by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger Imagine the setting; a small town in the province of Buenos Aires, 20,000 inhabitants, fields surrounding the town that roll on for days, and the local town cinema, which let’s just say is not used to its full potential. A wonderful and blossoming story is growing out of this quiet … Continue reading
Filed under everything but the kitchen sink …
2010 in review
(some cool stats from WordPress! This year we´ve reached more than 10,000 viewers! Thanks to all of our readers and we hope 2011 will be full of great movies and fun film shoots). Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 21,000 times in 2010. If … Continue reading
“Carancho” by Pablo Traparo for Half-Price at Hoyts Cinemas
by Tracey Chandler, Contributing Blooger Do you want to see the new Argentine feature film, “Carancho,” by Pablo Traparo, hopefully to be featured in the Cannes Film Festival this year? Staring Ricardo Darin, leading man of oscar-winner “The Secret of Their Eyes”? A movie deals with Argentina’s high rate of mortality from traffic accidents? Do … Continue reading
San Telmo Productions Web Page updated!
In the on-going quest to improve our SEO (search engine optimization) we’ve redone our home page in html (it used to be in beautiful but not so search friendly flash) so check it out, we’d love to get your feedback! We’re hoping that more people will be able to find us when they are looking … Continue reading
Now on Twitter! @argentinafilms
Filming in Argentina, the official blog of San Telmo Productions, is now on twitter! Get the inside scoop on what producing movies, documentaries, and commericals is like in Argentina from an expat perspective. Follow me at: Tweets by argentinafilms
Photo Essay on Slum Girl Soccer
I just got this great email from Emily, who took photos of the girls soccer team in Villa 31 that we are filming our documentary “Slum Girl Soccer” about. Check it out! Great Photos! http://emilyanneepstein.com/photographs/goals-for-girls/
We´re now one Facebook!
It´s all about the user-generated content. Filming in Argentina now has a page on facebook. Check it out. . . we want it to be a space for people to share their thoughts about Argentine cinema, commericals and keep up with what´s going on Group name: San Telmo Productions
New Year´s Wishes. . . ¡Felices Fiestas!
The New Year is fast upon us and San Telmo Productions is ready to pop the champagne bottles with you to celebrate a successful 2008. This year, we have created over 20 web videos as well as documentary shorts for Independent Film Channel and Current TV. We have also finished principal photography for two documentaries, … Continue reading
Stenciling Buenos Aires, for Independent Film Channel
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It´s not as sexist as you think
One of the most pervasive stereotypes about Argentina is that it is a very “machista” or sexist culture. I think a more appropriate adjective would be “sexualized” culture. There is no puritan guilt attatched to thinking about sex, talking about sex, or even having sex! Women are expected to dress sexy and men are expected … Continue reading
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