María Laura Ruggiero attended the 6th BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS in Berlin this past february. After passing a selection of 3300 applicants from 120 countries, she was selected as Young Talent by the Berlinale for the second time (which is extremely unusual) and she was also selected to attend the Talent Project Market 2008.
Out of 172 submissions, SeirenFilms´s feature film project “Arches” was chosen by an international jury to be part of Talent Campus Film Market. The project was one of the 11 Talent Projects presented in the official Project Catalogue, alongside the 25 “regular” Official Projects of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. The catalogue was sent to approximately 350 participants of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (financiers, sales agents, producers who were interested in becoming involved in the selected projects) prior to the event.

If you wish to get a short version of the Talent Project Market Catalogue, please click here or check out the Press Section for the complete catalogue.

The Berlinale experience was amazing and we´re processing all the screenplay requests as fast as we can. We wish to thank Kathi, Sonja,Steffi, Marjorie and everyone at the BTC for their constant support. You´re amazing! A special thanks goes to José Nolla, our dear mentor.

Thanks for reading and please don´t hesitate to contact us if you´re interested in “Arches”. See you out there!

Primeras imágenes de diseño conceptual de la película “Laika, Albina y Muschka”.

SeirenFilms se encuentra aún en la fase de diseño de producción y guión. Siendo este, un cortometraje a realizarse con técnicas mixtas de animación, el momento de la investigación es clave para lograr deslumbrar con un film mágico y sensible.

La historia de estos “Perros del espacio” es sólo el puntapié inicial para un recorrido fantástico sobre la experiencia terrenal ¿Qué es la humanidad? ¿Qué nos hace únicos en nuestra sensibilidad? ¿Qué nos espera más allá del olvido?

La producción se traslada en Diciembre a la costa atlántica para realizar tomas macro de los personajes principales en escenarios naturales que simularan un firmamento plagado de misterios.

“Laika, Albina y Muschka, memorias de espacio exterior” próximamente!

New picts of “Laika, Albina and Mushka”.

The animation film is still in pre-production. Research stage is key for this short animated film that will include different techniques such as 3D, stop motion and 2D animation.

The story of these “space dogs” is just an excuse to delve into the human soul and sensibility. ¿What makes us part of humankind? ¿What makes us unique? ¿What’s waiting for us on the other side of moon?

SeirenFilms production team will spend summer by the beach, designing some macro shots of our main characters in space. We’ll keep you posted on the development of these very special shots.

“Laika, Albina y Muschka, memories from outer space”

A SeirenFilms production

Written and Directed by M.Laura Ruggiero

Coming Soon!

“The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual.”

Thanks to everyone that made the 2007 NATPE-FOX Diversity Program possible. It was an amazing opportunity for growth , a great place to nurture our dreams, hopes and beliefs. Thank you!
Thanks to NALIP, NATPE, FOX, Carole Kirschner and all the 2007 Diversity Fellows:
Bianca Biscaino, Phill Branch, Sheri Bryant, Leo Chu, Imani Dawson, Eric Garcia,Allison Hunter, Young Il Kim, Mildred Lewis, Mike Muse, Frederick Nnoma-Addison, Maria Laura Ruggiero, Kai Soremekun,Randolph Stirrup, Samora Suber, Tracy Taylor, Arthur Thomas, Donahue Tuitt, Monique Walton, and Lucy Wang.

For more info and great pictures, check out the SeirenFilms Gallery

NATPE( National Association of Television Programming Executives) en asociación con FOX Entertainment otorgó una beca a un miembro de NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) para su programa 2007 de Becas a la Diversidad Cultural.

Maria Laura Ruggiero fue seleccionada entre un amplio conjunto de inscriptos y recibirá una beca exclusiva para acceder al Bootcamp de la Asociación de Productores Ejecutivos de Televisión en Los Angeles, California.
El conjunto de Seminarios de NATPE Bootcamp es una oportunidad importantísima para nuevos talentos del Cine y la televisión para poder refinar sus conocimientos y establecer conexiones importantes.

El objetivo del programa es proveer información actualizada,estudios concretos y coaching sobre la industria televisiva, logrando que productores y guionistas de diversas culturas aprendan a manejarse y desarrollarse en la industria de la televisión avanzando así en sus ya exitosas carreras.

Maria Laura Ruggiero participará de un programa diseñado a medida donde asistirá a talleres y reuniones con ejecutivos del Grupo Fox, presentaciones y seminarios sobre plataformas tradicionales y nuevos medios.