From October 11 to 17, the French capital hosted Panorama du Cinema Colombien with ten feature films and fourteen shorts in competition
This is an annual event that presents recent film production to a European audience. The competition is organized by El Perro Que Ladra, an association born in Paris in 2009 with the aim of promoting Latin American film in Europe and helping it reach a broader audience.
The fifth version of the festival presented a variety of Colombian films. Epifanía by Oscar Ruiz Navia and Anna Eborn, Amazona by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck, The Nobodies (Los nadie) by Juan Sebastián Mesa, Paciente by Jorge Caballero, Eso que llaman a amor by Carlos César Arbeláez, Nueva Venecia by Emiliano Mazza De Luca, Pariente by Ivan D. Gaona, Oscuro animal by Felipe Guerrero, X-500 by Juan Andrés Arango, and En el taller by Ana María Salas competed in the feature film section. En el taller and Amazona were awarded.
The documentary When the Guns Go Silent (El silencio de los fusiles) by Natalia Orozco was also presented with the feature films.
The short film programming featured Cilaos, Como la primera vez, Corteza, Desayuno con Tiffany, El cáñamo, El cuento de Antonia, El susurro de un abedul, En busca de aire, Forastero, La niña de la buseta, Las migajas del ácimo, Parábola del retorno, Raisiomas, and Sol negro. The winner in this category was Parábola del retorno by Juan Soto.
For the last two years, Panorama has had a parallel section that reflects the mission of the association to promote Latin American film. This year it featured La última tarde (Peru, Colombia) by Joel Calero, Magallanes (Peru, Colombia, and Argentina) by Salvador del Solar, and Santa y Andrés (Cuba, Colombia, and France) by Carlos Lechuga. With this showcase, the festival connects to the dynamic production of Latin America and emphasizes Colombia’s role as co-producer in the region.
Panorama enjoyed the presence of directors Anna Eborn, Oscar Ruíz Navia, Juan Sebastián Mesa, Jorge Caballero, Felipe Guerrero, Juan Andrés Arango, Jorge Cadena (El cuento de Antonia), Iván D. Gaona, Laura Huertas, Ana María Salas, Camilo Restrepo, Juan Soto, Yennifer Uribe, and Luis Felipe Alzate who starred in The Nobodies (Los Nadie).
