The Buenos Aires Audiovisual Cluster (ROOF), just announced to the contest winners for the development of audiovisual projects 2021, which was supported by Impulso Cultural through Patronage and the Itaú Foundation.
And what did he distribute? 4.8 million pesos between different projects of fiction series, fiction feature films, and documentary series and feature films, which will be able to go from the idea to the script and a presentation, which will then allow them to obtain financing to be carried out.
A total of 9 prizes were awarded. “Japan” of Megalodon; “The familiar” of GM Communication; Y “little students” from Grupo Creativo EOK, were winners in the Fiction Series: they will receive $700,000 each.
“Operation Prawn” (Elevated), “From Noise to Rhythm” (Innocence Zero), and “The translation” (La Boya), among the fiction feature films: with an assigned amount of $550,000. Y “Perverse Narcissists” of Rio Rojo Contents; “loveups” from Brava Cinema; Y “The Fidelity” of Planta Alta TV, the chosen among the documentaries: each award was $350,000.
“Baca was born 8 years ago alongside the Audiovisual District. It is a cluster of companies in the sector, a dialogue table that enhances networking. We do not consider ourselves as a competition, nor as a chamber because we do not pursue any political objective. We are a space for dialogue in the face of the enormous challenges facing the industry, which is going through important changes, among other things, with the rise of platforms”, he explains. Lucas Mirvoisyour president.
“And the idea is not to finance a trailer, which is often unnecessary. If you don’t have a sales dossier and a script, which is the most useful tool to obtain financing. And BACA accompanies these projects so that they are done and do not remain as folders in a drawer. We close a according to Filmarket Hub for the projects they can be on the platform for free, in addition to having specific sales events for the winners”, adds the producer.
“BACA is made up of huge production companies, such as Media Pro or Kuarzo, but also independent production companies like mine, and even more specific ones. And our contest arises from a need to provide development resources and create new quality content. And also as a guide so that these projects can be carried out. BACA’s objective is to stimulate the audiovisual industry and collaborate in the generation of content for companies in this sector”, endorses Mirvois.
“We do it through patronage and with the support of the Itaú Foundation, which has accompanied us in the last two editions. And we have relevant international juries looking for a balance. The idea is not be one hundred percent arty, but not completely commercial either”, he summarizes about the industry’s look at his contest.
“Through Patronage, thousands of projects come true every year. The BACA contest is one of them. From the Ministry of Culture of the City it seems essential to us to accompany these initiatives not only because of their cultural value but also because continue promoting the development of the sector means growth for all”, celebrated the Minister of Culture of Buenos Aires, Henry Avogadro.
Y Clarice Bentolila, executive manager of Fundación Itaú Argentina noted: “We support fundamental cultural and artistic projects for human and social development. In addition, the audiovisual industry has a fundamental impact on culture. Therefore, we are gratified that through this contest it was possible to identify and recognize very promising projects”.
In the Fiction Series category, the jury was made up of Carolina Gonzalez (Fiction Content Director, Warner Bros Spain), Sydney Borjas (CEO of Scenic Rights Spain) and Néstor Hernandez (Vice President of Latam & US Hispanic Content of Sony Pictures).
The short list of jurors in Fiction Feature Films was made up of Guillermo Borensztein (vice president of VIS Films in Latin America), Mariana Secco (audiovisual producer in Salado, Uruguay) and Beatriz Setuain (director of Production in Arena, Spain).
And in the Documentary category, by Carlos Sevillano (director of Artico Distribution, Spain), Chema Rodríguez (Spanish director) and Lucas Rojo (director of Original Production for Latin America at History Channel and H2).
