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It s sunny Day 1 at Ventana Sur
Welcome to a New Edition of Ventana Sur !
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Monday, November 27th!
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SCREENING - EL CASERO
17:30 hs - CINEMARK 7
Director: Matías Lucchesi
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SCREENING - MEMORIAS DE UN CUERPO QUE ARDE
19:30 hs - CINEMARK 7
Director: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
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CONFERENCE - ANIMATION FOR KIDS AND ADULTS AT WBD LATIN AMERICA: SEARCHES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION
14:30 hs - Auditorium 2
Executives from Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Adult Swim and Discovery Kids discuss their various brands, how the audiences are shaped, and the content they are seeking. They also offer an exclusive look at new acquisitions and pilots produced in Latam.
PANELISTS: Soledad Yáñez, Sr Manager Original Production Kids & Animation Latam, Discovery Kids / Martín Candiz, Director Programming Kids & Animation Latam, CN, Cartoonito, Adult Swim / Andrés Lieban, Partner, Creative Director, 2DLab / Fernanda Vasquez, Director and Co-founder, Morrón Estudio / Luciana Eguti, Executive Producer, Partner, Birdo / Lucila Iñiguez, Co-founder and Director, LISTO CALISTO! Animation
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TRAINING SESSION SETTING YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS: CHARACTER DRIVEN STORIES
17:00 hs - Auditorium 2
The essential elements of character-driven narratives. How these stories captivate the audience and lead to success. Ways to improve storytelling skills by understanding the balance between characters and plot.
PANELIST: Heather Kenyon, Executive Producer / Partner, Citizen Kids
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CONFERENCE - WOMANINFAN LATINA: MONSTRUOS, CRIATURAS Y PESADILLAS CREADOS POR ELLAS || PITCHING SESSIONS - FANT.LATINA PROJECTS
14:30 hs - Aula Magna
Presentation of the book WOMANINFAN LATINA: MONSTERS, CREATURES AND NIGHTMARES CREATED BY THEM The talk will be presented by Monica Garcia Massagué, director of the Sitges Foundation, and she will be accompanied by special guests.
The panel aims to reveal the contributions to the different subgenres of fantasy that have been made by Latina female filmmakers and recognize their participation in the creation of the universal fantasy narrative. || Presentation of five fantasy and horror-genre film projects directed by Ibero-American female filmmakers.
MODERATOR: Monica García Massagué, General Manager, Sitges Foundation.
PANELIST: Carina Rodriguez , Journalist and Researcher / Paulina Villavicencio, Producer
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SCREENING - THE LORD WITH THE HAT
15:30 hs - CINEMARK 7
Director: Diego Kartaszewicz
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SCREENING - DEEP ARGENTO
16:45 hs - CINEMARK 5
Director: Giancarlo Rolandi
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CONFERENCE - ECLIPSE: A LATIN AMERICAN VIDEO GAME CONSOLE
15:00 hs - Espacio Maquinitas
This talk will present a new video game distribution platform designed primarily for emerging countries where there is a large unmet demand, providing an innovative business model, accessible to players and very convenient for developers.
PANELIST: Eduardo Rodríguez Ortega, Founder, ECLIPSE.
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MASTERCLASS - WHY GODOT
16:00 hs - Espacio Maquinitas
The system of nodes and scenes is the main differentiator of Godot, but for those who are just starting out it is difficult to understand why. In this talk we will see how a Game Designer can use them to improve productivity and iterate smoothly.
PANELIST: Lisandro Lorea, Gameplay Programmer, W4 GAMES.
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SCREENING WIP - TIERRA MADRE
18:00 hs - Cinemark 8
WIP Screening “Tierra Madre”, awarded “Encuentro Nacional de Documentalistas” (62th FICCI, 2023), Álvaro David Ruiz Guarín and Annalisa Vozza (Colombia).
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CONFERENCE - A TRANSMEDIA SERIES: CHICOS!
16:00 hs - Auditorio 3
The creator, director and producer of "CHICOS, La serie" will carry out the unprecedented viewing of the second season, reflecting on the movement of creating fiction in RRSS with a format completely adapted to the era of immediacy.
PANELISTS: Marta Vazgo, Actress, Director & Producer, "CHICOS, The Series"
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REMAKES PITCHING SESSIONS
17:30 hs - Aula Magna
Presentation of the eight feature films selected by the international jury.
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CONFERENCE - FANTASMATICA PRESENTS: ANIMATED NIGHTMARES AND HALLUCINATIONS*
With the support of Ibermedia Next
15:30 hs - Auditorium 2
A breakdown of an animated short film in the fantasy genre from the commercial, artistic and creative point of view.
MODERATOR: Isaac Basulto, General Producer and Programming Director, Shorts Mexico (Mexico)
PANELISTS: Aïda del Solar, Visual Storytelling Professor, Gobelins Paris / José Luis Farias, Producer ‘Zombie Meteor’ / Patricio Plaza, Director and Screenwriter ‘Carne de Dios’, Ojo Raro / Markus Duffner, Managing director, Spamflix
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CONFERENCE - BUSINESS INITIATIVES
15:00 hs - Auditorium 1
We will present the main findings and recommendations of the Business Intelligence project, commissioned by the Audiovisual Observatory of INCAA to Bluenote Management Consulting. We will share a Road Map with initiatives to invigorate the sector of exportable audiovisual services and contents.
PANELISTS: Nicolás Batlle, President, INCAA / Juan Ignacio Crosta Blanco Director / Martín Olmos, Consultant / David Miazzo, Consultant, BlueNote Management Consulting.
MODERATORS: Guillermo Saura, Advisor, Observatorio INCAA / Julio Bertolotti, Deputy Manager, Observatorio INCAA.
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CONFERENCE - OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH SÃO PAULO
16:00 hs - Auditorium 1
Explore the current scenario of the audiovisual industry in Brazil, going through its successes, challenges and innovations. Also, learn about the partnership opportunities available for industry professionals interested in collaborating with Brazil, with a special focus on São Paulo, one of the main audiovisual capitals in Latin America
PANELISTS: Luiz Toledo, Director of Investments and Strategic Partnerships, Spcine / João Roni, Board Member of BRAVI and Partner, Producer, Ocean Films / André Ricardo Araújo Virgens, General Coordinator and Audiovisual Dissemination / Liana Crocco, Coordinator of the Culture Promotion Unit, Secretary of Culture, Economy, and Creative Industries of the State of São Paulo.
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CONFERENCE - INITIATIVES AND WORK WITH A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN LATIN AMERICA
18:00 hs - Auditorium 2
From a project laboratory to activism and the elaboration of public policies, working with a gender perspective can take shape from different profiles and initiatives. Come and meet these Latin American initiatives that work on gender equality from an initiative of cultural management, activism, public management and animation.
PANELISTS: Mónica Juanita Hernández, Producer and director, Colectivo REC Sister / Ana Luiza Beraba, Founder, WePlot / Marian Loterszpil, Junta Directiva, MIA (Women in the Animation Industry)
MODERATOR: Lia Báez, Head of International Relations, Dirección General de Cine de República Dominicana.
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