by Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger Daniel Burman’s “Los Dos Hermanos” is the story of a brother and a sister, living in Buenos Aires in the later part of their lives and the difficulties which arise from dealing with family members whom you love unconditionally, but very rarely like. It is a beautiful tale told with … Continue reading »
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80 Norwegians Walk into a Shantytown. . .
No, it’s not the start of bad joke but what we filmed last Saturday in the Villa 31 Shantytown in Buenos Aires. Many people come to visit the girls and play soccer with them, which the girls themselves like. “We meet people we otherwise wouldn’t” and “we get to show them that we are good … Continue reading »
New Show Reel 2010 for San Telmo PRoductions
See what we´ve been filming, in under 2 minutes, from documentary to commercials to fiction.
Dogwalking Documentary: Pre-production Begins
When you are a filmmaker, you never have time to sit back and relax and watch all those cool films that inspired you to pick up a camera in the first place. Just a few days after finishing up production for Nextfilm´s “The Nazi Hunters” for the History Channel, we´re launching into pre-production for a … Continue reading »
Film Production Company in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, San Telmo Productions is a film and video production company owned and operated by Argentinean and U.S. filmmakers, ensuring the right mix between local know-how and an understanding of the needs of international markets and clients. Co-owned and operated by filmmakers Ginger Gentile, a New Yorker and graduate of Columbia … Continue reading »
“Making of The Hooker & The Transvestite” Episode 2
A great job was done by David Castre Bravo. Actors Lola Berthet, Luis Machín and Luís Aponte, a crew of 25 and DoP Jorge Crespo braved freezing cold temperatures to capture a bit of film magic. The set electricians began at 4pm and finished at 8am! Lights were provided by Ajaf Cinema and sound equipment … Continue reading »
“Amanda O” takes soap opera world/online community by storm
So what “telenovela” (soap opera) is all of Argentina talking about? Hint, it´s not on TV. It´s “Amanda O” staring beautiful actress/businesswoman Natalia Oreiro and “galan” (hunk) Luciano Castro. And it is one of the first shows in Argentina to not only be released over the internet and mobile devices, but also work its way … Continue reading »
New Documentary films making knives by hand in Argentina
San Telmo Productions filmed the first part of what will be a feature length documentary about knife making in Argentina. The knife is an indispensable tool for the gaucho (Argentine cowboy), used both to work and to eat the huge cuts of meat the pampas are famous for. Long ago, most gauchos made their own … Continue reading »
Ginger Gentile nominated for “Trippy” award for video on tripfilms.com
Ginger Gentile, co-founder of San Telmo Productions, has been nominated for a “Trippy” award at http://www.tripfilms.com so go vote: http://www.tripfilms.com/polls.sdo?pollID=1 in the category: JOT THIS DOWN AWARD: Best Travel Planning Video “Tips and Tricks: Buenos Aires” by Ginger Ginger Gentile has made 7 travel videos for tripfilms.com as well as over 60 travel videos with … Continue reading »
“The L. Sisters” in Official Competition of Mar del Plata Film Festival 2008
“Las Hermanas L.” (The L Sisters”) is in the official competition of Mar del Plata Film Festival 2008. The film was edited by the writer of this blog, Ginger Gentile. It stars many famous faces from Argentina´s small screen. The catalog has this to say about the film: Every time Argentine cinema has walked through … Continue reading »
