s Oscar submission. A Music Box Films release.
Sunday, January 10, 9:00pm
"The Gold Bug, or Victoria’s Revenge" (El escarabajo de oro o Victorias Hamnd)
Dir. Alejo Moguillansky & Fia-Stina Sandlund
Argentina/Denmark/Sweden, 2014, Dcp, 102m
Spanish and Swedish with English and Spanish subtitles
Fusing elements of Edgar Allan Poe’s titular short story and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Alejo Moguillansky and Fia-Stina Sandlund’s meta-film follows an Argentine-Swedish co-production in Buenos Aires shooting a biopic of the 19th-century realist author and proto-feminist Victoria Benedictsson. After a hustling actor finds a treasure map detailing the location of ancient gold hidden near a town in the Misiones province named after the 19th-century politician Leandro N. Alem, he successfully persuades the producers to reframe the project as a portrait of the radical Alem (swapping feminist politics for anti-Eurocentric ones) and move the production there—so he can better search for the treasure. Fast-paced and hilariously self-reflexive, the film takes a playful approach to texts and history that is reminiscent of Borges.
Thursday, January 7, 9:00pm
"Hopefuls" (Aspirantes)
Dir. Ives Rosenfeld
Brazil, 2015, Dcp, 71m
Portuguese with English subtitles
Focused on the alluring promise of wealth and fame that professional soccer holds for Brazilian youth, Ives Rosenfeld’s directorial debut features a host of excellent performances from its cast. Junior (Ariclenes Barroso) ekes out a living working nights at a warehouse while playing by day in an amateur league with his talented best friend Bento (Sergio Malheiros). When Bento gets signed to a professional team, Junior struggles with his crippling jealousy—which becomes heightened by his pregnant girlfriend and alcoholic uncle. Artfully lensed and deliberately paced, the film silently builds toward a legitimately shocking climax that provides a grim reality check. Sunday, January 10, 7:00pm (Q&A with Ives Rosenfeld)
"It All Started at the End" (Todo comenzó por el fin)
Dir. Luis Ospina
Colombia, 2015, Dcp, 208m
Spanish with English subtitles
Luis Ospina (The Vampire of Poverty, Paper Tiger) turns the camera toward his radical roots—and his own intestines—for this documentary about the Cali Group, the Colombian artists’ collective that revolutionized art, cinema, and literature amid drug-related terrorism in the 1970s and ’80s. Boasting a wide array of never-before-seen archival material, Ospina (the group’s only surviving member, who was diagnosed with cancer during the making of the film) focuses on telling the stories of co-founders Andrés Caicedo and Carlos Mayolo. Never maudlin or self-important, this kaleidoscopic inside view of “Caliwood” is essential viewing for anyone looking for darkly comic, anarchic inspiration. U.S. Premiere
Saturday, January 9, 2:00pm (Q&A with Luis Ospina)
"Ixcanul"
Dir. Jayro Bustamante
Guatemala 2015, Dcp, 93m
Kaqchikel and Spanish with English subtitles
Maria (María Mercedes Coroy) is set to marry a much older foreman at the coffee plantation, but she has a crush on Pepe, who has fanciful dreams of getting rich in the U.S. After consummating their flirtation, Pepe leaves for the States—without Maria, who soon learns she is expecting a baby. A difficult pregnancy assisted only by traditional medicine finally leads her to the hectic big city, but on very grim terms. Shot in collaboration with the Kaqchikel Mayans of Guatemala’s coffee-growing highlands, Jayro Bustamante’s exquisitely shot debut feature (winner of a top prize at the Berlinale and Guatemala’s Oscar submission) explores what tradition and modernity mean for women living in marginalized communities. A Kino Lorber release.
Friday, January 8, 7:00pm
"Land and Shade" (La tierra y la sombra)
Dir. César Augusto Acevedo
Colombia, 2015, Dcp, 94m
Spanish with English subtitles
A poetic and devastating statement on how environmental issues impact every aspect of life, César Augusto Acevedo’s Camera d’Or–winning directorial debut is not to be missed. The elderly Alfonso (Haimer Leal) returns to the small house in Valle del Cauca he left 17 years earlier in order to care for his bedridden son Geraldo (Edison Raigosa), who suffers from a mysterious ailment related to the harsh farming techniques of the sugar-cane plantations around them. Tensions quietly simmer between Alfonso and his ex-wife (the wonderful Hilda Ruiz), but familial ties and pride keep them tied to the land in Acevedo’s meditative and painterly allegory.
Friday, January 8, 9:00pm
"Mar"
Dir. Dominga Sotomayor
Chile, 2014, Dcp, 70m
Spanish with English subtitles
Reminiscent of the films of Josephine Decker and Joe Swanberg, this low-key drama centers on the problems between Martin, aka Mar (Lisandro Rodríguez), and his girlfriend, Eli (Vanina Montes). On vacation in the Argentine resort town of Villa Gesell, conflicts arise concerning expectations and long-term commitments—having a baby, home ownership—but get pushed aside or elided. A visit from Martin’s gregarious, wine- guzzling mother and a random act of God threaten to push the couple to breaking point. Dominga Sotomayor matches her characters’ frustrations with the film’s expert framing, which often obscures faces and bodies, visually emphasizing their mutual misunderstanding.
Saturday, January 9, 6:30pm Q&A with Dominga Sotomayor)
A Monster with a Thousand Heads ( Un monstruo de mil cabezas)
Dir. Rodrigo Plá
Mexico, 2015, Dcp, 74m
Spanish with English subtitles
Developed in tandem with his wife’s novel of the same title, Rodrigo Plá (The Delay, The Zone) crafts another airtight thriller, this time taking on a health-insurance system that prefers profit to adequate medical care. Refused treatment that would alleviate her terminally ill husband’s pain—yet not the frustrations of dealing with maddening bureaucracy—Sonia (Jana Raluy) snaps and, gun in hand, single-mindedly goes up the chain of command with a vengeance. The series of increasingly harrowing provocations are interspersed with moments of dark comedy, and coalesce into a final, shocking climax.
Saturday, January 9, 8:30pm (Q&A with Rodrigo Plá)...
Opening the series is Benjamín Naishtat’s "El Movimento," a stark, black-and-white snapshot of anarchy in 19th-century Argentina and follow-up to his acclaimed debut, History of Fear. Other highlights include the 2015 Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, César Augusto Acevedo’s "Land and Shade;" the U.S. premiere of Arturo Ripstein’s" Bleak Street," which has drawn comparisons to Luis Buñuel’s Mexican period; Rodrigo Plá’s Venice Horizons opener "A Monster with a Thousand Heads;" Pablo Larraín’s Silver Bear– winning and Golden Globe-nominated "The Club," which was also Chile’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar; and more.
With titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico, Neighboring Scenes spans a wide geographic range, evidencing the many sites of contemporary Latin American filmmaking. Some of the featured directors are established auteurs, while others have recently emerged on the international festival scene, snagging top prizes and critical accolades at festivals like Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Locarno.
"El Movimiento"
Dir. Benjamín Naishtat
Argentina, 2015, Dcp, 70m
Spanish with English subtitles
Continuing his preoccupation with violence and Argentina’s past, Benjamín Naishtat (History of Fear, a New Directors/New Films 2014 selection) dramatizes a crucial moment in that nation’s history characterized by political zealotry and terrorism. Pablo Cedrón portrays the fiery, unhinged leader of a mysterious militia (modeled on Confederacy-era dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas’s Mazorca) who wantonly roam the pampas in an effort to “purify” and unite society, killing and plundering settlers along the way. Characters emerge from and disappear into dark expanses—the film is masterfully shot in black and white—heightening its intense, chilling atmosphere. Funded by the Jeonju Digital Project. Thursday, January 7, 7:00pm (Q&A with Benjamín Naishtat)
"Alexfilm"
Dir. Pablo Chavarria Gutiérrez, Mexico, 2015, Dcp, 60m
Spanish with English subtitles
Marked by a light touch and emphasizing openness over conventional, linear narrative, biologist-turned-filmmaker Pablo Chavarria Gutiérrez documents the rhythms of a man awaiting an important event that never comes. As he cooks breakfast, naps, paints, tries on sunglasses, and wanders through different rooms in his home, Chavarria Guitérrez lovingly frames every action in beautiful natural light, allowing each moment to flow to the next while maintaining its own transcendent essence. North American Premiere
Screening with:
"Gulliver"
Dir. María Alche
Argentina, 2015, Dcp, 25m
Spanish with English subtitles
Flawlessly transitioning from a highly naturalistic family tale to something overtly surreal and back again, "Gulliver" captures the circumstances—imagined or not—of one of those evenings when siblings come to a deeper understanding of one another. After hanging out at home with their mom (Martín Rejtman regular Susana Pampin) and older sister Mariela (Agustina Muñoz), Agos and Renzo go to a raging party where Agos ends up drinking too much. Upon stepping outside to recover, the pair wander into a strange but familiar landscape, and begin to ask questions about the world and themselves.
Sunday, January 10, 5:00pm
"Bleak Street" (La calle de la amargura)
Dir. Arturo Ripstein
Mexico/Spain, 2015, Dcp, 99m
Spanish with English subtitles
Based on a true story, the latest feature by Arturo Ripstein is an unflinching look at the mean streets of El Defectuoso. Two prostitutes Adela (Nora Velázquez) and Dora (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) are burdened by horrible marriages and financial problems stemming from their long-departed youth. In an attempt to make ends meet, they drug and rob dwarf twins (Juan Francisco Longoria and Guillermo López)—who themselves barely scrape by as doubles for professional luchadores. Ripstein masterfully contrasts the grittiness of alleyways and seedy apartments with gliding Steadicam cinematography, siding with neither the victims nor the perpetrators. A Leisure Time Features release.
U.S. Premiere Sunday, January 10, 3:00pm
"The Club" (El Club)
Dir. Pablo Larraín, Chile, 2015, Dcp, 98m
Spanish with English subtitles
Pablo Larraín (director of "No" and "Post Mortem") continues to explore the long shadows of Chile’s recent past with this quietly scathing film about the Catholic Church’s concealment of clerical misconduct. Four aging former priests peacefully live out their days together in a dumpy seaside town, focused on training their racing greyhound rather than doing penance for their assorted crimes. Their idyll is shattered when a fifth priest arrives and, confronted by one of his victims, commits suicide. A young priest begins an investigation into the retirees’ pasts, setting off a series of events that call into question faith, piety, and complicity. Winner of the Silver Bear at the 2015 Berlinale and Chile’s Oscar submission. A Music Box Films release.
Sunday, January 10, 9:00pm
"The Gold Bug, or Victoria’s Revenge" (El escarabajo de oro o Victorias Hamnd)
Dir. Alejo Moguillansky & Fia-Stina Sandlund
Argentina/Denmark/Sweden, 2014, Dcp, 102m
Spanish and Swedish with English and Spanish subtitles
Fusing elements of Edgar Allan Poe’s titular short story and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Alejo Moguillansky and Fia-Stina Sandlund’s meta-film follows an Argentine-Swedish co-production in Buenos Aires shooting a biopic of the 19th-century realist author and proto-feminist Victoria Benedictsson. After a hustling actor finds a treasure map detailing the location of ancient gold hidden near a town in the Misiones province named after the 19th-century politician Leandro N. Alem, he successfully persuades the producers to reframe the project as a portrait of the radical Alem (swapping feminist politics for anti-Eurocentric ones) and move the production there—so he can better search for the treasure. Fast-paced and hilariously self-reflexive, the film takes a playful approach to texts and history that is reminiscent of Borges.
Thursday, January 7, 9:00pm
"Hopefuls" (Aspirantes)
Dir. Ives Rosenfeld
Brazil, 2015, Dcp, 71m
Portuguese with English subtitles
Focused on the alluring promise of wealth and fame that professional soccer holds for Brazilian youth, Ives Rosenfeld’s directorial debut features a host of excellent performances from its cast. Junior (Ariclenes Barroso) ekes out a living working nights at a warehouse while playing by day in an amateur league with his talented best friend Bento (Sergio Malheiros). When Bento gets signed to a professional team, Junior struggles with his crippling jealousy—which becomes heightened by his pregnant girlfriend and alcoholic uncle. Artfully lensed and deliberately paced, the film silently builds toward a legitimately shocking climax that provides a grim reality check. Sunday, January 10, 7:00pm (Q&A with Ives Rosenfeld)
"It All Started at the End" (Todo comenzó por el fin)
Dir. Luis Ospina
Colombia, 2015, Dcp, 208m
Spanish with English subtitles
Luis Ospina (The Vampire of Poverty, Paper Tiger) turns the camera toward his radical roots—and his own intestines—for this documentary about the Cali Group, the Colombian artists’ collective that revolutionized art, cinema, and literature amid drug-related terrorism in the 1970s and ’80s. Boasting a wide array of never-before-seen archival material, Ospina (the group’s only surviving member, who was diagnosed with cancer during the making of the film) focuses on telling the stories of co-founders Andrés Caicedo and Carlos Mayolo. Never maudlin or self-important, this kaleidoscopic inside view of “Caliwood” is essential viewing for anyone looking for darkly comic, anarchic inspiration. U.S. Premiere
Saturday, January 9, 2:00pm (Q&A with Luis Ospina)
"Ixcanul"
Dir. Jayro Bustamante
Guatemala 2015, Dcp, 93m
Kaqchikel and Spanish with English subtitles
Maria (María Mercedes Coroy) is set to marry a much older foreman at the coffee plantation, but she has a crush on Pepe, who has fanciful dreams of getting rich in the U.S. After consummating their flirtation, Pepe leaves for the States—without Maria, who soon learns she is expecting a baby. A difficult pregnancy assisted only by traditional medicine finally leads her to the hectic big city, but on very grim terms. Shot in collaboration with the Kaqchikel Mayans of Guatemala’s coffee-growing highlands, Jayro Bustamante’s exquisitely shot debut feature (winner of a top prize at the Berlinale and Guatemala’s Oscar submission) explores what tradition and modernity mean for women living in marginalized communities. A Kino Lorber release.
Friday, January 8, 7:00pm
"Land and Shade" (La tierra y la sombra)
Dir. César Augusto Acevedo
Colombia, 2015, Dcp, 94m
Spanish with English subtitles
A poetic and devastating statement on how environmental issues impact every aspect of life, César Augusto Acevedo’s Camera d’Or–winning directorial debut is not to be missed. The elderly Alfonso (Haimer Leal) returns to the small house in Valle del Cauca he left 17 years earlier in order to care for his bedridden son Geraldo (Edison Raigosa), who suffers from a mysterious ailment related to the harsh farming techniques of the sugar-cane plantations around them. Tensions quietly simmer between Alfonso and his ex-wife (the wonderful Hilda Ruiz), but familial ties and pride keep them tied to the land in Acevedo’s meditative and painterly allegory.
Friday, January 8, 9:00pm
"Mar"
Dir. Dominga Sotomayor
Chile, 2014, Dcp, 70m
Spanish with English subtitles
Reminiscent of the films of Josephine Decker and Joe Swanberg, this low-key drama centers on the problems between Martin, aka Mar (Lisandro Rodríguez), and his girlfriend, Eli (Vanina Montes). On vacation in the Argentine resort town of Villa Gesell, conflicts arise concerning expectations and long-term commitments—having a baby, home ownership—but get pushed aside or elided. A visit from Martin’s gregarious, wine- guzzling mother and a random act of God threaten to push the couple to breaking point. Dominga Sotomayor matches her characters’ frustrations with the film’s expert framing, which often obscures faces and bodies, visually emphasizing their mutual misunderstanding.
Saturday, January 9, 6:30pm Q&A with Dominga Sotomayor)
A Monster with a Thousand Heads ( Un monstruo de mil cabezas)
Dir. Rodrigo Plá
Mexico, 2015, Dcp, 74m
Spanish with English subtitles
Developed in tandem with his wife’s novel of the same title, Rodrigo Plá (The Delay, The Zone) crafts another airtight thriller, this time taking on a health-insurance system that prefers profit to adequate medical care. Refused treatment that would alleviate her terminally ill husband’s pain—yet not the frustrations of dealing with maddening bureaucracy—Sonia (Jana Raluy) snaps and, gun in hand, single-mindedly goes up the chain of command with a vengeance. The series of increasingly harrowing provocations are interspersed with moments of dark comedy, and coalesce into a final, shocking climax.
Saturday, January 9, 8:30pm (Q&A with Rodrigo Plá)...
- 1/8/2016
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Carlos Enderle’s Minezota and Maya Goded’s Plaza De La Soledad shared the Impulso Morelia awards as the 13th Morelia International Film Festival concluded in Michoacán, Mexico, at the weekend.
Cinépolis gave a prize of approximately Usd $12,100 (200,000 Mxn) for post-production services to Minezota, while Plaza De La Soledad earned a guarantee of national distribution via Cinépolis and a P&A commitment of at least Usd $15,100 (250,000 Mxn)
The Guerrero Press Award for Best Mexican Feature Length Documentary went to El Hombre Que Vio Demasiado, by Trisha Ziff.
The prize of Best Mexican Documentary Made By A Woman, given by the Association of Women in Film and Television of Mexico, was presented to Los Reyes Del Pueblo Que No Existe, by Betzabé García.
The Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature Film went to Te Prometo Anarquía byJulio Hernández Cordón.
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Cinépolis gave a prize of approximately Usd $12,100 (200,000 Mxn) for post-production services to Minezota, while Plaza De La Soledad earned a guarantee of national distribution via Cinépolis and a P&A commitment of at least Usd $15,100 (250,000 Mxn)
The Guerrero Press Award for Best Mexican Feature Length Documentary went to El Hombre Que Vio Demasiado, by Trisha Ziff.
The prize of Best Mexican Documentary Made By A Woman, given by the Association of Women in Film and Television of Mexico, was presented to Los Reyes Del Pueblo Que No Existe, by Betzabé García.
The Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature Film went to Te Prometo Anarquía byJulio Hernández Cordón.
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- 10/31/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The American Film Institute announced today the films that will screen in the World Cinema, Breakthrough, Midnight, Shorts and Cinema’s Legacy programs at AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mfi and specialist label Artscope unveil Venice and Toronto sales.
Music Box has acquired Us and Canadian rights to Mexican Rodrigo Pla’s A Monster With A Thousand Heads, following its premiere at Venice and market screening at Toronto.
Paris-based Memento Film International has also sealed deals to Brazil (Alpha Films), Turkey (Calinos) and Eastern Europe (HBO).
Sister company Memento Film Distribution has acquired French rights.
The feature, which premiered as the opening film of Venice’s Horizons strand, will head to other festivals this year including Warsaw and Tokyo, where it will play in competition, as well as London, Hamptons and Chicago.
The social thriller stars Jana Raluy as the wife of a man dying from cancer who is pushed to desperate to take desperate measures after their medical insurer vetoes what she believes to be life-saving treatment.
Mfi’s specialist label Artscope has also secured sales on Brazilian Gabriel Mascaro’s Horizons Special Jury Prize...
Music Box has acquired Us and Canadian rights to Mexican Rodrigo Pla’s A Monster With A Thousand Heads, following its premiere at Venice and market screening at Toronto.
Paris-based Memento Film International has also sealed deals to Brazil (Alpha Films), Turkey (Calinos) and Eastern Europe (HBO).
Sister company Memento Film Distribution has acquired French rights.
The feature, which premiered as the opening film of Venice’s Horizons strand, will head to other festivals this year including Warsaw and Tokyo, where it will play in competition, as well as London, Hamptons and Chicago.
The social thriller stars Jana Raluy as the wife of a man dying from cancer who is pushed to desperate to take desperate measures after their medical insurer vetoes what she believes to be life-saving treatment.
Mfi’s specialist label Artscope has also secured sales on Brazilian Gabriel Mascaro’s Horizons Special Jury Prize...
- 9/30/2015
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Watch: Protect the Ones You Love At All Costs in Exclusive 'A Monster With A Thousand Heads' Trailer Music Box Films is continuing its hot streak of foreign acquisitions by picking up U.S. distribution rights to Rodrigo Plá's "A Monster With A Thousand Heads." The drama opened the Orizzonti Competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival and stars Jana Raluy, Sebastian Aguirre Boeda and Hugo Albores. Adapted by Laura Santullo from her own novel, "A Monster With A Thousand Heads" centers on Sonia, who devises a desperate plan to save her husband and access the medical treatment he needs to survive. Her journey puts her in contact with a corrupt insurance office and its complicit representatives, leading her and her son down a rabbit hole of violence. "Rodrigo Pla´ has delivered that rare thing: a smart, completely believable and brilliantly executed thriller with a social conscience,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Watch: Protect the Ones You Love At All Costs in Exclusive 'A Monster With A Thousand Heads' Trailer
Read More: Venice Film Festival Unveils Lineup: Includes 'Equals' and 'The Danish Girl' World Premieres, New Noah Baumbach Documentary Uruguayan writer-director Rodrigo Plá incorporates political undertones into each of his feature films, and it looks like he'll be operating on his most visceral playing field yet in "A Monster With A Thousand Heads." The drama will open the Orizzonti Competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival and stars Jana Raluy, Sebastian Aguirre Boeda and Hugo Albores. Adapted by Laura Santullo from her own novel, "A Monster With A Thousand Heads" centers on Sonia, who devises a desperate plan to save her husband and access the medical treatment he needs to survive. Her journey puts her in contact with a corrupt insurance office and its complicit representatives, leading her and her son down a rabbit hole of violence. Watch the exclusive trailer above. Read More: Venice Film Festival's Sala Web to.
- 8/26/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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