Los Angeles —Three portraits of tortuous mother-son relations – “Summer White,” “A Mother” and “Perfect David” – lend an extra urgency to the Copia Final showcase at this year’s Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest film market.
Suggesting a world where the most elementary of affective bonds is now challenged by unnaturally demanding love or hereditary mental illness, these three movies are all first features, as are four of the six titles playing in 2019’s Copia Final.
A groundbreaking partnership of the Cannes Festival, Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s Incaa National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts, the 10-years-old Ventana Sur has now announced the first three sections in its bespoke market and co-production forum: Animation!, Primer Corte and Copia Final.
More announcements will follow, including Thierry Fremaux’s Cannes Film Week. An expertly curated market/festival, Ventana Sur, now gearing up for its 11th edition, focuses on the...
Suggesting a world where the most elementary of affective bonds is now challenged by unnaturally demanding love or hereditary mental illness, these three movies are all first features, as are four of the six titles playing in 2019’s Copia Final.
A groundbreaking partnership of the Cannes Festival, Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s Incaa National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts, the 10-years-old Ventana Sur has now announced the first three sections in its bespoke market and co-production forum: Animation!, Primer Corte and Copia Final.
More announcements will follow, including Thierry Fremaux’s Cannes Film Week. An expertly curated market/festival, Ventana Sur, now gearing up for its 11th edition, focuses on the...
- 11/9/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Brazilian debut feature has been added to the Italian sales agent’s slate, while Brief Story from the Green Planet continues its hot streak. Italian international sales agent The Open Reel has announced the acquisition of Liz’s Wait, the debut feature by Brazilian actor-producer-filmmaker Bruno Torres. The film follows Liz, who is beset by doubt and uncertainty as she searches for the reasons why her partner Miguel has abandoned her. During her introspection, she will feel the need for emotional support from her younger sister, Lara. As both sisters become closer, their connection becomes more intense, which leads them to rethink their inner values and strengthen the love that exists between them. However, Lara has a secret related to Miguel’s disappearance, while Liz sees her empowerment start to blossom. Liz’s Wait is a tender, poetic film written by Torres, who also acts in it, and Simone Iliescu,...
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