A total of 10 projects are taking part in the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Latin America and Europe WIP competition showcases, which will help the winning projects jump their last hurdles towards release.
\n\nSelected from hundreds of submissions, six projects are vying for for the coveted WIP Latam Industry Award and four titles from across Europe are competing for the WIP Europa Industry Award.
\n\nThe WIP Latam Industry Award covers the post-production of a film, a DCP subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain. Among the six contenders are the latest from Mexico’s Tatiana Huezo (“Prayers for the Stolen”), venturing into fiction again, and Juan Sebastián Mesa’s multi-country co-production, “Lovers Go Home!”
\n\nAlso in contention is the EGEDA Platino Industria Award of $34,466 (€30,000), which is handed to the lead producer of the winning film.
\n\n“We received projects spanning a wide range of genres and approaches and this year we wanted the final selection to reflect that diversity. Alongside more traditional genres such as drama, comedy and road movies, we also received a number of more hybrid non-fiction projects,” said Javier Martin, selection committee member and Latin American delegate, who added that, as in previous editions, only 30% of…
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