Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Int’l has scooped up worldwide rights to Paraguayan filmmaker Simon Franco’s “Charlotte,” a dramedy starring the grande dame of Spanish cinema, Angela Molina.
“Charlotte” is produced by Franco’s Paraguay-based Lemon Cine, along with Argentina’s Pelicano Cine and Fam Contenidos.
In addition, Lemon Cine has acquired the remake rights to Chilean comedy “Sin Filtro” from FilmSharks subsidiary The Remake Company, to make a Paraguayan version.
Shot mostly in Paraguay, the titular Charlotte, played by Molina, is an actress past her prime who sets off from her home in Argentina to Paraguay to chase down a director who’s prepping a film that she believes is just the tonic to revive her flagging career.
The official trailer and poster of the Paraguayan-Argentine co-production bow exclusively in Variety.
In the trailer, Charlotte/Molina finds out that the director who launched her career is planning to shoot his swan song in Paraguay.
“Charlotte” is produced by Franco’s Paraguay-based Lemon Cine, along with Argentina’s Pelicano Cine and Fam Contenidos.
In addition, Lemon Cine has acquired the remake rights to Chilean comedy “Sin Filtro” from FilmSharks subsidiary The Remake Company, to make a Paraguayan version.
Shot mostly in Paraguay, the titular Charlotte, played by Molina, is an actress past her prime who sets off from her home in Argentina to Paraguay to chase down a director who’s prepping a film that she believes is just the tonic to revive her flagging career.
The official trailer and poster of the Paraguayan-Argentine co-production bow exclusively in Variety.
In the trailer, Charlotte/Molina finds out that the director who launched her career is planning to shoot his swan song in Paraguay.
- 3/2/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Argentine sales agency FilmSharks Int’l label The Remake Company has sold remake rights at Ventana Sur to Peruvian family comedy hit “Papa YouTuber” (“YouTuber Dad”) to Mexico’s Cinepolis and Italy’s Colorado Films, with several other territories pending.
Advanced discussions are underway in Germany, with Spain, France and the U.S. also pending. “The U.S. deal will likely have a high-profile female director attached,” said FilmSharks Founder-ceo Guido Rud.
“Family comedies are the hot new wave in summer releases,” Rud observed, citing the box office successes of the Italian and Spanish remakes of Argentine family comedy “10 Days Without Mom,” which he sold. The Italian remake was the number one box office hit this year in Italy while in Spain, its remake grossed $27 million, said Rud who noted that “Papa YouTuber” is the first Peruvian title that the Remake Company has handled.
Released by Cinecolor in Peru where...
Advanced discussions are underway in Germany, with Spain, France and the U.S. also pending. “The U.S. deal will likely have a high-profile female director attached,” said FilmSharks Founder-ceo Guido Rud.
“Family comedies are the hot new wave in summer releases,” Rud observed, citing the box office successes of the Italian and Spanish remakes of Argentine family comedy “10 Days Without Mom,” which he sold. The Italian remake was the number one box office hit this year in Italy while in Spain, its remake grossed $27 million, said Rud who noted that “Papa YouTuber” is the first Peruvian title that the Remake Company has handled.
Released by Cinecolor in Peru where...
- 12/7/2019
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Written and directed by Lucrecia Martel, the Argentine auteur behind La Cineaga and The Headless Woman, Zama is the long-awaited adaptation of Antonio Di Benedetto’s classic of Latin American modernism.
Zama transports us to a remote corner of 18th-century South America where Zama, a servant of the Spanish crown, slowly loses his grip on reality. Zama brings a 21st century perspective to bear on the history of colonial catastrophe in the Americas. Marooned in an a colonial outpost, the titular Don Diego De Zama (a soulful yet funny Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Bad Education, Y Tu Mama narrator, Arrancame la vida) waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious post.
Martel, in a perfect coupling of literary source material and cinematic sensibility, renders Zama’s world as both absurd and mysterious as he succumbs more and more to lust, paranoia and a creeping disorientation. A fever dream, the...
Zama transports us to a remote corner of 18th-century South America where Zama, a servant of the Spanish crown, slowly loses his grip on reality. Zama brings a 21st century perspective to bear on the history of colonial catastrophe in the Americas. Marooned in an a colonial outpost, the titular Don Diego De Zama (a soulful yet funny Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Bad Education, Y Tu Mama narrator, Arrancame la vida) waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious post.
Martel, in a perfect coupling of literary source material and cinematic sensibility, renders Zama’s world as both absurd and mysterious as he succumbs more and more to lust, paranoia and a creeping disorientation. A fever dream, the...
- 12/6/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
April 17 Update: Argentinian directors group decry government intervention in affairs of autonomous body.
On Sunday the Dac – the group that represents Argentina’s directors – issued a strongly worded statement that took the government to task after it called for reform and transparency at the beleaguered national film institute Incaa.
Dac decried what it called the government’s “violent intervention of an autonomous body” and said it would defend the laws that gave rise to Incaa and other audiovisual entities.
For the record “violent” is a translation of the world “violenta” as it appears in the original Spanish-language Dac statement. There is no suggestion of any physically aggressive behaviour during this unfolding story.
April 14 Report: A media storm enveloped Argentina’s national film body Incaa this week after president Alejendro Cacetta stepped down in light of allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest.
Cacetta has denied any wrongdoing after culture minister Pablo Avelluto asked for resignation.
Meanwhile sympathisers...
On Sunday the Dac – the group that represents Argentina’s directors – issued a strongly worded statement that took the government to task after it called for reform and transparency at the beleaguered national film institute Incaa.
Dac decried what it called the government’s “violent intervention of an autonomous body” and said it would defend the laws that gave rise to Incaa and other audiovisual entities.
For the record “violent” is a translation of the world “violenta” as it appears in the original Spanish-language Dac statement. There is no suggestion of any physically aggressive behaviour during this unfolding story.
April 14 Report: A media storm enveloped Argentina’s national film body Incaa this week after president Alejendro Cacetta stepped down in light of allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest.
Cacetta has denied any wrongdoing after culture minister Pablo Avelluto asked for resignation.
Meanwhile sympathisers...
- 4/14/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Alejandro Cacetta denies wrongdoing; film community stages protest.
A media storm enveloped Argentina’s national film body Incaa this week after president Alejendro Cacetta stepped down in light of allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest.
Cacetta sympathisers staged a protest at the Cine Gaumont cinema in Buenos Aires on Thursday that national newspaper Clarin said drew more than one thousand people.
The show of support followed the Incaa head’s departure on Wednesday after culture minister Pablo Avelluto called for his resignation when a department official presented files alleging among other things irregularities in the management of Incaa funds and the award of contracts to companies with strong Incaa ties.
Cacetta, who began his tenure at Incaa approximately 16 months ago, has denied any wrongdoing, telling national newspaper La Nacion: “My management was transparent.”
While government officials have been cautious not to level accusations at the former Patagonik Film Group CFO or particular individuals, the development...
A media storm enveloped Argentina’s national film body Incaa this week after president Alejendro Cacetta stepped down in light of allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest.
Cacetta sympathisers staged a protest at the Cine Gaumont cinema in Buenos Aires on Thursday that national newspaper Clarin said drew more than one thousand people.
The show of support followed the Incaa head’s departure on Wednesday after culture minister Pablo Avelluto called for his resignation when a department official presented files alleging among other things irregularities in the management of Incaa funds and the award of contracts to companies with strong Incaa ties.
Cacetta, who began his tenure at Incaa approximately 16 months ago, has denied any wrongdoing, telling national newspaper La Nacion: “My management was transparent.”
While government officials have been cautious not to level accusations at the former Patagonik Film Group CFO or particular individuals, the development...
- 4/14/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The 19th edition of the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (Bafici) on Thursday announced its full program at a press conference in Buenos Aires, led by the city’s Minister of Culture Angel Mahler, fest director Javier Porta Fouz and Argentine Film Institute president Alejandro Cacetta.
An art house beacon and one of Latin America's main film events, Bafici will screen more than 400 films and welcome international guests Nanni Moretti (Mia Madre), Claude Barras (Oscar-nominated My Life as a Zucchini) and Alex Ross Perry (Sundance entry Golden Exits) to present retrospectives of their work. Other guests include Lucrecia...
An art house beacon and one of Latin America's main film events, Bafici will screen more than 400 films and welcome international guests Nanni Moretti (Mia Madre), Claude Barras (Oscar-nominated My Life as a Zucchini) and Alex Ross Perry (Sundance entry Golden Exits) to present retrospectives of their work. Other guests include Lucrecia...
- 3/30/2017
- by Agustin Mango
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Patagonik TV producer Alejandro Cacetta has been appointed head of Argentina’s national film body after the resignation of Lucrecia Cardoso.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Macri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Macri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
- 12/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Former Patagonik TV producer Alejandro Cacetta has been appointed head of Argentina’s national film body after the resignation of Lucrecia Cardoso.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Macri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Macri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
- 12/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Former Patagonik TV producer Alejandro Cacetta has been appointed head of Argentina’s national film body after the resignation of Lucrecia Cardoso.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Mauri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
The latter stepped down this week following the recent election of the centre-right Let’s Change party led by Mauricio Mauri.
Cardoso had served less than one year at the helm of Incaa and in a statement paid tribute to the former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and her predecessor and late husband, Néstor Kirchner.
Cacetta becomes the fifth Incaa head since 2003.
According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina’s culture minister Pablo Avelluto said Cacetta’s five main goals would be to: broaden theatre audiences through innovative productions; develop multi-platform content; expedite private investment; ‘federalise’ and promote regional productions through Incaa subsidies; and take local productions to regional and global levels.
His credits as film producer include Pablo Trapero’s Carancho, White Elephant and Lion’s Den.
- 12/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Panellists on December 4 spoke of the need to scrutinise every possible creative ownership stake when preparing a remake.
“You need good lawyers to assess the fundamental rights chain,” said Alejandro Cacetta of Patagonik Film Group, speaking during a sesion moderated by FilmSharks chief Guido Rud.
Robert Darwell of Us law firm Sheppard Mullin spoke about the time he did legal work on Adrian Lyne’s 1997 Lolita starring Jeremy Irons.
In that case, Darwell said, the legal team and producers had secured the rights to Vladimir Nabokov’s novel but not to Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film and had to pay attention that no element of the earier adaption seeped into their fresh interpretation.
“Remakes for a long time have been an important part of the development process at the studios,” said Darwell.
“In the last five years we have seen more remakes coming from Latin America. The big change in the past several years has been much more...
“You need good lawyers to assess the fundamental rights chain,” said Alejandro Cacetta of Patagonik Film Group, speaking during a sesion moderated by FilmSharks chief Guido Rud.
Robert Darwell of Us law firm Sheppard Mullin spoke about the time he did legal work on Adrian Lyne’s 1997 Lolita starring Jeremy Irons.
In that case, Darwell said, the legal team and producers had secured the rights to Vladimir Nabokov’s novel but not to Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film and had to pay attention that no element of the earier adaption seeped into their fresh interpretation.
“Remakes for a long time have been an important part of the development process at the studios,” said Darwell.
“In the last five years we have seen more remakes coming from Latin America. The big change in the past several years has been much more...
- 12/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jorge Stamadianos of Fox, Alejandro Cacetta and Juan Vera of Patagonik Film Group in Argentina and Robert Darwell of Sheppard Mullin will be among the participants at the Remake It! session at Ventana Sur on December 4.
Joining them are Max Saidel of Latido and Roma Business Street, David Castellanos of Spain’s Cinema Republic, Laurent Danielou from Rezo and Ivan Dias from Filmax.
Topics under discussion are expected to include the types of IP that are ripe for remake, the development process, budget levels, box office results and back-end participation.
FilmSharks head Guido Rud will moderate the session.
Joining them are Max Saidel of Latido and Roma Business Street, David Castellanos of Spain’s Cinema Republic, Laurent Danielou from Rezo and Ivan Dias from Filmax.
Topics under discussion are expected to include the types of IP that are ripe for remake, the development process, budget levels, box office results and back-end participation.
FilmSharks head Guido Rud will moderate the session.
- 12/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Strand Releasing has acquired U.S. rights to Pablo Trapero's "Carancho," which recently screened in A Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. The thriller, starring Ricardo Darin and Martina Gusman, will be released in early 2011.
The film focuses on an ambulance-chasing lawyer and an ER doctor who form an unlikely and symbiotic relationship that leads them into a dark world of corruption and murder.
Strand distributed Trapero’s previous film "Lion’s Den."
With a screenplay by Alejandro Fadel, Martin Mauregui, Santiago Mitre and Trapero, "Carancho" is a Matanza Cine production in association with Finecut, Patagonik, Ad Vitam and L90 Producciones. It was produced by Trapero with Martina Gusman serving as executive producer. Youngjoo Suh, Juan Pablo Galli, Alejandro Cacetta, Juan Vera, Alexandra Henochsberg, Gregory Gajos, Arthur Hallereau, Felipe Braun serve as co-producers.
The deal was negotiated between Fine Cut's Suh and Strand's Jon Gerrans.
The film focuses on an ambulance-chasing lawyer and an ER doctor who form an unlikely and symbiotic relationship that leads them into a dark world of corruption and murder.
Strand distributed Trapero’s previous film "Lion’s Den."
With a screenplay by Alejandro Fadel, Martin Mauregui, Santiago Mitre and Trapero, "Carancho" is a Matanza Cine production in association with Finecut, Patagonik, Ad Vitam and L90 Producciones. It was produced by Trapero with Martina Gusman serving as executive producer. Youngjoo Suh, Juan Pablo Galli, Alejandro Cacetta, Juan Vera, Alexandra Henochsberg, Gregory Gajos, Arthur Hallereau, Felipe Braun serve as co-producers.
The deal was negotiated between Fine Cut's Suh and Strand's Jon Gerrans.
- 6/1/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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