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2023, A REMARKABLE YEAR FOR AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN COLOMBIA


In 2023, Proimágenes Colombia celebrated its 25th year as a driving force for the Colombian audiovisual industry. Over 5,000 projects received financial support at each stage, and nearly 485 Colombian films reached national screens—a significant achievement. 2023 also marked the 20th anniversary of Law 814 of 2003, known as the Film Law.

This year saw the highest number of Colombian film premieres in theaters, totaling 71, with a significant percentage having participated or won awards at major international film festivals like Cannes, Venice, and San Sebastian.

The fifth edition of the Colombian Film Season, with screenings in 19 departments and over 3,000 attendees, showcased 20 short films and 23 feature-length films, spanning fiction, documentary, and animation. This initiative, divided into regional screenings, special screenings of 13 movies from 2022 or 2023, and a strategic alliance with Rumbo a los Macondo, a strategy of the Colombian Film Academy, presented seven films nominated for the XI Macondo Awards in various municipalities. It aimed to help Colombians discover the extraordinary richness of their stories and feel represented in them, ensuring that the increased production of Colombian films found new audiences.

Law 1556, designed to promote Colombia as a destination for audiovisual production destination, allocated COP 9,150 million (US$2.3M) in 2023 for the Colombian Film Fund (FFC). Combined with previous funds, this provided a total of COP 12,570 million (US$3.2M) for compensation. Simultaneously, the Audiovisual Investment Certificates (CINA), managed by Proimágenes Colombia and granted by the national government, had a maximum issuance of 300 billion pesos ($300,000,000,000 - US$76.4M). By November 2023, these mechanisms had attracted 80 production companies, generating more than US$590 million in investments made by production companies from 15 countries, including the United States, France, Spain, Argentina, Poland, Hungary, South Korea, and Norway. More than 80,000 Colombians were employed in technical and artistic roles, while 255,000 hotel nights and approximately 15,000 airline tickets were paid to Colombian travel agencies.

The following is a summary of some of the highlights of the Colombian film and audiovisual industry throughout the year.


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JANUARY


- Pepe Cáceres, directed by Sebastián Eslava, hit theaters on January 19th.

- The 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) ran from January 25th to February 5th. It featured notable films like Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses) by Jerónimo Atehortúa and Luis Ospina, La otra forma (The Other Way) by Diego Guzmán, and short films such as Color-ido (Color Gone) by Estefanía Piñeres, Vienen las grietas (Cracks Will Come) by Daniel Mateo Vallejo, and Recortes (Clippings) by Kimberly Forero-Arnias. Juanita Onzaga's project Las tierras que te buscan (The Lands Looking for You) was part of the CineMart selection, with producers Jaime Guerrero and César Rodríguez participating in the Rotterdam Lab.

- On January 27th, Santiago Vargas' El gran bingo (The Great Bingo) premiered in theaters.

- Milisuthando, directed by Milisuthando Bongela, was in the official selection at the Sundance Film Festival from January 19th to 29th.

- Colombian productions such as Golem, Todo incluido (All Inclusive), Bebé (Baby), Paloquemao, Negro el mar (Black Sea), Vienen las grietas, Color-ido, Se alquilan lavadoras (Washing Machines for Rent), ¿Qué hay detrás de la lechuza muerta? (What's Behind the Dead Owl), Aribada, and Los subtítulos (Subtitles) participated in the 45th edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival from January 27th to February 4th. Proimágenes Colombia had a stand supporting the national delegation, which also included the Bogotá Short Film Festival - Bogoshorts.


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FEBRUARY


- Nina Marín's Tierra quebrá (Broken Land) was released on February 2.

- Alis, by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck, and Guayabo, by the Ximénez brothers, were released in Colombian cinemas on February 9.

- The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) occurred from February 16 to 26. Notable films included Transfariana by Joirs Lachaise in the Documentary Panorama, Melancolía (Melancholy) by Heny Cuesta Mena in the Fiction Toolbox, and Arde un reino (Burning Kingdom) by Catalina Arroyave in the Co-production Market. Arde un Reino received a Talent Highlight Award. Berlinale Talents, the festival's talent development program, also included Manuel Correa, Jaime Guerrero Naudin, Simón Mesa Soto, Gustavo Lorgia Garnica, María Alejandra Rojas, Jorge Forero, and Elkin Calderón. Juanita Onzaga was a member of the Generation 14 plus International Jury, and Diana Bustamante was part of the Documentary Prize Jury. With the support of the FDC, Colombia placed a stand at the Gropius Bau, the European Film Market's venue, as part of the Identidad Latina (Latino Identity) pilot initiative with CAACI and IMCINE.

- The event was attended by directors and producers such as Josephine Landertinger Forero from Global Eyes, Juan Felipe González Barrero from Espectro Media, Marco Vélez Esquivia from 2/4 Producciones, Diego García from It's a Wrap, Henry Cuesta from Cimarrón Producciones, Andrés Suárez from the distribution company Interior XIII, Diana Camargo Buriticá from Laberinto Cine y Televisión, Antón Rivera Evseeva from Bckbone Films, David Barrera from Minded Factory, Wilson Javier Arango Giraldo from Animal Films, and Federico Mejía and Eric Giovannini from Babilla Cine. Additionally, Diego Armando Gomez Palacios and Augusto Sandino represented Schweizen Media.

- The recipient of the CINA incentive Mateo Stivelberg and María Gamboa's La primera vez (The First Time) was released on Netflix on February 15.

- Camilo Torres, el amor eficaz (Effective Love), a documentary by Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo, premiered in theaters on February 16.

- Joel Stängle's La niebla de la paz (The Fog of Peace) and Darío Armando García's El actor, el director y la guionista (The Actor, the Director, and the Scriptwriter) were released in theaters on February 23.

- Mateo Salas' film El sol del río won first place in the Student Fiction Competition at the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, announced on February 15. This competition, a newly established annual short film awards program, aims to support independent filmmakers and creators worldwide.

- Ambush, a project funded by the Colombia Film Fund - FFC, premiered on February 24.

- Daniel Shambo's Limbo and Sebastián García's Where is my Expresso? represented Colombia in the Next Lab Generation. This initiative, held in Madrid from February 27 to March 4, brings together art and technology in the animation and digital content industry.

- The Prime streaming platform featured six original series produced in Colombia among the best of 2022. Noteworthy productions, including Primate, Mi selección Colombia (My National Team of Colombia), Cochina envidia (Filthy Envy), A grito herido (Out Loud), and Góspel, were beneficiaries of the CINA Audiovisual Investment Certificates. The combined budgets of these CINA projects exceeded 50,000 million pesos (USD 12.8 M) and contributed to the overall projected investment of 1.7 trillion pesos (USD 435 M) in projects approved between 2020 and 2022.


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MARCH


Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses) by Luis Ospina and Jerónimo Atehortúa was released in theaters on March 2.

- Margarita Martínez Escallón's documentary Cuando las aguas se juntan (When Waters Flow as One) premiered in theaters on March 9.

- Six productions with Colombian contributions participated in the U.S. festival South by Southwest (SXSW) from March 10 to 19: in the Visions section, Anhell69 by Teo Montoya; in 24 beats per second, Rebelión (Rebellion) by José Luis Rugeles; in the Narrative Shorts Competition section, Flores del otro patio (Flowers from Another Garden) by Jorge Cadena; and in the Documentary Shorts Competition, El bastón (The Baton) by Nemo Allen. The XR Experience Competition included El beat by Irene Lema and Sergio Bromberg, while the XR Experience Spotlight featured J Balvin Futurum: a VR concert experience.

- The Colombian representation at the Miami International Film Festival, held from March 3 to 12, included Vicenta B. by Carlos Lechuga, La buena cosecha (The Good Harvest) by Melanie Cedeño-López, Cash Out by Andrés Monsalve, En las sombras (In the Shadows) by Michael Jiménez, and Del pez a la luna (From Fish to Moon) by Kevin Contento.

- Juan Sebastián Mesa's La Roya opened in French cinemas on March 29.

- Diego Guzmán's La Otra Forma was screened in commercial theaters starting March 30.

- Andrés Ramírez Pulido's La Jauría had its commercial release in France on March 22.

- Two films supported by the CINA grant, El Grito de las Mariposas by Mariano Hueter, Leandro Ipiña, and Inés Paris (March 8), and La Ley de la Selva, produced by TIS (March 15), were also released.

- Colombia and Argentina took over the Ibermedia presidency, with María Fernanda Céspedes, director of the Directorate of Audiovisual, Film, and Interactive Media of the Colombian Ministry of Culture, and Nicolás Batlé, president of the National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts of Argentina, assuming the roles.

- Harold Trompetero's film Amar es madurar (Love is to Grow)" had its national release on March 16.

- The Malaga Film Festival took place from March 10 to 19. The Spanish Screenings Content section featured productions such as Rebelión (Rebellion) by José Luis Rugeles, Diógenes by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre, and Montaña azul (Blue Mountain) by Sofía Salinas Barrera and Juan Bohórquez Triana. The industry section included the project Carropasajero by Juan Pablo Polanco and César Alejandro Jaimes, produced by Los Niños Films (Colombia) and Pong Berlin (Germany). Jaime E. Manrique, director of the Bogotá Short Film Festival - Bogoshorts, participated as a guest for Colombia in the Malaga Short Corner.

Manuela by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra was selected as part of the first edition of Series Makers, an initiative of the Series Mania Forum.

- The 35th edition of the Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, held from March 24 to April 2, had a strong Colombian presence in the official competitions and sections. Anhell69 by Theo Montoya and Diógenes by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre were part of the Compétition Long-métrage de Fiction, while Amando a Martha (Loving Martha) by Daniela López Osorio and La Bonga by Sebastián Pinzón Silva and Canela Reyes were featured in the Compétition Long-métrage documentaire. The Compétition Court-métrage presented Bebé (Baby) by Cristina Sánchez Salamanca, El sol del río (The River Sun) by Mateo Salas, and Se alquilan lavadoras (Washing Machines for Rent) by Jefferson Romero. In Découvertes Fiction, Vicenta B. by Carlos Lechuga was included, while Découvertes Documentaire included Camilo Torres Restrepo, el amor eficaz (Effective Love) by Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo. Jeune public presented Lea salvaje (Wild Lea) by María Teresa Salcedo, and in the Panorama des associations, Cantos que inundan el río (Songs that Flood the River) by Germán Arango, along with Matarife (Butcher) by Daniel Mendoza. El otro hijo (The Other Son) by Juan Sebastián Quebrada and Yo ví tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano participated as projects in the 42nd edition of Cinéma en Construction. Additionally, Focus: Cinéma colombien contemporain featured Alis by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck, Como el cielo después de llover (The Calm after the Storm) by Mercedes Gaviria, Dopamina (Dopamine) by Natalia Imery Almario, La jauría (The Pack) by Andrés Ramírez Pulido, La roya (The Rust) by Juan Sebastián Mesa, Los Conductos (The Conduits) by Camilo Restrepo, Los días de la ballena (Days of the Whale) by Catalina Arroyave, Nuestra película (Our Movie) by Diana Bustamante, Un varón (A Male) by Fabián Hernández, Virus tropical (Tropical Virus) by Santiago Caicedo, the miniseries Turbia (Muddy) by Contravía Films and Inercia Películas, and Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World) by Laura Mora. Anhell69 received the French Film Critics Syndicate Award, La Bonga won the Rencontres de Toulouse Documentary Award, and Se alquilan lavadoras won the Audience Award for Best Short Film.
 
- Adriana Rojas Espitia's film Diòba was presented at the 61st edition of the Ann Arbor Festival, an experimental film event held in the US from March 21 to 26.

- Felipe Vallejo's film ¿Qué corre por tus venas? (What runs through your veins?) premiered in theaters on March 23.

Ana Rosa by Catalina Villar, La Bonga by Sebastián Pinzón Silva and Canela Reyes, Río rojo (Red River) by Guillermo Quintero, Adieu sauvage (Farewell Savage) by Sergio Guataquira, and Infinite Distance by Pablo Álvarez were screened at the 45th Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival, held from March 24 to April 2. Ana Rosa received the Institut Français Louis Marcorelles Award, La Bonga received the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2023 Award and the Loridan-Ivens - CNAP Award, while Adieu Sauvage received the Library Award.


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APRIL


- Fabián Hernández's Un varón (A Male), Jorge Navas' Balada para niños muertos (A Ballad for Dead Children), and Alfonso Quijada's Mañana antes después (Tomorrow Before After) premiered in national theaters on April 13.

- Eleven Colombian productions participated in the 39th edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival, held from April 13 to 23. La jauría (The Pack) by Andrés Ramírez Pulido and Un varón by Fabián Hernández were included in the Feature Films section along with minority co-productions such as El rezador (The Preacher) by Tito Jara, Un lugar llamado dignidad (A Place Called Dignity) by Matías Rojas, El exilio del mar (The Exile of the Sea) by Mauricio Abel Brunetti, and Viaje (Journey) by José Fernández del Río. The Short Films section featured Todo incluido (All Inclusive) by Duván Duque Vargas, Bebé (Baby) by Cristina Sánchez Salamanca, Negro el mar (Black Sea) by Juan David Mejía Vásquez, El traje de Karina (Karina's Suit) by Frank Benítez Peña, and El monstruo (The Monster) by Gerard Nogueira.

- The Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) took place from April 19 to May 1. The Vanguard and Genre Official Competition featured Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses) by Luis Ospina and Jerónimo Atehortúa, which received the award for Best Feature Film. The Politics section included Nuestra película (Our Movie) by Diana Bustamante, while the Baficito section presented Color-ido (Color gone) by Estefanía Piñeres. Bombones surtidos (Assorted Chocolates) by Juan Manuel Pinzón and Malu Boruchowicz was screened in the Pasiones section. Un lugar donde bucear (A Place to Dive) by Jonatan Villar was in the Lugares section, while Los novios (The Boyfriends) by Lautaro Bakir and Colombian Andrés Restrepo were featured in the Argentine Official Competition. Laura Asprilla Carrillo, Robert Brand Ordóñez, Jenny David, and Daniel Tamayo were included in the Talents Buenos Aires.

- Nina Marín's Tierra quebrá (Broken Land) and Alejandro Quiroga's Los de abajo (The Ones from Below) were Colombia's entries at the 45th Moscow International Film Festival from April 20 to 27, where Ciro Guerra was a jury member.

- On April 20, the second season of Pálpito (The Marked Heart), a CMO Producciones series supported by the CINA grant, launched on Netflix. Within its first week, it secured over 52 million hours of playback, ranking as the platform's most-watched non-English-language series.

- Mis dos voces (My Two Voices) by Lina Rodriguez and Cristina by Hans Fresen premiered on April 27.

- The Canadian Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, which ran from April 27 to May 7, featured Theo Montoya's Anhell69 in the Nightvision section as well as Ana Bravo Pérez's Órganos internos de la madre tierra (Internal organs of Mother Earth) and by Emilce Quevedo Díaz's Nosotras (We women) in the Persister section.

- The 54th edition of the Nyon International Film Festival Visions du Réel was held from April 21 to 30. Samuel Moreno Álvarez's Rodaje (Filming) participated in the Burning Lights Competition section. In VdR, the industry section, Simón el absurdo (Simon the Absurd) by Felipe Monroy was in the VdR-Pitching section, Fusil olímpico (Olympic Rifle) by Manuel Muñoz in the VdR-Development Lab, and El silencio de la montaña (The Silence of the Mountain) by Inti Jacanamijoy and XiXi by Fan Wu in the VdR-Rough Cut Lab. El Silencio de la Montaña is a Taiwanese production in which Colombian Anna Magdalena Silva Schlenker participated as editor.

- Six Colombian productions took part in the 69th edition of the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, which took place from April 26 to May 1. Estefanía Piñeres' Color-ido (Color Gone) and Hanz Rippe Gabriele and Fernanda Pineda Palencia's A menos que bailemos (Unless We Dance) were featured in the Children and Youth Film Competition. Mourning Stage by Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau and Carlos Motta competed in the German Competition, while the short films Colombia 70, ¿Qué es la democracia? (What is Democracy?), and Los hijos del subdesarrollo (Children of Underdevelopment) by Carlos Alvarez were part of the Re-selected program. A menos que bailemos received the Young Jury Award.

- The City Council of Bogota honored Proimágenes Colombia, under the direction of Claudia Triana de Vargas, with the Civil Order of Merit José Acevedo y Gómez, with the Grand Cross rank. This recognition acknowledged their significant contribution to promoting culture through audiovisuals and elevating Bogota's standing on the global film stage. The award was presented shortly after Proimágenes launched Cinematografía en Colombia, tras las huellas de una industria (Cinematography in Colombia, in the Footsteps of an Industry), a publication by Gonzalo Castellanos. The book, published by Ícono Editorial, was presented at the FILBo (Bogotá International Book Fair).


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MAY


- From May 4 to 7, COLFILM NY, the New York Colombian Film Festival, marked its 10th anniversary with a lineup of over 20 national films. The Classics Section featured notable presentations such as Bolívar soy yo (I am Bolívar) by Jorge Alí Triana and Confesión a Laura (Confessing to Laura) by Jaime Osorio Gómez, both presented in restored versions by the Colombian Film Heritage Foundation. Paraíso Travel by Simón Brand was also presented in a special 35mm exhibition.

- Marcela Agudelo's documentary Pensar sintiendo (Thinking while Feeling) won the Best Documentary award at the Tulipani di Seta Nera International Social Film Festival in Rome, Italy, held May 4-7.

- The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, held from May 16 to 27, featured Carla Melo's film, La perra (The Bitch), in the Official Competition and featured Jorge Silva and Marta Rodríguez's Amor, mujeres y flores (Love, Women, and Flowers) in the Cannes Classics section. Colombia's stand (132, Village International) received the Coup de Cœur award during the third Pavilion Design Award for its user-friendly approach to promoting the country and designing a space to connect with the world. A Colombian-French co-production guide, created by master's students from the Université Paul Valéry de Montpellier, was presented, and several relationship and co-production meetings were held with Brazilian audiovisual authorities (Ancine, Spcine, Apex, Cinema do Brasil) and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The festival also hosted Shoot the Book, where Claudia Triana, director of Proimágenes Colombia, presented Colombia's audiovisual incentive system as a key tool for boosting the national industry. Colombia also participated in a networking space organized by the Ibermedia program, along with delegations from Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay.

- Domo (Dome) by Tayo Cortés was released on May 11.

- Toro (Bull) by Adriana Bernal-Mor and Ginna Ortega had its commercial premiere on May 18.

- Ultraviolencia (Ultraviolence) by Marco Vélez Esquivia opened in theaters on May 20.

- Utopía (Utopy) by Laura Gómez Hincapié opened nationwide on May 25.

- Soy Cris de Tierra Bomba (I'm Cris from Tierra Bomba) by Josephine Landertinger Forero premiered in theaters on May 25.

- The 10th Construir Cine International Film Festival took place in Buenos Aires from May 11 to 18. The event featured a special program dedicated to national cinema, featuring films such as Como el cielo después de llover (The Calm After the Storm) by Mercedes Gaviria, Hermanas (Sisters) by Paola Ochoa, Camilo Torres Restrepo, El amor eficaz (Effective Love) by Marta Rodríguez and Fernando Restrepo, Diòba by Adriana Rojas, and El escuadrón colorado (The Red Squadron) by David Arias Sanguino. Colombian representation also extended to official selections: Posesión suprema (Supreme Possession) by Lucas Silva in International Feature Fiction, Hijos del cemento (Children of Cement) by Santiago Quirama Martínez in International Short Documentary, Anhell69 by Theo Montoya in the Focus Perspectives section, and Perseguido (Chased) by José Ignacio Corredor and Afuera (Outside) by Yrian Hatta in the Video Minute competition.

- At the Chilemonos International Animation Festival, held from May 22 to 27, four productions from Mi Señal Colombia were honored with awards. In the competition for Latin American animated series for preschool children, Petit season 3, Tomás, Alba y Édison Season 3, and Lolalá won the first three positions. The new animated series Chica Cartón (Cardboard Girl) took second place in the audience selection for 6-12 year olds.

- The series Perfil Falso (Fake Profile), which benefited from the Audiovisual Investment Certificates - CINA, debuted on Netflix on May 31.


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JUNE


- The 38th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) was held from June 3 to 9, featuring Diógenes and Madre nuestra (Our Mother) in its competition sections. Industria FICG showcased six productions, the co-production meeting included La grieta (The Crack) by Andrés Chávez Sánchez, which earned a Special Mention and the Sanfic Industria award, securing a direct pass to Santiago Lab Documentary; Bajo su piel (Under Her Skin) by Simón Hernández and Liliana Andrade; and Gloria y el dragón (Gloria and the Dragon) by César Heredia, winner of the Cinema 226 award, valued from US$50,000 to US$500,000 in co-production or financing services. Matuna by Daniela Narvaez Huertas won the Lúnula Films award, totaling US$15,000 in post-production and US$200,000 in consulting services, along with the Equipment Film Design (EFD) award worth MXN 794,400 (US$47,000) and a Special Mention. Episode 0: Series in Development featured El llamado, fútbol jugado por mujeres (The Call, Soccer Played by Women) by Lina Betancur Mesa, earning awards from Cinecolor (worth MXN 500,000 - US$29,586), Equipment Film Design (MXN 265,800 - US$15,728), and Diablo Panzón (MXN 250,000 - US$14,793). In Guadalajara Construye, KMKZ by Andrés Hernández Fonseca received the Estudio OA and HDARGENTINA awards.

- Diana Bustamante's Nuestra Película (Our Movie) was released on June 1.

- Medellín, a CINA beneficiary film, premiered nationally on June 2.

- Tito Jara's El rezador (The Preacher) and Samuel Moreno Álvarez and Eloy Domínguez's Al otro lado del mar (The Other Side of the Sea) premiered in theaters on June 8.

- Calle y Poché sin etiquetas (Calle and Poché No Labels), a CINA beneficiary series, premiered on Prime Video on June 23.

- Three productions participated in the 30th Sheffield Doc Fest, the leading documentary film festival in the United Kingdom, from June 14 to 19: in the Shorts: Resist section, Yarokamena by Andrés Jurado; in the Debates section, Todas las flores (All the flowers) by Carmen Oquendo Villar; and in the Journeys section, Anhell69.

- La perra (The Bitch) by Carla Melo and the series Chiquifantástica by Ana Sofía Franco represented the Colombian quota in the Official Competition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival from June 11 to 17. The Bogotá Short Film Festival / Festival de Cortos de Bogotá - Bogoshorts and its director Jaime E. Manrique also participated in Meet The Festival Programmers, the festival's market section, MIFA. Bogoshorts, from June 22 to July 1, was also the guest festival at Curt Creixent of the 38th edition of the Valencia International Film Festival - CINEMA JOVE, in Valencia, Spain.

- David Correa's feature film Anticristo (Antichrist) participated in the Canary Islands International Film Market CIIF MARKET, which took place from June 12 to 16.

- El camino de las mujeres sabedoras (The Path of the Wise Women) by Edgar Medina Fetecua, Juanchito: El limpia alcantarillas (Juanchito: The Sewer Cleaner) by María Isabel Caro Zamora, and El tigre y el totumo (The Tiger and the Calabash Tree) by Delcia Fuentes participated in the second edition of the Latin American Audiovisual Festival of São Francisco do Sul (FALA São Chico), held June 21-24, in Brazil.

- Claudia Fischer's Wërapara had its commercial premiere on June 22.


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JULY


Tú me hiciste ver el cielo (You Made Me See the Sky) was presented at the Flash Competition during the FIDMarseille Festival in France, held from July 4 to 9.

Los iniciados (The Initiated), directed by Juan Felipe Orozco, a film inspired by Mario Mendoza's literary universe and supported by CINA, had its world premiere on Prime Video and at the Cinemateca in Bogota on July 7. Los Iniciados features almost 100% Colombian artistic and technical talent.

El canto del Auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi) by Camila Rodríguez Triana participated in the 57th edition of the Czech Karlovy Vary Film Festival, held from June 30 to July 8.

- The 14th edition of the Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) took place. This cultural program of Proimágenes Colombia and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce has consolidated its position as one of the most important events in the Latin American audiovisual industry. This edition featured 111 international guests, 1,642 accredited participants, 78 audiovisual creators from ethnic populations, 116 talents, and 76 pieces of content that participated in over 120 activities, resulting in 520 business appointments.

Yo vi tres luces negras (I Saw Three Black Lights) by Santiago Lozano received funding from Visions Sud Est and Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde.

- The series Paraíso blanco (Crazy Charlie) by Camilo Villamizar and Juan Carlos Vásquez, a CINA recipient, premiered on Vix on July 23.

Todo incluido (All Inclusive) by Duvan Duque won the titles of Best Short Film and Best Actress at the 20th edition of RTVE's Ibero-American Short Film Competition.

Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World) was nominated for Best Ibero-American Film at the Ariel Awards.

Pabellón de los aburridos (Pavilion of the Bored) by Ángela Tobón Ospina participated in the Frontières Market, a co-production market held from July 26 to 29 in Montreal.

What You Wish For by Nicholas Tomnay, a beneficiary of the FFC, had its world premiere in the Official Selection of the 27th edition of the   Fantasia International Film Festival, running from July 18 to August 4 in Canada.


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AUGUST


- Patricia Ayala Ruiz's Puentes en el mar (Bridges over the Sea) opened on August 3.

- Luis Londoño's Caballo de acero (Steel Horse) and Sergio Dow's La piel del tambor (The Skin of the Drum) premiered on August 10.

- Fernando López Cardona's films Memento mori,   Transfariana, and Amando a Martha (Loving Martha) featured in the official competitions of the 26th Lima Film Festival from August 10-18.

Somos ecos (We Are Echoes) by Julián Díaz Velosa, El canto del Auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi) by Camila Rodríguez Triana, and Aurora by José Luis Arzuaga were released on August 17.

Paloquemao: El mercado de los vampiros    (Paloquemao: The Vampire Market) by Jeferson Cardoza Herrera won the Best International Short Film award at the Macabre Horror Film Festival held from August 15 to 27.

- Eight Colombian productions were screened in the 34th edition of the São Paulo Short Film Festival from August 24 to September 3: La perra (The Bitch) by Carla Melo; Vienen las grietas (Cracks Will Come) by Mateo Vallejo; Gloria by Diego Cortés, Daniela Briceño, and Blanca Castellar; Bajamar (Low Tide) by Juana Castro; Negro el mar (Black Sea) by Juan David Mejía Vásquez; Zarzal by Sebastián Valencia Muñoz; A menos que bailemos (Unless We Dance) by Fernanda Pineda and Hanz Rippe Gabriel; and À Beira do Delírio (On the Edge) by Maria Claudia Blanco.

- Juanita Onzaga's Flotando con espíritus (Floating with Spirits) and Esteban Pedraza's Bogotá Story were part of the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, held between August 30 and September 9. Colombian actress Margarita Rosa de Francisco was awarded Best Actress in the Orizzonti section for her role in El paraíso (Paradise), a film by Enrico Maria Artale.

Amando a Marta by Daniela López Osorio and Sara, Neyda, Tomasa y las otras (Sara, Neyda, Tomasa, and the others) by Lizette Lemoine premiered on August 24.

Sound of Freedom, a beneficiary of the Colombian Film Fund (FFC), has been available in Latin America since August 31.

- Twenty-eight Colombian productions participated in the 35th edition of the États Généraux du Film Documentaire festival from August 20 to 26, including La langosta azul (The Blue Lobster) by Álvaro Cepeda Samudio, Enrique Grau Araújo, Luis Vicens, and Gabriel García Márquez; Rapsodia en Bogotá (Rhapsody in Bogota) by Jose María Arzuaga; Monserrate by Carlos José Mayolo and Jorge Silva; Favor correrse atrás (Please Move to the Back) by Lisandro Duque; Al mal tiempo buena cara, o la ópera del mondongo (Bad Weather, Good Face; or The Mondongo Opera) by Luis Ernesto Arocha; Lluvia colombiana (Colombian Rain) by Lisandro Duque and Herminio Barrera; Diario de viaje (Travelogue) by Sergio Cabrera; Asalto (Assault) and ¿Qué es la democracia? (What's Democracy?) by Carlos Álvarez; Camilo, el cura guerrillero (Camilo, the Guerrilla Priest) by Francisco Norden; Planas, testimonio de un etnocidio (Plains, Testimony of an Ethnocide), and Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro (Our Voice of Earth, Memory and Future) by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva; Oiga vea! (Hey, Look!),  Cali: de película (Cali: on Film), Asunción and Agarrando pueblo (Catching People) by Luis Ospina and Carlos José Mayolo; and Ojo y vista, peligra la vida del artista (Eye and sight, The Artist's Life is in Danger), Nuestra película (Our Movie), Todo comenzó por el fin (It all Started at the End), El bombardeo de Washington (The Bombing of Washington), and Un tigre de papel (A Paper Tiger) by Luis Ospina.

- From August 23 to 27, the Colombian Film Commission (CFC) attended Gamescom, Europe's most important fair for interactive consumer electronics, especially video games, with more than 20 meetings with international publishers and developers, where the incentives of Law 1556 were presented.


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SEPTEMBER


- Felipe Holguín Caro's film La suprema (The Supreme) and Carla Melo's La perra (The Bitch) were included in the official selection of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which ran from September 7 to 17.

Nubes grises soplan sobre el campo verde (Grey Clouds Blowing over the Green Field) by Carlos R. López was released on September 7.

- The series The Changeling, supported by the Colombian Film Fund (FFC), premiered on Apple TV on September 8.

- On September 14, Camilo Vega's El rey de la montaña (The King of the Mountain) debuted in theaters.

Buddy Games, a reality series hosted by Josh Duhamel and supported by the FFC, premiered on CBS on September 14.

- The Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosur International Film Festival - FAM 2023, held from September 21 - 27 in Brazil, featured eight Colombian productions. They included La otra forma (The Other Way) by Diego Felipe Guzmán Ramírez, Virus by Iván Luna, La chagra, un camino de vida (The Chagra, A Path of Life) by Edgar Medina Fetecua, Keradó by Andrés Castillo and Diego Castillo, Voces en soledad (Voices in Solitude) by Simón N's La Banda Rude Ska, Diobà by Adriana Marcela Rojas Espitia, Adiós al amigo (Goodbye Friend) by Iván David Gaona, and El diario de Viña (Viñas's Diary) by Edison Gómez Amaya.

- The Colombian lineup at the 32nd Biarritz Amérique Latine Festival, held from September 23 to 29, featured Todo incluido (All Inclusive) by Duván Duque Vargas, Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses) by Luis Ospina and Jerónimo Atehortúa, Nosotras 

(We Women) by Emilce Quevedo Díaz, El otro hijo (The Other Son) by Juan Sebastián Quebrada, Entrevista laboral (Job Interview) by Carlos Osuna, and Vicenta B. by Carlos Lechuga.

- Some 50 industry representatives and five Colombian films participated in the 71st San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF) sections from September 22 to 30. Notable mentions include El otro hijo by Juan Sebastián Quebrada in the official New Directors section, Mi bestia (My Beast) by Camila Beltrán, and Selva (Jungle) by Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos García in WIP Latam, as well as Todo eso eran mangas (This Used to Be Grasslands) by Daniela Abad Lombana in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum. Nest featured Pirsas by Angélica Maria Torres Tamayo and Colombian Kathy Mitrani with Sombras nada más (Nothing but Shadows). In addition, Cristina Gallego was part of the Official Jury, while Juanita Onzaga was part of the Kutxabank - New Directors Award jury. The Colombian representation also included various films and companies such as Orion Films, Umaña Asociados, Corporación Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, Selva Producciones, Rhayuela, Séptima Films, Surdico Films (Boonet), La Prepo Soluciones Audiovisuales, Continente Pictures, Chicamocha Films, Cámara Lenta, Academia Colombiana de Cine, Bruma Cine, Felina Films, Inercia Películas, La Selva Cine, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Selva Producciones, Bogotá International Film Festival (BIFF), Evidencia Films, Ciudad Lunar Producciones, Proyectil, Borondo Cine, Cinetiqueta Films, Pivote Cine, Schweizen Media Group, Trompetero Producciones, Curare Films, Tondero Colombia, 7arteColombia Prensa, Vorágine, Bruma Cine, and La Casa de Atrás Films. In addition, Semilleros DACMI had the participation of Reyson Velásquez Gutiérrez, Adolfo García Correa, Juan Esteban Rengifo Carvajal, Luzbeidy Monterrosa Atencio, and Sergio Brito Epinayu.


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OCTOBER


- Catalina Villar's Ana Rosa won the Best Director Award in the Ibero-American Hemisphere Competition at the Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival (FIDBA), held from October 2 to 8.

Freelance, an action comedy directed by Pierre Morel and supported by CINA, was released on October 6.

El yuppie y el guiso (The Yuppie and the Boor) by Rodrigo Triana premiered on October 5.

Transfariana by Joris Lachaise opened in theaters on October 12.

Rescate en el Valle (Rescue in the Valley) by Jörg Hiller had its release on October 19.


- Flora Martinez's Itzia, tango & cacao opened on October 26.

- The co-production Auxilio (Help) by Tamae Garateguy and the project Shit Happens and Miracles Too by Máncel Martínez Ramos and Cristhian Pinto participated in the 56th edition of Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, held from October 5 to 15.

- The Colombian Film Commission actively participated in the 2023 edition of the American Film Market (AFM) from October 31 to November 5 to showcase the country as an ideal destination for audiovisual production. Paola Pérez Nieto, representing Inercia Películas, was granted a scholarship to join the Global Film and Television Program at the Latin American Training Center (LATC), which ran simultaneously with the AFM.


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NOVEMBER


- Juan Sebastián Quebrada's El otro hijo (The Other Son) opened in theaters on November 4.

- On November 5, the Colombian Film Academy honored Proimágenes Colombia with the Macondo Honorary Award, marking the institution's 25th anniversary. This recognition is a first for any organization.

- Santiago León Cuéllar's Las buenas costumbres  (The Good Manners) was commercially released on November 9.

- Ten Colombian productions were screened at Filmar América Latina, a Swiss event dedicated to Latin American cinema, held from November 17 to 26. The 25th edition showcased a diverse lineup that included Diógenes by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre in the Focus Sud section, El canto del auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi) by Camila Rodríguez Triana in Opera Prima, and Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in Miradas actuales. La Bonga by Canela Reyes and Sebastián Pinzón and Los de abajo  (The Ones from Below) by Alejandro Quiroga were part of the Au Front section. The Queer Stories segment featured  Anhell69 by Theo Montoya and  Transfariana by Joris Lachaise. Additionally, a Queer Shorts program was introduced, presenting Autoetnografía  (Autoethnography) by Iván Esteban Reina Ortiz, Vienen las grietas (Cracks Will Come) by Mateo Vallejo, Les dieux du supermarché (Gods of the Supermarket) by Alberto González Morales, and Flores del otro patio (Flowers from Another Garden) by Jorge Cadena. Finally, La estrategia del caracol (The Strategy of the Snail) by Sergio Cabrera received a special presentation at the event.

Avalancha (Avalanche) by Daniel Cortés Ramírez,  Bandera roja (Red Flag) by Mónica Taboada-Tapia, Milisuthando by Milisuthando Bongela,  Transition by Jordan Bryon and Mónica Villamizar, and Alis by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás van Hemelryck, were among the documentaries featured in the 36th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam, which took place from November 8 to 19. Additionally, two projects in the Forum section, Before the Fire by Ángel Giovanni Hoyos and The Long Cuban Night by Sergio Fernández, took part in the festival.

- The Ibermedia program selected Colombian productions across various categories, including seven co-productions, three development projects (including series), and three training events. In the co-production category, three projects with predominantly Colombian participation were selected as beneficiaries: Lovers Go Home by Rhayuela Films, Profetas (Prophets) by Sakana Films SAS, and the documentary Bajo su piel (Under her Skin) by Producciones La Popular TV SAS. Additionally, co-productions with Colombian minority participation included La casa de playa (The Beach House) by Bicha Cine S.R.L. from Costa Rica, Laura y el calabozo  (Laura and the Dungeon) by Cayaguanca Films S.A de C.V. from El Salvador, El buceo de las ranas (The Diving Frogs) by Cuenca Studios S.A., an indigenous project from Guatemala, and Melódico internacional (International Melodic) by Bocacha Films S.A.S. from Uruguay. The Development category selected as beneficiaries the animation project De la frontera hacia el interior (From the border inwards) by Orion AFT and the fiction project El caserío (The Hamlet) by Hotel B Producciones. The Colombian project La CEO (The CEO) by 64A Films was selected in the Web Series Development category. In the Training category, the initiatives selected include the 12th International Scriptwriting Laboratory, organized by Corporación Cinefilia, the IX Salón de Productores y Proyectos Cinematográficos SAPCINE within the framework of the Cali International Film Festival (FICCALI), with the support of the Fondo Mixto de Promoción de la Cultura y las Artes del Valle del Cauca, and the VI Laboratorio Internacional Filma Afro Cartagena 2024 organized by Corporación Cultura y Turismo de Funza.

- The series Los Billis, a beneficiary of CINA, premiered on Prime Video on November 3.

- Edgar de Luque Jácome's La estrategia del mero  (The Grouper's Strategy), Carla Melo's La perra (The Bitch), and Matías Rojas Valencia's Aullido de invierno (Winter Howl) were the national quota at the 27th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), held from November 3 to 19.

La Bonga by Canela Reyes and Sebastián Pinzón and Catapum by Palu Abadía had their national premieres in theaters on November 9.

- Claudia Fischer's De un mismo árbol (From the Same Tree) and Flavia Montini's Los Zuluagas (The Zuluagas) were released in theaters on November 16.

- The second edition of the Ecuadorian festival GuayaFest was held from November 8 to 12, with a special focus on Colombian films, including La estrategia del caracol (The Strategy of the Snail) by Sergio Cabrera, Los colores de la montaña (The Colors of the Mountain) by Carlos César Arbeláez, Virus tropical (Tropical Virus) by Santiago Caicedo, El olvido que seremos (Forgotten We'll Be - 2020) by Fernando Trueba, Al son de me toquen bailo (The Dancefloor of Your life) by Juan Carlos Mazo, Encanto by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios, Andrés Wood's Noticia de un secuestro (News of a Kidnapping), Felipe Vallejo's ¿Qué corre por tus venas? (What Runs Through Your Veins?) and Sumergible (Submergible - 2023) by Alfredo León León. In addition, Claudia Triana participated in the forum titled "Model to follow in the Digital and Audiovisual Transformation Law."

- Felipe Holguín Caro's film La suprema (The Supreme) received the Audience Award and the Jury Award from Radio Exterior de España at the 49th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival from November 10 to 18.

La noche del minotauro (The Minotaur's Night) by Juliana Zuluaga won the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Short Film at the 38th edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

Los pájaros (The Birds) by Fabián Hernández and Todo esto eran mangas (This Used to be Grasslands) by Daniela Abad, participated in the 13th edition of BrLab Features from November 17 to 23.

- The short film La perra (The Bitch) received the Mikeldi Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 65th edition of ZINEBI - International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Bilbao, the awards for Best Short Film at the European Film Forum Scanorama (Lithuania) and Future Film Festival (Italy), as well as two mentions at the 5th International Colombian Film Festival of Buenos Aires (FICCBA) and Magma - Mostra Di Cinema Breve (Italy).

Historia de un crimen: Mauricio Leal (Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist), a beneficiary of CINA, is available on Netflix from November 22.

Partes de una casa (Parts of a Home) by David Correa Franco premiered in national theaters on November 30.

- The Ventana Sur film market was held from November 27 to December 1. The Colombian productions participating in different sections of the event were Semillas (Seeds) by Eliana Niño, Selva (Jungle) by Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos, Soy Múcura (I am Múcura) by Nina Marín, Entreverao (Interspersed) by Miguel Otálora, A-347 by Milton Andrés Cruz Rojas, Al final de la noche (At the End of the Night) by Jorge Navas, Malmirada (Malmirada) by Cristina Sánchez Salamanca, Eva by William Reyes, Roberto y los comediantes (Roberto and the Comedians) by Verónica Font Alfaro, Aquí me quedo (Here I Stay) by Obeida Benavides, Los pasajeros del último viaje (The Passengers of the Last Journey) by Marta María Borrás, Astropackers by Luisa Fernanda Velásquez and Felipe Rodríguez, Impermanentes (Impermanents) by Laura Otálora, Ángel eléctrico (Electric Angel) by Carlos Franco Esguerra, Carroloco by Robert Brand Ordóñez, En aguas profundas viaja un sueño (In Deep Waters a Dream Travels) by Inti Jacanamijoy, Zenú by Greg Johan Méndez López and Ahora aquí: ningún lugar (Now Here: No Place) by Daniela Giraldo Suárez. In addition, a Colombian delegation of more than fifty people was present on various stages of the festival. In the First Cut section the project Semillas received the NMF / COLOR FRONT Award; in Blood Window LAB Al final de la noche won the Terror Molins Coproduction Forum Award; in Animation! Pitching Sessions Astropackers was the winner of WEIRD Animation, Video games & New Media Market; in the Punto Género section the winning project was Aquí me quedo by Obeida Benavides; in SoloSeries Impermanentes won the award given by Netflix; in El Principio del Film Ángel eléctrico was the winning project of Final Draft; and in Doc Sur a Special Mention was given to the production En aguas profundas viaja un sueño.


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DECEMBER


Un varón (A Male) premieres in the United States on December 8.

- The short film Pablito won the Audience Award at the Pantalla Latina Festival.

- Claudia Triana, on behalf of Proimágenes Colombia, received during the opening night of the 21st edition of the Bogotá Short Film Festival - Bogoshorts, the Santa Lucía Award for her management and support in the promotion and consolidation of Colombian cinema during the last 25 years. There, she paid tribute by handing the award to filmmaker Duvan Duque as a symbol of this institution's support for national talent.

La matriarca (The Matriarch) by Julián Casanova was released in commercial theaters on December 14.

El paseo 7 (The Trip 7) by Ricardo Coral opened in theaters in Colombia on December 25.

- Fourteen Colombian productions, ten screenplays, and three posters participated in the 44th edition of the Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema from December 8 to 17. In the Post-production Choral Award category, two noteworthy entries were Aunque sea ver el mar (Even if it is to see the sea) by Pablo Lozano


and El silencio de los palafitos (The silence of the Palafittes) by Yull Nuñéz Yepes. The Latin American Competition showcased Bogotá storyEl otro hijo (The other son), La perra (The bitch), and La máquina (The machine) by Juan Diego Aguirre, alongside Los órganos internos de la madre tierra (Mother Earth's Inner Organs), Transfariana, and Una porción por envase (A serving per container) by Miguel Otálora. The Latin America in Perspective section presented La suprema (The supreme), Mudos testigos (Silent Witnesses), Tú me hiciste ver el cielo (You made me see the sky), and Tumbadores (Tumbadores) by María Isabel Burnes. The Screenplay Competition featured Caño 39 by Carlos Hernán Franco Valencia, El poeta galáctico (The Galactic Poet) by Nicolás Ordóñez Carrillo, El viaje de la memoria (The Journey of Memory) by Juan Pablo Ortiz Rodríguez, Fe (Faith) by Samuel Chalela Puccini, Invisible by Andrés Castañeda Romero and Óscar Eduardo Adán Díaz, La guarrior (The Warrior) by Juliana Ramírez Plazas, Matuna by Daniela Narváez Huertas, Un velorio del carajo (A Great Funeral) by Diógenes Guerra Miranda, Un viejo sin documentos (An Old Man Without Documents) by Edgar De Luque, and Raíces del sol (Roots of the Sun) by Cynthia Alvarado, Jennifer Zapateiro, and Claudio D'Elia. Finally, in the Poster competition, we had Día de visita (Visiting Day) and El canto del auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi) by Jonathan Ríos Valencia (Nattan), and Todas las flores (All the Flowers) by Jonathan Cárdenas (Jacs).

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