Austral Films

THE LABERINTH OF POSSIBILITY

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:32:10 +0000

Throughout the movie we will see how the process to develop these not-visual images reflect a set of life experiences: joy, sadness, victories – unconquered spaces bearing on mental images photographed using a 35mm camera.
This extraordinary Venezuelan photographer relates how senses compensate the absence of one of them – the sense of vision in this case. In this way touch, smell, and hearing develop a different dimension, not to provide a point of view towards life, but to show a completely different perception of the world.
In a society loaded with images, where only the strongest and most capable survive, no barrier will silence the creative spirit and didactic sense of Sonia Soberats. She currently belongs to Seeing With Photography Collective, whose members meet once a week to take photographs and to talk about the importance of photography in their lives.
Sonia also organizes a series of workshops to teach this technique in Venezuela. Along the story, the character shows herself as someone capable of overcoming any barriers, as well as of reproducing knowledge by teaching – a thirteen-year-old girl and a forty-year-old woman -techniques to photograph as a blind person. The learning process takes place within the frame of a party of lights to venerate the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, where twenty one thousand candles are lit all over the town, bringing together teaching and tradition in a country-like environment.

Festivals:

Doc Meeting Argentina 2011 (awarded as best pitching and best project)
DocsBarcelona 2012
DocuLab Guadalajara 2012
Guadalajara International Film Festival 2013
Visions du Réel 2013, Switzerland
Oficial Selection at the 60 Festival of Short Films and Documentaries of Belgrado Serbia 2013.

VIDATOX: THE REVOLUTIONARY CURE

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:12:05 +0000

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THE LAND WITH NO EVIL

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:06:54 +0000

Through the lives of these characters we discover a tragic and unknown side of Paraguayan history and live the incredible adventure leading to the electoral triumph of Fernando Lugo.
The film ends on the emotional images of the victory’s day. After the events of June 22th 2012, that saw President Lugo and his staff removed from power through a parliamentary coup, this film represents a historical testimony of a broken democratic dream.
This film also gives a major perspective on the current situation of the country, on the eve of the presidential elections of April 2013.

Festivals:

Guadalajara International Film festival, Mexico. Official Selection.

Winner of the festival “Hai visto mai 2009”, Siena, Italia.

Winner of the festival “13^th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival” 2010, U.S.A.

“VLAFF Vancouver Latin American Film Festival 2009”, Canada. Official Selection.

Biarritz International Latin American Film Festival, France, 2009. Official Selection.

“Asuncion Documentaries Film Festival, Festidoc 2009”, Asuncion, Paraguay.

Trieste Latin American Film Festival, 2009”, Italia.

“Atlantidoc 2009 Film Festival”, Montevideo, Uruguay

“14th International Film Festival of Kerala”, India. Official Selection.

“5th India International Women Film Festival”, India. Official Selection.

THE FILES

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:45:20 +0000

When the existence of the files became known in 1987, the practice known as “the carpeteo” was declared unconstitutional. It wasn’t until 1992 that 15 thousand files were officially returned to the persecuted citizens, opening a Pandora’s Box of painful memories.

At present, we have Pupa, Miguel, Ismael and Norma. None of them is a political leader. They are ordinary citizens, workers, and heads of household. All were persecuted for defending causes that ran counter to the interests of the government. Through their testimony the public will see the humane side of a political story that will expose the extent of this persecution on families, workers, professionals and students. Through their personal stories, the documentary exposes a collective history.

Austral Films has participated at the IV edition of Ventana Sur 2012

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:04:58 +0000

Austral Films participated with success in the IV edition of Ventana Sur, the Latin American market of films and docs that takes place in Buenos Aires on the first week of December, consolidating it’s position as one of the leader companys in the region in the distribution of Latin American content. We will announce our new acquisitions very soon.

CULTURE PORT

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:00:40 +0000

The anchor, Mr. Jorge Coscia, currently Secretary of Cultural Affairs of the National Government, is a filmmaker and writer.

With over 50 newly released episodes broadcasted, the show has gained weight in a time-slot not traditionally intended for this kind of shows, and has a high-profile audience, which has steadily grown, and continues to grow, bigger and more faithful.

Its list of interviewed people includes philosophers, writers, painters, musicians, filmmakers, actors, sociologists, psychologists, intellectuals, cartoonists, photographers, social leaders, members of the Madres and Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo associations, among others; most of whom enjoy international prestige, and some are true worldwide benchmark personalities within their respective fields.

List of interviewed personalities:

1) – Gustavo Santaolalla – Musician – (Oscar Award winner)
2) – Renata Schussheim – Painter
3) – Estela de Carlotto – President of Abuelas Pza de Mayo
4) – José Sacristán – Actor
5) – Ernesto Laclau - Phylosopher/Political Analyst
6) – Daniel Santoro – Painter
7) – Jorge Alemán - psychoanalyst
8) – Mauricio Kartun – Playwright/Theatre director
9) – Marcos López – Photographer
10)– Gianni Vattimo – Italian Phylosopher (speaks Spanish)
11) – Adolfo Pérez Esquivel – Social Leader/Peace Nobel Prize Laureate
12) – Juan José Campanella – Filmmaker (Oscar Award Winner)
13) – Ricardo Bartís – Playwright/Theatre director
14) – Diana Bellessi – Poet
15) – Juan Sasturain – Writer
16) – Graciela Borges – Actress
17) – Antonio Negri – Italian Phylosopher (subtitled to Spanish)
18) – Sara Facio – Photographer
19) - Pacho O’Donnell – Historian
20) – Eric Laurent – French Phychoanalist (speaks Spanish)
21) – Guillermo Kuitca – Painter
22) – Norberto Galasso – Historian
23)– Luis Gusmán – Writer
24) – Ricardo Piglia – Writer
25) – Leo Vinci – Sculptor
26) – Federico Luppi – Actor
27) – “Tati” Almeida –Member of Madres de Pza. Mayo – Línea Fundadora
28) – Ariel Mlynarzewicz – Painter
29) – Horacio Guarany – Singer
30) – Gael García Bernal – Actor and Filmmaker
31) – Hernán Brienza – Political Analyst and writer
32) – Miguel Rep – Cartoonist
33) –Julio Le Parc – Painter
34) – Norma Aleandro – Actress
35) – Araceli Bellota – Journalist/Historian
36) – Alfredo Zaiat – Journalist / Economist
37) – Felipe Pigna – Historian
38) – Alejandro Dolina – Writer /Musician
39) – Susana Rinaldi – Singer – Actress
40) – Viggo Mortensen – Actor
41) – Héctor Larrea – Announcer
42) Rodolfo Mederos – Musician
43) Isabel Sarli – Actrees
44) Lito Cruz – Actor and Actors Trainer
45) Eduardo Anguita – Journalist/Writer
46) Soledad Silveyra – Actrees
47) Luis Landriscina – Comedian
48) Tom Lupo – Psychoanalist and Radio Host
49) Horacio González – Sociologist and Writer (Director of the National Library)
50) Mario Oporto – National Representative y Former Ministry of Education for the Province of Buenos Aires.
51) Horacio Verbitsky – Journalist and Writer
52) Quino – Dibujante (creator of “Mafalda”).
53) Ernesto Jauretche – Journalsit and Writer
54) Paco ibañez – Song Writer and Singer
55) Ignacio Copani – Song Writer and Singer
56) Juan Martín Guevara – Brother of Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

“Puerto Cultura is a starting point towards the sources of thinking. And it is also the destination of those open minds which contribute with more than an idea.”

R.B.

Austral Films participated at the 60th International Film Festival of San Sebastian

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:36:36 +0000

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Austral Films will participate at the 60th International Film Festival of San Sebastian

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:32:10 +0000

From September 21st to September 30th, Nazarena Mattera, managing director of Austral Films, will be present at Donostia to participate of the 60th. International Film Festival of San Sebastián.

The main objective of this participation will be the acquisition of new titles for the 2013 catalogue of Austral Films, and on the other hand, to have meetings at the Industry Area with the representatives of the distribution companies and televistions present at the Market.

GOUDOUGOUDOU

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:29:45 +0000

Festivals

30th International Film Festival of Uruguay.

Doc Montevideo.

Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival.

21iéme Quinzaine du Cinema Francophone.

29th Film festival of Bogotá.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.

Documentary Human Rights Film Festival of Glasgow, Scotland.

MADE IN CHINA

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:38:21 +0000

However, little did he know that Fernando, an 18-year-old delivery guy with opposite tastes and personality, would travel with him. Together, they attempt to get to the wedding on time… and not kill each other along the way.

Festivals:

Festival Internacional de cine de Guadalajara.

Festival Internacional de cine de Monterrey.