To mark the 150th anniversary of the German-Argentine friendship, the Embassy of Argentina, the German Foreign Office and the World Cinema Fund of the Berlinale are presenting - with the support of the INCAA - the film series “Historias de vida y melancolía – Films from Argentina” from September 13-15, 2007. Berlin’s Hackesche Höfe movie theater is both the venue for the event and its cooperation partner.
Unlike almost any other Latin American country, Argentina’s film industry has boomed over the past decade. Its filmmakers have evolved an artistic creativity that has attracted attention worldwide and received numerous awards at international film festivals.
“Historias de vida y melancolía – Films from Argentina” will present eight Argentine films and one Paraguayan-Argentine co-production, all of which display the vitality of Argentine cinema today.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Argentine Foreign Minister Dr. Jorge Enrique Taiana as well as Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick will open the film series on September 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hackesche Höfe movie theater.
“I’m particularly pleased I’ll be opening this German-Argentine project! The film series is certain to enliven the 150th anniversary of German-Argentine relations and will demonstrate the power and creativity of Argentine film to Berlin audiences,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated about the event.
“The Embassy of Argentina is honored that, on the initiative of the Foreign Ministers of Argentina and Germany, Jorge Enrique Taiana and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the event ‘Historias de vida y melancolía – Films from Argentina’ is to be held in Berlin. Planned for this significant anniversary of the 1857 Treaty of Friendship, it is a symbol of the friendship between the two countries,” commented Magdalena von Beckh Widmanstetter, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. for the Republic of Argentina in Berlin.
Latin America is one of the regions promoted by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF). A number of the most celebrated Argentine films of the past years are among the projects it has supported.
“The wealth of Argentine filmmaking is impressive and we are delighted the World Cinema Fund has been able to accompany some of these great films on their way,” says Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick.
The event will open on September 13, 2007 with Las Vidas Posibles by Sandra Gugliotta, which received production funding from the World Cinema Fund (WCF) of the Berlinale.
On September 14 and 15, the following Argentine films will also be shown:
- Copacabana, Martín Rejtman, documentary (Locarno 2007; BAFICI 2007, FIPRESCI – Award for Best Documentary; FICCO Mexico)
- Crónica de una fuga, Adrián Caetano (Cannes 2006)
- El Amarillo, Sergio Mazza (Venice 2006)
- El Otro, Ariel Rotter (WCF-supported, Berlinale 2007, Jury Grand Prix, Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- Estrellas, Federico Leon + Marcos Martínez, documentary (Locarno 2007, BAFICI 2007)
- Hamaca Paraguaya, Paz Encima (WCF-supported, Paraguayan-Argentine co-production, Cannes 2006, FIPRESCI Prize in the section “Un Certain Regard”)
- La Nina Santa, Lucrecia Martel (Cannes 2004; Havana 2004, Award for Best Director)
- Los Muertos, Lisandro Alonso (Cannes 2005)
Unlike almost any other Latin American country, Argentina’s film industry has boomed over the past decade. Its filmmakers have evolved an artistic creativity that has attracted attention worldwide and received numerous awards at international film festivals.
“Historias de vida y melancolía – Films from Argentina” will present eight Argentine films and one Paraguayan-Argentine co-production, all of which display the vitality of Argentine cinema today.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Argentine Foreign Minister Dr. Jorge Enrique Taiana as well as Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick will open the film series on September 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hackesche Höfe movie theater.
“I’m particularly pleased I’ll be opening this German-Argentine project! The film series is certain to enliven the 150th anniversary of German-Argentine relations and will demonstrate the power and creativity of Argentine film to Berlin audiences,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated about the event.
“The Embassy of Argentina is honored that, on the initiative of the Foreign Ministers of Argentina and Germany, Jorge Enrique Taiana and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the event ‘Historias de vida y melancolía – Films from Argentina’ is to be held in Berlin. Planned for this significant anniversary of the 1857 Treaty of Friendship, it is a symbol of the friendship between the two countries,” commented Magdalena von Beckh Widmanstetter, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. for the Republic of Argentina in Berlin.
Latin America is one of the regions promoted by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF). A number of the most celebrated Argentine films of the past years are among the projects it has supported.
“The wealth of Argentine filmmaking is impressive and we are delighted the World Cinema Fund has been able to accompany some of these great films on their way,” says Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick.
The event will open on September 13, 2007 with Las Vidas Posibles by Sandra Gugliotta, which received production funding from the World Cinema Fund (WCF) of the Berlinale.
On September 14 and 15, the following Argentine films will also be shown:
- Copacabana, Martín Rejtman, documentary (Locarno 2007; BAFICI 2007, FIPRESCI – Award for Best Documentary; FICCO Mexico)
- Crónica de una fuga, Adrián Caetano (Cannes 2006)
- El Amarillo, Sergio Mazza (Venice 2006)
- El Otro, Ariel Rotter (WCF-supported, Berlinale 2007, Jury Grand Prix, Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- Estrellas, Federico Leon + Marcos Martínez, documentary (Locarno 2007, BAFICI 2007)
- Hamaca Paraguaya, Paz Encima (WCF-supported, Paraguayan-Argentine co-production, Cannes 2006, FIPRESCI Prize in the section “Un Certain Regard”)
- La Nina Santa, Lucrecia Martel (Cannes 2004; Havana 2004, Award for Best Director)
- Los Muertos, Lisandro Alonso (Cannes 2005)
