Venezuelan Cinema at Cannes International Film Festival 2015
CINÉFONDATION
Title: ANFIBIO / AMPHIBIAN
Filmmaker and Script: Héctor Silva Núñez
Production: Marco Olmos & Héctor Silva Núñez
15 min / Spanish/ Short Film / Fiction
Production company: Films 808
Year: 2015
Synopsis:
Jesús lives with his father on the shore of a large lake. José, his older brother, has returned home carrying with him a criminal past. This morning, Jesús accompanies him in search for a job that would help restore his reputation. After today, Jesús will no longer be able to look at his amphibian surroundings with the same eyes.
Wed. May 20th, 14:30 h. THE BUÑUEL THEATRE
MARCHÉ DU FILM
The National Film Board of Venezuela (CNAC) has a booth at Marché du Film, at Riviera A19
Contact:
festivalesint@cnac.gob.ve
Market Screenings
Title: LO QUE LLEVA EL RÍO / GONE WITH THE RIVER
Filmmaker: Mario Crespo
Production: Isabel Lorenz, Mario Crespo
104 min / Warao, Spanish/ Feature Film / Drama
Production company: Yakarí, Asociación Civil
Year: 2015
Synopsis:
Dauna dared to be different. She faced the ancestral practices of her culture and she paid the price. She made hard decisions which change not only her live but also of the others as well. Without giving up before defeats and loses, these led her to reconcile and become part of a legend herself.
Sat. May 16th 15:30 h PALAIS F
Tue. May 19th 14:00 h PALAIS G
Title: 3 BELLEZAS / 3 BEAUTIES
Direction, production, script and edition: Carlos Caridad Montero
97 min / Spanish/ Feature Film / Drama
Production company: Producciones Nomenclatura Films
Sales:Media Luna New Films
Year: 2014
Synopsis:
Perla is obsessed with having a beauty queen in the family and she is willing to do whatever it takes to make her dream come true, including destroying her own family. 3 Beauties is a critical view of the beauty competitions that have rigged the stereotype of Venezuelan women.
Sun. May 17th 15:30 h PALAIS F
Short Film Corner
NO JILE, by Carolina Dávila; GRAZIA by Carlos Pérez; EL NIÑO by Valeria Bolívar; CAJA DE FÓSFOROS by Juan Fermín; EL RETRATO by Alan Ohep and DESCONECTADO, by Ricardo González
Producers Network
Mariana Rondón (Bad Hair, 2014) and Marité Ugás (The kid who lies, 2011) participate in the Producers Network program with their next project CONTACTADO.
QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS
Colombian long feature film in coproduction with Venezuela and Argentina EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE, directed by Ciro Guerra, will have its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival.
Frid. May 15th 09:00 h Théâtre Croisette JW Marriott
Frid. May 15th 17:15 h Théâtre Croisette JW Marriott
Sat. May 16th 18:30 h Studio 13
Sat. May 16th 22:30 h Cinema Les Arcades (Salle 1)
Mon. May 18th 16:00 h Cinéma Alexandre III
