Hot of the press! Argentina has been nominated for another Best Foreign Film award at the 2015 Academy awards. Just 4 years after the win of Juan José Campanella’s ‘The Secret in his Eyes’, Argentina is really making a stand on the international film front. This year two Latin American countries were on the shortlist … Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey San Telmo Productions has been added to thecallsheet.co.uk, a primarily UK-based crew service gone global in response to the number of applications from crews around the world. thecallsheet.co.uk has over 3,000 members including Oscar, BAFTA & Emmy winning talent, as well as a database of over 50,000 people, productions and … Continue reading
by Benjamín Harguindey, contributing blogger Aída Bortnik (74) passed away on April 27th, 2013. Playwright, journalist and arguably one of Argentina’s most famous screenwriters, she penned the scripts for Oscar-nominated La tregua (The Truce, 1974) and La historia official (The Official Story, 1985) which was the first Argentine movie to win the Oscar for best … Continue reading
by Atzin Ortiz, contributing blogger The film “Infancia Clandestina” (Clandestine Childhood) is Argentina´s submission to the Academy Awards–let´s hope that this brave, brilliant film gets an Oscar Nomination. One of the biggest powers of fiction is the possibility to comprehend our history. A lot of films in the local industry have treated the military dictatorship … Continue reading
by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger Berenice Bejo is a hidden argentine jewel who stars as the supporting actress in the Academy Award winning “The Artist”. Her life story is as facinating as her talent. Born in Argentina, Bejo is the daughter of the Argentine film maker Miguel Bejo. The family moved to France when she was … Continue reading
by Amy Ramirez, contributting blogger The gaucho-centered western Aballay, El Hombre sin Miedo (The Man without Fear), directed by Fernando Spiner was recently announced as Argentina’s selection for the Oscar nomination in the best foreign-language film category. We must ask, will empanada-westerns be the new spaghetti western? The movie is a deeply reflective yet gritty … Continue reading
Argentina Films producer Haddock and Calculus Spanish Films, the same as the Oscar-winning “The secret of their eyes” and “The Widows of Thursday, ” began pre-production on “Everyone has a plan” (Todos Tenemos un Plan) a film written and directed by Ana Piterbarg, which marks the film debut of Viggo Mortensen Argentina. Mortensen will star … Continue reading
by Rob Sykes, contributing blogger What have the United Kingdom, France, Morocco, Prague and Buenos Aires got in common? Well, according to a recent survey in Variety magazine, they are the top five destinations to shoot cutting edge cinema on the entire planet! The result of conversations with a variety of top US producers, the … Continue reading
by Amelia Batho, contributing blogger Carancho, directed by Pablo Tapero, has been chosen to represent Argentina in the 2011 Oscars for ‘Best film in a foreign language’. It was chosen by a panel from the Academy of Arts and Cinematic science of Argentina, from a selection of five Argentine films. The other unsuccessful choices were, … Continue reading
One of the highest grossing Argentine films of all times and 2010’s Oscar Winner for best foreign language film will be remade by Hollywood. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Billy Ray will write and direct a new version of the Argentinian thriller “The Secret in Their Eyes” for Warner Bros., which is in negotiations to … Continue reading
Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions 