{"id":603,"date":"2016-11-01T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T21:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=603"},"modified":"2016-11-25T21:06:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T21:06:20","slug":"international-industry-elite-heads-for-los-cabos-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/international-industry-elite-heads-for-los-cabos-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"International Industry Elite Heads for Los Cabos (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VarietyLogo1\"<\/a>CAA\u2019s Micah Green and Roeg Sutherland, IM Global\u2019s Stuart Ford and Wild Bunch-Insiders\u2019 Vincent Marvel and AG Studios\u2019 Alex Garcia are all confirmed for the inaugural Los Cabos Festival Meet-Mart, the Mexican festival\u2019s first official market.<\/p>\n

Bloom\u2019s Alex Walton, Good Universe\u2019s Helen Lee-Kim, IMR International\u2019s Kimberly Fox, Gaumont\u2019s Cecile Gaget and Voltage\u2019s Nicolas Chartier are also firmed up, among sales agents. Of digital platforms, Netflix\u2019s Matt Brodlie and Amazon Studios\u2019 Michael Chong will also roll into Los Cabos.<\/p>\n

Running Nov. 9-13 and also hosting the inaugural Los Cabos Film Investor Summit, produced by Winston Baker, the 5th Los Cabos Intl. Film Festival looks to have come of age in 2016.<\/p>\n

It welcomes, all in, about 400 market delegates, up from about 300 in 2016. \u201cIt is a historic year for us. The launch of an official market has allowed us finally to land the strongest and largest list of delegates in the history of the festival,\u201d said Los Cabos director Alonso Aguilar Castillo.<\/p>\n

But, representing a large slice of Hollywood\u2019s international business power elite, it is the caliber of Los Cabos\u2019 top-tier delegates \u2014 the 1%, as Aguilar Castillo puts it \u2014 that particularly impresses. \u201cThis year, we have definitively conquered the elite,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n

Hollywood talent agency presence also features Paradigm\u2019s Nick LoPiccolo and Gabriel Mena. WME, ICM and IM Global\u2019s Valor Ent. Group will also attend. Equity investors at Meet Mart and the Summit take in Sebastian Reybaud and Harold Van Lier at Anton Capital Entertainment, which co-invests in Studiocanal titles; producers Trent and Thad Luckinbill at Black Label Media (\u201cSicario\u201d); Jon Oakes at Bold Films (\u201cDrive,\u201d \u201cWhiplash\u201d) and Shamrock Capital Advisors\u2019 Jason Sklar. Among bankers, Comerica Bank\u2019s Todd Steiner, City National Bank\u2019s David Acosta and Union Bank\u2019s Anthony Beaudoin have also confirmed.<\/p>\n

Los Cabos will also consolidate its pan-Latin American reach in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just a Mexico-U.S.-Canada festival,\u201d said Aguilar Castillo. \u201cThis year we are including very strong voices from Latin America that need to continue their relationship with the U.S. to take their productions to another level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the five-to-seven of the most important sales companies in the world this year, the companies which announce the big deals at Berlin, Cannes and Toronto, and usually we have the presidents of these companies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

But the independent international business is evolving, Aguilar Castillo argued. \u201cMore and more the big markets are becoming more centered on two-to-three-to-four films. There is a big specialty fragment of the industry that needs to be catered to as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

One Los Cabos Meet Mart goal is \u201cto introduce the best Latin American talent to the U.S. and international market, including the 15-20 top sales companies in the world,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

That has not been left to chance. Day Two of Los Cabos Film Investor Summit, which runs Nov. 10-11, will see some of Latin America\u2019s production elite, including two Academy Award winners \u2014 Luis Puenzo (\u201cThe Official Story\u201d), and Mariela Besuievsky (\u201cThe Secret in Their Eyes\u201d) \u2014 pitch six flagship new projects to potential investors.<\/p>\n

Also pitching at the summit: Pablo Cruz at L.A and Mexico City-based Canana (\u201cMiss Bala,\u201d \u201cCesar Chavez\u201d); Colombian director Ciro Guerra and producer Cristina Gallego (\u201cEmbrace of the Serpent\u201d); David Schurmann and Joao Roni, director and producer of \u201cLittle Secret,\u201d Brazil\u2019s Oscar entry; Mexico-based Stacy Perskie, producer of Mel Gibson\u2019s \u201cGet the Gringo,\u201d co-producer of two \u201cMozart in the Jungle\u201d episodes and a line-producer on \u201cSicario.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are building the market but in a way it\u2019s an anti-market, a very casual personal one-on-one market in a relaxed atmosphere where you can take private pitches by the beach and pool. It\u2019s important we keep it at a certain scale and rhythm,\u201d Aguilar Castillo said.<\/p>\n

Los Cabos will no longer, however, be quite the post-AFM chill-out of the past. The Film Investor Summit will analyze the future of the international film business via three connected trends: Globalization, escalating VOD distribution, and the rise of local production around the world.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 10, Stuart Ford will deliver a Summit keynote, tackling Globalization in the New Era of the Film Business. Maraval and Pavlovich will join RT Features\u2019 Rodrigo Teixera, Mark Kassen at R2, Relativity\u2019s new low-budget label, and Protagonist Pictures\u2019 Dimitra Tsingou to discuss New Money Strategies: Financing Beyond Government Subsidies and Incentives.<\/p>\n

Chong, Fox, Gaget and The Orchard\u2019s Craig Sussman will debate The Shift in Power: How VOD is Changing the Development & Acquisitions Market. A third power-panel, Selling Foreign\/Emerging Talent to the World features panelists Chartier, LoPiccolo, Walton and Smith, along with FilmNation\u2019s Karen Lunder and Sierra Affinity\u2019s Jonathan Kier.<\/p>\n

Last year, delegates were spread out at hotels along Los Cabos\u2019 coast. In 2016, the Meet-Mart \u2014 including the Film Investor Summit and Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund producer meetings, industry lunches and bi-national breakfasts \u2014 will all unspool at the MECabo beach-adjacent hotel, walking distance from the main theaters. The hotel will also house most market guests.<\/p>\n

Sporting six movies in post-production, and four TV series and 16 mostly-Mexican features in development, the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund showcase will allow delegates to sample multiple titles coming down the pipeline for 2017 and beyond. Directors Michael Rowe (\u201cLeap Year\u201d), Rigoberto Perezcano (\u201cNorteado\u201d), Kyzza Terrazas (\u201cMachete Language\u201d), Julio Hern\u00e1ndez Cord\u00f3n (\u201cI Promise You Anarchy\u201d) and directorial duo Laura Amelia Guzm\u00e1n and Israel C\u00e1rdenas (\u201cSand Dollars\u201d) all have new projects.<\/p>\n

Pavlovich, producer of Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cSilence,\u201d will push a new Mexican project, as will Nicolas and Sebastian Celis, the Mexican backers of Los Cabos competition player \u201cSoy Nero.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sporting two rivals to Netflix, Televisa\u2019s Blim and America Movil\u2019s ClaroVideo, Mexico is powering up digital platform-first productions. That opens new financing opportunities for TV productions. TV series projects to be pitched at Los Cabos include \u201c66 Millions,\u201d from Buenos Aires\u2019 Rizoma Films, a driving force of the New Argentine Cinema; \u201cLos Manchados,\u201d to be directed by Mexicans Jack Zagha (\u201cWarehoused\u201d) and Isaac Ezban (\u201cThe Similars\u201d); \u2018Mics & Celluloid,\u201d produced by Leonardo Zimbron (\u201cThe Noble Family\u201d), and \u201c433,\u201d teaming two icons of Latin America auteur genre: Jorge Michel Grau (\u201cWe Are What We Are\u201d) and Adrian Garcia Bogliano (\u201cHere Comes the Devil\u201d).<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s selection of movies runs the gamut from the celebrated \u2014 Andrea Arnold\u2019s Cannes Jury Prize ode to Americana, \u201cAmerica Honey\u201d \u2014 to films which may count as discoveries for Los Cabos audiences, such as Antonio Campos\u2019 first mainstream movie, \u201cChristine,\u201d with Rebecca Hall as live TV suicide Christine Chubbuck; Mexican Amat Escalante\u2019s \u201cThe Untamed,\u201d a sci-fi metaphor for his country\u2019s violence, misogyny and homophobia; Joey Klein\u2019s tortured young love story\u201d The Other Half\u201d; and Kris Avedisian\u2019s cringe-fest indie comedy \u201cDonald Cried.\u201d<\/p>\n

5TH LOS CABOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL <\/p>\n

OFFICIAL COMPETITION<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican Honey,\u201d (Andrea Arnold, U.K. U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cChristine,\u201d(Antonio Campos, U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Cried,\u201d (Kristopher Avedisian, U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cOperation Avalanche,\u201d (Matt Johnson, Canada, U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cPorto,\u201d (Gabe Klinger, Portugal, U.S., France, Poland)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Other Half,\u201d (Joey Klein, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u201cSoy Nero,\u201d (Rafi Pitts, Germany, France, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Untamed,\u201d (Amat Escalante, Mexico, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland)<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo Lovers and a Bear,\u201d (Kim Nguyen, Canada)<\/p>\n

MEXICO FIRST<\/p>\n

\u201cBeauties of the Night,\u201d (Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Cuevas, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cCarro\u00f1a,\u201d (Sebasti\u00e1n Hiriart, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLandscapes,\u201d (Rodrigo Cervantes, Mexico, France, U.K.)<\/p>\n

\u201cTamara y la Catarina,\u201d (Luc\u00eda Carreras, Mexico, Spain)<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam, The New Judo Master,\u201d (Ricardo Silva, Omar Guzm\u00e1n, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cX500,\u201d (Juan Andr\u00e9s Arango, Canada, Colombia, Mexico)<\/p>\n

GABRIEL FIGUEROA WORK IN PROGRESS<\/p>\n

\u201cBosque de niebla,\u201d (M\u00f3nica \u00c1lvarez, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLos adioses,\u201d (Natalia Berist\u00e1in, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLos d\u00edas m\u00e1s oscuros de nosotras,\u201d (Astrid Rondero, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLos \u00faltimos,\u201d (Nicol\u00e1s Puenzo, Argentina)<\/p>\n

\u201cTras la prisi\u00f3n,\u201d (Pau Ort\u00edz Rosell, M\u00e9xico, Spain)<\/p>\n

\u201cSignature Move,\u201d (Jennifer Reeder, U.K.)<\/p>\n

GABRIEL FIGUEROA TV DEVELOPMENT<\/p>\n

\u201c67 millones,\u201d (Mariano Hueter, Argentina)<\/p>\n

\u201cLos manchados,\u201d (Jack Zagha, Isaac Ezban, M\u00e9xico)<\/p>\n

\u201cMics & Celluloid,\u201d (Carlos Carrera, M\u00e9xico)<\/p>\n

\u201cRuta 433,\u201d (Jorge Michel Grau, Adri\u00e1n Garc\u00eda Bogliano, Fernando Urdapilleta, M\u00e9xico)<\/p>\n

GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM DEVELOPMENT<\/p>\n

\u201cAlicia,\u201d (Michael Rowe, Mexico, France)<\/p>\n

\u201cBayoneta,\u201d (Kyzza Terrazas, Mexico, Finland)<\/p>\n

\u201cBi\u2019an, paseante de cad\u00e1veres,\u201d (Pablo Mendoza, Mart\u00ed Torrens, M\u00e9xico, China, France)<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f3mprame un rev\u00f3lver,\u201d (Julio Hern\u00e1ndez Cord\u00f3n, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cCuando los hijos regresan,\u201d (Hugo Lara, Mexico, U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cEl volc\u00e1n,\u201d (Santiago Mohar, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLlueve,\u201d (Carolina Corral Paredes, Eloisa Diez, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLo que no se comen los gusanos,\u201d (Pierre Tatarka Dudet, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cLos amantes se despiden con la mirada,\u201d (Rigoberto Perezcano, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cMonsters & Men,\u201d (Reinaldo M Green, U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cNieves,\u201d (Alejandra M\u00e1rquez Abella, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cPassover,\u201d (Daniel Schachter, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u201cReinado de belleza,\u201d (Laura Amelia Guzm\u00e1n, Israel C\u00e1rdenas, Mexico, Dominican Republic,Argentina)<\/p>\n

\u201cShred,\u201d (Jason Eisener, Canada, Mexico)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Feathered Snake,\u201d (Alejandro Sugich, Mexico, Iceland)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rosenbergs,\u201d (Sophie Barthes, U.S, Canada, Mexico)<\/p>\n

View this article at Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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