Colombia. With the presentation of a selection of Colombian short films, the closing of the 62nd version of the Cartagena International Film Festival was held.
Among the projected shorts are Color-ido (2023) by Estefanía Piñeres; Entre las sombras arden mundos (2023) by Ismael García; Gualí (2023) directed by Rosa Patricia Perea; Hippomane Mancinella (2022) under the direction of Ricardo Muñoz and Tape (2023) by Carlos Nieto; making national cinema one of the main protagonists, with a beginning and a closing of the festival, with stories told by Colombian filmmakers.
During the ceremony, the tribute to the Film Clan was awarded to the Durán Family, Mitrotti, Ventura who, for their career in the industry, which began with the northern Santa Cruz Ciro Durán, began a legacy full of cinema for the country in each generation. Alexis Duran, Hyalmar Mitrotti, and Joyce Ventura, are some of the members who were present to receive the recognition made by the Festival.
"The short films that closed this version of the festival, are part of different official sections of this 62nd edition, which, together, create a powerful program of short films that account for the current panorama of Colombian cinematography and that highlights the visual, narrative and aesthetic force of new generations and voices, from different geographies and cultures of the country; such as La Muestra Indígena, Animotion, Omnivora, among others. Since last year we are creating a symbol at the closing where a family that has a history in Colombian cinema for generations is honored. Uniting a 'Cinematographic Clan' that generationally have contributed to the cinema and in turn, new audiovisual creators who have been influenced and benefited by these families.", said Felipe Aljure, Artistic Director of the Festival, in front of the closing night and what could be seen.
FICCI 62 Winners
The FICCI and Cine Color Group, presented the WIP awards with $ 15,000 in post-production services to each project, among which were: Infra rojo Ficción: Adiós al amigo; Infra red Documentary: Passengers; Infra red Corto: Gente como uno and Infra rojo - PuertoLab: As cuatro estacoes da juventude. Centro Ático's short film and WIP award was La Marcha del Hambre. The Ibero-American documentary chosen for the Oscars will be El Eco by Tatiana Huezo and Entre las sombras Arden Mundos is the Ibero-American short film selected for the Oscars.
FICCI in figures
1392 members of the national and international industry gathered from March 22 to 27, where every corner of the Heroic breathed cinema. Events such as Audiovisual Stories, Post-Conflict and Transitional Justice After the Fire; Docco Laboratory of Cinema to Action; Made in Colombia: The multiplier effect of the audiovisual industry; 25 years of IBERMEDIA, among others, were the scenarios where 410 students were able to dialogue, learn and listen to experienced voices of the global Film Industry.
International directors such as Oscar winner Sebastian Lelio, Terminator director Tim Miller: Dark Fate and Israeli filmmaker Shlomi Elkabetz were part of the Festival that between academia, cinephilia and production connections, combined each element to consolidate FICCI as one of the most important festivals in the region and the oldest in Latin America.
266 screenings among 281 fiction, documentary and short films could be seen in AECID, Cine Colombia Plaza Bocagrande, Teatro Adolfo Mejía, Plaza de la Proclamación, MUHCA, Parque Centenario, Torre del Reloj, La Alianza Francesa and Patio La Baronesa, brought cinephilia from corners of the world such as Spain, Italy, Brazil, United Kingdom, South Africa, Mali, Rwanda, Chile, Mexico and many more, demonstrating the variety of cinematographic optics that each year nourish and celebrate the FICCI.
The Festival formed by Puerto FICCI-Industria and Academia – with 120 events, Cinema in the neighborhoods, Official Sections and The India Catalina Awards of the Audiovisual Industry, brought diversity of activities and recognized artists such as Alejandra Borrero, Juana Acosta, Sebastián Lelio and 41 categories of the most outstanding of the national audiovisual.
At the local level, during the Festival, 250 direct and indirect jobs were generated and 15 social events were developed between tributes, celebrations and meetings of the Industry, with a total of 3,160 accredited.
