by Bruno Chatelin

Los Cabos International Film Festival has established itself as a proud ally for dozens of film and TV projects that have participated in the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund (GFFF) over the years. The GFFF boosts projects in development and postproduction stages, and is a showcase to promote co-productions, distribution and exhibition; therefore, it constitutes a solid option to impulse the Mexican and North American film industry.

We are pleased to announce the 21 selected titles that will participate in a bid to receive funding through the following three categories: Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund – Film in Development, Film in Post Production (Work in Progress) and TV Series in Development.

These 21 titles were picked out of 535 competing projects that applied for the different categories of this one-of–a-kind Fund, which promotes the creation and completion of new film and TV projects produced or co-produced by Mexico, USA, Canada and Latin America.

In addition to competing for the nine prizes comprised in the three aforementioned categories, the selected groups will be able to participate in worthwhile meetings with outstanding professionals from the international film industry, in the space provided by the GFFF Meetings.

GFFF- Film In Development:

Mexico

Los algodones

Dir. Santiago Fábregas / Prod. Gabriel Stavenhagen  

México

El estado del imperio

Dir. Amat Escalante / Prod. Nicolás Celis, Fernanda de la Peza  

México

El hoyo en la cerca

Dir. Joaquín del Paso / Prod. Fernanda de la Peza  

México - Selected in collaboration with MICA

Neza

Dir. Julio Hernández Cordón / Prod. Rafael Ley, Rodrigo  S. González, María José Córdova  

México

Ona sur

Dir. Begoña Colomar / Prod. Joseph Mastantuono

México-Estados Unidos

Sangría

Dir. Pablo Agüero / Prod. Julia Cherrier, Thierry Lounas  

México-Francia

Viaje al país de los tarahumaras

Dir. Federico Cecchetti / Prod. Edher Campos

México-Francia-Canadá

United States and Canada

The Gymnast

Dir. Charlotte Glynn / Prod. Michael Harrop, Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Estados Unidos - Selected in collaboration with the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)

In cold light

Dir. Maxime Giroux / Prod. Mike MacMillan, Yanick Letorneau  

Canadá

Leche

Dir. Gabriella Moses / Prod. Martisse Hill, Julius Pryor, Shruti Ganguly

Estado Unidos-Ecuador - Selected in collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute

Saint Cabron  

Dir. Bruce Labruce / Prod. Nicolas Comeau

Canadá-Alemania

GFFF - Work In Progress:

Chèche Lavi

Dir. Samuel Elison / Prod. Kyle Martin, Abraham Avila, Kim Parker, Rachel Cantave, Nora Mendis  

México-Estados Unidos

El deseo de Ana

Dir. Emilio Santoyo / Prod. Araceli Velázquez Silva, Valeria Ariñez Sanjines

México

Días de invierno

Dir. Jaiziel Hernández Máynez / Prod. Raymundo Hernández Vásquez, Daniel Cabello, Edgar Nito

México

Mano de obra

Dir. David Zonana / Prod. Michel Franco, Darío Yazbek Bernal  

México

Ya no estoy aquí  

Dir. Fernando Frías / Prod. Alberto Muffelmann  

México

GFFF - TV Series In Development:

Los abogados del diablo  

Prod. Daniela Alatorre, Elena Fortes

México

Los ángeles de la muerte

Dir. Miguel Cohan / Prod. Hernán Musaluppi

Argentina

El idealista

Dir. Santiago Mohar / Prod. Juan Simons

México

Mario

Dir. Bernardo de la Rosa / Prod. Fernanda Gabenara, Alberto Muffelmann

México

Versus

Dir. Raúl Cuesta / Prod. Gabriela Gavica

México

For more information visit: www.cabosfilmfestival.com