PUENTES Workshop 2 happening in Uruguay!

press release

The second and final session of this year’s EAVE’s Europe-Latin-America co-production workshop starts today, November 21 until November 27!

This year, our 14 participants and experts will be reunited in Montevideo (Uruguay) for the second session of PUENTES that is organised in partnership with Bocacha Films and with support of the Creative Europe MEDIA Subprogramme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA.

Among the core tutors are Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), Group Leader Didar Domehri (Maneki Films, FR), and Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR).

Joining us for the second workshop are Latin American top producers Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY), Agustina Llambi Campbell (La Unión de Los Ríos, AR) and Benjamín Domenech (REI Cine, AR).

Thanks to EAVE’s partnership with the Marché du Film, PUENTES participants are accredited to participate in the upcoming edition of Ventana Sur taking place in Buenos Aires from November 28 to December 2.

EAVE is proud to announce the selection of two PUENTES projects at PROYECTA, the joint initiative of Ventana Sur, Marché du Film and Sebastián Film Festival:

• MANEKI NEKO by Sarahí Echeverría, producer : PUENTES participant Verónica Haro Abril
• SOY MARIO by Sharon Keinberg, producer at development stage: PUENTES participant Mariana Monroy

PUENTES 2022 is the 12th edition of the successful programme and third one under the guidance of PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido.

The PUENTES programme is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA.

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EAVE would like to express its gratitude to its workshop 2 partners: Bocacha Films, Egeda Uruguay, MEC-DNC-INCAU, and Montevideo Audiovisual, and its workshop 1 partners Fondo Audiovisivo FVG and MiC.

Page published 21 November 2022. Updated 11 April 2023.