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Pueblos Originarios en Encuentro

Seiren Films — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:08:29 +0000

SeirenFilms recomienda sintonizarse durante abril y mayo al Canal Encuentro (Argentina) donde se emitirá la segunda temporada de la serie “Pueblos Originarios”, esta vez focalizada en los “Pueblos Andinos del Noroeste”.

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La Producción del Episodio Cero y los episodios sobre los Pueblos Kollas han sido realizados por la productora amiga del Elzocalo y el guión de María Laura Ruggiero (SeirenFilms). Los invitamos a adentrarse en la belleza, y magia del Noroeste y sus pueblos originarios.

Acá van los horarios de los capítulos en los que hemos participado.

Jueves 3 de abril a las 7, 11, 15, 19 y 23 hs. Capítulo Cero - Pueblos Andinos del Noroeste

Jueves 24 de abril (mismos horarios). Kollas. Capítulo I - Migraciones y desarraigo

Jueves 1 de mayo (mismos horarios). Kollas. Capítulo II - La Pachamama: te da y te quita

Jueves 8 de mayo (mismos horarios). Kollas. Capítulo III - Por la Tierra

Jueves 15 de mayo (mismos horarios). Kollas. Capítulo IV - La raíz

http://www.encuentro.gov.ar

Canal 6 (Multicanal y Cablevisión) Direccion y fotografia: Ezzaoui-Bacalini

Producción General: Elzocalo

Guión: Maria Laura Ruggiero y Natalia Bacalini

Jefa de Producción: Julia Miraglia

Productor de Campo y Local:Diego Seppi y Mario Arias

Sonido Directo: Federico Caram

Postproducción:Elzocalo

SeirenFilms at the Berlinale

Seiren Films — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:16:38 +0000

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!

SeirenFilms a Berlin!

Seiren Films — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:42:53 +0000

SeirenFilms está pronto a partir a Berlin para asistir al Berlinale Talent Campus y al Talent Project Market, dependiente del Mercado de Coproducción de Berlin.

María Laura Ruggiero asistirá a las Sesiones del TPM y presentará su proyecto “Arcos” dentro del Mercado.

Pronto daremos a conocer un nuevo blog que será nuestra transmisión Diaria desde Berlin. Si aún no concertaste tu entrevista para el Mercado de Coproducción o para encontrarte con algún representante de SeirenFilms, por favor no dudes en contactarnos a través de www.seirenfilms.com

Mientras tanto, seguimos armando las valijas para partir a la Ciudad de los Osos y los Angeles. Nos vemos allá!

Las Primeras Imágenes desde el espacio exterior…

Seiren Films — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:35:55 +0000

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!

Ria Fay-Berquist in Buenos Aires

Seiren Films — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:07:39 +0000

San Franciscan Filmmaker Ria Fay-Berquist is visiting Argentina and SeirenFilms. Here’s an extract of our chat with Ria sharing her unique South American experience and dreams about her first feature “The Mothers”.

Why did you decided to come to Argentina?

I had been invited by someone who’s writing process I really jive with. I was very curious about South America too, never having been here. Of course, it also keeps with the tradition of writing in short spurts in the southern hemisphere. The first draft was written in Australia.

How are you enjoying the local lifestyle?

I am going to miss, painfully, mate at 4 o’clock. There is also an abundance of ice cream shops here, which is the sugar addict’s equivalent to living in front of an opium field.

Most exciting event since you landed in South America?

The natural disaster warnings that turned out to be a man selling fish. Definitely.

Tell us a little bit more about the project you’re working on right now and the recent evolution of it.

It’s called The Mothers and it is sort of a meditation on power, but from a low-income perspective. It’s a story that is extrapolated somewhat from my early childhood experiences, but ended up needing a great deal of clinical and legal footwork. I spent the (North American) summer doing research at a residential treatment center for boys near Chicago, and have been to some conferences and done quite a few interviews, including one with an InterPol detective. I was recently invited to submit the script to the Berlinale Talent Campus’s Script Clinic, and have high hopes for that. It is my first feature, and I am hoping that the second, third, fourth, and fifth will be much more strategic. I wrote the first and second drafts and now I am writing the treatment. My mom tells me that when I was a baby I went from sort of scooting around like a sea lion to standing up and walking one day. She had to teach me to crawl after I had already learned to walk. That speaks volumes about the way I work.

What are your plans for the future regarding The Mothers. Plans? Dreams? Expectations?

I have quite a few talented people who have signed on to the project, and some others that I am working on recruiting. I am really excited to see what kind of collaboration that will emerge from this. I am still aiming to shoot next summer. The main plan/dream/expectation is that it will all come together simply and beautifully - it will be a film that we can all be proud of and that I will want to see thrown into the world.

Can you come up with a quote, a line, a story that sums up what you´ve recently learnt in Buenos Aires, regarding your experience as a filmmaker?

I have been reading mythology since I’ve been here, and a book about Psyche and Eros, which was really interesting to me, personally. Now that I think about it — two things. One is Linda Segar’s autograph on the inside of my friend’s book that says, “Enjoy the process.” This writing is such a process. It’s like painting; you prime the canvas, then you do an underpainting, you continue to add layers and details until everything is there. Writing is a little more nebulous since the pictures only exist in your head. The second thing is a quote from Lily Burana’s website: “If you’re not scared, you’re not even in the room.” That’s Pam Houston. Fear is the ultimate creative accelerant. If you explore that fear and use the adrenaline to fuel your writing, you are doing tremendous service to your work-and your readers. That’s Lily Burana.

Final words to SeirenFilms?

Thank you/ Muchisimas gracias.

For more info about Ria´s work, please check out Prize Fight Films

Noche de Imagen y Sonido

Seiren Films — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:38:30 +0000

Quedan todos Invitados a la Noche de Imagen y Sonido (UBA)

El dia Lunes 10 de Diciembre de 2007 a las 19 horas en el Cine Gaumont( Rivadavia 1635, Cap. Federal, Argentina)

La entrada es Libre y Gratuita

SeirenFilms no estará proyectando sus cortos en esta ocasión pero nunca perdemos la oportunidad de mostrar nuestra gratitud y apoyo a Diseño de Imagen y Sonido de la Universidad de Buenos Aires

Surfing Favela en el diario Clarín!

Seiren Films — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:41:15 +0000

Surfing Favela (Los Surfistas de la Favela) fue retratada hoy en el Diario Clarín (Argentina), en el suplemento “Si”.

A contiuación, hagan click para leer la nota Nota Surfistas de la Favela en Clarín

Muchas Gracias por la nota a Facundo Lozano de Clarín y Rocio Nakasone de Prensa de NatGeo.

Surfing Favela en Nat Geo

Seiren Films — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:41:37 +0000

Surfing Favela en National Geographic

El Sábado 1 de Septiembre 11pm (Argentina) y Viernes 7de septiembre a las 21 hs (Argentina) Surfing Favela (Los Surfistas de la Favela) se emitirá por NatGeo a toda latinoamerica. Nat Geo emite por primera vez en la televisión de Latinoamerica el documental completo. No se lo pierdan! Sigan leyendo aquí ya que a continuación les ofrecemos todos los horarios y repeticiones del documental estrella del mes de Septiembre….

|Sábado 01 de septiembre, 23:00 hs

| Viernes 07 de septiembre, 21:00 hs

|Sábado 15 de septiembre, 21:00 hs

| Domingo 16 de septiembre, 02:00 hs

| Sábado 22 de septiembre, 14:00 hs

| Domingo 23 de septiembre, 22:00 hs

| Domingo 30 de septiembre, 00:00 hs
Los horarios son hora local de Argentina,para Colombia y Peru, restar una hora y para otros países revisen su proveedor local. La pelicula se emitirá bajo el nombre “Los surfistas de la Favela”