Fantastic Fest 2014: 15 Projects Heading to the Fest’s Latin American Genre Film Market
Fantastic Fest 2014 will include the second edition of the international co-production market Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico, and this year 15 projects have been selected. Read on for the full list!
The Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico runs September 18-20 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest lead programmer Rodney Perkins and festival director Kristen Bell are heading up the effort. For more info on all of the below projects, visit FantasticFest.com/Projects.
CANANA – the Mexican production outlet helmed by Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and Pablo Cruz – is co-producing the market alongside filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network. Cristina Garza, Vice President of Mundial, CANANA’s sales joint venture with IM Global, is sourcing projects from the region.
“The public response to this year’s call for submissions was astounding,” says market director Perkins. “The 15 selected projects represent a diverse mix of talent from the United States and abroad. We are extremely pleased to present these filmmakers to the world.”
The projects, many of which hail from first-time feature directors, are as follows:
INVUNCHE – Chile
Director: Rodrigo Susarte (VENTANA)
Producers: Josefina Undurraga (PEREZ) and Florencia Larrea (AURORA, CRYSTAL FAIRY & THE MAGICAL CIRCUS)
THE GRAY BEYOND – Chile / Japan
Director: Alejandro Fernandez Almendreas (TO KILL A MAN, HUACHO)
Producers: Augusto Matte (IL FUTURO, THE SUMMER OF FLYING FISH), Kiki Sugino (KYOTO ELEGY, ODAYAKA, TWO RABBITS IN OSAKA) and Kousuke Ono
OFFSPRING – Colombia
Director: Federico Durán (First Feature as Director)
Producers: Diana Narvaez and Federico Durán (THE SQUAD)
HAVANA: VAMPIRE TERRITORY – Cuba
Director: Carlos Lechuga (MELAZA)
Producers: Claudia Calviño (MELAZA, HABANA MUDA, JUAN OF THE DEAD) and Alejandro Brugues (JUAN OF THE DEAD)
LUNIK 7 – Mexico
Director: Antonio Zavala Kugler (THE WALLS TALK, DESIRE)
Producers: Victor Zavala Kugler (THE WALLS TALK, DESIRE) and Anna Roth (INNOCENT VOICES, DESEO, DUST TO DUST)
THE SHORE – Mexico
Director: Juan Felipe Orozco (GREETINGS TO THE DEVIL, AT THE END OF THE SPECTRA)
Producers: Alexis Fridman (MEXICO’S MOST WANTED, AFTER LUCIA) and Fernando Rovzar (CASA DE MI PADRE, THE LAST DEATH, SAVING PRIVATE PEREZ)
ROGUE (REO) – Brazil / Argentina
Director: Emiliano Romero (TOPOS)
Producers: João Fleck and Nicolas Tonsho
EAT ME – Mexico
Director: David Michan (ADVERSE EFFECTS)
Producer: Deborah Calla (A BEAUTIFUL LIFE)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN JERUSALEM – Spain
Directors: David Muñoz and Adrián Cardona (First Feature)
THE WAKING HOURS – Uruguay
Director: Santiago González (First Feature)
Producers: Gustavo Hernández (LOCAL GOD, LA CASA MUDA), Ignacio García Cucucovich (LOCAL GOD, LA CASA MUDA), Pablo González
THE SHADOWDWELLERS – United States
Director: TBD
Producer: Erick Salomon
THE TURNED – United States
Director: Andrés Rosende (First Feature)
Producer: Pau Brunet (OPEN WINDOWS, 10.000KM)
THE DARKNESS OF THE ROAD – United States
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez (FRIGHT NIGHT 2, STASH HOUSE, EL GRINGO)
Producers: Chris Lemos (ARMORED) and Luis Guerrero (ARMORED)
HURT – United States
Director: Pablo Proenza (DARK MIRROR)
Producer: Erin Ploss-Campoamor (LAS MARTHAS, DARK MIRROR)
FIERCE – United States / Spain
Director: Francisco Lorite (First Feature)
Producers: Bill Winett, Freddy Rodriguez, Francisco Lorite, Patricia Dios and Patrick Juarez
Fantastic Market is part of Fantastic Fest, which runs from September 18-25, 2014, in Austin. For the latest developments, tickets, and badges, visit the official Fantastic Fest website, like Fantastic Fest on Facebook, and follow Fantastic Fest on Twitter.
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