Figa Films in Cannes 2020
We look forward to meeting you during this year's new edition of the online Marché du Film. Here's our line up:
CONTACTADO
Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Norway / 93 min / 2020
In Spanish
Directed by Marité Ugas
Aldo is enticed by a young man, who claims to be a follower, into preaching again. He is weary of reliving his past as a Contactee, the leader of a famous UFO cult, but as vanity overcomes his fear, the ambitious young man will turn the tables on him.
TRIBECA
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
LOS LOBOS
Mexico / 94min / 2019
In Spanish, English and Cantonese
Directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo
In search of a better life, Max and Leo, are taken by the their mother, Lucia, from Mexico to Albuquerque in the United States. While waiting for her to return from work, the kids listen to tales, rules of conduct and English lessons recorded by Lucia on an old tape recorder. They also build an imaginary universe with their drawings and dream about mom’s promise of going to Disneyland. e
THIS IS CRISTINA
Chile / 82min / 2019
In Spanish
Directed by Gonzalo Maza
Cristina and Susana have been best friends since high school, but now, both over 30, they receive a wake-up call. Cristina just got divorced and is not prepared for her new spinsterhood; Susana is living again in her mother's house. Both will have to deal with a long list of selfish, self-centered and egotistical men around them.
MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
BEST SCREENPLAY
MARKET SCREENINGS
(Hosted at CINEMA CHILE Screening Room)
June 22 at 12 pm - Olympia 1
June 22 at 2:30 pm - Olympia 2
BURNING NIGHT
Brazil, France, Argentina / 98min / 2019
In Portuguese and Spanish
Directed by Eryk Rocha
Paulo starts driving a cab to pay for his bills and for his son’s child support. Passenger’s stories intertwine with his own while he drives at night through Rio de Janeiro - a chaotic city in permanent reinvention. Even tough each passenger has a different destination, Paulo is always the one steering the wheel, hoping for better days in a city falling apart.
UPCOMING TITLES
LAS VACACIONES DE HILDA
Uruguay / Brazil
Directed by Agustin Banchero
In post-production
The sudden cancellation of her son’s visit prompts Hilda to relive a summer from long ago.
NUDO MIXTECO
Mexico
Directed by Ángeles Cruz
In post-production
The trace of the past is present when three migrants return to a community in the highlands of Mixtec Oaxaca in México, where their three stories intersect.
EL ACTOR PRINCIPAL
Mexico / Argentina
Directed by Paula Markovitch
In post-production
Luis, a filmmaker, is about to attend the international premiere of his movie in a major festival in Berlin, when he meets Azra, an Albanian washer with a mysterious scar. Luis prefers no to go to the premiere and stay with her instead.
KEVIN
Brazil / Uganda
Directed by Joana Oliveira
In post-production
It’s the first time that Joana, a Brazilian woman, visits her friend Kevin in Uganda. They became friends 20 years ago while studying in Germany and they haven’t seen each other in a long time. A film about a friendship between women.
We'll be available to meet during the online Marché du film during EST business hours.
