Buenos Aires, Argentina-November 7th, 2014-Civil Court Judge Guillermo Blanch orderd on October 21st that “Erasing Dad” (original title: Borrando a Papá) cannot be shown in Argentina until three minutes of the film are removed and ordered Youtube and Google to block the film in Argentina. As of November 2nd, Youtube has blocked the video within … Continue reading
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Documentary “Erasing Dad” censored in Argentina
The documentary Borrando a Papá (Erasing Dad) was originally set to premiere on August 28th, but it was suddenly pulled down at the behest of a non-governmental organization that criticized its release. Directed by Ginger Gentile and Sandra Fernández Ferreira, and produced by San Telmo Productions Erasing Dad is about the plight of fathers that are “erased” from their children’s lives after a divorce or separation by the family court system that tends to rule against fathers. Continue reading
Goals for Girls acclaimed by local & international press
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
“Goals for Girls” Football Doc premieres at BAFICI 2014
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
16th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) Announced
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
“Beauty and the Beat” Reality about Dutch DJs Wraps Buenos Aires Shoot
It has been a crazy past few weeks for the team at San Telmo Productions as we were providing complete production services for the Dutch TV show “Beauty and the Beat”. The show follows a group of female DJs from the Netherlands who compete to be crowned the next top female DJ of the Netherlands. … Continue reading
Update on Goals for Girls! Documentary about Women’s soccer in Argentina
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
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
Video Workshop Underway: Girls go to Cinema for the first time!
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
Man Vs Meteorite Wins First Place in Tandil Cortos Film Festival
“Man Vs. Meteorite” (Hombre Vs. Meteorito) won first prize in the documentary category at the 2010 Tandil Cortos Film Festival. The 10 minute film shows how an Argentine Knife master uses the skills his gaucho grandfather taught him to make a foot-long knife out of meteorite metal using century old techniques. The film was produced … Continue reading