By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey San Telmo Productions‘ feature length documentary Goals for Girls (Mujeres con pelotas, “Women with Balls” in Spanish) premiered May 8th after touring the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival the previous month, and has garnered some very positive reviews from the local and international press alike, including being covered by … Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey Friday 4th saw the Argentine premiere of San Telmo Productions’ documentary Goals for Girls, about women’s association football in Argentina, where it is continually ridiculed and discredited. Directors Gabriel Balanovsky and Ginger Gentile were introduced by BAFICI director Marcelo Panozzo and engaged in a brief Q&A session after the screening along … Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey This Thursday the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) program was revealed at a press conference in Centro Cultural Recoleta. The 16th BAFICI boasts over 400 films from all over the world and will take place from April 2nd to 13th, with movies competing in the International (18 films), … Continue reading
Help us take 1000 girls footballers and their families to see “Goals for Girls” (Mujeres con Pelotas) in the movies! Support our crowdfunding campaign on Idea.me for just $6 dollars you can take one girl to the film, transport included! Continue reading
by Amy Ramirez, contributing blogger Originally a documentary about a group of girls in Villa 31 shantytown, Goals for Girls has evolved to incorporate the point of view of women from all walks of life that play soccer either for fun or professionally. Interviews with journalists, scientists, and people in the world of women’s soccer … Continue reading
by Amelia Batho, Contributing Blogger No make up, no set, no fake guns needed. In this movie, the slum dwellers acted, shot and scripted a movie that reflects their own violent reality. Far from the glamor of Palermo and the pleasing aesthetics of San Telmo architecture, in the neighborhood of Barracas lies a Buenos Aires … Continue reading
For many girls on the Villa 31 soccer team, “Las Aliadas” (the allies), last Saturday night was the first time they saw a movie in a movie theater. It was a great experience: they loved the movie, the romantic comedy “Igualita a mi”, and even got their photo taken with Argentine television star Soledad Silvera. … Continue reading
by Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger Read the in-depth interview on Expat Daily News that Ginger Gentile gave about the documentary film “Goals for Girls: The Movie,” that is being filmed at present by San Telmo Productions, Buenos Aires. http://www.expatdailynewssouthamerica.com/2010/06/expat-interview-with-documentary.html The interview is really detailed and shares a lot of information about the current film project … Continue reading
If you want to stay on top of all the happenings of the latest documentary of San Telmo Productions, it’s never been easier than joining the facebook page which features a cool photo-montage, the award winning short and tons of micro-blogging and links to related films and news articles, all in English! The page was … Continue reading
by Tracey Chandler, contributing blogger “Goals for Girls: The Movie” was featured recently in the new printed newspaper, El Tiempo, in their important Sunday edition and with a two-page spread. A scanned copy of the printed article (in Spanish) can be seen below. Click here to read the pdf format of the Article in El … Continue reading
Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions 