The VIII Edition of the Meeting of the International Documentary Film Industry Conecta is approaching and will once again feature three workshops with top-level mentors to support compelling Latin American projects and propel them towards internationalization.
The meeting is scheduled from December 12 to 15, 2023, in Santiago, Chile, and will bring together representatives from 27 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, including workshop participants and guests from the documentary industry.
Out of a total of 113 applications, 16 projects were selected, with more than half directed by women. The films come from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico, and Chile. The evaluation committee comprised seven external reviewers and members of the Chilean Corporation of Documentary CCDoc
🎬 These are the selected projects 🎬
🟢 Connect with the Roots workshop, led by Bruni Burres from Sundance Documentary Institute and Paola Castillo from CCDoc.
For filmmakers from Latin American indigenous communities with documentary projects in the development stage or early production.
¡Apaguen la radio! – ¡Radiota apagay! | Turn off the radio!
Country: Ecuador
Director: Jacqueline Aimacaña
Producers: Jacqueline Aimacaña y David Lasso
Dadjira De (Nuestra casa) | Our Home
Country: Panamá
Director: Ivan Jaripio
Producers: Said Isaac y Yineth Lopez
Fortunato
Country: Perú
Director: Rómulo Sulca Ricra
Producer: Jhon Pizarro Taipe
María tres Cocos | Joan Three Coconuts
Country: Chile
Director: Carolina Cheuquepan Garrido
Producer: Nicolás Videla Reyes
Walacha
Country: Perú
Director: Guadalupe Cuba Huamaní
Producer: Marco Panatonic
🔵 Impact Distribution Workshop, led by Carol Misorelli and Rodrigo Díaz de Taturana. For feature-length documentaries in advanced production, editing, post-production stages, or completed without a premiere.
Antártica: En búsqueda de la adaptación | Antarctica: Searching for Adaptation
Country: Chile
Director: Jota Loyola Crovetto
Producer: Carola Fuentes
Colosal
Country: República Dominicana
Director: Nayibe Tavares Abel
Producer: Lei González
Entre reinas | Among Queens
Country: Argentina
Director: Male Fainsod
Producer: Milena Luz Michán
Hijos de la Luz | Light Memories
Country: Ecuador
Director: Misha Vallejo
Producer: Mayfe Ortega
Las Sobrevivientes | Memories of Aphrodite
Country: Chile
Director: Ricardo Villarroel
Producer: Marcelo Aguilera
LUNA
Country: Brasil
Director: Alessandra Tosi
Producer: Vera Haddad
🟡 Funding and Market Application Workshop, led by Isabel Arrate from IDFA. For first documentary works in development.
Antes, durante, después | Before, During, After
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Uruguay
Director: María Victoria Andino
Producer: Maria Eugenia Lombardi
Chicago
Country: Perú
Director: Karoline Pelikan
Producers: Carito Denegri y Karoline Pelikan
En el Camino a Casa | On the Way Home
Country: Chile
Director: Paola Campos
Producer: Vicente Barros
GREEN KIDS
Countries: Brasil, Japón
Director: Pedro Nishi
Producer: João Pedro Bim
Vaginada | Vagginated
Countries: Chile, España
Directors Nina Salvador y Francesca Carvallo Pirola
Producers: Bárbara Valdés y Patricia Franquesa
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