The National Government, through the Ministry of Culture, will distribute 2.2 million balboas corresponding to the Fondo Cine competition that called for the National Cinema Directorate.
In this respect, Minister Carlos Aguilar Navarro explained that the institution will distribute the funds to the winners of this contest, in which they will be dedicated 1,8 million balboas to projects with feature films of fiction and animation, 300 thousand balboas in the category of documentaries, 75 thousand balboas in the category of after production and 45 thousand balboas in the category of project development, and that will allow them to conduct their film production.
"Amid the difficult situation of the COVID 19 pandemic, the National Government decided to conduct the contest, because of its transcendence and new opportunities to create Panamanian cinema, thus promoting the work of directors, producers, writers and other members of the national film industry," stated Aguilar Navarro.
The National Film Director of the Ministry of Culture (DICINE), Sheila González, made an official announcement of the 13 winners of the Fondo Cine 2020 National Competition.
He also reported that the qualifying jury was composed by Diego Dubcovsky (Argentina), Patricia Martin (Argentina), María Teresa Uga (Peru), Rosa Natalia Cabral (Dominican Republic), Wolney Oliveira (Brazil), María Rossana Schembori (Paraguay), Jorge Franco Ramos (Colombia), Gerardo Chijona (Cuba), Manuel García (Argentina), who evaluated 94 participating projects, as established by the National Film and Audiovisual Research Research Section (DIINN) of the Ministry of Culture.
It should be noted that the qualifying Jury acted at all times with complete autonomy and independence in its deliberations and decisions, added DICINE's director.
The projects that have been selected from all 4 categories of competition are:
MODALITY
"FUNCTION OR ANIMATION FUNCTION FUNCTION FUNCTION FUNCTION SUPPORT"
DRAFT WINNER NO. 1
TUMBADORS
Submitted by: María Isabel Burnes
DRAFT WINNER NO.2
CHACALERY
Submitted by: Gurnir Singh
MOBILITY NO3
THE DIVIDATED LAND
Submitted by: Miguel González
DRAFT GANADOR NO.4
RAPID CARTON
Submitted by: Jeico Castro
MODALITY
"SUPPORT TO DOCUMENTAL PRODUCTION"
DRAFT GANADOR NO.1
TROpICAL PARAISO
Submitted by Abner Benain
DRAFT WINNER NO.2
COTITO
Submitted by: Martín Antonio Contreras
MOBILITY NO3
THE KOKODRIT VIATE
Submitted by: Irina Ruiz
MODALITY
"SUPPORT TO GUION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS"
DRAFT WINNER NO. 1
A Strettle about VOLCAN
Submitted by: Rodrigo Abdiel Quintero
DRAFT WINNER NO.2
THE LEGATE OF KINGDOM
Submitted by: Tatiana Salamín
MOBILITY NO3
THE TESORE OF POTOTO
Submitted by: Arianne Benedetti
MODALITY 4
"SUPPORT TO PRODUCTION OF FUNCTION, ANIMATION OR DOCUMENTAL FUNCTION LARGOMETRIES IN POSFUNCTION ETAPE"
DRAFT WINNER NO. 1
DOSASOSIEGO
Submitted by: María Paz Fábrega
DRAFT WINNER NO.2
BITÁCORA IN QUARETENA
Submitted by: Jhojaddy Ramirez
MOBILITY NO3
THE VINCIES
Submitted by: Edward Hernández