By Benjamín Harguindey, contributting blogger In light of the 15th BAFICI, festival director Marcelo Panozzo hosted a roundtable (“without the table”, was the joke) on Thursday 11th with some of the country’s most successful filmmakers: directors Pablo Trapero, Juan Taratuto and Hernán Goldfrid, and producer Axel Kuschevatsky talked business and answered questions in an event … Continue reading »
Summer (December to March) is the busy filming season in Argentina due to the sunny weather. A lot of production companies have been contacting San Telmo Productions to arrange logistics for their shoots. First question: Are you bringing in professional film, video or audio equipment? You will also need to arrange customs clearence to enter … Continue reading »
by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger Funding for television content in Argentina has always been a challenge: the few private broadcasters that commission do so mainly in house or with associated production companies. This has kept independent producers out of the market, and limited the quantity of hours produced. A new initiative has been created by … Continue reading »
by Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger There’s a seminar on cinema distribution this weekend in Buenos Aires on Saturday 24th and Sunday 15th April, 2010, from 2pm – 7pm, led by the cinema distributor Manuel Garcia. The seminar is hosted by Haciendo Cine, the film industry magazine of record in Argentina. The seminar takes place in … Continue reading »
If you live in Buenos Aires, you probably come across a film shoot from time to time. But did you know from the beginning of 2010 to the present date over 10 feature films and 168 commercials have been shot on its streets? Thats a ton! While the number has dropped from the peak in … Continue reading »
Just got back from a jammed packed three days of meeting with decision makers (commissioning editors and acquisitions) to talk about our two documentary projects: Slum Girl Soccer (Goals for Girls) and Man vs. Meteorite. There were over 20 reps from TV channels and funding organizations from all over the world and about 100 local … Continue reading »
Slum Girl Soccer (Goles y Metas) has just been declared “of interest” by the INCAA, the Argentine Film Board. This will enable myself and my co-director/producer Gabriel Balanovsky to keep filming. We now have more than half of the financing in place, thanks to the INCAA. Now with this official stamp of approval, we are … Continue reading »
Film permits are necessary in Buenos Aires if you plan on filming with a professional crew that will cause disruption to auto or pedestrian traffic, or if special effects will be used or action happen that can confuse or endanger passersby (for example, an actor uses a gun), or you need to park trucks, use … Continue reading »
Last night at an asado (barbeque where you eat lots and lots of meat) we met Caroline Neal, NYU film school grad and director of one of the most important tango documentaries in recent memory “Si Sos Brujo”. Over glasses of wine she told us about her interesting story–she decided to film the story of … Continue reading »
Yesterday, Gabriel Balanovsky, co-founder of San Telmo Productions, attended a seminar hosted by “Haciendo Cine” –a magazine devoted to helping filmmakers in Argentina–about the new funding guidelines set by the INCAA, the national film board. The seminar was given by renowned producers Verónica Cura and Hugo Castro Fau and gave a glimpse of the exciting … Continue reading »
