PRESS NOTE

National Government distributes 2.2 million to winners of MysCULture Cinema Fund

 

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.

"Amidst the difficult situation of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Ministry of Culture decided to conduct the contest with its significance and new opportunities to create Panamanian cinema and thus to promote 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

Award amount: B /. 460.000.00

 

DRAFT WINNER NO.2

CHACALERY

Submitted by: Gurnir Singh

Award amount: B /. 460.000.00

 

MOBILITY NO3

THE DIVIDATED LAND

Submitted by: Miguel González

Award amount: B /. 460.000.00

 

DRAFT GANADOR NO.4

RAPID CARTON

Submitted by: Jeico Castro

Award amount: B /. 420,00.00

 

MODALITY

"SUPPORT TO DOCUMENTAL PRODUCTION"

 

DRAFT GANADOR NO.1

TROpICAL PARAISO

Submitted by Abner Benaim

Award amount: B /. 100.000.00

 

DRAFT WINNER NO.2

COTITO

Submitted by: Martín Antonio Contreras

Award amount: B /. 100.000.00

 

MOBILITY NO3

THE KOKODRIT VIATE

Submitted by: Irina Ruiz

Award amount: B /. 100.000.00

 

MODALITY

"SUPPORT TO GUION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS"

 

DRAFT WINNER NO. 1

A Strettle about VOLCAN

Submitted by: Rodrigo Abdiel Quintero

Award amount: B /. 15.000.00

 

DRAFT WINNER NO.2

THE LEGATE OF KINGDOM

Submitted by: Tatiana Salamín

Award amount: B /. 15.000.00

 

MOBILITY NO3

THE TESORE OF POTOTO

Submitted by: Arianne Benedetti

Award amount: B /. 15.000.00

 

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

Award amount: B /. 25000.00

 

DRAFT WINNER NO.2

BITÁCORA IN QUARETENA

Submitted by: Jhojaddy Ramirez

Award amount: B /. 25000.00

 

MOBILITY NO3

THE VINCIES

Submitted by: Edward Hernández

Award amount: B /. 25000.00