Monday, November 27, 2006

Funny Invitation To A Party

"Venezuelan film industry on track to be" American School


(...) Girón said that the annual call by the Cnac scripts were received this year 157 projects, and it is expected that the winners are announced the first week of December.

"An amazing number: 157. Last year there were no debut and this year there were 20, also 11 feature film projects and more than 50 short films and animation in the area was an interesting number for both long and short. That's great because this animation has always come from outside, "he said.

Giron said that, given the large number of scripts participants, should form two committees Cnac rating. (...)


ABN 24/11/2006 Caracas

Saturday, November 25, 2006

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The idea is to start with 500 students in an old beach hotel, which promises lots of fun apart from education, which is very positive make a good film. Overall looks very good idea, although the emphasis on preparing specific technical areas of a sudden there was just right, when today the orientation is towards the "film atom, for example, where the director is 100% capable of making a movie alone ... The idea of \u200b\u200bmore technical training technical and I think it is on the line of the industrial film, big budget films and nothing else away from the possibilities of Latin American cinema.

I think in America than one might think Kiarostami filmmaking style, with a crew of eight people and actors making props and helping in the catering (to be distracted a bit). In short, the best will be talking about and make this new school.

I might have been more positive location in a less central, more extreme, as the state of Sucre, where a film school would have as much personality as the Merida. Vargas is almost as collapsed (in every sense) as Caracas and if not done more to decentralized geographically, the Venezuelan film runs the risk of remaining locked into their songs as always.

CNAC Chair speaks of parallel education projects at the regional level to carry the film culture around the country, but since the school should bear in mind the need to encourage out the rest of the country to think and do Venezuela film that really needs.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Lemon Chips For Baking

theater to track: They claim in Monterrey vitality of Indian cinema

Purépecha
A work of Dante Cerano gave cerrojazo

ARTURO CRUZ SENT BARCENAS

Monterrey, NL., November 20. On Saturday 18 November concluded the second International Filmmakers Monterrey 2006, in which more than 20 professionals deliberated on the theme, Film and cultural diversity, with debates and exhibitions that generated applause from the audience, composed of many young people in schools audiovisual specialty and who had the opportunity to listen to Dante Cerano, videographer Cheranatzicurín Purépecha of Michoacán, who has explored the issue of ethnic group identity. In Indian

projected images that reflect the way of life of their community, their customs, dialogue between men and women, but also with the ears of corn: talk to the corn, which is essential for the Indians. His documentaries take advantage of the resources of fiction and animation. Cerano

addressed Cha'anantskua (The game of maturity, 1997), Junkua AXU (back here, 1997), Xanini (Corns, 1999) and Day Two (Day 2, 1994).

"I Purépecha, a town in Michoacan. In this town, I managed to survive. For some time the Indians are of my interest. I started in this video in 1996. My people are people migrating to the United States . My first camera was a VHS that I brought an Indian from that country.

"I realized that the video is a tool to display the culture, to social protest, a form of expression that serves to make representations to the government. But for me the video is a process of struggle. I realized that I am Indian, but an Indian Timbiriche generation of Depeche Mode and the sound Huasteca. "

Dance to the rhythm of Police

The images projected Purépecha Cerano describe a wedding, where the Indians dance, jump and kick up dust, but the music you hear is in every breath of Police. The filmmaker overcame the piece and, indeed, the bodies keep pace. The picture is similar to that of young dance in a nightclub, dance music but are really popular. The celebration lasts three days. Cerano

recounted his early days as a filmmaker with a video in which they are filming their environment. "This is me eight years ago or eight kilos less. The first thing an Indian with a camera is telling his story. This is the story of how I feel. When we are faced with a camera we take our roll. I found the camera in a way to express my ideas. did not go to film school. I gave the word to my peers. It was as if I were given the opportunity to have my things. What I do is collective review.

"This is the community I come from. Cultural diversity is the otherness, respect for others, the different, their customs. So I captured with my camera, a tool that we had never used the Indians. Audiovisual tool was never own. Now what we are doing is an appropriation. It is very difficult to understand the gringos narrative or mestizos. "

has also speak to the ears." I made a video of fiction and trained actors Purépecha. When I presented in the context Purépecha be realized immediately, but when I showed the public was very difficult mestizo follow the thread. Were confused. "

Cerano work has appeared in festivals in France, Spain, United States South America and is credited with several international awards.

Your camera has made him worthy of a scholarship from the Film, Video and New Media Artists, the Rockefeller Foundation. Is currently working on a film about the migration of the Purépecha United States.

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To take into account: AMERICAN FORUM

initiated more than 50 co negotiations
The main novelties of this edition were to have big budget projects and include discussions of other possibilities in addition to the film holding

The seventh edition of the Iberoamerican Forum Audiovisual Co-production brought together 35 projects from 13 countries for which have been initiated about 50 productions and negotiations have been conducted over 300 meetings.

have been particularly welcome the projects: "Estranho", "A hidden enemy", "Sleeping Sun", "The fans war", "The Mule" and "carrier."

The Latin American Forum organized by FAPAE (Federation of English Audiovisual Producers Associations) and ICEX (English Institute for Foreign Trade), in collaboration with the ICAA (Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts), the Latin American Film Festival Huelva and first Extenda (Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia) has been developed within the framework of the Festival on 19, 20 and closed today at 21 days.

this forum have gone over its 7 editions over 200 projects and about 60 movies already released today. In the edition of the festival this year, 3 titles that passed by the Forum in previous years are participating in the Official Selection: "Chicha your mother," "American Visa" and "Only God knows." Y "Thoroughbred" section Rabida.

One of the main novelties of this year was the size of projects (one of them exceeding the budget of 12 million euros). Two projects between 1 and 1, 5 million euros, five projects between 1.5 and 2 million and three projects of more than 2 million euros. (...)

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Male Brazilian Madison

Filminutos AUDIOVISUAL CO-PRODUCTION Venezuelan Carlos Azpurua


Next week will be seen in almost a hundred Filminutos Caracas. The list of the documentary is on the competition website. It would be nice to know if there another way to appreciate these works, apart from the choice of the capital. This is documentary with a maximum of two minutes, in different parts of the country.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

How To Wear A Shirt With Loose Sleeves

talks about changes to the script of "My Life by Sharon" Babel and




(...) A script has several implosions. An implosion could be reading the characters where feel more comfortable with a dialogue with another. A reading of a script means that you realize that it is very long, you have extremely long sequences, dialogue should be cut. (...)

Friday, November 10, 2006

Cervix Damage From Deep Penetration

contemporary cinema worlds



For Venezuelans, Mexico is an obligatory reference film. González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams), backed by Anonymous Content production, Central Films, Dune Films, Zeta Film, we have outstanding with his new film, which screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga has the special distinction of being enthusiastic in relation to Venezuela , with several projects that have succeeded in Creole writer y productor mexicano un importante apoyo.

A continuación citamos parte de la entrevista que le hiciera la revista Encuadre en tiempos previos a la realización de Babel:

“Guillermo Arriaga se siente cómodo en América Latina. Y admite un particular idilio con Venezuela, le engancha la vitalidad de su gente”. (…) “produjo un cortometraje de Lorenzo Vigas, el cual vino a promocionar en su más reciente visita al país. Por si esto fuera poco, actualmente produce dos películas de realizadores venezolanos, una de Jorge Hernández y otra del propio Vigas. Por lo tanto, ahora le está interesando más "el cine venezolano que vamos a hacer" pero no por ser este un país but because he wanted to "look for the talent as a producer he is, and definitely the world opened up," he says. (Http://www.encuadre.arts.ve/articulos/entrevista/arriaga.html)

We know what is happening internationally Babel. This film, as described, looks like a blockbuster intercontinental. But in the words of González Iñárritu, despite the broad spectrum covered, won "the challenge" of "telling stories and film from the point of view of the natives and not a tourist. It was time for pre-production and assimilation, tie my hands to not give in to my temptations aesthetic. Y and capture the essence of each place. " This says in an interview that appears in the Journal Selections November (occasionally get something good to take it off given to someone.)

then speaks of the advantage of being the third world but working in the developed world, because it allegedly has "gained a better perspective of reality", which could lend itself to some debate, but later spoke of something very important "Cinema is like life, broader than a border, a nationality or a flag." Thus coincides with its writer as an opening of the world.

A González Iñárritu and Arriaga, for their powers of observation and representation of reality, since even a possibility if you want crime (financial and thematically), it is impossible to lose sight in the path of contemporary Latin American cinema. Both stand in the midst of so many forces driving towards heterogeneity, eyeing the particular.

is not to be nationalistic, it is to plunge into the specific. The nationalities were invented recently, borders did not exist before. What matters is watching, observing, immerse yourself in the deepest experiences. González Iñárritu got much more than a Cannes to enter the world of the Berbers south of the Sahara or in the world Mexican border in Tijuana and El Carrizo ...

This makes a good team with Arriaga, who in the same interview cited in Full, he said something that seems related to Babel and shows a way than addressing the reality for the purpose of the script, which would be complemented by the subsequent work of the director in the field.

"Now, for example, I'm writing things about countries I have ever visited, and I'm sure going to be true, I've lived, because ultimately what interests me is the human being." (Ibid.)

According to the prospect of two filmmakers, one could envision a very different future to that Babel where no one understood. Could it be that the contemporary world (according to Augé) begin to understand thanks to the movies. After seeing the film (still in November 2006 has not come to Venezuela), is able to complete this review.

Thursday, November 9, 2006

What Happens If I Swallow A Sponge?

Speaking of diversity ... Opening


POPULAR VIDEO CONTEST
Chat Zero, say on video!

and AVILA The Mayor convened the First TV VIDEO CONTEST POPULAR
Tell me about genres:
-Fiction - Documentary-Video clips-Reality-Mini-novel-thing that occurs to you aims

formats-from Betacam to phone cell-free format. Who
dialogue?
-Each and everyone living in Venezuela

-First Awards 5 million
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When and where the deliveries?
-cotubre From 5 to November 30, 2006 - In MiniDV or DVD on Avenida Urdaneta, Esquina de Veroes, Phelps Building, 5th floor. Caracas

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

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La Villa del Cine opened on 3 November, a call for scripts for short films ...

"This call is designed to encourage the community of writers, writers, playwrights and creative writing fictional script, from a criticism, stories that will generate interest and discussion on the following topics: Violence - Sexual Minorities-Corruption - Bureaucracy - Racism - Participatory Democracy - Solidarity. "

As in Venezuela, most filmmakers are writers, producers and directors of long and short, it is interesting that you are betting on a separation of roles through this call, because as we read in the bases, the writers come to the delivery of your script, does not say anywhere that it could handle.

More information at the following address:


http://www.ministeriodelacultura.gob.ve/ministerio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1245&Itemid=143
By the way, is missing the website of La Villa del Cine.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Jcpenny Under 40 Dresses

Film + Venezuela




opened this blog as an alternative for follow-up to the Venezuelan film whose way of consolidation could be to activate new forms of search.

filmmaker Venezuela Caracas mostly focuses on the themes that inspire the reality of downtown Caracas as total political and economic power of a country dependent on a single product: oil. Its movies are always the highest grossing and is always winning and, above all, the chaos of an American city, where at the same time wasted the wealth of oil revenues, the slums continue to grow and the rest of country (one might say that up to 70%) is to make adventure travel or go on a plane 4X4.

But the film, if anything should have is the freedom to explore, to leave school, to inquire into the length and breadth of our cultures, histories and places. Therefore, the reflection on a Venezuelan film really, with all the multiculturalism that characterizes us, must go through to try to establish the difference between that Venezuela seen from Caracas and the other which is visible from anywhere in the country.