VENTURA, the new co-production platform for filmmakers and producers from all over the world promoted by the Enfoques Cultural Association, responsible for the organisation of the international film festival Play-Doc, continues with the call for international projects open until January 20th 2023.
Projects from any country are welcome, regardless of their stage of development – production or post-production – regardless of length, format or genre. Further information and details can be found at www.ventura.gal.
The five international projects selected in this call will join the Spanish projects participating in VENTURA on 8th and 9th March 2023 in Galicia (Spain). During these days, VENTURA will organise a co-production forum in which they will all participate in a series of one-to-one meetings with representatives of production companies, distributors, funds, markets and international festivals. In addition, all those selected will be eligible for the VENTURA prize, awarded by an international jury with a value of €10,000, and a series of prizes in services provided by Cinemar Films, Cormorán VFX, Laboratorio Numax and the Doc’s Kingdom seminar, among others.
Selected Spanish projects
While the open call for international projects remains open, VENTURA has already announced the Spanish projects selected to participate in its first edition: Carla Andrade, Alejandro Tarraf, Chiara Marañón and Juan Soto Taborda, Andrés Duque, Sebastián Uría and Pela del Álamo are the selected directors, accompanied by production professionals such as Pilar Monsell, Felipe Lage, Luis Ferrón, Ricard Sales, Sandra Tabarés Duque, Olaia Ledo and Oliver Laxe.
These six projects will also participate in two earlier stages of VENTURA, reserved for national projects only: a virtual professional training programme in which they will be accompanied by representatives of the Berlinale Co-production Market and World Cinema Fund, Cannes Marché du film, EAVE, Torino Film Lab, Atresmedia, Andergraun Films, O Som e a Fúria, Shellac and Films Boutique; and a writing residency at Finca Remesal (Tui, Galicia) in which they will be accompanied by advisors Marta Andreu, a renowned expert in project mentoring with extensive experience in writing labs and residencies around the world, and the renowned Italian producer and consultant Paolo Benzi.
VENTURA is a project funded with the support of the European Union – NextGenerationEU, the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) and the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. The Asociación Cultural enfoques is grateful for the collaboration of the Concello de Tui and Play-Doc, Tui International Film Festival.
