The eighth edition of Proyecta, an initiative born of the collaboration between Ventana Sur (an event kicking off today in Buenos Aires and running until 5 December), the Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film and the San Sebastián Film Festival, will host the presentation of 12 projects by filmmakers seeking financing and partners for their first or second features. Over the course of the event, representatives of the selected features will have the chance to present them to production companies, sales agents and festival programmers, with the aim of fostering co-productions between Europe and Latin America.

Proyecta will consist of a pitching session to be held on 3 December and conducted by the projects’ producers, alongside other professional networking events. This year’s selected titles reflect a broad diversity, both thematically and geographically, as evidenced by The Boa and the Bamboo, the debut feature to be directed by Spain’s Maitane Carballo Alonso, and Houses Are Silent, the first feature by Romania’s Roxana Stroe; both will get another chance to be presented to an industry audience after their stint at the San Sebastián Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum (see the news).

The selected movies – standing out among which are the new project by Colombian director Theo Montoya, following the success of Anhell69 [+lire aussi :
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Proyecta forms part of Ventana Sur, Latin America’s leading audiovisual market, which is organised by Cannes' Marché du Film, the Argentinian National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) and the Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Agency (ACAU), and also benefits from the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA.

Here is a list of the selected projects:

The Lovers Who Didn’t Know Too Much - Baltasar Albrecht (Argentina/Uruguay)
Production: Muchasiesta

Goodbye, Boys - Sacha Amaral (Brazil/Portugal/France)
Production: Quadrophenia Films

Michael M. - Laura Bierbrauer (Germany)
Production: Nabis Filmgroup Berlin GmbH

The Boa and the Bamboo - Maitane Carballo (Spain/Switzerland)
Production: Gariza Films

Hermosa no es como antes - Kattia G Zúñiga (Chile/Costa Rica)
Production: Ceibita Films

Love & Rebellion - Sarah Miro Fischer (Germany)
Production: UnaFilm

False Positive - Theo Montoya (Colombia/France/Spain)
Production: Desvio Visual

The Other Voice - Agustina Pérez Rial (Argentina/Spain)
Production: Gaman Cine SRL

Spells to Revive a Witch - Natalia Solórzano Vásquez (Costa Rica)
Production: Sputnik Films

Houses Are Silent - Roxana Stroe (Romania)
Production: Atelier de Film

Culebra Cut - Ana Elena Tejera (Panama/France)
Production: Fulgurance Films

God’s Favorite Girl - Diego Ulloa Alvear (Spain/Ecuador)
Production: Funicular Films