French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop
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French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop
French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop Paris 10 October 2014 Selected Projects The selection committee p.1 Baja, Baby, Baja Juan David Burns p.2 Grump Gaston Cami p.4 The Reconstruction Tongue Nest Adriana Trujillo p.5 Desert Flowers Adriana Trujillo p.6 Unos Días al Sol Las cosas por venir Mauro Mueller p.7 Aqui Vivió y Murió Mauro Mueller p.9 La Guerra de los nísperos Inna Payán p.11 Rush Hour Martha Sosa p.13 Zeus Christian Valdelièvre p.14 La vereda del Chivo – The goat’s path Cristina Velasco p.15 Lisboa Cristina Velasco Juan David Burns Producciones Circe Baja, Baby, Baja Genre Fiction Budget 4 565 844 € / 2 282 780 € secured Contact [email protected] Director Raul Quintanilla Written by Matthew Peek and Cameron Ford Synopsis Producer’s profile Baja, Baby, Baja is a romantic comedy in which three girlfriends journey to Baja California, Mexico for what was to be the bachelorette trip of a lifetime. As they discover Baja’s best kept secrets, they will also discover things about themselves that change their friendship and lives forever. Juan David Burns has been in the film business for more than 40 years. He started as an actor, then moved to production. From 1996 to 2002 he produced 36 “soap operas” for TV Azteca. In 2010 he produced his first feature film, Skin Deep, in collaboration with Producciones Circe. He is about to produce a film called El primo Basilio, which is to be begin shooting in November 2014. Filmography of the producer – Mar de Fondo, fiction, Raul Quintanilla (2012) – Skin Deep, fiction, Raul Quintanilla (2010) – El país de las mujeres, TV series (2002) – Lo que callamos las mujeres, TV series (2001) – Como en el cine, TV series (2001) – El amor no es como lo pintan, TV series (2000) – Catalina y Sebastián, TV series (1999) – Al norte del corazón, TV series (1997) – Su completa satisfacción o la devolución de su alma, short movie (1994) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 1 Gaston Cami Anima Estudios Grump Genre Animation Budget 5 326 144 € / 2 282 633 € secured Contact [email protected] Director Gabriel Riva Palacio Written by Jim Hecht Synopsis Producer’s profile Grump is an animated series created by Mirisch DePatie – Frelenger Enterprises, production company of The Pink Panther animated series. The main character Grump is an evil wizard who put a spell of melancholy on the Kingdom of the Forever Never, ruled by Princess Dawn. When threatened by Grump and his fearsome Dragon, Princess Dawn goes to the only person able to save them: the mysterious Prince Terry, a shy and skinny teenager, owner of the largest heart in the world. Terry will not only leave his world to go into a magical kingdom, where dragons and talking trees are daily sights, but most of all he will have to find the strength and guts to join Princess Dawn in stopping Grump and his evil magic before he turns this great kingdom into the saddest and most miserable place of all. Gaston Cami started his career in the Entertainment industry in 2004 with the production of Maradona by Kusturica. At that time he worked for Pentagrama Films (Spain). In 2006 he was offered to start the International area at a new production company called Illusion Studios in BsAs. It was owned by a fund called The Exxel Group and the objective was to place the company in the global markets as a quality and serious player for co-productions in Movies, TV series and Animation. The success was almost immediate and 8 co-productions were made in 7 years’ time, including La Maga y el camino Dorado (Illusion, Dori Media and Nickelodeon), Sueña Conmigo (Illusion, Televisa and Nickelodeon), Peter Punk (Illusion and Disney XD), Doodlebops (Illusion, Cookie Jar and Optix Entertainment), Gaturro, the movie (Illusion, Toonz Animation and Anima Estudios), Top Cat (Anima Estudios and Illusion), and Eva de la Argentina, co-production deal with Azpeitía Cine, an animated, independent feature film, a mix of fiction and documentary based on the life of Eva Duarte de Perón, aka Evita. In the beginning of 2013 he moved to Anima Estudios, where he was involved in the co-production and distribution of Wicked Flying Monkeys with India, French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop French-Mexican 2 and Teenage Fairytale Dropouts in all America having succeeded with Netflix, DLA and Globo. He also focused on building up the technical and distribution team so that Anima can distribute directly not only their own creations but also great films from abroad. At the moment he is selling in all Latam the theatrical rights of a brand new CGI movie based on the unforgettable Wizard of Oz. Filmography of the producer – Wicked Flying Monkeys, animation, directed by Alberto Mar (2014) – El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza, animation, directed by Alejandro Lozano (2012) – La Leyenda de la Llorona, animation, directed by Alberto Rodríguez (2011) – Top Cat, animation, directed by Alberto Mar (2011) – Gaturro, animation, directed by Gustavo Cova (2011) – AAA The movie, animation, directed by Alberto Rodríguez (2010) – Kung Fu Magoo, animation, directed by Andrés Couturier, Mexico, United-States (2009) – Martian Christmas, animation, directed by José Alejandro García, Mexico, United-States (2009) – Agent Macaw, animation, directed by Andrés Couturier (2009) – Imaginum, animation, directed by Alberto Mar and Issac Sandoval (2005) – Wizard and Giants, animation, directed by Andrés Couturier (2003) Other current projects – Calaca Island, animation, directed by Leopoldo Aguilar – League of 5, animation, directed by Alberto Rodriguez French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 3 Adriana Trujillo The Reconstruction Genre Documentary Budget 233 139 € / 46 645 € secured Written by Adriana Trujilllo and Norma Iglesias Directed by Adriana Trujilllo and Norma Iglesias Synopsis In 1914, Roberto Iglesias Goyri discovered the United States’ secret plan to invade Mexico. Years later, in 1923, in the General Congress of the United Mexican States, Congressman Jorge Prieto Laurens, for the first time in history, responds to a Presidential address (Álvaro Obregón was President of Mexico at the time). Afterwards, someone attempted to Prieto Laurens’ life for his overt criticism and bold defiance of a president of the nation. In the 1960’s a granddaughter and a grandson of each family are married in Mexico City. The Reconstruction is a documentary film that interweaves these stories, encompassing themes ranging from architecture, education, migration, political exile, and family life. The reconstruction is an animated documentary film about the traces of a family archive preserved to this day, and build from the periphery one of the long lost memories of Mexico. Tongue Nest Genre Documentary Budget 89 449 € / 31 312 € secured Written and directed by Adriana Trujillo and José Inerza Synopsis Half of all the languages spoken in the world today are concentrated in 8 countries, Mexico being one of them. The country is the 5th most linguistically diverse country in the world, and the Yuman are the indigenous tongues with the least amount of speakers in the country – sometimes only five speakers remain. Tongue Nest is a requiem for the last Yuman survivors in the north of Mexico. Intertwining their latest myths and magic through geo-symbolic elements, the movie blends history, science fiction and experimental ethnography together. It is a utopic and futuristic elegy about the imminent death of a people, linked to postcolonization contradictions, modernity and a dreamless world. A film about an urgent topic in a contemporary culture: extinction. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 4 Desert Flowers Genre Documentary Budget 145 693 € / 1 456 € secured Written and directed by Adriana Trujillo and José Inerza Synopsis In Desert Flowers, the events just prior to the Mexican Revolution are recreated. In 1911 the Flores-Magón brothers invaded Baja California and declare the first Socialist Republic in the world. The Magonistas build an anarchic movement to transform the nation socially and economically, with the utopian ideal of a better world. The movie is recreated in a set by a group of Baja California citizens, living in the Camino Verde community and who were selected via an open call. The objective is to get into focus one of the most transcendental and unknown episodes of our country’s history. Producer’s profile Filmography of the producer Adriana Trujillo is a filmmaker and a producer. She holds a M.A. in Documentary Film from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 2003 she has been devoted to creating a space for non-fiction film with the BorDocs Documentary Forum, which she founded in the Tijuana-San Diego border region. Her work has been part of many exhibitions and festivals, such as International Film Festivals in Guadalajara, Morelia, Guanajuato and DOCSDF, etc. She will be part of the “Viseur: Semaine du Cinéma Documentaire Mexicain” program in Paris in November 2014. She has also received a number of grants and awards such as Best Short Film at SDLFF (2014), Mexican Institute of Cinematography FOPROCINE (2009 and 2012), National Program for Young Artist FONCA (2007 and 2010), DOCSDF Award (2008), Foreign Studies in Spain FONCA (2004) and Best Experimental Video at VideoFEST (2002). In 2012 Adriana received a grant for her career by the Baja California Cultural Institute, and in the same year was selected by the renowned weekly magazine ZETA as personality of the year in culture and arts. Adriana is the editor of the book Bordocs and Frontiers: Documentary Film in the North of Mexico (2013). – Upside Down Home, documentary, directed by Itzel Martínez (2014) – Goshtly Pulsations, documentary, directed by Adriana Trujillo and José Inerzia (2014) – Skin Destination, documentary, directed by Adriana Trujillo (2012) – Felix: Self-fictions of a Smugger, documentary, directed by Adriana Trujillo (2011) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 5 Mauro Mueller Fidelio Films Unos Días al Sol Genre Fiction, drama Budget 1 015 992 € / 290 263 € secured Financing Mexico, France, United States Contact [email protected] Director Mauro Mueller Written by David Figueroa García and Mauro Mueller Synopsis A couple travels to Mexico in an effort to repair their marriage. Shortly after arriving, they enter the cycle of violence plaguing the country. Stripped of their freedom and dignity as prisoners of some guards, the boundaries of good and evil dissolve and disappear. The film is a thorough study of class, power and humanity beyond cultures. Aqui Vivió y Murió Genre Fiction, drama Financing Mexico, Columbia, France Contact [email protected] Director Espiritu Perdomo Written by Espiritu Perdomo and Mauricio Leiva Cock Synopsis The film tells the story of a gravedigger who one day decides to make the cemetery his home and the dead he buries, his family. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 6 Las cosas por venir Genre Fiction, drama Financing Mexico, France Contact [email protected] Written and directed by David Figueroa Garcias Synopsis After serving his prison term, Matthias returns to work as a bodyguard for an influential family who welcomed him, but who also betrayed him. It is a reunion with a past that haunts him and drives him to seek retribution. Producer’s profile Mauro is a Swiss-Mexican filmmaker, graduated from Columbia University in New York. His short film A World for Raúl won the prestigious Student Academy Award in 2013 and awards in New York and Aspen Shortsfest. It was also shown at the Morelia International Film Festival, the International Festival of Shorts in Guanajuato and Mexico. His films have been screened at over 100 festivals and have won numerous awards, such as the CINE Golden Eagle Award, the Big Beach Award for Best Director, IFP Audience Award and the CINE Special Jury Award. He was also part of the Berlinale Talent Campus, the Guadalajara Talent Campus, as well as of the Ludwigsburg-Paris co-production workshop organized by the Fémis. He received the Marcie Bloom Fellowship 2013-14 awarded by Sony Pictures Classics. Mauro recently produced the feature film Copenhagen, starring Gethin Anthony, in Denmark, which win the Audience Award at Slamdance, the Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival, and the omnibus film A Quintet, which premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2014. Fidelio Films, the production company to which he belongs, has won twice the Student Academy Award. Mauro Mueller is co-owner of the production company Fidelio Films, a New York City-based independent film French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop production company founded by producers David Figueroa, Mark Raso, Mauro Mueller and Mauricio Leiva Cock in 2010. The four of them met while studying at the MFA program in directing and screenwriting at Columbia University. The company has produced a number of acclaimed short films, winning twice in a row in the Student Academy Awards with Under in 2012 and Un mundo para Raúl in 2013. In 2014, for the third time in a row, they had a short Perfidia in the regional final of the Student Academy Awards. The first feature film Copenhagen, featuring Gethin Anthony, Bodil Awards winner Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Sebastian Armesto, Mille Dinesen, Baard Owe, and Tamzin Merchant will be released in 2014. 7 Filmography of the producer – Un Quinteto, fiction, several directors, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Bosnia, Turkey, USA (2014) – Copenhaguen, fiction, directed by Mark Raso, USA, Canada, Dinamarca (2014) – Perfidia, fiction, directeb by David Figueroa García, Mexico, USA (2013) – Un mundo para Raúl, fiction, directed by Mauro Mueller, Mexico, USA (2012) – Ratitas, fiction, directed by Figueroa García, Mexico, USA (2012) – Café con leche, fiction, directed by Mauricio Leiva Cock, Colombia (2011) – Under, fiction, directed by Mark Raso, Canada, USA (2011) – Santiago del otro lado, fiction, directed by Mauro Mueller, Mexico, USA (2011) – Clankety, Clank, fiction, directed by Mauricio Leiva Cock, Colombia, USA (2010) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 8 Inna Payán Animal de Luz Films La Guerra de los nísperos Genre Fiction Budget 1 141 322 € / 228 264 € secured Contact [email protected] Director To be disclosed Written by Jano Mendoza Synopsis Producer’s profile Ron and Emi, two “problem children” are under the care of their neighbors, a young couple who adopt them one week-end, a time in which all of them will discover infidelity, solitude and death. Inna Payan worked from 1997 to 2004 as Director of Film Area in Argos Communications, producing, other among titles: La Habitación azul (The blue room), La Hija del cannibal (Lucia Lucia), Vivir Mata (Life Kills), Crónica de un desayuno (A breakfast chronicle), Fuera del cielo (Beyond the sky) and Ladie’s night. From 2005 to 2011 she was Director of Production at Miravista Mexico, part of Walt Disney Co. for which she produced: Cansada de besar sapos (Tired of kissing frogs), HSM el desafio (HSM: the challenge), Sin Ella (Without her) and Bacalar. Independently, she produced Hidalgo, La Historia Jamás Contada (Hidalgo : the untold story). Inna founded her own company in 2011, Animal de Luz Films, which has produced El sueño de Iván (Ivan’s dream), the multi-awarded feature film La Jaula de Oro (The Golden Cage, A Certain Talent Award at the Cannes Film Festival), Todos Están Muertos (with Elena Anaya), and the mexican remake of Un novio para mi mujer (A boyfriend for my wife), currently in post-production. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 9 Filmography of the producer – Un novio para mi mujer, fiction, directed by Enrique Begné (2014) – Todos están muertos, fiction, directed by Beatriz Sanchis, Mexico, Spain (2014) – La jaula de Oro, fiction, Diego Quemada-diez, Mexico, Spain (2013) – El sueño de Iván, fiction, directed by Roberto Santiago, Mexico, Spain (2012) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 10 Martha Sosa Cactus Film and Video Rush Hour Genre Documentary Budget 671 976 € / 168 194 € secured Contact [email protected] Written and directed by Luciana Kaplan Synopsis Rush Hour is a documentary film about the daily journey that involves moving from home to work in three cities in the world: Mexico City, Istanbul and Los Angeles. Large cities operate today on the logic that the best jobs are found in the central areas where housing at the same time is more expensive. The natural consequence is that a lot of people have to travel long distances between affordable housing and a well-paid job. What about people in these lonely hours? How do they impact our personal and family lives? What does this say about our cities and the way we inhabit them? Rush Hour presents the stories of three people in three cities at three important moments in their lives. In Mexico, an older man who works in construction arm-handles large and expensive pieces of marble and granite in his workshop in Chimalhuacán which he brings daily to luxury buildings three hours from where he lives, traveling through various transport public. An African immigrant travels from Orange County to Los Angeles by car, struggling with the immobility and solitude of the journey while trying to build relationships with potential partners through an appointment system. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop In Istanbul, a single mother commutes daily with her children from the suburbs to the center ground and through the Bosphorus River, trying to tie a family and intimate relationship in public spaces. The film presents a portrait of these cities through the journeys of these characters, and landscapes where the end of a commute is a victory, but also just the beginning of another workday. 11 Producer’s profile Filmography as associate producer Martha Sosa was born in Mexico in 1963. At age 24 she was awarded the National Award of Journalism for her work as reporter and founder of the first Television news show focused on art and culture: “Hoy en la Cultura” She has been involved in film production since 1997. She strongly believes in the emotional power of film for bringing important social issues to big and new audiences in Mexico that will lead to social change. Amores Perros and Presumed Guilty have been the most successful films in their respective categories in the Mexican box-office the year they were released, with a Mexican and international audience of millions of people. All of the films she has been involved with as a producer have accomplished international praise and have opened the path for Mexican talent to get known in new markets nationally and internationally. Her films have been successful in the top international festival circuit and they add more than 75 international awards for best film, audience awards and special recognitions such as Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, an Emmy Award and three nominations, and two Humanitas awards. She enjoys advising young filmmakers and collaborating on workshops with platforms such as Ambulante, Mantarraya, Cine Tonalá and the Guanajuato International Film Festival. She commits to producing films that pursue urgent social issues and that motivate new audiences to reflect on how they relate to these issues. She is focused on discovering and supporting new talents and voices as well as in creating new forms of distribution and exhibition. – La Historia de I y O, fiction, directed by Valentina Leduc (1999) – Por la libre (Dust to Dust), fiction, directed by Juan Carlos de Llaca (2001) – I want to be a pilot, fiction, written and directed by Diego Quemada Diez (2005) – Los que se quedan (Those Who Remain), documentary, directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman (2008) – Vuelve a la Vida, documentary, directed by Carlos Hagerman (2010) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop Filmography as executive producer: – Amores Perros, fiction, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga (2000) – Nicotina, fiction, directed by Hugo Rodríguez (2003) – Un día más, documentary, directed by Maria Inés Roqué (2004) – Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty), documentary, directed by Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith (2009) – Una reina a su gusto, short documentary, directed by Maya Goded (2011) – El patio de mi casa, documentary, directed by Carlos Hagerman (in production) – Plaza de la Soledad, documentary, directed by Maya Goded (in production) 12 Christian Valdelièvre Cine Pantera Zeus Genre Fiction Budget 1 001 985 € / 932 972 € secured Contact [email protected] Written and directed by Miguel Calderón Synopsis Producer’s profile Joel, 34 years old, is antisocial. He lives with his mother, a successful surgeon with whom he maintains an unhealthy relationship. The only time when Joel feels safe is when he is in the field with his hawk, practicing falconry. One day another falconer introduces him to Ilse, a secretary with whom he falls in love. This budding love story and the unexpected loss of his hawk break the monotony of his life and confronts him with his past. He studied business administration at the university Iberoamericana. He later obtained a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the Graduate School of Business Administration in Harvard University. He then was an investment banker at JPMorgan from 1983 to 2001 where he worked as Managing Director in charge of private companies in Mexico and New-York. He took part in the creation of the Cinemex Enterprise, culminating in JP Morgan’s investment in the initial capital of the company. Since 1988 he has been involved in the production of Mexican cinema. He is also founding member of the production companies Lulu Productions (formerly Futura Productions), Cine Pantera and Titán. Filmography of the producer – Lake Tahoe, fiction, directed by Fernando Eimbcke (2007) – Temporada de patos, fiction, directed by Fernando Eimbcke (2003) – La habitación azul, fiction, directed by Walter Doehner (2003) – La hija del cannibal, fiction, directed by Antonio Serrano (2002) – Vivir mata, fiction, directed by Nicolás Echevarría (2002) – Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas, fiction, directed by Antonio Serrano (1999) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 13 Cristina Velasco Paloma Negra Films La vereda del Chivo – The goat’s path Genre Fiction Budget 800 000 € / 40 000 € secured Contact [email protected] Written and directed by Rigoberto Perezcano Synopsis This is the story of the relationship between Leobardo (40 years old), and his son Olivo, who is 12 years old, both goats’ shepherds. Day after day they live through the absence of a mother, their shortcomings, their faith and their love. But mostly they live through an immense solitude, confronted to the immensity of the mountains while they graze their goats. The core of their story lies in the journey they undertake with a goat Olivo chooses, to witness the slaughter of hundreds of these animals in a neighboring town, in order to venerate a patron saint. Along the journey, Olivo learns of his father’s illness, which will take him to his death. Olivo will then be prematurely involved with this human phenomenon, and as a child he must understand and confront his father’s death while having to take the dead body back to his people to bury him there. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 14 Lisboa Genre Fiction Budget 900 000 € / 180 000 € secured Contact [email protected] Written and directed by Rigoberto Perezcano Synopsis Lisboa is a portrait of two characters and their quests. Chance will make them cross paths. Helena, a teacher (55 years old), lives on her own in a huge house owned by a friend. Contact with the outside world is ever more difficult for her, the house becomes her lair. Her days are spent between the few classes she gives at the university, staying at home and drinking as much liquor as she can. The owner has decided to rent the bungalow in the garden to improve their economic situation. Santiago (18 years old), a young French man who is coming to study in Mexico upsets Helena with his arrival. Helena imposes a barrier between them causing the discomfort of Santiago. Helena gives up her teaching job and because of the time spent stuck in the house she starts to see Santiago in a new light, feeling an empathy with him. At the height of their relationship Santiago discovers that Helena has kept a secret: the death of her son years ago during a trip to Europe. Santiago walks away silently thinking he cannot replace anyone’s son. Meanwhile, a new light shines in Helena’s eyes. French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 15 Producer’s profile Filmography of the producer Along with Rigoberto Perezcano, Cristina Velasco runs Paloma Negra Films, a production company focused on international co-productions for both documentary films and fictions. In 2013 Cristina Velasco produced El cuarto desnudo – The Naked Room, a documentary directed by Nuria Ibánez, which was awarded the best documentary price at the Morelia Film Festival in 2013, the BAFICI in Argentina, the REC in Tarragona, Spain y the FIC UNAM at the Ahora México section. In 2014 she produced Eisenstein en Guanajuato, directed by Peter Greenaway, a co-production between Mexico and the Netherlands, which is currently in postproduction. She was also involved in the production of the documentary Liwa Mairin, directed by Luis Rincón with production funds from the Tribeca Film Institute and the Mexican Film Institute, IMCINE. Cristina Velasco currently co-produces with Viento del Norte Cine and Pregon Productions LLC the documentary feature The Great Fellove, directed by Matt Dillon, which is currently in production. – Eisenstein en Guanjuato, fiction, directed by Peter Greenaway (2015) – Carmin Tropical, fiction, directed by Rigoberto Perezcano (2014) – El cuarto desnudo, documentary, directed by Nuria Ibánez (2013) – Granicero, documentary, directed by Gustavo Gamou (2012) French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop 16 French-Mexican Coproduction Workshop Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) www.cnc.fr a publication of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée www.cnc.fr Contact Céleste Haller +33 1 44 34 36 88 [email protected]