PUENTES 2024 selection announced!
press release
We are thrilled to announce the selection of participants for the 2024 edition of EAVE PUENTES!
This highly successful training program for European-Latin American co-production will bring together a talented groüup of 15 film professionals to develop their projects, careers, company structures and co-production skills with top-notch industry experts over one year and two workshops.
The first session of PUENTES will take place in the city of Udine, Italy, from July 15-21, and is made possible through a strong partnership between EAVE, FVG Audiovisual Fund, and MiC.
In parallel to the main PUENTES workshop, an additional local group of 11 Italian fiction and documentary producers, as well as other film professionals interested in collaborating with Latin America, will participate in PUENTES ITALIA from July 16 – 19.
The PUENTES pedagogical team includes Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), group leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR), script consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), and producer Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY). They will be joined by Tatiana Leite (Bubbles Project, BR), Raquel Cabrera (The Film Agency, ES), Marcin Łuczaj (New Europe Film Sales, PL), Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Marché du Film, FR) and Alessandro Amato (dispàrte, IT).
The programme will consist of plenary sessions, company planning sessions, case studies, consultations on marketing and sales strategies, group work, individual meetings and networking sessions. A special networking session, "My Country at a Glance," will aim to build strong bridges between the international and local groups during both workshops.
The 15th edition of PUENTES will culminate with a second workshop in Montevideo (Uruguay), in November 25 – December 2 (TBC), in partnership with Bocacha Films. Following this final week of the workshop, the 2024 participants will attend VENTANA SUR (dates TBC) thanks to the partnership between EAVE and the Marché du Film. Additionally, a special workshop for Uruguayan participants will be held during the second week of the workshop.
We are pleased to introduce the 15 selected participants and the 10 projects that will be developed during one year:
- Mayra Auad, Mymama Entertainment, Brazil
- Project: BEYOND RIGHTS
- Flavia Biurrun, Saga Film, Belgium / Uruguay
- Jonathan Bouzali Dayan, Phototaxia Pictures & KUTER, Mexico / Portugal / Argentina
- Project: COSPLAY
- Irene Cadavid Mancera, Urban Sales - Reservoir Docs, France
- Michael Henrichs, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Germany
- Project: TOKYO POR SIEMPRE
- Julieta Juncadella, Vitrine Filmes (ES), Una Presencia (AR), Spain / Argentina
- Project: INSIDE THE NOISE
- Joanna Lombardi, El árbol Azul, Peru
- Project: VULTURES
- Camila Molina, Color Monster, Bolivia
- Project: MY KINGDOM IN THIS WORLD
- Natália Pavlove, Other Stories, Slovakia / Czech Republic
- Mariana Pineda, Pororó Films, Paraguay
- Project: FALOPIA
- Radu Stancu, deFilm, Romania
- Project: EL DORADO
- Murielle Thierrin, Aldabra Films, France / French Guiana
- Mirlanda Torres, La Selva Cine, Colombia
- Project: THE YEAR OF NOISE
- Angelo Rocco Troiano, Mediterraneo Cinematografica, Italy
- Project: THE WIND'S CAVE
- Alberto Valverde, ECAM, Spain
In addition, 9 Italian professionals have been selected for PUENTES ITALIA. 3 of them are bringing a documentary project in development to the workshop, 2 of them a fiction feature and 4 are focusing on exploring the opportunities of working with Latin America:
- Lara Calligaro, Lume
- Project: BROTHERHOOD GRAND PRIX (fiction film)
- Giulia Campagna, ZaLab
- Luigi Antonio Conte, Rizoma Film
- Camila Gazzola, Amartia Film
- Jakob Krese, Zero Stress Production
- Project: CARAVANERAS (documentary feature)
- Giacomo Lamborizio, Ring Film
- Ilaria Malagutti, Mammut Film
- Project: EL HOMBRE NECESARIO (Documentary feature)
- Filippo Schiaffino, Onira
- Project: FOREIGN SKIES (fiction film)
- Emiliano Trovati, Fase 3
- Project: MYRA (Creative Documentary)
We welcome our participants to EAVE and wish them an inspiring PUENTES year!
The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture.
Page published 5 July 2024. Updated 31 July 2024.
