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 →

“The Hooker & the Transvestite 2” Takes First Place in Filmaka “Hard Times” Contest

For these two working girls, it sucks to be hungry. . . It took a year to get the results back, but there in. . . a jury made of 12 Hollywood a-listers including Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog and Colin Filth have declared “La Puta y la Transvesti, parte 2” (The Hooker and the Transvestite … Continue reading →

Award Winning DoP Jorge Crespo directs music video for the first time

After lighting and shooting more music videos than he can count and winning “best cinematography” at the 2007 BAFICI, wunderkind Jorge Crespo directs his first music video. Produced by Gabriel Balanovsky of San Telmo Productions, cool camera moves and post-production magic turn this low-budget clip into a compelling experimental statement about Argentina´s political situation, with … Continue reading →

It´s a Wrap: 2009!

So sorry that I haven´t been blogging much lately: I´ve been jumping from meetings to pre-production planning to last-minute film shoots. Right now we at San Telmo Productions have two clear focuses: the pre-production of a documentary about Dog Walkers in Buenos Aires that will be shot in January (which we are producing for Australian … Continue reading →

Behind the scenes video of “The Hooker & the Transvestite 2”

Behind the scenes of “The Hooker & the Transvestite” Episode 2 (La Puta y la Travesti). Actors Lola Berthet, Luis Machín and Luís Aponte, a crew of 25 and DoP Jorge Crespo braved freezing cold temperatures to film the second part of a short film for the Filmaka “Hard Times” contest. Directed by Gabriel Balanovsky … 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 →

It´s a Wrap: The Hooker & The Transvestite

The filming on Friday night was a great success: our crew of 25, plus actors Lola Berthet, Luis Aponte and Luis Machín braved the cold to produce one really funny short for the filmaka contest: The Hooker & The Transvestite. Our Director of Photography, Jorge Crespo, lit up over 1000 square meters of park for … 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 →